Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22
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chair of the Moorish room of her suite
at the Claypool and talked to and with
me. Before the hour was over ! had
seen nearly a million dollars worth of
emotions and every mood revealed lit
tie more of this marvellous woman.
"I was a reporter once" she said. 81
never succeeded in being one of those
kind who could punch the clock at nine.
I had to be on the Job earlier"
at can remember the days (the music
hall days. when they threw eggs and
tomatoes at me-" she said.
I gasped I asked myself If It could
be possible that this had really happened
to this successful artist.
Twenty five or thirty years ago." she
! stated. "And I am glad they did. 1t
made me a better actress. 1 have suf-
fered Yes. In vaudeville I recited
Riley's Don't Cry Little Girl One must
have cried to say that. One must feel
tears to say that"
I told Madame that / was sure that
vaudeville brought her closer to the
American people than anything she has
done. told her of a young man, who
made his living by delivering ice who
witnessed her In vaudeville at least three
, times and that he was enthusiastic over
her.
"Oh, am so glad" she said as she
nervously clinched and reclinched her ex-
pressive right hand. Some people say
1 am highbrow. l appear on the stage
only in things that l believe. The play
l am appearing in now is my thought
Those In the company repeat my thoughts
or react to or against them. Seer"
She then outlined her thoughts" ex-
pressed in 1.-THE White Peacock" She
told me that she has studied woman for
years and the thought" in this play be-
longs to her.
II brought the play out hear &C. find
out how the people received It," she said
81 could have taken it to New York
opened or closed as the case might be-
/ snail know tonight what the audience
| feels toward me and my thought. They
may hate me- l am sorry then, not
fer myself, but because l have disturbed
them, caused them Inconvenience. l have
tried in my play to give them beauty, a
romance, that's love, and a story. l hope
] have given them something that they
can take home with some-some thought
to think over the next day. They may
hate me. Yes?"
How can any one hate your" l asked.
Just then, Madames secretary entered.
conversed with her in French.
Il am just deciding" she explained, 4"
where am going to live in pittsburgh
while I am there"
Some more French conversation. The
secretary departed apparently convinced
that l was right-that no one can hate
Madame
Dislike, possibly" she said ~ might
tear my heart out for the vultures to
feed upon and yet 1 could not please all
the people,"
So dramatic, so intense and yet 50
real was this part OF the interview, that
l had trouble in restraining myself from
applauding.
That is the secret OF Petrova
She Is a great actress every minute
and yet she never acts. She is Petrova.
She Is a thought great mental force
These thoughts may cause her to present
another phase Of this marvellous Petrova
She Is natural.
Many times an audience gets the I'm
preston when she Sweeps" in on the
stage In her grand manner Il am speak
ing Of her vaudeville entrance now that