Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-14
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN.

Madame Du bury set pace In 1aSn-
Ion when she began receiving her guests
in her bed chamber while she recllned In
bed
interviewed Mr.. Tom Powers, a val
liable member of the Stuart Walker
Company when that gentleman was clad
only in his B. V. DIS and garters
My mail lately has been flooded with
letters from readers suggesting that
drop in on Powers and let the world
know what sort Of chap he is
Being an obedieut sort, I rounded up
J. K. Nicholson, the P. A, meaning press
agent, Of the Walker company, and sug-
gested that we call on Mr. Powers As
Nick" never has been accused of pass
ing up, chance to get a line into the
paper, he promptly fixed it up for me to
go back to Powers dressing room.
Nicholson piloted me back at the close
of the second act of "a Pair Of SILK
Stockings The close of this act is
marked by a lively tussle between Powers
and Mckay Morris and with the aid of
Blanche Yurka
1t is to be remembered that Mckay
and Tom stage a real scuffle and Powers
; had found it no easy job to bind Morris
legs and hands and put q comfort over
his head. When that is accomplished,
Morris is chucked in the bathroom of the
rooms of his divorced wife-referring, of
course. TO the play.
When we arrived at Powers dressing
room, the actor was clad only in his
B. V. DIS and a pair Of garters Powers
was painting" from his scufue with
Morris.
Il beg your pardon for my appear
ance,' gasped Powers al he introduced
me to chap who had dropped In to
extent Powers a luncheon engagement.
you know, Morris puts up such real
scrap In the second act that 1t takes my
wind away" gasped Powers Mckay
weighs so much and be certainly puts
/ up scrap. That's what l like to see
real scrap. If the play calls for q
scrap, then give the people a real battle.
I If man has a tustle, he is expected
to be out Of breath"
Again referring to his unconventional
Carb, Powers said. 1T was Madame Du
Barry who started the fashion Of enter
tanning in her bedroom. Here l am In
teryiewed In my B. v DIS and a pair
OF garters ] have to get ready for the
next act, you know"
Powers then proceeded to treat ne like
one Of the family He chatted about
the pictures of his friends on the wall
OF his dressing room as he began slipping
into the uniform Of a soldier.
us the uniform that you wear in the
second act one which you wore when
you were a member OF the Royal British
Flying corps during the war;" asked
Nicholson
Yes and that uniform has been Gov
cred with blood" answered Powers
Many q buddie has seen this uniform.
but they can't see II now"
My thoughts turned to ihe fields Of
/ Flanders where many man Is sleeping.
Buddies they are TO Powers, but they
are martyrs for you and I In the struggle
for worldwide pence.
/ AS Powers scrambled into his uniform
( with the aid OF his dresser. l probably
saw the real Powers-Powers the man
the patriot, the fighter. Powers-the
actor who has learned the task of good
acting Powers-the man with 4 per
I sonality which is worth its weight In
gold.
There is many a dressing room in the
theater today IN which there is a uni
form and which is symbol Of work well
done in the World War. While Powers
was preparing to make them laugh out
In front by his work In the third act OF
"A Pair OF SILK Stockings" the actor
found time to think Of his buddies who
are asleep over there.
There Is no pretense about Tom Pow
ers. He Is real. He is a mans man.
1 No wonder the American public is max
Ing an idol Of this chap whose smile and
voice rings with the spontaneity Of youth
and good breeding
/ I'm be darned II I know what to say
/ when being interviewed" said Powers
as be asked his dresser FOR Handkerchief
I II hate to talk about myself and about
/ acting. The other day one OF my school
/ boy friends from Louisville came back
/ to see me. He hadn't seen me act since
was In high school thestricals He