New-York tribune., 1921-02-13
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6rare George

Many people believe, especially
women, that to succeed on the stage
one must put in many, years of hard
study and perhaps travel with a chorus
Tor half dozen or more seasons to
acquire stage presence, and then more
years with small companies m small
parts before they can even hope to
are right to an extent, for nothing
tells like hard work on the stage, but
they should not overlook the fact that
actors and actresses are born, not
made.
Nevertheless, the small beginning
and the hard work are the first step
ping stones to success, and of these
there is no better eXemplifcation than
the career of Grace George, who is
now starring at the Playhouse IN "Thc
New Morality" an engaging comedy
by Harold Chaplin. In this play Miss
George has resumed, with a series of
matinee performances, her activities
as an actress-manager.
Not many years ago Miss George was
playing in a juvenile theatrical COM
pany she had organized herself. The
stage had fascination for her, vet she
did not take advantage of the many
schools for acting in New York City.
She studied plays and players from the
auditorium of the theater. Personal
observation is the best of teachers, and
when she thought she had acquired
enough of the essentials of stage art
through this observation to make her
success on the stage assured she ap-
piled to Charles Frohman for a posi-
tion.
Miss George made her first appear
ance under Mr., Frohman's direction in
a farce called "The New Boy" and
later scored substantial success in
"The Girl l Left Behind Me" She
next attracted attention in "Charley's
Aunt" and to that she added a season
in vaudeville. After appearing in "The
Turtle" at the Manhattan Theater she
played the role of the young wife in
mile Fiji"
Miss George made her first appear
anace as a star under the direction of
William A. Brady in the comedy "The
Princess Chiffon" Later she starred
in Under Southern Skies" and fol-
lowed that with a tour at the head of
an all-star cast presenting "Frou
Frou." She then registered great
success in "Pretty Peggy" which was
presented at the Herald Square
Theater.
The following spring she was one of
OH hi1-oIdt cast which revived Inc
Two Orphans" at the New Amsterdam
Theater, later scored again in
the dramatzation of Mrs. Humphry
Wards THE Marriage of William
Asche," and later appeared in Rupert
Hughes's comedy "The Richest Girl"
At the Manhattan Theater Miss
George again scored a success in
CLOTHES" and followed that in a bril-
liant performance in "Divorcons, +"
which she played with equal success
in London. Later she appeared in
"Sylvia of the Letters" and then came
another brilliant success in "a Wom-
ans Way"
AT the request of the directors OF
the New Theater Miss George appeared
in that organizations production of
THE School for Scandal"
Those who appreciate intelligence in
the theater followed with keen interest
Miss Georges establishment of a rep
ertory company some seasons back at
the Playhouse. In years past she had
appeared generally in plays above the
average. Then she stepped forward a
long way, and not only took her
following with her, but she won manv
new friends. Miss George succeeded
in an ambitious undertaking, the for
nation of a notable repertory com
pany, aud sAs zSs&s that organization,