The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
Did You Hear
ny LUCIEN CLnvEs.

by Miss Florence Reed, now
that she and A. Fl. Woods have come
to an understanding on the subject.
They do say that Miss Reed denied
the announcement because she had
not been consulted with sufficient
thoroughness in advance. Profess
sional dignity is. as w. S. Gilbert said
Of legal fiction, a solemn thing. But
Miss Reed is to have a week of re-
hearsal. and will act during the fol-
lowing week in Westchester county
before bringing the Vaughan drama
to the Eltinge Theater. The part OF
the heroine is uncommonly long and
exacting that only an actress of ex-
perience could master its difficulties.
Marilyn Miller IL.
Miss Jean Brown, who Is in sally.
Irene and Mary" at the Casino the
representative of the heroine OF
Sally" began, like Miss Miller. as
toe dancer. She studied here and in
Europe before she appeared in THE
Rose of China" at the Lyric Theater.
She also danced in "Up In the Clouds"
before she also took the duties Of an
actress and singer. which she dis
charges with so much credit to her.
self In the new musical play. Miss
Brown is a native Of Minneapolis.
Merely ON Talent.
There used to be saying In "A
Trip to Chinatown that IL was not
necessary even to have push. In New
York, as so many people were perfectly
able to get along with no more than a
pull
Il tell you merit is all you need"
urged the more or less youthful actress
to the group at lunch with her. "You
will get to the top on that IL you are
going to get up at all. Look at me.
began by dancing in the chorus and
now l am a--well. that Is to say-I'm
featured at the head Of one Of the
greatest successes In tho country. And
j did It on hard work. IL you want to
know how Then she left the party.
III you want to know how" one of
her companions repeated with a curl OF
her lip. We'll I do happen to know
how She has people. They have money.
too. So when II came to finding a girl
to go on the road the second year
this one had been an early applicant.
But for while there was nothing doing
Indeed, there was nothing but stalling
on tho part of the manager until one of
her family agreed to put UP $4,000. She
got the Job then. To be sure. she got a
small salary. But she's featured and
the manager put the $4,000 in another
show. And her talking about merit and
nothing else to get along !"
Passing of George n. Sims.
George r. Sims. who died the other
day In London, had other associations
with the New York stage than the tri-
umphant Lights of London" which
made such a success In IFS day. His
cperetta THE Merry Duchess" was
never produced here. although. singu-
Iarly enough. its chorus of tigers be-
ginning ITS yes. your Grace, and no.
your Grace" was taken by Il. E. Rice
and became one Of tho most successful
numbers In the first act OF "Adonis." The
boys who sang 1t for moro than two
years az the Bijou Theater did not alto
gether disappear from view at the end
or this burlesaue. Some OF them are
still active In the theater.
When Charles Frohnan decided to
produce at the Academy OF Music Pierre
Decourcelle's melodrama, Les Deux
Gosses." he did not use the version made
by George II. Sims for London and called
"The Two Little vagabonds." but used
another which he called "Thc TWO Va
grants"
His poem, "ostier joe" at one time
attracted more attention In this country
than all his plays put together. Mrs.
James Brown Potter was then an ANA
teur actress. IT was one day announced
that the beautiful and popular member
or New York society would 20 on the
stage. The next day il was denied. 1t
will be seen that society actresses are
by no means novelty In New York life.
At all events, the interest In Mrs. Pot
ter's future was supposed to be the most
important society question OF the day.
IL was at this juncture that she recited
"Ostler Joe" I'm a drawing room In
Washington. To-day nobody could pos
sibly pump up the slightest sensation
Of shock over the trivial verses about
the actress who paid the wages of sin.
But In those days there was less LIBERAL
ity Of view In such matters. So the
excitement was great. Indignation ran
high that such an outrageous poem had
been delivered before a presumably re-
fined audience. IL was said that some
OF the women present could be observed
TO blush far down their spines.
Tho resulting excitement proved OF
course. n powerful Incentive TO further
interest in Mrs. Potter's plans. Indeed,
so great was the huliabaloo over the
matter that nobody was surprised when,
n short time afterward. Mrs. Potter an
nounced that she was TO make her first
professional appearance under the man
asoment OF Henry G. Miner at tho Fifth
Avenue Theater
In the OIden Days.
Charles .'iko Sawyer has recalled that
Genoviove Ward played In Forget Me
Not" FIRST here Mt the Fifth Avenue
Theater on Tuesday. March IA. 1881,
with Frank Clements. Cora Tanner.
Laura lie Claire. Charles Dade. Horace
Lewis and Percy Campbell. who was
son Of William Winter. The engage
sncnt at the Union Square Theater be-
gan on September 81. 1881. with Agnes
Barnett and William Farren. Jr.. among
the new members Of the company.
New Monsters ON she way.
When Wilton Lackaye leaves THE
Monster" 10 play on tho tour of the
sclwyns southern company John
Drew's roe in THE c$rcie'' his part may
DO taken by Emmett Corrigan. Amelia
Bingham. Charlotte Walker and Robert
Tdeson are 10 be among Mr.. Lackaye's
associates In the Vaughan comedy.
New. Playa ont west.
loo Garlic plays another Italian with
artistic aspirations In Mike Angelo"
which was written for him by Edward
Jyoolse. and recently acted I'm California.