The Washington times., 1922-11-28
POOR GIRL WINS
ON STAGE IS
VERDICT
London Producer. Asserts So
cisty Bellies Fail A.
Actresses.
BY WJLLENE TAYLOR.
Cosmepeiitss" Nsws Service Staff

Cosmepelitss. News Service staff
Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-"Ths
stage is for the poor giri-it does
not like society bellies" Charles
B. Cochran. the leading London
theatrical producer. who 10 visiting
here, said today. ITO the POOR girl.
the girl of the people, belong the
laurels Of the stage. All great
actresses have come from the
masses. Society bellies can't act,
but ex-social debutantes are awfully
hard to strut before the foctlights.
1.-THE intelligent young girls from
the middle and lower classes are
the ones who are making good on
Broadway, and there are so many
of these talented, charming girls!
America outshines England In the
supply of talented young actresses.
In practically every theater IN New
York there Is some amazing young
miss who would create a stir In
London.
Americans Know Life.
Broadway surpasses London ip
legitimate drama, because the actors
and Actresses are real people who
have bucked up against life and
know what suffering and living
really are. In London. society
actors are running the theater. They
are trying to act. but can't.
girl who has been shielded and
petted all her life, can't act. Shes
too much Of q lady to be q good
actress. However, Lady Diana Man
ners is an exception. She IL
talented.
'In the old days there was a So
ciety Of brains. Of ability, IN the
theater and q mere society person
couldn't get a word with an aristo'
crat of the theater. But now just
enough society has gone on the
stage In London to make the reg.
ular stagefolk society crazy, ana
the latter are devoting more time
to breaking into society instead OF
to studying their lines.
Takes Work Seriously.
THE young American actress ex.
cells the English girl because In
her knowledge of life and because
she realizes the importance OF work.
while the English girl thinks 1t suf-
ficient just to be on the stage.
..The chorus girl is q bit differ.
ent. The chorus girl Of America Is
lured to Broadway from all the tiny
corners of the States because OF
the glamor that Is thrown over
Broadway. In England practically
ali the chorus girls come from Lon
don, or from the large cities OF the
north of England such as Manches-
ter or Birmingham. They aren't
I'm
their work more as a business
and / think the English chorus girl
dances better than the American.
she is probably put through more
strenuous training.
"Neither here or In England can
the chorus girl dance as well as she
could a few years back. l see no big
difference in the chorus girls OF
America and England. There are
always many, many incompetent
ones hanging on to the fringe OF
the stage. English people do not
harp on the morals of the stage"
Cochran Is the English producer
who stars most Of the American
actresses in their London produc-
tions.
London adores the American
girl" he said. 'Her individuality.
her poise, her vivacity wins her the
heart Of the city. Every American
girl who has made a debut on. the
London stage has been q success. II
anything. London prefers the Ameri~
can actress to the English girl"
Cochran WIN take back to London
the rights to the American pro.
ductions Of Cohan's 80 This is Lon
don," "The Music Box Revue OF
1921" "Pardners Again." and others.
including Doug Fairbanks film
"Robinhood."
Next summer he will take Tex
Austin's Rodeo to London and give
Englishmen q real cowboy thrill.