New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Alfred Lunt
Has Own Ideas
About Heaye,,
He Also Expatiates rIn.
the Relative Merits pos =
'Banco" and ssClars,,c,. =,

IL the man that bet us tIcket. ~.
opera that Alfred Lunt was a, = ~ sfs
man will communicate with ), s's- s
hear something to his di.as,.sa - w
Alfred Lunt was born in M;f,....@
1892 and he has been on the stass 80 :.
eight years. He likes the part = ~ -
ne is playing now, Banco IN ap. sa'sa
better than anything he eve. ,.'
We hadn't talked to Mr. Inv. '.as
minutes before we knew that & wv, ~,
revel in this part, for the ,;.." 'a'a
Clare RUNNERS own. suggested 1ss r.
Alfred Savoir, who wrote tba -, W
its original French form. Mr. -, y
an engaging sense Of humor and .t
you go to interview him you foro,. aA.a :.
leave even though Kywa. The r..
hdgets about the room and tho .ss ap'
door man flashes the lights "A a.s
my idea Of heaven would h ,ss ~.
play running for three years. I'm ~
the Baroness Delignieres. Do vo,s ~ ~
member she says she never thor.s.
she would care much for heayen = !.
cause she hated to restg fused 80.
that way, but just lately I've lsan.,
that heaven is the plane Of YOU, ].
sire and mine is to play in Baness.,
at least three seasons with the orie,.,
cast"
"Of course, Banco is a fascin,.;,.
bad boy, but have you forgotten cl,,
ence and all you owe to him
No. / haven't. / was very FOND =
Clarence and / realize what he Al
for ne, but he has been persist.r,,,
following me ever since. Nevs, i.
moment could l rid myself !,
Clarence. People called me the NJ,
who played Clarence and began
fear that managers would not en,a,.
me for any part unless it was
Clarence part"
Where did you start when you a..
cided to be an actor?"
with Lily Langtry, who was ri..
enough to give me a chance. II ~,
while / was playing with her that
was called upon to make nv s,a
speech. They wanted me to 20 out IN
front Of the curtain and say II DR.
Greene is in the audience he is wanted
IN his Office / told them I vas too
frightened to do it, but they wouldn't
oelleve me because | was tall. Sol
rehearsed it few times and then wen.
cat and said: If DR.. Greene Is in h;s
'ftice he is wanted in the audience
My first season was with Mir
Srewes, and the world seemed prers
pleasant place about that time. i was
'ut of job, out of funds and ont of
uck when Chamberlain Browne said:
Miss Crewes has to have some one in
big hurry. Go up and see her. So
vent, hoping and praying that she
vas in such hurry that she
have time to get any one else
Ind SO would take me. When opened
he door Miss Crewes looked at me and
'aid: Can you open tomorrow night!
md / answered, Certainly for felt
It that time that I'd take it even if 1t
we're to portray the hind leg Of an eIe.
hant."
Miss Crewes herself once told us Of
his incident. az had been locking
yer people for the part, and never
ealized before that there were 50
aany old, ugly, unprepossessing juve-
lies in the world when suddenly II
'alked young and handsome man sn
eet tall. burst out crying to relieve
ny feelings, dragged him to the deis
nd said, Sign here He did, and yea
now the rest" B
Alfred Lunt played the GreenwieA
lllage poet in Romance and Arabeils'
$ long as it lasted. 1t was his first Rs
roadway success and Broadway has
OF given him any chance to wandel
ut in the provinces since that time IS
H.U.