The Washington times., 1922-12-11
To ELUDE:
POLICE, SAYS.
PEGGY
Calls Former Friend Clever
Actress and Explains Her
Philosophy.
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TODAY 10 today and lot tontor-
row take care Of itsslf."
That is tho philosophy Of Clara
Phillips, tho fugitive hammer s,t,tv-
dsrsss, according to Peggy Caffse,
hsr "par Of the chorus, ,ohe ,vas
the chief Vitnsss aoainst her, for
tho Staying of Alberta Meadows.
Intinats glimpsss Of The Ws Of
tho "tigsr womeM" IN her thsatri-
cal davs and other hsrstofore Nm
revealed incidents that portray
tho character of this remarkable
criminal are given by Mrs. Cdffee
IN the following article:
BY PEGGY CAFFEE.
Copyright 1898. BY Les Angeles Examiner
and Univeraal Service.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11.-Clara
Phillips Is q trained actress with
4 dual personality. She has a rare
gift of masking her real feelings
and is exceptionally clever as an
imitator.
That is why ! believe she will
have little difficulty in assuming
q dis 8uise, impersonating q woman
Of Q far different sort Of per-
sonality, and easily eluding the
officers who aro hunting for her.
With this ability she has the
nerve 70 carry out her masked role
with ease. She is q student Of
type with q rare knack for
fnimicry.
Studied Her Closely.
had an opportunity to study
Clara closely during the six weeks
''trooping" with Thomas Albrisht's
broadway Follies" company in
1920. We occupied the same dress
Ing room and she was next to me In
the chorus line.
One group was known a. the Hard
boiled mediums" and In the pranks
We played upon other members of
the company and our rebellions
against orders Of the stage directors,
Clara was always the leader. She
was q good Coincidence, had pep
plenty Of it--and was constantly
singing and dancing and entertain.
Ing the others.
She had q dominant personality
and insisted that everything that
concerned the chorus girls be done
A. she wished It. She wanted TO
rule the roost." and generally, by
force Of her personality, controlled
everything but the box office.
she Feared No One.
She feared no one. The .shov
girls" qarger types ana the smaller
ones. the "ponies'o, the stage hands.
ana the musicians all came in FOR
their "call down from Clara" n thew
caused D ripple IN her dispoSition.
Clara had type OF personality
that won the friendship Of pe0rJls
easily. She had hplendid stage pres.
ence but, strangely. she never craved
tPr much applause. A good laurh
from the girls meant more to her
than 2 line that might rock the
audience In the seats. That's what
made her 90 popular.
She always was thinking Of new
!ckes to play on amateurs Joining
the company. AaSG ~
Clara was very fond OF the spot.
light. ! remember one -night IN
San Erancisco the light wasn't
up0n her enough during one OF the
numbers and she gave the elec.
trician = "cail" between shows.
Nothing ever gave her much
To-day Il today ana lot tomorrow
take care Of itself. Everybody for
herself Clara, too" That seemed
to b her philosophy.
She would take every incident
40 II would come and worry about
nothing. Nothing seemed to con-
cern hsr much. ] think this jail
spisods gave some Of her brain
sells sxsrciss that they never had
before.
Clafa's art Of acting was Ger.
lAinly not confined to.sthe stage. !
She showed little Of y there. Her