The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-11

Can one easily imagine a beautf- fuI actress who hates the exquisite clothes, which seem to be synonornous of the stage, who detests having to wear clothes at all and although her heart is filled with love for all de- partm ents of stage work chooses one in which ordinary clothes is the com mon attire?
 There is such a person (although it seems also unbelievable), and she is Miss Paula Shay, the leading lady for their debut before the Bridgeport public in '+Honors Are Even" at the Park theater next week.
 Yet as Miss Shay. when interviewed, appeared unusually attractive in a stylish blue serge and satin dress, with the popular peasant sleeves, and a picture hat of black straw trimmed with handsome pink roses one would think that she spent a good deal of time designing charming costumes to set off her blonde beauty. Miss Shay is without doubt a beauty, not of the stage or cosmetic Varoety, but truly handsome She is tall and exceed ingly well built and she is of the pret- ty blonde type with reddish blonde hair, soft blue eyes and pretty pink cheeks.
 Of Great Personality
 The leading lady will doubt inn nediate1y win the Bridgeport public for she is girl of wonderful per sonality, in fact that is what first at tracted 8 stock company manager who saw her in a amateur play given by small club in New York- It was during one summer when Miss Shay had returned to her home in New York from a preparatory school in New Hampshire She had a great longing for the stage and was delight ed when offered a leading part in the club show.
 Little did this little 16-year-old sub deb guess that on that night her ca reer was to begin Far in the rear of the hall, where the play was given, was a New York producer who hap pened to be friend of the club pres ident. He was immmediately struck with Miss Shay's ability and also her radiant personality,
 The two were later introduced and he offered the little amateur a in Senue role in a new stock play. Glad ly would she have accepted it if two people had not stood in the way and these two people were MT. and Mrs. Shea, who had other plans made for their little Paula
 Placed In School
 But having received the offer Paula rebelled against school and when this proved of no avail she rebelled against the lonesome town away up in New Hampshire so to please her they granted her desire to remain in New fork. she was placed in Sacred Heart Convent, a very exclusive school for girls in the metropolis
 However, when this course was
 
 mature age of 20, at which time most girls feel that they hear the call of the soul, and the soul of Miss Shay called for the stage. and on grad uation night she announced to her parents that she was going on the stage.
 Her first engagement was in Chica- So in stock, where she remained for several years. During the last few years she has spent most of her time In New York She was starred by Henry Savage in Every Woman and has just completed a season with Leo DitrichStein in Toto
 In Movies. Too
 However. the legitimate stage was not the only field of Miss Shay's ac- tfvities for she has played many i'm portant roles in the movies. Among her greatest screen successes were Fools Paradise" and The Black Partners Club.'
 Although l love to play in serious dramas l also like musical come dies said Miss Shay. The music is