New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Star Opens Her
Heart and Tells
TheAwfulTruth
An Inferiority Complex Is
a Charming Thing in
a Beautiful Actress


aut and I begged Arthur Riehman TO
make a new woman Of her. I didn't
like her at all, and that's the awful
truth," said Ina Claire as We sat down
IN the other chair in her dressing room
a the Henry Miller Thsater. hiss
ciairss maid has a perfect right 70 de-
ssss %. and shs probably does 80 cor
daily, for when We get in Miss clsirs's
dressing room We never want to lssvs.
Probably, however, she has the same
trouble With all Of the stars visitors
for Miss Claire is a fascinating per
son. You see, being the frankest and
least meresnsry person In the world
Ina Claire cannot Gpprove Of Luey
Warmer. Il really belisvs that Mr..
Riehman intended her to Be an unsym-
pathstie creature, but I can't bear 70
have the audience dislike hor, 20 ! try
my best 70 shield her from her author.
Don't make her marry Dan Lesson juit
sor his money begged when first
Rad the play. Give her . line OF two
saying that shs loves the way he wears
Ais hair, or that his hands attract her
anything to show thst he has physi-
cal charms. / don't want her 10 marry
FOR money! Why, that ls nothingl
Women marry for money every day
nice women, too. said Mr.. Riehman
With hnality. But 70 me they are not
nice women. hate women who marry
FOR money!"
Bravo, encore and Smsnl" we re-
sponded. "but, ss you play Lucy War
rner, she seems TO be not half bad.
Perhaps not quite, As Don Lesson keeps
protesting one Of Gods good women
bot surely not 90 selfish nor 80 cynical
AZ the author would have one believe.
Il may be your Interpretation. but We
think Lucy is great big bluf and
doubt whether she ever would have
married Dan even II she had not been
20 terribly In love with Bruce MeRae.'
~But she IL 90 hagrantly selfish. She
says 4 losthed myself for making
you suffer. but more because ] made
myself suffer too"
Yes, but you see the last half Of
that 10 put IN 10 save herself IN her
eI-husband's eyes, She never would
let him catch her In = serious or sen
tlnentai mood. You know, yourself,
how much easier II is 10 Be kind 70
some one you're not IN love with.
Hell hath no fury like a woman.
seornsd, should be changed 70 Hell
hath no fury like woman IN love-"
"How you do defend this Lucy War
Tineri ! believe you like heri"
like herf We adore her! Hasn't
she amused us tonight from 8 till IL
With her brilliant ways and her indis-
erect pastf" Then lowering our voice
ws saidi Tell Us, were Lucy's hus-
bands suspicious wArrantedi Her
manner with Rufus Kempster was not
above suspicion. we think"
eff I knew the truth I should tell it
10 you. for I should never shield Lucy.
But don't know. The scene may
have been arranged beforehand be-
tween the guilty lovers. or they may
both have been rs innocent as the
babes IN the woods"
"Thsn yo1 do not know whether you
are one Of Gods good women or mott
Miss Claire shook her head. mo
and think Mr.. Riehmsn left II that
way on purpose. You may accept hsl
shastity OF reject II, - you like. But
perhaps Luey vas not quite herseli
tonight ! had 70 pull myself 70
gsthsr all The time, for I felt that
vas playing TOseA.' ! heard SeritEs
sing ToseS' this afternoon and
haven't been able 70 think Of any,
thing else since. One trick have re.
tAinsd from my musical comedy days
nnd II difficult 70 be impersonAl, and
when ] zee Marc Connolly OF any Of
my friends In the FIRST row 10 scent
20 inhospitable not 70 stop and snl
Hello, Mare, or Frank. or Eddiel' a. IN,
ease may be. still have to wAtel
my step and still have the stronges
impulse 70 wave at my allies when
discover them in the audience.
"But some day, II keep on, I hop
70 be . real sesress-maybs to pis
shsksspesrian roles. I'm taking = les
son every day. l began while va
plsyIns IN The Cold Diggsrs' On
day ! stood OF and locked a. myself
and I realized that was not Of n
AhRhtsst Importance IN that show. !
had forgotten 20 90 on. some night
I'm sure the play would have gone o.
perfectly veil without me. Lots o
peopls WHO cannot act never diseOve
IL because they 20 on being just them
selves. season after season"
-And you want to be PoTtia o
opAelia. or perhaps JulistI-
by the time I've learned koW &
really Set. the shskesPsariAn vogue
which is sEitating every one now, vii
be . thing Of the past, and BY the tim
n comes 70 us again shall be too old
"To play Juliet1" We replied
SNeverl" a. U.