The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-14
Marguerite Bender, the Beautiful

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 TX Marguerite Bender. swhom Bir- G0 mingham remembers so pleas antly as Mary" and whose singing of ''The Love Nest" in that delight full play brings back many happy memories-is back again to visit us this time in MT. Victor Herbert g tuneful opera, "Angelface," in which she created the leading role just two years ago on Broadway, when New York bowed in adulation at her shrine.
 Little Marguerite Bender reminds me of a beautiful, flower and ever since l met her last season, when ever 1 have thought of her, which has been many times, the thought always comes to my mind that her lovely little face might have grown on an Easter lily or a La France rose, it is so dainty, so refined so ladylike.
 There's wealth of Titan hair above her pink and white brow ana her eyes as blue and as innocent as A little baby's, her cheeks which carry the pink of the petals ot rose. and her expressive little mouth, all combine to make her beauty Of that rare and radiant type which one never forgets but always reVefts to
 Little Marguerite Bender Is Justi 20 years old, and with her youth and fawn-Iike grace, suggests nothlnB half so much as a Chopin valse Tn the moonligh springtime, and all that sort of thing when flowers are at their prettiest and music seems to permeate the air and all the world Is glad and young and happy!
 Some one who has seen little U f,, York in Mr. Herbert's tuneful "Angeltace has said;
 Tt was a happy thought to place this beautiful child in such d dainty environment, with an atmosphere which harmonizes so delighttotiy with her sweet refined personality tuneful music and artistic scenic ei-t fects. cloud-lille mists and whole some sentiments, daffodils and but tercups, for as
 We crush the roses in the glory of
 their bloom.
 With ruthless hands to make a sweet
 perfume
 We sometimes turn Gods work into
 wantons toy
 And a tragedy is wrought Ill man
 vain quest for joy
 Please tell me how you ever nap pened to want to go on the stage vou little beauty girl-so young and so dainty and so pretty?' asked.
 q always loved everything theatri- cal" said little Miss Bender with the qualntest little giggle, yet my tatheI and mother nearly died when even mentioned leaving home and going on the stage My chance came throug Il my work in the amateur theatrleais' church entertainments, school parlies and all that I took part in at home. Then the soldier boys came along ana had to be entertained and group of eight girls in Lima. which is my home town up in ohio, went down to Chilli cothe, where the camps were and we sang and played and danced for the soldier boys.
 There l met the sweetest sort of girl whose husband had gone to France" Miss Bender continued, and she was anxious to do some sort or work while her soldier husband was away, and she and ] went to New York We met MT. Coburn of the Better ole, and my friend asked tor the part of the French girl in the play; there was q bit of sentiment in it with her, thinking of her soldier husband over there and she wanted very much to play the part. l went with her to see Mir. Coburn, l had never been in theatrical office in my life and had never met manager or anything. MT. Coburn asked me if would like to have a part in the play and offered me the role of Suzanne. Did I want it? Oh, did so much and took it at once and went straight to Chicago, where I played for 10 weeks with MT. DeWolf Hopper. That was my first experience on the stage and exceeding one years imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court. and, in addition, 30 per centum of the