New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Interesting Chat and Stage Gossip for Playgoers
Lucille W atson
Is Quite Happy
In ''The Nesta
Not Only Because Il T.
New but Because II H.
an Inf Unite Var:o

a" mi mi te Variety
Lucille Watson had to produce 47..
White villa" herself to convince ~.
ayers that she could be somc.si,x
the stage besides beautiful. bri.4.
caustic and sophisticated lady Wit,
marvellous ability % se. aer IT,.
across to the peoples side Of The f...
lights.
"Not single manager in New Y...
nad faith in me- They aH said. n.
Why not go cn being yoarss.f, T. '
foolish to try to play otaer sor,. ~
roles not realizing thai wasu't bo..
myself at all That person they ..,
the stage was not T. 7. Vas son...;
which had created. and one as~,
found myself almost in thc nositio1 =.
Frankcnstcin. Il wasn't 7. but !.
as strong a. T, and = another sessor
felt tnat that person winch mapas...
and public though I vas would s.r.
dominated me completely. There ponl,
have been no only tx
Miss Watson IS playing the n,..,,
in William A. Brady's production =,
Paul Ceraidy's play The Nest But y,
atead Of playing this mother as u,,.
actresses play mother he pale ma.
tyr stuff she makes her an a..raetz.
young woman with sense Of huna.
Il never should have been allowed h.
do this part. I know. had il. no. 5es.
for The Waite Villa and I rs7,,
should have had the courage 70 DO tn.
il had not realized that . stage es,,
actor which had inadvertently c,..
ated years ago was rising u and b.
coming too powerful for me. It xss
when was playing 4 Heartbeat
House that did those spccial mai.
nees, and. on, that q relief /. wa, %
get away in the afternoons and stoo
being smart
at was ali an acciden. n the s,,.
place. my being Z comcdienne. csrs
down from Canada to % 70 drana.t
school here in New York. They cags
each o. the prospective pupils BOO.
and said now sit here and be reading
and when you hear loud knock q. The
door just follow your Impulse, only
something. When the knock came
grabbed my book and sat cn i. and tried
20 look demurs as sad Come in In
mediatcly they said, She is a come
dlsnne,' and they started 10 drill ne II
the way good comediennc Should go
And Miss Watson 3 good" comedi-
enne; tha- nsbody can deny.
Il thought this season ,nat had
that other personality absolutely under
m. control. and what did she do. We
opened in The Nest OF Wednesday
evening, and al the Thursday matinee |
suddenly realized taat see rad taken
possession of ne. Every one Of MY Sc
rious lines brought I ripple os -lir.h
from the audience; was being funny
and couldn't help 1t. When I cried
they chuckied; when said 'This.,
thief, thef.' 70 Tie woman who had
stolen my son from ne. they rOared
When III my loneliness in the ina
scene I went ont the servants way %
avoid meeting my daughters dinner
guests I'm sure The audience believed
that l had rendezvous al the SIDE
door. and it wasn't their fault; it vss
mine. was being funny ana
couldn't help it.
III one cf Miss Watson's scenes Sae
cries piteously as she sits facing i''
audience. Mr. Brady suggested TIL
she walk over to the window and s''as
there. Miss Watson described va'
horror her experience "As ncsred@
window reached out, and, just IN t'ns'
I realized what was going to do' l.
WAS a perfectly natural impulse '00'
I was going to throw the curtains 0's'
my head and weep in them. Tan Wv
imagine what would have happened L
had done 500 Well, Max and SuSAhA'
would have had a new mamma wl'a'H
the week"
When Miss Watson was asked WY
she wished TO become anything eis'
when she was the incomparable CONE
dienne she replied: To become
comedienne is the most difficult OF o.
think, but it is also difficult to e0i.
tinue to be one after you have leafns'
the technique. AS | told you u M
stage character. she is full Of MOODS
Sometimes, when | would, csnn0'
summon her. Sometimes | could NV
funny if my life depended on II. ADS
the only way one can continue to % =
is to play other and entirely dlHe'sn.
roles. Each actor and actress snou's
have repertoire. and part shoS.'
not be discarded when the season i
finished. AS grand opera star ~.
many roles stored in his memory
which he can go back again and agsl'
so should the stage stars have. -"
perfect thcater is the repertoire '"'
ater, with no play running for LODGE
than six weeks"