Milford chronicle., 1928-05-11

actresses . in America than LOtta
Crabtree, but certainly there never
was one more colorful than this
charming soubrette who won the
hearts of the hardy adventures of
the Pacific Coast during the Gold
Rush.
Nor has there ever been a more
picturesque era in the American
the American theatre than that into
which Lotta, as a little girl, stepped
from clipper ship that had round
ed the Horn from New York. Thus,
when in the May issue of the Wo-
mans Home Companion there be-
gins "Troupers of the Gold Coast"
one of the most dashing and absorb
ing tales of any period will be told.
1t is the story of the rise of Lotta
Crabtree and a story of the atmos-
phere in which she grew up, which
is as much a part of her as her own
adventures.
The first installment deals with
the picture presented by San Fran
cisco when the mother and daughter
arrive. Those were the days when
the pioneers craved two things
most,-gambling and entertainment;
when playhouses started in tents
and finished in vast, gaudy palaces
which burned down sometimes at in
tervals of but a few days, only to
rise again in more grandeur. They
were days when rough miners,
gamblers and dance-hall women
patrOnized burlesque and Shakes
pearian productions with the same
fervOr.
The biography of Lotta Crabtree
afford a picturesque and thrilling
setting for the marvellous story of
the rise and progress of California.
And after reading the story of that
far-western theatrical world of long
ago, one might as well stay off |
Broadway. Therell never be a real |
kick in it again.
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Full and frank freedom to discuss
the shortcomings of the opposite
sex has been given to both men and
in the May issue of The Am
erican Magazine. They have been
saying things behind each others
packs for years, in their clubs and
1t their tea parties. Now they are
brought out into the open wiz
heir characteristic remarks: Those
awful men" and those funny wO-
men,"
Printed side by side are those two '
widely opposed views, written by an
man and an anonymous
of course, and therein lies 4,
for a thousand domestic !
controversies. f
For example the man who writes l
Things 1 Can't Understand About c
Women" begins with the statement c
hat women are unable to take any =
eneral remark except as a personal :
ne. He continues down the line,
eclaring that women never act by
eason, that they are always i'm
ractical, are inveterate shOwmen,
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axe the telephone receiver off the c
OOk, a woman cannot put it back.
The writer of Things l Can't I'm Il
erstand About Men" sets forth her n
ase against men with equal frank
ess, bearing down hard upon a Ii
lan's inconsistent attitudes before
nd after marriage and the other 81
ualities that make him a general h
lisance about the house. The great
fference between women and men, 81
lie says, is that women regard the
ings they can't understand about Iii
en- with tolerant smile. =
So the old argument between men
Id women is on again.. Not that it
is ever quieted down But no doubt
cry decade brings new grievances
r both sexes and it is a wise man
no takes no sides. Sooner or later
le of the two arguers will make
exception of one person in the
posite camp, and the best decision
can get is a draw.