The Washington times., 1933-09-23

The actor is always at work on his emotions
so that they are forever smooth and shining when
presented for sale. He makes his living with
these emotions. He must be as aware Of their
uses as surgeon is of the uses of Scapel or the
carpenter of a hammer.
The stage marriage, then, is the union of two
souls who have studied themselves so closely that
they each knows at which pitch their voices are
most appealing, which pose is most effective and
by what gestures and glances their reactions can
best be conveyed. It is union of two poor souls
who have analyzed their personalities so thor.
oughly and smoothed down the rough edges so
completely that they are no longer two people,
but instead they are two characters wandering
about looking for dramatic situation.
It is the union perhaps Of two superb techni-
clans. He has decided to be matter -of-fact and
slightly whimsical upon the occasion when she
takes lover. She has chosen the cold, tragic
mask which she will wear when he strays.
THESE attitudes, which would move the layman
to gales of laughter, are no funnier than the
builders attitude toward piece of hand. He
thinks at once what sort of house he would put
there if he owned it and the actor thinks what
were on fire and his dearly beloved wife were
asleep on the top floor Every man to his trade.
But consider these two stage people married.
Certainly it would be difficult enough to weave
pretty pattern out Of this bundle Of exposed emo
tions if they were the only two people on earth"
actors. Hilary is one of them.
Hilary always had soft spot in his heart for
the bride or perhaps he hasn't had at ALL but this
is good place to work in that strong, steadfast
character which Hilary has always enjoyed play
ing. The husband is an actor. He scorns to carry
on like the butcher, the baker or the candlestick
maker. Hilary certainly may take the bride to
tea, to dinner or even to his apartment.
so HILARY does and ten to one the bride finds
~ Hilary bore, but around this time the hus-
band thinks the moment has come to be pretty
darn jealous. So he says to himself, Il look at
her picture. think of Hilary. / know they are
together. A wave of jealousy engulfs me-" That
night he tells her that Hilary is about to make his
final exit.
She doesn't really care about Hilary. He is
only road-show lead anyhow, but she is being
asked to give him up. This is the scene where
she is being asked to make the sacrifice. Can she
let this go by? She who is the greatest sacrifcer
in New York, London and Hollywood! No, she
can't let it go by. She'll give Hilary up but not
until she has her hair brushed loosely around her
face, the blue velvet negligee thrown carelessly
over her shoulders and a ahigh-backed chair upon
which to lean. Now she is ready and she sacrl-
fees Hilary nobly upon the altar of her husbands
jealous rage. He must see that it hurts her to do
this. He must remember that sh did it for his
happiness. And he remembers all right.
The next time that there is q good looking
ingenue in his company, he recalls very vivldly
and reminds his conscience that his wife is in love
with Hilary anyhow. His conscience is appeased
but not so his WIFE
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