Show CHILD LIFE ONTEE ON THE TEE STAGE Laws a the appearance of chil- chil dr drOn n on the sta stage e are arc being enforced actively in Massachusetts Louisiana Maryland and Illinois In the l' l Rebecca i of Sunnybrook Farm production which Klaw Erlanger Er Lr- lan langer er will open in New York in Octo Octo- ber berz there are six players who started their stage careers at the ages of from 2 to 5 years Edith Taliaferro who plays the part of Rebecca made her debut debut de do- de- de but when she was 2 years old Speaking Speaking Speak Speak- ing of her sta stage e life Miss Taliaferro said Im HIm a horrible example of what t a wreck the sta stage e makes of a child actor I be began an acting when I was 2 21 2 years old and my y sister Mabel began when she was 2 24 We Ve are both as healthy as we can be thou though h the Gerry society said it was cruel to make my nry sister act when hen she was little Here is is my daily routine when I was 9 years old I went to the theatre at 7 30 in inthe the evening I was home at 11 When I II I got home after the performance 1 I used to have a glass of milk and some crackers and then I Jot to bed by 11 1130 30 At 9 in the morning I was up I had lessons from 10 to 12 Then I lunched studied till 2 and from 2 to 4 played or did what I liked I had an afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon nap from 5 to went out to walk till WI 6 had dinner and got ready for the theatre 1 Moreover we generally had a week weeks s 's vacation at Christmas often anether an- an ether at Easter and we closed for the season on May Mayl 1 Seven months' months work and five months months' vacation vacation vacation-up up in the mountains or down at the seashore Killing wasn't it it II And And money The child who has the smallest part in my company there company there are none under 16 gets 16 gets ets 40 a week Rehearsals arent aren't so hard on children either as they are on older people for forthe forthe forthe the child is so active and imitative Of course we wa travel a lot and it its it's s 's a a. very good thin thing Sta Stage e children see more moro I interesting places places hundreds hundreds more more more- than ordinary children |