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Show o- o I Intimate Interviews I 4 By JAMES TRUC. Copvright, 922 (New York Kvenlnff World), by Press Publishing Co. Kroro a little girl, determined to express ex-press something beautiful thst she felt to a realisation of the ambition of all young Amerlmn actreaees. playing leadn unrfr the direction of Hebtsro. Kranceft Starr ha.t been helped over sll of the lough places by something she read In a newxiMper. l.,e.sterdav. In the atudlo of her husband, Haskell Coffin, ten told about it with the wholesome, unaffected manner of school girl. A "to you wsnt o know," she sked,X "what or who has most Influenced my career? Whv. Iav.d Helnsio. 1 uwe him everything." Hhe led the way to an alcove, removed re-moved her hat and toexed It on a de teeped dark RN age. "Unv at- tors, she continued, "have told me that they f it the urge to act In earliest childhood. But I wanted to be a musirlan. When I waa a very little giri that was my dream. j "But my father died when 1 was 14 J snd there was no more monev forr piano lesaorie. Then 1 determined to become an actress In order to educate myeeif In music. Ho I went io the manager of a stork mmpanv In my hnm town. Albany, and Inflated upon a trial. Be gave me a email part and soon 1 was playing lead at a salary of T0 a week. "About that time I read an article by a total critic that impressed me deeply. Two prominent actresses I think they were Julia Arthur and Mrs. Carter were about to open in new plaa, and he wrote that he sup-poii.l sup-poii.l ea-h one thought that she poa-eeaaed poa-eeaaed exclusively some peculiar quality qual-ity which mould carry her Into iu i preme favor of the public. "Now. that critic maa undoubtedly I fMretloua. but I took htm seriously. i Time and aaaln secretly I Inventoried ; all of my faults snd failings and good impulses, trvlng to discover In myself that mysterious and necessary "peculiar "pecu-liar quality' that made actresses sue cessfu). "My desire to discover that quality encouraged me through six years of plating more than two hundred, parts In stock. Many tlnaen It sustained me during that trlrtg period of playing twice, a day. with a rehearsal every morning. And I am At i II wondering about it, still trying with all my heart to discover and manifest that peculiar quality which makes good acting. "During Mr. Kelasco'a direction, from 'Hose o" the Rancho' to my present pres-ent play. I've always tried to show in my work that the good in a character la ultimately supreme. In that, perhaps, per-haps, 1 shall eventually find Just what the quality Is. The desire for discovery discov-ery still enroursges me. "In the meantime I'm hoping thst X shall meet that critic aome day. I want to tell him that once, when he evidently tried to be funny, he waa taken so seriously as to help a young girl through all of the disappointments and hard work that are the price of X success. I wnn f to thank him." |