Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-07-29 | Page 5 | Stage Career Requires Grit Says This Actress

Stage Career R Requires quire Grit Says Th's Actress I BY ILA GRANNON Singing C Comedienne at the Orpheum Its It's a a. m mythical Idea most people have han about the people of or the stage They seem to to think that It Is perfectly easy to work to a good position and that life Is one continual bed of 01 roses behind the foot foot- lights But DIU dear girls you girls you ou who are stage stage- struck struck struck-do do not count upon too easy a time If you ou Intend to follow out your our dream I was stal struck too once upon a a. time My ry parents were dead I knew that I t must earn my own living No other oc occupation occupation oc- oc appeared so easy to me as stage life l I met some show people and the they asked me if ft I didn't want to try the stage and of course I Jumped at the chance L J I was as e energetic strong and healthy health and was told that r r. possessed I-possessed poss sed a sweet voice that gave gate much promise for light work So I joined the labelle's a military act And talk about strenuous work Believe elp me I had need ned of all m my strong constitution tie Ve ha had to scale walls alls attired In the garb of and make pyramids s and do man many many- other difficult cult ph physical acts I was I with I this show show- two tl seasons and in that time broke a knee cap and hurt m my spine spin I seriously J Next ext I J Joined the Hot Ilot Old Time com corn pan patsy pany as 1 a chorus horus girl and because m molCo my voice pleased the management and I had a good memory and learned other parts being an understudy to several I soon floon got an opportunity to tape take the soubrettes soubrette's place and made K good A But nut I had llad tO work worl ha hard rd for it When m mv my chance thane came to enter vaudeville vaude- vaude ville I took It That we was at Waterbury b Conn and S after a weeks week's tryout I 1 was wa booked ed for tent twenty weeks For Tor four our seasons sea sea- sons lions t J. Played over o the Keith R Proctor circuit In the th east going each ach season sealon over 0 the he same territory I will pia play Orpheum time until December I 1 1 winding up at New Orl Orleans ans Its It's all right girls to go on the stage Ir if f you OU have ha talent lots of grit and den de de- termination n f n and plenty of f strength t but do 13 r th not get an idea that Its It's all fun and easy sailing or 01 you will be he shocked and dis dis- appointed