Show I BESSiE BESS' E lOVE TREMBlED R BEFORE REAl AUDIENCE e Bessie Love who practically became a 8 film favorite overnight has had her first taste of a real audience It was while she was appearing in the theatre scenes of ot Stranded the Triangle I play which stars De Wolf Volt Hopper that I Director Floyd Ingraham secured a hundred strangers to fill the spectator seats to witness Bessie's Bessie a act in ac accordance accordance ac ac- with the Anita Loos scenario The sensation was a strange one said Miss Love At tt first I was extremely extremely ex ex extremely nervous and Mr Hopper observing ob- ob observing ob serving this told me to brace up and go out on the stage in the same spirit as though all the people out front were wera wera- my school friends and that my success success success suc suc- cess depended on what I did In this theatre scene Benefiting by his ad advice advice advice ad- ad vice I played my scene with perfect confidence but after it was all o over I shook like a leaf I can now appreciate appreciate what a first night performance means to stage folks De Wolf Hopper f is s characterizing the role of a dl dignified old actor in Stranded with Bessie Love as a littie tit lit tie girl of the theatre Loyola OConnor OConnor O'Connor OConnor O'Connor OCon nor Robert Lawler Frank Bennett and Carl Stockdale are in the supporting support support- I ing cast |