Show I HELENS HELEN'S FETICH I IOno One Ono of tile the objects that al always as a's a a rests the tho attention and ond excites tho the cui cur cur- of ot a a. visitor to tho the dressing room of Miss Mias Helen lichen of Babes Ballos In company Is a a. funny tunny little Japanese doll that Invariably has hus a 1 prominent place on tho the wall over the tho up make table That said paid tho the actress to an Inquisitive caller coller Is Ismy my fetich No NoI o I am am not superstitious not not moro so IU o othan than titan most people anyway but dont don't t you know 1 I really dont don't think I could jet get through a performance without a of ot some sort if it my Japa Japanese doll wasn't hung huns up Whoa When my ray mother mothe r and I first visited d San Francisco we lived at a u boarding house much fre tN- frequented at that time timo by tho the leading members of ot the profession slon As in many other California houses tho the cook a athis at t this establishment was a 0 Chinese an ana and anda a Yer very good cook too but One day ho camo caine up to our room bearing a mysterious bundle which ho presented ted to mo with such solemnity while ho informed mo inc in his queer quee r pigeon English that if It I kept the cements con cem b by mo me it would bring mo me luck The contents proved to be the tho doll dol l which tho old Chinese said ho had hud brought wrought wi h him from China lt It had been blessed b by a n. Buddhist t priest of at an enormous sanctity To 10 please him I carried It ft t to the theater on our opening night and very much of ot my success on that occa occasion lon he le assured mo me was due t to Its He I lent Influence Of course that Is 18 absurd ab- ab 1 surd but It Is vory very curious that on two wo occasions on once co when I was play play- lug Ing npr in the tile West Vest and ond once when 1 I appeared appeared ap al- ap- ap at a benefit In Now New cw York the doll was waa not net taken to my dressing room and I forgot ot my lines completely And so although I am not superstitious superstitious super super- I as I said before I 1 always always' hang the doll up In my dressing room zoern wherever I go Miss McLeod cLeod has several telegrams and notes which she has received a at t times from different people from Intimate friends or persons of note which sho she prizes hl highly and ancl which she always tacks tucks on tho the wall o oher of ot other f her dressing room whenever sho lio is to sta stay in a city city- for tor any length of time These are nrc the chief decorations I 1 al always always always al- al ways like to have havo m my dressing room as al comfortable as possible she sa says s I r I spend so eo much of ot my roy t time me there But ButI I have had some cr very uncomfortable dressing rooms during my career a a. an actress Once wh when n I was playing en on tour our with a a. Western estern company we gave a tL performance in a 0 church the only place whore where an tm entertainment could be bo given in tho the village e. e It was a real country church too with a burial ground and the dressing roon to which I was assigned was a 11 chamber under the organ loft which was sometimes used as a a. receiving vault Fortunately for or my nerves it wasn't being used for that purpose just at that time lime and besides I 1 had hado to o share it with all the other women of ot the tile company So you see ace tho the life of ot an nn actress is la not always a pleasant one |