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Show I Mary Nash Has Had I Interesting Stage Career B Mary Nash, who plays the rolo of H Jtozlku, tho horolno of "Arms and H tho Woman," a Patho Gold Rooster B pla iiroduccd under tho direction BB f George Fltzmaurlco, which Is to bo presented at tho Oak theatre on HB Friday iiud Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4, BB las had an Interesting career, BB , She was born In Troy, N. V., and BB comes of theatrical stock, for her H lather, Phillip T. Nash, was ldentl- M fled with tho D, r. Keith's theatres BB lor many years. Her role in "Arms BB and tho Woman" gives her amplo BB Mope both tor comedy and emotional BB work. BB "Preferably," sho says, "I like .a BH part to havo a dash of humor In it. BH I first went into musical comedy, BH taking Marie Doro's place In 'Tho Girl HB Trom Kay's Tho next season I BH ' Joined Ethel Darrymoro's company, BBt playing a round of Interesting 'sec- BH end' parts In repertoire. That en- BH Easement gavo me my most valuablo BH training and oxperlencs. BH "I had been playing In Clyde H TItch's 'Tho City' just before 'Tho BBT "Woman' was considered. David Bo- HH luseo sent for mo and asked mo to HH read tho rolo of tho telephone girl. HH "I waR terribly scared, and tho HH taore so when I found that my audi- HH ence confuted solely of Mr. Bolasco HH and Mr. Dean, both sitting proml- HH acntty In a darkened auditorium. HH "I kept saying to myself, 'Don't bo HH lightened; Bolasco Isn't God, you HH tnow,' but It was grilling work. HH "When It was over, Mr. Dean said, HH Wo can't accept ou' My hopei HH loll. 'UnlcH3,' he continued, 'you HBJ sign a three years' contract with us.' H 3 did with alacrity." HH Tho favorable comment Miss Nash HBJ jDccived for her work as the unfor- tunato heroine In Clydo TItch's post-( post-( humous play, "Tho Woman," was produced. She played Wanda Kelley for 351 consecutlvo performances In Wow York. Despite all tho famous parts sho has plaed, she enjoyed her work In "Arms and the Woman" most of nil, because It marked her first appear-anco appear-anco boforo the camera. "At first," she said, "It was very hard for mo to act without an audience, audi-ence, but then I realized that the eye of tho camera was really tho composite com-posite eye of a vast number of peo-plo peo-plo who would see mo on the screen. In my Imagination I could hear them applaud me, or. If my work was not good, their silence told me that I must do Detter." |