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Show Henry Walthall Leaves Screen lo Go On Stage: Coming Com-ing to Orpheum The personal side of Henry b. Walthall, a new star converted lo tb stage from the silent motion picture j .screen. Is he in his life off the stage a mys- j i tic and a dreamer; Is he like other men In private life" Mr, Walt ball Is IS huppy and contented man who carries car-ries into his private life not one bit of the character's which ho has played I both before the screen, and on the stage. Mr. Walthall is In his life off tho stage a perfectly rational, content-ied content-ied man None, of the emotional Little Colonel In "Tho Birth of s Nation," and not the least of the temperament-1 jal poet, his present character In j "Would You," Is In his life after ho j leaves the stage door. Instead, he is I alive with youth and the pleasure of) living, lie finds In each wv city new! friends, new books, walking and .study- ling Not a little Of his time, too. Is i I taken up In reading new plays, for American authors believe him the 'player of serious roles who will open jiip for them an avenue to success, and he is deluged with manuscripts and letters from authors. Mr Walthall Is extremely democratic demo-cratic and rather enjoys a Joke when jit Is on himself; then, too, he has none of the touchiness of the average I stars, unless, of course, it offends his 'dignity. However, he is always ready ito see the humorous side of things. even when he is the victim. I He has looked forward with a great ileal of Interest to his present trip : which will carry him into the cast I Mr. Walthall has In his veins tho sort of fighting blood that conquers and that rejoices In overcoming obstacles, land with this spirit he enjoys his, sue-1 (cess upon the stage and is always Btriv. I ling for more ot It. His view of life is epltomixed In his vew of tho road., recently given a Los Angeles Interviewer: Inter-viewer: I "Oh, the fight of It." he said. "You lon t sknow how glorious it's been I When I started out on the road there were those who tried to frighten Ml they told me one night stands were horrors, and now I glory In them 1 When I first took to the stage there! u.is everything, to conquer, and now I don't want to remain merely a fad a nd a fav orlte " His engagement at the Orpheum theatre Is for Wednesday night Seats now selling. nn |