Show asti Is THIRTY j ame tove to ve e deada ine i e a elsie janis holds a unique place in the hearts of her countrymen she is one of ofie the most popular entertainers in the world her fler early successes as star of the belle of new york the fortune tune teller the duchess the vanderbilt cup the hoyden and numerous numer oui other plays plak were entirely e iii e ly eclipsed it by the personal triumphs she scored when she undertook to write her own play flay manage it and star in i it during the war she provided the ilia enlisted men with such entertainment such sparkling humor that she endeared herself 4 to them forever no other entertainer ter ier during the war ever achieved such popularity larit y or won such undying affection from the bols bois as did elsie janis she is unmarried by ELSIE JANIS 1 have never envied a philosopher bis his power to philos I 1 have always thought it must be awful to know and understand everything the greatest moments ot of my life have been the ones I 1 could not understand aud and now after reading mr Du rants soul startling stai statement ement that no man can love after thirty I 1 feel a great sym sympathy not for all men over thirty but for mr durant I 1 would like to take his hand band in mine and ask him gently what happened to him when he be was twenty nine cine or perhaps I 1 should ask what did vot not happen to him that has made him choose thirty aethea crucial age when all men give up loving and start lying because certainly most of the men 1 know who are labeled great lovers are over thirty not much over and if they have their way it will be years before they move ou on from what Is known as the early thirties Is it possible that because they ibey dont love they know how bow to love so iso well belll I 1 can think of three men if im not too conceited wag have been on my side of thirty and it if these these men did not noi lovo love or at least feel kill all the symptoms then rm LIM ready to h hand over all the palms ive been lucky enough to collect for doing imitations for that trio they can divide them while 1 with my pride in the dust will be beard murmuring through my sobs they aint done right by me maw I 1 they was only lettin on I 1 I 1 believe mr durant aarant really said men over thirty are incapable of falling failing in love well belll I 1 maybe the men I 1 have tn la mind now and certainly had in heart at different times fall maybe they just strolled in I 1 can only say that their service was satisfactory and to me in my utter ignorance of philosophy and its uppercuts upper cuts they seemed just as capable of being in doveas it if they had bad falle fal lenor Wor even been pushed into that delightful state mr durant said by love lie he meant true devotion ahl ah I 1 now theres the catch true devotion I 1 the be devoted means as I 1 understand it to devote ones time attention flowers fruit or what you yon to some one certainly a man of a c ertain certain age anda and a more certain salary can do that better than a younger one but true now if by true mr durant means absolute oddity fidelity then ill agree that he Is right only I 1 set any age limit dont misunderstand I 1 do not mean that all men are unfaithful but if it Is accepted that As a roan man so 60 Is he then I 1 believe true devotion though much more talked about than the dodo bird Is jupt juet about as rare I 1 have been asked whether I 1 think a woman cn ca n fall in love after thirty of course it takes the average woman so long to reach thirty that ashes apt to be tired tired from holding out birthdays but being one whose years have been added up by experts who remember the date of my debut as a star along with the dates of the johnstown flood chicago fire capani japanese ese earthquake and other calastro catastrophes cat astro aphes and aad having very little chance of doing any subtle subtracting I 1 am here to ray pay that any women homr n who cannot fall in love after thirty ought to be vaccinated vaccina ted or hare her tonsils removed practice makes perfect and sometimes perfect bliss to gilady many women love affairs under thirty can be classed as dress rehearsals we prepare for war for golf tennis n i s singing dancing even drinking before we become adept why not prepare for the thing that makes the world go round and round and some times throes reverse very few women have the courage to rehearse without a license so 80 they marry idairy several men not all at one time e of course although that would cut down rehearsal time and expenses and eventually they reach E whether they receive and give t true rue devotion or not i Is s another story but they will usually assure you that they never really loved before certainly after thirty both men ant women demand more of love than in extreme youth that divine period be ba fore ordination coordination co of mind and body exists please mcase notice I 1 do not men tion the heart la in the combination for I 1 believe the heart to Is about the last organ to let us down there are ara surely men and women of sixty whose hearts still flutter at thoughtful attentions kind words and friendly smiles but to love with the heart alone murt be like trying to fly a plane possessing only a rudder to guide it and ana wings to fly with it if it could only rise to the sky my theory Is that at eighteen fhe he heart in its ita youthful enthusiasm leads here and there the body following joyfully the mind saying baying I 1 should corryl worry 1 this to Is not my affair I 1 then tit at about twenty five the body ellys to tho the heart pay a lot of attention to me meil I 1 wont always be as beautiful as aa I 1 am id like something definite the heart says ohl come coma on lets just browse along its such fun and the mind says its about time I 1 stepped in the cheso two aro are making a sap out of me and the mind Is right twenty five Is an ideal age for most anything but not in the least discouraged by mr Du rants depressing ob observations I 1 yay bay that at thirty the mind says to the heart and body listen ill be active when you two are helpless so work with me you sou each one do your stuff but let me help you yon and a good time lime will bo be had by all so let all of us over the durant duran t deadline stick together and prove that he be Is not entirely right personally im going to keep on falling in love just as long as I 1 ca can u find some one to rehearse with me it may not be love but it certainly la Is extremely pleasant 0 by the tha bell atS ino |