Identifier: thegreatestofthe00tayl (find matches)
Title: "The greatest of these--";
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, Laurette, 1884-1946
Subjects: Manners, John Hartley, 1870-1928 Actors
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ebig enough to put up with the expense and discom-fort—particularly the discomfort—of three weeksof one-night stands, are big even in the little thingssuch as courtesy and consideration for others? We are all so determined not to be stars thatfunny things have happened. After the first actwe take a company call—Harry Warner, JimmiePowers, Helen Ware, George Arliss, Beryl Mercerand I. We all gathered by the door and—darn it!—we left the centre of the stage naked. Poor oldcentre! It seemed to shriek out, Ive been a goodfriend to all of you—why desert me in front of a$28,000 house? On the fourth curtain I couldstand its tearful voice no longer, but jumped plumbinto the middle. And Ive been explaining whyever since! I keep wondering what Mrs. Fiske is like. At adistance I adore her but one feels one must go care-fully with her. Some friends you achieve, andsome you thrust yourself upon. Burr Mcintosh sold the autographed programmefor $1,500. Baltimore sho am some city! tVoila!
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OEORGE M. COHAN Wednesday, May 15th, 1918. 6:00 p.m. We have played a matinee at Wilmington to$11,999. There was no auction sale of seats here,and no programme was sold as we had to rush tocatch the train in time to play in Philadelphia to-night. The committee at Wilmington gave us allred roses and some sweet ladies kissed their handsas we left the hotel. The only unusual happeningat Wilmington was that a man gave $7,000 to theRed Cross on condition that we played the firstscene of the last act, which we had intended toeliminate in order to ring up on time in Philadel-phia. But in view of an additional $7,000 to thecause we are working for, even Philadelphia willhave to wait. The donors name is Mr. Scott, andI think hes big enough to star with us. Oh, yes! George Cohan refuses to dress withArliss! He says Arliss is too tough.* He doesntmind the language, but he cant stand the yellowtobacco-juice! So I understand hes to be pairedoff with O. P. Heggie, the man of whom Mrs.Patrick Campbe

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