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HOW FORREST ADAIR MADE A STAR OF A PLUCKY YOUNG SCHOOLMA'AM Willa Holt Wakefield, Georgia Girl. Says New York Likes Dixie Damsels. By DUDLEY GLASS. This was to have been an interview with Willa Holt Wakefield, The ques tions were all framed up, and some of the answers, too, for it's a poor inter viewer who can’t make his victims say the things which best build a story. But the bell rang just then, and that's why it turned into the story of Forrest Adair, headliner-maker. For if there hadn’t been a Forrest Adair there wouldn’t be any Willa Holt Wakefield on the bill boards. He found her a school teacher and sent her to the stage. It was Forrest Adair's ring at the bell which broke up the Interview When he and his son. Frank, entered Miss Wakefield’s apartments at the Piedmont there was a greeting only to be de scribed as affectionate. There was a bit of family chat, a. talk over the phone to the Adair home, and then Miss Wake field caught her.breath and explained. Put Her On the Stage. "These are my really, truly friends, you know. Frank was one of my boys. Didn’t you know I taught school here? He was a little fellow’ then. Oh. no, I won’t say how long ago it was, and don’t you count backward, either. And Mr. Adair put me on the stage. "He came into my school one day and told me I had no business teaching when I ought to be on the stage. “ 'How soon can you go to New York?’ he asked. “ ‘Tomorrow,’ said I. And I did. I went all alone, with just S3OO in my purse. T wouldn’t do it again w’ith a thousand But Mr Adair told me to keep up my-nerve, and I just kept on trying.'’ “She tried all the managers and the agents,” said Mr. Adair at this point. “None of them would give her a chance. But she stuck to it, kept her independ ence, and it wasn't long before they came to h*r instead.” Entertained Society, It was “society entertaining'' which gave the Southern girl a chance. She gave her little “pianologues” at several fashionable homes, and built up a repu tation which spread beyond drawing rooms to Broadway. Her first real stage appearance was at the great annual performance given by the Vassar stu dents for a charity fund, and several of the New York managers wore in the audience to discover any new talent which might have come to the surface They heard Willa Hrflt Wakefield, and in a few days she had found her first professional engagement at a salary beyond what she had hoped for. It has been easy going for her • ver since. "Yes, you might call me an Atlanta girl.” said Miss Wakefield 'Tllved here several years, and I'm a Georgian. I taught expression in a college in one of the suburbs for a season. My father had the ‘wanderlust.’ you know, and I ■wandered with him. so I can really claim a dozen place:- as 'home.' Dixie Giris' Chances. “But you were asking me whether a Southern girl had the same (-hanim to 'land' on the Nr A York stage as a girl from the East. Certainly she has. if she has the same ability and the same courage, and if she doesn't make herself disagreeably Southern. “New York likes Southerners. I think. They like the Southern voice and Southern good breeding and all the qualities which the better neonle of the The Safe .jOk Drink for Children fi / <*\ *tt g SINALCOjtf F Here is the one th" that you can give to children 1 JLi with the absolute ; lance that it won't hurt them. It can t. For only the pure juices of eight different fsSLJ ®Wj fruits get into Sinalco. Nothing could he Better for S®*r3j L W children than that. They get the tissue-building jßPi«® properties of wholesome fruits without the waste pulp. Iffl Lj§ And how the children do like it' FSach sip has a new jjM S» j flavor. Each races to please you more than the rest. iL4SS Can you imagine a more delicious drink? »t\r?4 Sinalco is sold at all refreshment stands By the glass. r ] &Lt5S ls a ’ SO put Ufl ln rar bonated form, in bottles, for Stetxio home use. And you tan make many delightful dishes bv adding Sinalco Syrup. <ftl SL J Jry one glass of Sinalco to-dav. Learn how O LJfi PXiS good a drink can be. r< ®w'3 14 PURITY EXTRACT 6 TONIC CO. ( | jL Chattanooga. Tenn. A J? You can buy Sinalco Syrup at every good \] ufj 85 2 Grocery and Drug Store V-Jy JC *w> . r V larafo s*'- tft. “ /f/ rßk a|F // AA. \\\ /■ 31 // (T d) /// - /// *' 1 x // W / * \W\ // & 0 \\ //1 4 ’ L--‘ ■* ’ " //f H t tS l j s iHb r / /W// jKK r / Ml / gßs/ / ■E B / B J 1 'M I \\ SF Is ~ I Av- 1 fiCjr I I - Z IKEMf y Z A* S ‘*'*Z AZ I. x\ > XX s —Z 4 " 7 r -■» I VN I I • ' <X 1 i I > l i Willa Holt Wakefield, Atlanta girl, now a stage favorite, who was induced to go into vaudeville by Forrest Adair. .Smith pride themselves upon, hut they do not like to have ‘professional South erners' try to make capital of those qualities, real or imitation. They are extremely tired of the old, old story of the chorus girl daughter of a famous old Southern family who exploits her alleged ancestry all over the Sunday supplements. But if a girl really has the ability It doesn’t matter where she is from. I believe that Southern girls have been more successful, as a class, than any others, for they are more at ease, more capable of expressing thr emotions, more at home in a drawing room, whether a real one or a stag*’ scene. And she has more independ ence. too." Mr. Adair smiled. "Tefi him about the Hammerstein benefit and Eva Tanguay,” he said. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1912. “Tell him yourself,” retorted Mier Wakefield “It was while she was playing in. one of Kammerstein's houses." said Mr Adair. "Her Southern friends in Nett York wanted tn give her a big token of appreciation, so. they bought up the whole lower floor for one pAtfformanc.e and went to see her.. But they had all sent flowers and before the curtain went up a dozen florists’ wagons were crowding the stage entrance. “Era Tanguay was heading the bill, and when she saw those flowers she promptly threw a flt which made her 'I Don't Care,’ seem as tame as a minuet. “'No other act's going to get all that conservatory on the stage while 1 head the hill,' said Eva. She appealed to Hammerstein. He was up against it. but he let Tanguay bluff him. And when Miss Wakefield was told that she couldn't receive the flowers before the curtain she promptly took off.her stage costume, tore up her contract and walked out of Hammerstein's. And she walked into a new contract next week it exactly double her old salary. That hows how independent a Southern girl can be.” “Well, it pays," laughed the pianol oguist. “And if a bluff loses—why, T can come back home and go to teaching again. But I'm afraid Fd have a dread fully hard time living on a teacher's salary." And comparing the size of Miss Wakefield's weekly pay envelope with the monthly wage the average instruc tor of Georgia youth receives, leaves no doubt that an ounce of amusement is worth a ton of instruction —on the pay roll. FORTY SIX ARKANSANS INDICTED FOR TRYING TO RUN OUT NEGROES JONESBORO. ARK. May 31. -For ty-six citizens of f'raigshead county. Arkansas, of which Jonesboro is the county seat, have been indicted for nightriding These mon. according to Sheriff Bur’, attempted to run negro farmers from the county by leaving threatening let ters and bundles of switches on the!” front doorsteps In many instances, mobs have drag ged men,, women and. children from their beds and whipped them. SUICIDE PACT SEEN IN DEATH OF TWO DIXIE SOCIETY MEN GARYVILLE, LA., May 31.—Morris Millett and Ozamine Ory, two promi-j ment young society men. were found I shot to death today in Dry's tiofne. All indications pointed to a sui' ide pact 11 and that Ory had done the shooting. An Investigation is being made PRISON TERM FOR SELLER OF QUEEN'S STOLEN GEMS SINGAPORE May 3! Paul DePo rt, k. extradited hfire from London to day. was. sentenced in the Strait, court to tw-o years imprison*!'nt for dispoF ir.g of the .-.tolen jewels the tjueen of Siam, Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx '/F Fine Clothes ( JZx f/ / I I A wM* 1 i • \ ! —Xa-i I ' 1 zw) fr y„ xt wsri* y I -il'.J 11 ifffift» - < - H TF\ J f U \ V • ".a vr* wn lA\ it'A I SrO BO 1 ioßil i > Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx YOUR summer suit will prove absolutely satisfactory in style, fit and service if it comes from us. We sell only the good clothes—clothes madeof pure,unadulterated wool thoroughly shrunk—made especially for us by the world’s best makers, HART SCHAFFNER & MARX and ROGERS, PEET & CO. You'll tind a large line to choose from and the values you’ll get will surprise you. See what $lB will buy, or S2O or $25, and the finest made at S3O to S4O. Stetson Hats have Comfort, style and fit been good for more with perfect service in than 40 years. You’ll every pair of these Net- J h ere ie latest tieton and H. &F. jfll II ‘ I stock and correct shoes. A look and styles; all colors and a try on will con- Z shapes to fit all sea- vince you. Prices, k tures, $3.50 to $6. $4, $5, $6 and $7. DANIEL BROTHERS CO. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. A— i ■■HIIIHIII Saturday You May Buy Children’s Apparel at Extreme Price Reductions Boys’Suits, Girls’ Dresses, Children’s Rompers, Etc. These opportunities for Saturday’you will not want to miss—if you have summer apparel to buy. The sturdy Wash Suits, and cool Frocks, of which boys and girls need a number. Note the pricing for Saturday. Boys' $1.25 Wash Suits Girls’ Dainty White at 89c Dresses at $2.98 Pretty sailor blouse Suits in solid blue or Priced Regularly--$3.50 and $4 white; or blue-and-white che< ks O1 stripes. 4 to Shppr. prpfty white Dresses; square neck and three- 10-vear sizes. Thev are of excellent value at the quarter sleeves; some have blouse and sleeves made entirely regular price—sl.2s—vet are to be had in this of lace and embroidery bands; Others are beautifully trim- i( u,ui<ii pi r . niP( j wl th daint.y laces. A number ot attractive styles to sale at 89c each. choose from; all are regular $3.50 and $4.00 Dresses, for Sat- urday at $2.98 each. Boys’ Russian Suits Girls’ Stylish Summer Frocks Values Up to $2.00 at SI.OO * 0 7 fin ' Cool, cunning little summer Dresses, made in various (It %p I • UvJ winsome ways of pretty, sheer muslins and lawns in fashion- able color combinations. Yon would never expect Dresses There a?e Shits of many styles and color rnm- of this value to be priced at only SI.OO. binations in this assortment —just the kinds hoys Sizes 4to 14 years. like; the wanted blues and tans; blues and white: made of good washable materials; priced regu- NT NT 4- larly as high as $2.00 —special for Saturday at *5 IN QUO PIOHO SI.OO each. 7/ \ June Special 1912 Children’s 50e Rompers p rice d at $2.00 at 29c _ i kXjyZ. The demand for Rompers increases each season as women / / A beautiful, new model for me- learn more and more their absolute praetieahihtv This oppor //l\ T n c tux , 4 . . • . i .u ip.u ‘ i /// . dium and full figures, of light, tunitv tor buying them at just about halt their regular price // will be appreciated by.those wjio ha ve ypt the summer's. sup- .] [[ | Summer-weight batiste. Let OUF ply to provide They are made of good chambrays, madras, j i ginghams and lincnes, in pink-and white, blue and white, corsetiere fit you in one of these, and red-an<l-white, stripes and checks. Sizes 1 to 8 years; e_. f . , T • • mno 011 < , > , , An , iDL L D r ,•i™ CEt, ' , Tlif special June price is $2.00. 29c Saturday instead of nOe garment SPECIAL 1 1 GEORGIAN WANT ADS Read for Profit. Use for Results 7