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STARTING life in New Ulm, Minnesota, is somewhat of a handicap for one who seeks to become an idol of Broadway, but it didn't bother Lenore Ulrich any. One of her chief characteristics is persistency, and when she set out to become a shining light in the theatrical world there could be but one ultimate result — that she would attain the position she sought.
When her family left New Ulm far behind, early in her girlhood days, and went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the ambitious Lenore felt that this was a big step toward the realization of her aspirations. True, the advantage of the change, as far as her ambitions went, may be questioned by some, but the fact remains that she went to Milwaukee, and it was Milwaukee that gave her the big opportunity she so eagerly sought. At first, her appearances in theaters were confined to a regular seat in the gallery. Every Saturday afternoon, she devoted her weekly allowance of twenty-five cents to procuring a seat, from which she studied the people of the stage. This was the tidbit of her life— the thing she looked forward to — and for this she had to work hard all of the six days of the week, helping her mother with the housework after school <4A
and doing everything about the home to make herself useful, including the taking care of several little brothers and sisters.
One day, prompted by the ever-present desire to go out in the world to provide for her mother and the little ones, she summoned enough courage to call upon the manager of the theater — one of the old-fashioned stock establishments— and applied for an engagement. The manager, a fatherly old gentleman, listened to her earnest pleadings for an opportunity, and, with a not unkindly smile, advised her to give up her aspirations toward the stage and become a stenographer, a dressmaker ; in fact, anything but an actress. He pointed out to her that the road to stardom was long, hard, and tedious and demanded extremely hard work. This had no effect upon the girl, but rather made her more determined than ever to overcome every obstacle and win fame which would place her family and herself in an easy way. Finally, realizing that the aims of the determined child — for she was little more than that — could not be shaken, the manager gave her a small part.
This was the real beginning of the career of Lenore Ulrich, and it was not