Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage
Date:
1940
Publisher:
Chicago : A. Kroch
Volume:
Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage
Leaf #:
00017
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 20, 2024
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Chapter One (^nilonooa i N THE career of practically every wellknown actor or actress there is one role which each has been able to make famous and with which, henceforth, each is identified. Whenever and wherever the name PAULINE FREDERICK is mentioned, the words " Madame X " are said immediately after it, for despite the fact that others had portrayed the role before her and at least two others have played it since, they have never been able to dim the glory she attained in this part. Whether it be in America, England, Australia, Europe or elsewhere, the name Pauline Frederick will always remain synonymous with " Madame X." The road which led up to that great success for Pauline was a long one — a road marked with other triumphs, marred not a little by tragedy and grief, but fortunately blessed with much happiness. Pauline's was a nature that defied tragedy to get the best of it. Anyone who had heard that deepthroated infectious laugh of hers would have known that its possessor would have the courage to brace her back against tragedies which persisted in dogging her footsteps. Of a stature not above five feet four inches — yet most surprisingly giving the illusion of several inches above that height upon the stage — she nevertheless had the courage of the lion under whose zodiacal sign she was born. Someone once remarked