Ellen Terry spent her 75 Birthday with friends in her beautiful home in Surrey. Despite her advanced age her voice is still as clear and ringing as in the day, when she charmed thousands of theatre goers on two continents, She was deluged with bouquets of daffodils, her favourite flower. Many of these were sent by admirers who never had seen her except on the stage, but who yet have been sending her daffodils on her birthday for 40 years.
Miss Terry thinks that imperfect enunciation is the outstanding fault among present day players. She says that at first she thought her defective hearing was to blame, but when she heard calls of "'speak up" from the galleries, she decided that the fault was not hers.
"Thinking over the state of the English theatre in 1923," said Miss Terry. "In my opinion a long run [piece is the greatest enemy of the actor particularly the young actor who has got to make a living playing a small part over and over and thus not getting any further ex-
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