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. Ar-mrmtil to ioal9 » ■ . ♦ I.f per*load’ a:e—;WOmticai iuch—-rkable nee of known erlcun oth iny bet-iii any eoptes ; havenalltry;horpe Pmnce United spirit ?, self-ef n LItOOM-fi first lonth*. woulct q that itrnent.e and third«ion tails na-* this 11 until fjprcfls-nomies effectv. The them. y oonr-sprrss-id. It bn so, ;etl arcof theile theJoseph Lertora/ Barytone of “Ttie Masked Mode!/' Proves a Double WinnerJoseph It*. T^ertora, who plays the heroic Count Marrlani- in John Cort'B mimical comedy, “Tho Masked Model, which cornea to the Majestic theater Saturday matinoo- and night, took? to Hie professlolimi atasro as a. result of a wager. Being the son of tjtn’ late Andrea 3tora, the marshmallow king of New .York, and having an in,* terest in the highly profitable business loft by hla father/ this younft man, who is bub-24 years old, say* he will coi^flnue a stage careen be* cause he loves it and when an Italian lev oh it becomes a passion.Lertora la New York) born. Ho finished tils education In the ethical culture school and about that time, played part in .an amateur performance of a musical play called “The Dream Girl,'1 Vivian Wessolb who was. In the original cast of “The Only Girl,'* was also in tHe amateur performance. Dertora was criticized by ti follow member and in the heat of argument bei that he could make a success mi the . professional stage. He applied to Philip Bartholemno for a p'nrl in 11 Miss Dal85%,P secured It. and was in the cast during the short life of the piny In New York two years ago.After several others had failed to give Hiitlflfactlon In the Part of Count lt;U Montaldo in “The Brine*** Fat somebody suggested Lori ora. Ho was engaged and created the role at the Cort theater, New York, thereby es-mbllshlng himself as one of the best of the younger generation and winning his bet.Then ho made another wager with the sumo person that lost to him at first. This time lie bet that he would Ring an ©von more difficult role in a John Cort production before another two yearn expired. Ho is doing ho In “The Masked Model.ncuTiiuc niu frmuti* J.. lb city on Golden.J. W in Itenc nesa trl:J. 15. of Mu scsojourneraldi*..An tor Hamilto rancher.
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Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Fri, May 18, 1917
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