New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-03
Tho Little Actress at Hometown Sko
LoOks-What She Says About Audi.
ences and Critics.

|. Looks-What She Says About Audi
, ences and Critics.
- From the Boston Post;
The quiet part of the fremont House. tn
part that resembles more than anything els
t a block Of private dwellings, looking lik
: cosy little homes, with their lace drapere,
. windows and children's faces looking out
, is on fremont place. The farthest of thes
doors leads to the room which has beef
/ Miss Lotta's home during the two week
she has been amusing Boston audiences by
her drOlleries. hOrrifying Boston critics bl
her persstency in playing the banjo an6
turning susceptible hearts by her cunning
piquant ways, and merry, arcLed face
The room is on the ground floor, one win
dow looking out on the place, two Others
into the old Park street burying ground
that is but little stller than tho quiet, no
thoroughfare that pumps up SO suddenly
against it. its life kept from Overlooking
and transgressiag the domain Of the dead
by the thick brick walls and iron palings
atop.
Miss Lolita is in," says the waiter, in
answer to the question; that's her room .
A knock on the door brings neat, light
haired German girl, and close behind her is
little fat body, with dancing dark eyes.
auburn hair that shades decidedly on red,
that defies bands or hair pins. and pompa-
| dours and curls and crisps itself all in its
own way, and won't be made to stay in any
other. There is no installing it is Miss
Lolita ; and she comes with cordial pleas
| ant greeting-ln the same careless, childish
way that she makes her appearance on the
stage. She has on wrapper of blue cash
mere, trimmed very prettily with black vel
vet; it has Vatican plat at tho back, and
the long trains fall from this plat at the
shoulder. She is so little, and the gown is
so long that she very funnily reminds one
of some mischievous child who has broken
! into mammals wardrobe during her alb
sence and arrayed herself in the forbidden
| hnery. AS she crosses the room, one hand
| holds up the trailing robe just enough to
display the tip of an deliberately en-
brOidered slipper. Not such embrid-
cred slippers as young ladies ruin
their eyesight for some favored lover. but
those little French kid affairs. sik-lined and
white stitched. with wonderful arabesuues
all over the toes. Chairs are placed, and
everybody Is seated at last, hostess curling
herself and her blue wrapper and French
slippers close to the open CRATE, in an arm
chair. where she is almost lost. On the
table in the centre Of the room are three or
four baskets filled with exquisite cut
f1owers-rosebuds. carnations. violets and
green sprays.of smilax, filling the room
with perfume. Bouquets appear every
where, for the night before was a benefit
lessly thrown on a bureau is a jauutT bows
hat. white felt with a pink band around it.
Over chair is a blue silk waist. with deep
point lace edging it; on another is pile of
stage things, which the quiet German girl is
reducing it to order. while the wearer there
of chatters to her visitors.
DO you know, I'm sorry I'm going away
like Boston and Boston people better than
any | know anywhere. Its home-like here
and ueODle arr, 50 cnr6i al and piao vnvr cha
| have got at them never thought so the
first visit l made here. The first time |
came | thought couldn't play nv engage
ment through, was so homesck; but now |
that people have learned to know me, and | |
them. don't want to leave them
do you like Boston audiences 3 ven
tured one of her visitors. who wasn't much |
used to talking shop to members of the
dramatic profession
decidedly, yes. They are not so en-
as the New York audiences.
neither are they so tickle. New Workers 90
INTO ecstacies over you one night. and forget
all about you the next. Boston audiences
choose to make their own decisions and ex
ercise their own judgments: they don't take
up persons easily, neither dT they drop
them when they once have decided in their
favor. They are perhaps. less enthusiastic.
but they are more discriminating; and a
hearty. genuine applause from them is
something worth having, because it means
they really are pleased"
She has the same frank way of speaking
IF everything. and she seems to cherish a
affection tor the human race in
general.
Yes, everybody is very kind to me
women especially. l think | have more
trends among them than in any other class.
ike II, too; only sometimes l wonder |
little why half my love letters are from
aides. They send me bouquets. and |
link if could be spoiled they certainly
would spoil NE; but You see l cant be
There's only one spoiled child in the family.
md that's mamma You see we've re-
-erscd things and I'm not the baby-she
That was too funny. and everybody
aughed The idea of that little morsel of
standing as protector to a i.a.ent.
She laughed too, and went on: {
Critics are the fun Of my life. They are
'retty good to me as rnle, but they do
ay such queer things. One OF them the ,
ther day gravely compared ME to Maggie !
iitchell. The idea! He evidently thought !
Re was saying something very wise But t
here can be no comparison between us. I
Why, Maggie's an artist. and well, am $
Myself, that's all. Maggie does beautiful I
hings beautifully, and well, if I'm in G
'rettty good spirits, do funny things. My 7
rovince seems to be to amuse." v
She certainly does not forget her province t
ven when she is quietly in her room enter e
aiming two or three friends. She is simply S
.otta, very much the same off the stage and C
n. except that the little dash of slanginess Il
'hich she must necessarily give to some of v
er characters is put entirely one side, and t
he is as dainty and refined as one could t
fish woman to be; but there is an ease 0
nd freedom of manner that is pure child h
hness. She starts to cross a room in the
lost dignifed manner possible. and
irouettes or takes few steps Of a break
own before she is half way across. Keep "
g still is something utterly unknown to p
er; she can not do it, Brmming over all Il
10 while with fun, she must have some out n
t; but with all this she has the kindest, e
ost thoughtful heart in the world. She is G
articularly kind to every member of the a
and they all have a good word 7
r her, from the star to the "supe." She e,
,es away from Boston regretfuliy, not to g
sit it again for year, but she says: .I'll | t.
, something better before l come again, IL
I'd make everybody glad to see me- d.
The Prince OF Wales. CT
We copy this from the Washington Pa IL
lot: ~
The ominous reports, by the cable, of the
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