Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-20
.rfrcSSes.
THEIR EovTINr os WORK AND sTrnr--TIE
StiAElES THEY GET.
Er.ul thc N.r- Nn-l. l,r,r.hic

| II wouN Ii, dif6eult to say from what
classes Of society actresses are drawn. Near
| lv all c,ntribntc their ouotr. There are now
npon the boards in this city several who are
| ladies both bv birth and rosition. who. by
| the way. are unanimou, in declaring that
| had they known what was before them they
would never have dreamed of coinc upon
| the STAGE. The larger number. however.
| have risen from the middle class and from
the lower ranks. The theatrical. no less
than every other career. requires study. The
more General knowledge an actress possesses
the better. and the more likely she Is TO well
interpret the characters given her for de-
| lincation. pcriar- the greatest di-sdyan-
| ta,e under winch n lady labors when enter
| in. uron theatrical life Is the necessity it
/ impose, of withdrawing from society.
| Manile~iv it Is impossible to attend re-
| hcar-aI 51rinr the dav and act every even
| inr without renouucing all parties and
| social GATHERINGS. Nor is the situation
much altered when Il ulav is enjoying
/ lengthy ..rrn. - and the rehear,al> are dis
ucn-ef with. No well-known actress can
| annear in tul'ie without attracting an I'M
| ,i.1s,o+ .r.uut of notice. and for this
reason. rs well a- for the lack Of time. they
are rarely -c.n i'm fine streets. sun Law !,
| the orl, dav unaceupial hv work. and If one
,,e. -l, ,l,rr..,, D., tLc ruarnin,- She generally
p.,- th.. remainder 81. a time for gaining the
b-reel..l ~r.-
\ roualar ide, prevails. chiefly obtained
rr.,,n rarel- +ho- immcJiateIv nin,, the fall
nr the curtain actresses proceed a. some res
tsY~,,r whore a most bril1ian. sumner
cnsre. amidst much c,nsumption of wine
and ,v;+ ir ono time only Wa even an
oI.,-, I,rf.. ,ra. +, Fourteenth street. some
.;,rc.. mp c,,,. rco~s o.,o. oli,uronent lsrd To
L.. hal r.. r,..i,lh1rinr cafe. where some
,ir,o. ,lavli,b- yosIi find the surne r still
.,r,irri;,, Rnt tbis vr,. the r,..irt # I'm,
, snail r.~.ion of the chorus rirl ;. the
,,r,.,tcr nnIni,er ,,,in- homo rs +. tbe usual
custom. The practice wa. confined en- tirclv
:, ~, ,,,c,-, l.i.,l. co,,,,or, anJ G,nri.bed
only dprir,- the Growth of ttat rank exotic.
Nc1 ,rh, would .,rp an rnrrutb for some
strar,.e reassn f. 81 themselves AZ Ihert- to
repea1 and nacnifv anv SANDER provided it.
object * an actress And very many rr,-
C..se.ilv rior. fix. orc only 10, rc.ly 10
give crcicpcc to whatever thev hear con
cernin- fine Theatre If i, be sufficiently
.canlalous. On p moraent'. consideration
au flies. st.,rie. yso,ld 4. ,er q prjori inpoS
.ible pi-sira-i,n of lnv kind skaters the
,,.r,.,- ami l,iirt. the L6alfi II Is Zoo cx-
r.onsiyo q l,,,irr fir ti.ir-e Wins. likelihood
dereuIs uron 1cin~alv-ly~i in s-,,l condition.
Moreover. If one recalls uublie s,qndal, he
will find th, proportion of actresses therein
f,urin., the smallest ,o,si',le. Ballet sirlS
are tlc worst sufferers from This --,ecics of
,lrr'e.. TALKING. To give IL no worse desirna-
tion Danrin,, Is bv many suruo.. Il 10 be.
tbe rn,,-t evil ofaU rour,.ec. lcaidinr natural
lr t,delau.bc~v l. hardly nees : nrch
a,o,,oiptorc, with an,t,mv +, len IN that
Whom , Woman has been ,,,iD, III. o,,-h a
violent muscular exercise for several hours
her -,Ie desire Is Z, rest as .rcelilv .q ,sihlc
Besides 10 dance wei. the body must be in
rerle.t condition calthy and sound f, the
b.t de--ac :, (,-. from danccr. kin the
citv and its cycite1rcnts. they retire Ia the
connrrv on c,ch op,rtunitv. AS do the ? Twin
Sisters. as good a. they are beautiful. now
d,r,ips- at .pc ng the fhc,trrs VIII, ow n
farm In New Iertv. where they r:.ss T. cry
.,,,,r.,r
Nnntbor r,1rlla- error * that of artrrs -cs'
wealth Thcy ne ,cr.rr,liv believed IN be
in RECENT of enernons in.,.nrs. which Il ev
.ncnd with scarcely cornmru,Iallc rcc.ulari ty.
,;-b;r.. f.. l,r..,l+ y .,ro ,,ro, the ad,, n
ment of their rer-o ,s Tndnubts,lv t ie
ten, ,'c Jr,..-;,.. lr,-s;r,, inlge1-
r.,v the r,.tom nj 81, many tlc,rres. a.,-orl
, ..rs.,t r.,rti,p ortb,. ip,,,nc lao II l,r-r ~
s,T,u 'Tbi. st,I. wa, i,tr,lnc.,l hv Mrs.
Uocv +, m, ..rolnv J,vs'- or Nailoek's.
whom bo,iu,, ~, cvt,r ,-i,,. ,ri,,,tc ;,rtune to
II, ,,,,,, o.. ,,l,. ,,,.,i,,.I ,I. ev-
t,,,,.,,ncc ,f rc,l l;c, L,t ,l., mn lc-tool,
t,-.o. III. Il. Lin, of cvron.ir. Jr,s. - In
tb;s IA, vos only to, s,,,ccssfnl a. II any Of
bor - xii ~. ,,. viii s,rr, ,yli,llv
aol.niv;cJ',, T, b.,. .,,...oeJcJ Nj. Hen
r;ares who Ill wis. rcI;cd pnon other
mn, ,I,o,, how. IL c. Tho f,Tni.l in, or
how ,,..,r'IrcIc Tbc rcs,,I, ,rc ro,y See
F.. ,,iccc ~ ,.,,,Ior-, Jsto ,nn.t he nro-
drccl Vii t, -. win, s,,,.lr ri,.l,
Jr,..cs tLot ,i,'..',,c.ti.,,, or cout bo,o, ucs 4
more tbon 'ri,ri MI, c,nsiJcr1tion. mo, ncnf's
rcaccti,p III -I,,- tbat his snbiert of g.
ncnsivc @. TIM. r,., , moral asnect which
Il i necf los, t' ,~tbcr noticc 0fco 1rsc an
,ctrcss r;ch ~. ,,or nnst onrcor a. well as
bcr fc,la,rI vi ,,nrIJ rcyar da far I.dv
FOIL ~ -. t,,,,, ,olrct ,,,;lc Lo,- ,,oid
o,,nc,roJ :, H., ,,,,';nc ar,i.Ic and fms
sdttin,, all. III : ,Ions;,.. ,,,1 orv;ss ,uo,ev
mnst Ie 80, ,,,' In,hc' ,ybich !. oftcn
sorelv ne, dtiJ ~ bn mo Fcw or t5e s,.laries
.r cf;o..1,' 1 g.. Ami. . 49,, very
1ihe,,l ,,,,o,;i;+,,-T I, tel, .o, 1-r,n7cs
where tLd rco,lc M, en,,red Nv the
season tbcy Vii Ian, =. rr,,n t5;rfv IN eiabtv
and occasionaDv one brndred doliars -, week
thourb the Iaftcr Fl -urr i rarely rr ached
a5J ti,c annrnvin,,t;, y, n tbc former more
c,m,ro,, l,cr., .;,,, W.. nj, and taIc what
evr. tbcy ,-in ,,ct rrcorcntly who, the
scolor boy hecn Jis,.t - ~ ibo ,no, ,,,cr
,no5cr,t;n., tbe;r form nm tbc nr;nc;, 10 Of
a b;rj IN t1o banj ho; ~. ,~,rtL t,ro i t,,e
hr.b ,r rroD,;So. Il I; ;Tnnoss;bIo - ,;re
an,, s,,Id or rr;cc Voc +ber are corst ,;,tv
cbSnreJ inhrenced aLo,,t Cell b, tbc
stnnd;nr Of thc t,,cs,rc , tFc s;,tc or it,
traasnrT AND tbc 't,t;.,' "r ,bs.o. VI -.