The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27

lley's Secret" playing with such giants
in the profession as Clara motifs, Joe
Whiting and Mrs. Bowers. Charles
POPE. a brofher-in-law OF MIR. Macauley,
engaged her for the next season to 80 TO
Kansas City. Here she plaRed wslkiag
ladies and utility business; "but never
could bear inery upon the STAGE" says
she; 81 longed to get back to some OF
my old parts and wear my ragged
clothes." Between these two strange
and inconsistent loves, namely Of fhe
parts and common clothes, she labored
constantly until about the middle Of the
fourth season. She was playing in
New Orleans. Johnnie Thompson was
.sbilledo for .'Dixie.u The leading sou--
brette was cast for ''Jnliana Johnson" a
lady OF color; but, happening 10 be very
pretty, and thinking, like many other
young ladies', that her face was her for
tune. refused to put on the customary
coating OF burnt cork. In consequences,
the part was assigned to Miss Mayer.
She did not want n comic part; but the
ltattered clothes-what temptatienl
She studied and debated with herself,
and faally the clothes won. She played
s.Juliana Johnson" and so successfully
that she was doomed-ssamped ana
sealed, comic actress, at once--and
has finally beeJme convinced herself, as
Weil Sne mlRuJ, budt Sue 10 AuaiAo V"h
daughter, and no other.
AS an Irish girl she is unrivaled, and
none that have appeared in our city for
years nave equaied her rendition OF the
part OF sBeIty" In tie "W anaerlng
Heir"
At the opening of the sixth season she
was engaged by Mr. Macauley, and
opened at his Louisville tbeater as "Nei-
lie" An the comedy OF ''Extremes." Since
that time she has remained under his
management, playing alternately at
Louisville and Cincinnati, ior three
wears. Miss Mayer Is thoroughly cou-
scientious and artistic actress, s2lcrife-
! ing everything TO her art. Ii she es-
says the character of an old maid, for
the time being, she is one, and is ready
and willing TO disguise her beauty,
which is OF no common order, either In
| burnt cork, or rouge, II the character re.
Quires it. Being a Lady OF more than o.
aInary intelligence and great Industry
sue will some day undouDtedly make
! both fame and fortune.
MISS MoLLIE MAEDER,
| the leading soubrette, or singing cham
bermaid, at Woods Theaser, ls u daugh-
| ter OF the celebrated actress, Miss Clara
| Fisher, now leading old woman at the
Globe Taeater, Boston. She was born
| in New York city i'll 1858. Though her
lather was NOT an actor, she comes, we
may say, from an Old family OF actors,
all being in one way or another connect
ed with lhe stage. Her brotners, Fred.
and Gaspard Aiaeder, are boGn well
known in The profession. She is an
other of the iew in the profession who
Was never stage struck. SAe was born
IN the profession, and took TO the stage,
we may say, like duck takes TO water.
Her debut was made at the Arcn Street
TneaIer in philadelphia, IN 1871, as "Su-
san," in STUART Robson's Ourlesque
OF Douglas Gerold's drama of "BiacA-
eyeu SUSAN" she was, Of course, well
received, Tor it is as u Durlesque actress
tnar Miss Maeder exceis, being trim
built and possessed OF great beauty and
grace, OF the very stamp Ior the bur-
lesque drama. Her second season was
spent at Chicago at Hooley's, wnere she
played as walking lady and SOU
DreIte with great success, especially tAe
part or 'Graee," in Divorce" Las
season she filled an engagement in this
city and Louisville with Mr.. Macauiey,
at the close of Whlcn she Travelled with
Mckee Rankln's "Fwe Orphans" ComDi-
nation, playing the part vt LOUISE" thi
blind girl. she Opened the season a
this house with Oliver Dond Byron ii
"Ben Mccullough"
Miss Maeder Ia an educated ant
pleasant lady, and quite a Iayorite wil
our theaGer-golng puolc.