The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
THE vARIED cinEnR or An ACTRESS.
Celia Logan. Rec"iiectiors cf Charlotte
Champion. or Mrs. wilkinson.

them ana If wcarc ever to have Il history Of our
stngo lives Of the players must be written.
This thought was orcusioncd by the ain nlty
| have experienced in as'crtainlng anything
definite in regard to ono Of the most gifted
women who oyer trod the boards. Charlotte
CHAMPION. known equally wcll as Mis- Wilkin-
son.
Tina, she was nm American scoms undoultcd.
but her birthplace is not easily determined She
WAS very petite. which in those days was con
s.dcrcd an insupcrnhle objection 10 any ones
playing tragedy with effect and yet both For
rest and Macrcady agreed in pronounring her
Lazy Nac5eh Unsurpassed in conception and
force Her form WIS cXGuisitoly modelled. and
her face lovely, her type moro brunette than
blonde Her voice wns wonderfully strong md
sweet and WIS capable OF conveying every pas
nv own memory VI her began I'm Cincinnati
She was playing IN engagement in the National
Theatre; one of her ihNoflu pieces was an old
| but very touching drama entiticd Agnes DE
| were" II was something Of the " Miss Mutton"
| order. being the story Oi u wife who from some
lnrtuiious cir suu stances was compel nd tO lraV"
| home husband and little son. Not our own
| Nube Morris wcpt more copi0uslJ than Char
lotto CHAMPION did IN mat role. played the
| from me in sheer sympathy with her griol. ana
| that the shouldcrs ol MY nan IN jacket were
| dr.nrhed with the tears sh" shed
| But her talent was not combined to tragedy. ns
| she "A ted comedy with u dash aud spirit quite
r. UnrkNhlr. ana ~ M nSiNn - ol nff N"rSHiilty
| may mention. that IN lsoo she played an IN
gagem.nt at the National Ihoatr' Boston. opyn-
! lnE i'm i!n nni mex Hclrrn lowed 10y NJV-
| nck and Hifiurd Ill.,. tho FIR time the two
| latter characters were played IN this country 10y
IaD,i,g was a favorite part with her. and she
| was acknoW 'dgnd To- bee moro than ord marty
good IN cor male pnris She wns the nrst ic-
pale NHg'1pn in the United States Adah
| Hi'd her Mi<Gpd. as did all her SUCCESSORS In
she Was n woman Of an original mind. and
| sfruah uut IDEAS for hHrs III; al the same 4 nin
! she had many at the weaknesses AMI ee"entrici-
| tirs which 40 often accompany genius. ON the
pr.nriUic that great wit to madness nearly Is
One bitter cold night. aftor performing Ma
| jumped on her horse ~ her stage costume and
! rode through the streets 10 her house. followed
hya crowd. VINO were naturally attracted by
on nnothcr o'casion she volunteered for n
hrnrnt al tho National rhpatrr. and was starred
was considered to- rank next to Celeste
During Me prrivfmhn,v rpe WIS althc kcd
n h.nd She -r.z a tiie ,,''o- h.iiin and IRAN
ed Us 'ontrnts. THIS dfauet uned her with
| what some Di.l " Dat d courage. So that ssh u
! the combat took place she was eager for the
ray. l.. i. Roys. a slow-golns. heavy harmless
a.tor was tlr Ml'9Wei. AN NJ IS Crtuf9n
drove him about TIE stag witt! tn same "aS that
4l.y wings ntNy. and 40 .u-t l'o} sw "Dl s'd %
| h-ilt n good earn II. m ot yer ~ defend MIN
| self. nally hc fell On the ST =" from sheer rN-
Nuu-tiun. anl had 10 ,nrri,d o. has, dr. So iua
| r'uul and have rtsiora'iN applied. In t'll .n-
r"-tlry hr dc Jared mat hr never Wac 80 over
goo" rod IA all las cAprrle e.. -iId lad 10 i.-,Ai
A. f.r temper Charlotte CHAMPION was
! perfect vnIcuuu-ii NOT in ful namr. WHY. tian.
b ~mo'd rn- lire. ready io burst ,u' ANY
Ia tne W., shc WIS 4i'.sl tho Little s.li.u-
/ w! lui l.t "u in Nnli mons. .' ar I.--A -
50 'u.l 50 t ui d. u'f N'' Won ~" li-iIn 'iN'n
' i.iA a.i I"llNu ili Hu+N'Ni iI' tiitiN
! WHO cannot boar ~ f'ss. though DOB it'.V'f~fy
| their Nfei iuw' hr" 'rHA-hi iuri'. Sh" M"uld
D., engaged 10 theatre for % stfr en-nc"ln' ii
| - two W.rh-. would open g. ma.,nil rni
| Auu- tlai 3d. ala le cnr!.aule.l iA Arl 9. tn-.
| wnl b &C. nli,toly turned her h"nt. and th" so'-
aud nrht She would not play. for the worst of
r'u~gns. Nevertheless no mater how olt.n
another anrnerfnen, immediately
In the seasons of lsj6- CHAR .ptte Champion
| NJ, and IN isss and / $50 "a. W. "n.,aa.ed e.
| h"r stay Ma hri'l SHE went tot Ns National IN
a." sam" >riiy. ynf th"n'n t. lnr y N"tona
Afi.r tlll- -n-i.s, nl,ni hor star at; she ooull
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