The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-21
A CHAT WITH MISS roy SrAMWI7z
The First Appearance In New York Of n Lady
Who has PInyed Deforc the knIser.


And so this is the first time you appear
before New York audiencc2'
Tho question was addressed to an Ammonium
beauty OF noble stature. whose unusual dash
and clan Of bcarlne promised well for her rem
dcrinG Of the r6lo Of Nessaiind. which she has
selected for her opening at tho Broadway The
atro tonight.
Yes" replied Mile. Won S,amwitz, my first
appearance before n New York audience. have
played in nearly all tho largo cities Of central
Europe and in America. hut never in New York
and | am nervous about its verdict on mo-
which. every one tells me. will make or mar my
career. How did / come TO select tho part Of
Nessaindy | will tell you. The play. only
written n short time ago. struck me by its
grandeur and It's love scenes between the En-
press and the young Marcus. Seeing in Msssd-
linda mosnic Of tenderness. cruelty, love, en-
price. drawn with cxtraordinnry power and un.
adopted and trans nted for me-. IL Is tho story
% WesSdlud's last love- in fact her first and last.
Young Marcus, who has learned To- despisp
tho Empress falls in love with the beautiful
woman without knowing who she is. You can
imagine the scene when the discovery Is made.
She pcrsuadcs him that his hatred is folly. She
receives him Mt her Temple OF Venus. They are
interrupted 10y his mother. He dies by that
mothers hand The Empress comes in splen-
dor to make him hers in face Of all the enrth.
She finds him dead. The two women. the En-
press and the mother meet beside his body.
ON! You must come and sec the play. II is
Might ak YOU. madame where you ac-
CURED your English. You sp"nk very we'll"
= In America. | liked the language from the
first and that. Won know. s n great point. and
now even think in it,. 1t is not an easy Ian
guaee. Indeed. the first two months | often
wall | was cnragcd with myself that could
not learn II at once. Then would pick up my
book aHd nd 60 at It again with clcnchcd tooth"
went on Nc stagcf You seem not well out Of
Sixteen. on. how | trcmblcd when | went
on the stage for the FIST time! Nervous Is not
me name ior i. Ny fret part was Mary S'udlF
sh hal never frreet tEa, night If was to live
Or MI. Mars or Deiazci--to choose from
your own sex and profession y
Precisely. Since that niglt eight years have
ned. and have seen many first appcarances.
DO YOU know that men arr usually more fright
encd than women Let me tell you an episode
IN my lite. played in Berlin on the birthday
OF the eldest son Of our Fritz. You know when
our princes reach their tenth year. they enter
the army and become soldiers. So. in comuli-
ment 60 the occasion. the officers Of the Guard
ters in the play. which was entitled Dns Crosse
Jahr Z The Grc1t Year ,. referring to the Ger
mun-F rencn war. The female characters were
taken by addresses. and waecnst Tor Ge'1nogid.
press, Fritz. Ludwig of Bavaria, the King and
Queen of SGxouy. dukes. durhessps. counts.
and barons OF the court. foreign ambassadors.
all in full unLform-oh. II WINS = splendid
sight Ms the Emperor entered the house.
and the people shouted and the music struck up.
\ prologue was 10 be spoken Tn" man 10
speak IL was the Baron Won /. ! do not de-
sire to mention his name, MS h. Is dear friend
Of my family. Captain Of the Guard who wears
the iron cross Of the first order upon his breast.
He stood AZ tho wing. dressed rs herald and
pnle MS u sheet. ! saw he trembled in every
limb. Why. Herr won l. said |. ! hope
havc been under fire whcn $50 cnnnons
brlchcd their balls against us. did not from
bic then, but tO-night-oh. heavens would it
We're oyer tried 90 culm him. and rs he was
ienrfully pale, went down brought up a pot oi
rouge. and. amid the laughter ~ his friends.
laid It ihickly on his chpcks. SO YOU see war
rior. tremnle rs well NJ women.
When | think q! Monday night tremble
now. though | know how good Americans ar
TO all artists on their first nights No one feels
that or loves them moro than do"
In private conversation Miss Won Stamwit2
speaks with great spirit and energy. and the
modulutiJn OF her voice. the play Of her lea-
lures. her gestures. and her movemc nts are all
highly dramatic.