Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-14
GENEvIEvE WARD.
Something About the Coming
Dramatic Star.

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Dramatic Star.
Miss Genevieve Ward, the actress
to appear here in "Forget-Me-No
next Monday night, is a native OF New
York City, but never performed there
until recently, and is entirely new to
the play-going people here.
She is described as a lady of medium
stature, has an abundance Of dark
brown clustering hair, a mouth Of ex-
IRENE mobility Of expression, while
her features are regular and prepos-
sessing. Her manner is said to be per-
fectly unaffected, with no trace Of
stage about it. She won, during her
earlier years abroad, success as an
American actress second only to that
Of the late Charlotte Cushman.
The renowned histrionic lady is a
devoted artist, and has enjoyed supe-
rior educational and professional ad-
vantages, having been trained for the
lyric stage, upon which she has
achieved success, but her voice failing
she adopted the drama.
Notable among her triumphs was
an engagement at the Adelphia Thea
Ter, London, where she performed for
1862 nights in the Prayer in the
Storm" playing two parts, mother and
daughter. Afterwards at the Drury
Lane Theater she performed Re
becca," in Ivanhoe, and at the Crystal
Palace she appeared in An
%tigone;" also at the Gaiety as
"Fazio," MRS. Halter" "Belvidera"
in Venice Preserved; "Emclia"
in "Othello" and Juliana in the
Honeymoon" She made a great hit
as Emilia, being regarded as a care
full, painstaking actress, who always
endeayored to do her best. AT Dub
lin, when the American Rife Team
visited there some years since, Miss
Ward appeared on the stage as Hiber-
MIA, clad in white and green, speaking
a prologue, beginning ROBBED rs Hi
hernia here l stand, like your guests
in dear old Ireland" The audience
went wild with enthusiasm on this
occasion, andi was some time before
reason was restored.
At a later period Miss Ward en-
.joyed a great reception at the
theater Porte St. Martin, Paris. She
speaks French and Italian as easily
and huently as she does English, and
can act as we'll before a French audi
ence as before an American one, HeI
first appearance in this country was a;
Jane Shore, a strong and effective
character, in which Julia Dean in her
day, a generation ago, was great, and
which was acted in London wei zoe
nights by Miss Heath. Miss Ward il
also excellent in "Medea," aud hal
appeared in this country as Lady
Macbeth, also in Henry VIII and
other plays Of equal distinction. The
gifted lady is a grand daughter
Of the late Gideon Lee,
many years ago the mayor of New
York City, and her father, now an
elderly, gray bearded gentleman, j;
still living.
The play Of Forget me-not,' to b.
presented in this city, is the sole prop
erty Of Miss Ward, at least, so far al
its public presentation is concerned
she having won the right to it by
recent decision Of the Courts, and
also a verdict Of $4,000 against
prominent New York manager fol
having infringed upon her rights. L
is pronounced a mastery, well writer
drama, the part Of the heroine being
precisely adapted to the star actress
talents. Miss Wards leading supper.
is Mr.. Frank Clements, who appeared
here with Modjeska, and who is un
der engagement to that lady in he.
next tour through this country.