The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-07
FAIRY FAY.


an ARGUS representative last Thursday
morning, as the latter found his way up tc
| her apartments at the Harper House. The
door was opened and the reportorial visitor
Mascotte OJirette and other musical roles
in which this charming vocalist has achiev.
ed such well'earned reputation. The
lady was very becomingly attired in gar
net dress, while a hat of the same color
and material ornamented, with white
feather. sat jauntily upon her head.
'And so you want to interview me, dc
you," said the hostess, as she requested her
guest to be seated and also drew chair
for herself before the CRATE fire burning in
her parlor.
''Such is my base design" replied the
journalist whereupon Miss Templeton re-
marked, My age of course comes first, but
as I am young and unsophisticated, and
cannot show you our family bible, will
have to prove that part of my life by my
mother, who always travels with me.''
Gam / fond Of the stage?" said she
in repeating question, t'Of course I
am very partial to it, as I love
the excitement of such life. 1t is
especially agreeable when you feel that you
have pleased an audience, and almost
feel discouraged when sing before cold,
undemonstrative set of people. l think
can tell whether piece is pleasing the au-
dience, even if no applause is heard, for
there is something which 1 cannot define.
which makes me feel that the piece is CIV
ing satisfaction"
what is your favorite character 2"
Oh, Bettind in the 'Mascotte The score
is better adapted to my voice than any
part ever played, besides like the lines
ment. Isuppose I also like it better from
the fact that my audiences have been kind
enough to think that / can render that
character better than anything else, and so
I begin to think that it is my character.
In addition to the really good plot of The
Mascotte, it has some beautiful harmo-
MES and what you call taking airs Of
course don't mean as much so as Pima
fore, but still the Messenger song and the
'Gobble' duet always become popular after
the opera is given, and everybody seems
able to catch some strain that makes the
opera more popular the second time it is
heard
In reply to a question, Miss Templeton
stated that she had passed her life in
the south and until the present
season had never been farther north or
west than Washington. She liked the
west very much but did not think the au-
diences were as enthusiastic as those com
posed of southern people. The latter, if
they liked anything in q performance, al
ways made themselves heard, but the
western audience were more chary of their
noise.
The visitor picked up book of poems
proved to be Owen Meredith's Lucille"
In doing so the act attracted Miss Temple
toms attention, and she remarked: Eyes, I
am very fond of poetry, and am particu
larry partial to Lucille" | think there
are more beautiful thoughts, and at the
same time more truisms expressed in that
volume than any other author except
[ have always wondered
why Lucille" has not been set to music
and made an opera, for the verse
renders it well adapted FOR a musical pro.
duction, and the plot might be made
striking feature of its presentation. / have
always thought that | would like to imper-
senate the character of Lucille and per-
haps may have that pleasure"
Miss Templeton concluded the converse
ton by expressing herself as pleased at the
thought of returning to Rock Island during
the latter part of the month.
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