The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-31
R0sHBLLE.
WHAT the Missouri Nedos has 20
Say for Herself

WHAT the Missouri Hedes has 70
Say for HerssH
ST. Louis P.>t- Dispatch.
''Csn | see Mrs. Sherwood ?" auired
a Pos, Dispatch reporter Of the ny mph
n the bell at 1906 Olive street, yester-
day afternoon.
''Please walk in" And the scribe
was ush cred into IN apartment
where group Of young ladies we're
pointing out to each other mysterious
jokes in Q couple Of books they were
reading, each bit of humor necessita-
ting a general eiegle. After watch.
ing this proceeding up to a point
where the reporter began making
mental bets with himself Is to which
girl would laugh next. a light
step was heard upon the stairway, and
Mrs. Sherwood-or, as she is better
known throughout the State. Roshelle
the chamber. She is an
impressive-looking woman. whom one
would instinctively single out Of q
crowd n = remarkable. an interesting
person. Her beauty IL Of the brunette
blonde order, her hair being dark and
massey, while her eyes are blue; her
complexion is faultless, and the chisel-
ing Of her features admirable. Many
people would call Roshelle a beauti-
fol woman. and with the adventurous
all 81 Costume and makeup there is
no doubt that hers must be a strik-
inglv pretty face even rs it is she
has very little To demand of nature in
this regard. RosheIls's best feature j.
her voice it Is wonderfully musical
and wonderfully well modulated; there
Is a sonorou-ness aud music in it
which n once arrests the interlocutor
and makes him wish that she would
go ON talking abnut ANYTHING. OF
course there is certain not aifecia-
lion exactly and rot exactly art
about this well managed modula,ion !;
probably the best name for it would
I've a consciousness Of It's melody which
forces itself upon the nearer unwill-
ingly. and makes him aware that
science rs well ~ nature are conspir-
ing for his entertainment. There Is
much about R"-he!le which recalls
Mary Anderson. both in her generous
curves and ir her frank. open c"un-
tenance and it is quite safe to say that
she has richly merited the success
which has already crowned her. After
the inevitable meteorological conf
dences had been exchanged, the way
farer venture,i small compliment on
her voice whereupon she said: "You
knew it was originally my intention
to 60 upon the lyric stage, but NV
voice is q contralto and ! could find
nothing which was in character rs
we'll as in range what wanted"
''How did you come to make your
.iebute?"
1T has been nv dream ever since
childhood. l have thought Of it.
longed for it, prayed for il. In fact l
NAV cav that was forced upon the
stage by the stress of circumstances. !"
"Your range seems to he very
nearly that Of Mary Anderson. Are
you modelins yourself upon herr"
''Indeed, no. This question has
been often asked me before by people.
who. because I play "Evsdva" and
"Ingomar" ard the "Hunchback,"
imagiu that l am aping Anderson.
This is not the case. l have only
seen Miss Anderson twice, and | think
that there will be found very little
similarity in our interpretations. OF
course am only q debutante, and !
confess that my work is full Of crudi-
ties, but for all that it is original. l
want to be judged entirely on nv mer-
its. l am no society woman. / have
no cliques or clubs y push me forward.
l am to be Judged entirely on my
acting, and on that alone am either
to be received or rejected. 1t is .
fact that l have made success in the
provincial towns. BY the way !
notice that one Of the papers speaks Of
nv carrying the small towns. l don't
think that such places as Kansas City.
St. Joseph. Atchison, the Bluffs and
Levenwor,h can properly be desiguat.
Ell in that way"
"You open here ON the Both. l be-
lieve!"
eyes. in Evaden.
"What have you underlined for
the week? 7"
"Evsdne, Love. the Hunchback,
Insomar and the Honeymoon"
Is 'Evsdne' your favorite?"
Il like it very much. but want
you to say about my 'Evadne' that |
have only played it four or FIVE times.
aud that GU all these plays I have had
only few months of actual work. /
don't say this for an apology. or TO be-
speak more lenient criticism. but
simply to explain some OF the crudi-
ties which I know will be found in
them. l don't claim to be q great
actress YET. l am as much of sn ex-
pertinent 10 myself as ] am to the
public. am putting myself on trial,
ard il the verdict is that | have not
art. have not talent. have not genius
even, then the sooner am informed
II il the sooner l will step dawn and
,ut. want Ia make my dehuie, nv
zeal debuie. in st. Louis. which is
ny own town. and Ivy the judgment
Il this city am prepared to stand Or
ALL"
"Do you feel very nervous about
~"
"No. ] can't say that do. l feel
imply that am testing myself. And
hen, you know. the hope that springs
fernai in the human breast makes me
,>l;evo that the result Of the eYneri.