Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-08
tSournaI auo Garrier.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 8. 1881.
La Petite Corinne.


 A Sketch of the Child Actress and Some
 of the Distinguished People She has
 Met.
 The following interesting reference to the graceful little Corinne, who appears at the New Haven Opera House next Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, is found
 'Little Corinne Kimball, who is now im- personating the character of ttOliyette'' at the Providence Opera House, is but seven years old, and it is safe to say that no other American child of her age has been petted by so many distinguished people, or received so many marks of favor, as she has. Cor inne's first appearance in public was at baby show in Boston, when she was two and half yearsold. Shetook Che first prize, 8 handsome gold NSdal. A year afterwards she took part in several concerts with Browns brigade band, where she recited ''The Watermilr' and other pieces, getting a number of en- cores. Her next public appearance was as Buttercup in ''Pinafore, !" at the Boston Mu- scum. She has represented this character 38O times altogether, giving 250 consecutive representations of it. The past season she travelled 35 weeks, under the management of MT. C. D. Hess, and appeared in all the large cities from Maine to Louisiana, and also in the Canadian cities. In Canada she was re- ceived with much distinction by the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise, who made her some valuable presents, and also by Lord and Lady Campbell, who also gave her tokens \ of remembrance. Commander Tracy, of H. \ M. s. Bellerophon, gave her Japanese cab | inet, which he prized very highly, also 8 medal containing three dozen pearls and a | diamond sash pin, with three costly dia- \ monds. He also sent her as a Christmas | present check for $50.
 l President Garfield and his family during her recent visit to Washington, gave her the | blue room at the White House to hold re- | ception in, and three times they sent hand l some flowers to be presented to her on the | stage They also wrote their names in her l album, accompanied by several kindly re- | marks. Gen. Sherman also called upon her, l and, in fact, nearly all the distinguished men | in Washington paid her visit. She has had upwards of 100 handsome l presents, among which 8 gold watch with 1 diamond settings, number of medals one | of which has this inscription Presented | to Corinne at the Grand Opera House, Chi cago as the peerless Cinderella of the world, January, 188O," and another from the police ! of Indianapolis, Ind. In New Orleans she was the recipient of a beautiful onyx slipper, \ set i'll gold.
 ! Corinne's repertoire consists only of ''Pin-
 afore, the Magic Slipper and ''oivette, ,
 but she is soon to add the ''Mascotte," " and l next season she will introduce several new specialties, including songs in French, Ger
 man and Italian. As might be inferred, she
 is very apt scholar, yet she does not seem
 to study hard enough to injure her in any | way. She apparently learns everything with
 out effort, and she is just the same of the
 stage as she is on, full of vivacity and always l ready for frolic.
 The only previous instance of such remark
 able precocity which history chronicles is tha
 of the favorite English actress, Peg Wofhng
 ton, who was contemporary with Garrick, and | who first appeared in E'The Beggar's Opera | when A little older than Corinna D