The Portland daily press., 1882-01-13
New York Stage Beauties
The Galaxy of Handsome Women Behind
The Footlights.
IN. star


New York stage, there are many who are hard
ly known rs prominent actresses-many who
perform the humble duties of members of the
chorus, who trip through the roseate mazes Of
the ballet, or who enter timidly with card on
tray and say with their hearts in their
mouths, 'The Marchioness madame" Many
of these will in year or two become brilliant
stars in the armament Of the footlights, and
some will become fixed stars no doubt, though
the changes in the theatrical planetary system
are generally many and rapid. But of those of
whom we are now to speak some are still quite
humble aspirants for fame, and others are in
their zenith.
One young lady who has excited great deal
of Interest as prospective rival of Siddons is
Miss Margaret Mather. She has not yet az
peared in New York, being still engaged in
study, but she deserves mention here because
of the interest SO generally felt in her. Miss
Mather, like Lochinvar, has come out Of the
West, and her only theatrical triumphs were
with George Edgar, as Desdemona and Corde-
lia but her genius has already made itself ap-
parent. She was taught and trained by Mr..
Edgar, and is now undergoing instruction from
Mr.. j. M. Hill. She is very handsome, but
slightly beyond the medium height, plumply
shaped, with fine form, and with dark eyes
and hair-almost an ideal Desdemona. She is
about IS years old.
Pauline Markham is name that New York
which was young and blooded ten years ago
will remember with thrill as the statuesque
Stalacta of the "Black Crook" when that be-
wildering piece of gorgeousness first burst up
on the world. They will all be glad to know
that the beautiful Markham is living in this
city, prosperous and beautiful STILL She is Of
English birth, and came here with the Lydia
Thompson troupe in 1869, when her singing
won for her voice Richard Grant Whites ex-
travagant term of "vocal velvet" She was
two seasons with Thompson, and then became
the Stalacta of the "Black Crook" She has
recently been playing on the road in a combi-
nation, as Louise, in the 1.-TWO Orphans" and
is said to act very well. She is the wife OF an
whom, however, she is at present separated.
Kate and Emma Bartlett are two New York
young ladies, now playing with Wallack's
company. They are both very pretty and of
the same style of beauty; plump, tall. brown
eyed, and rejoicing in lovely complexion.'
They are the daughters of minister, and lived
up town in fine society style, being known as
excellent amateur actresses. Their talents led
them to the stage, where they have now been
for five years, and all that time at Wallack's.
Rose Wood, who was born, it is believed. in
Philadelphia, is another of the longtime favor
ties at Wallack's. She is tall, fnely-formed,
with large, placid brown eyes, and with fea-
lures almost too regular to admit of the requis-
ite play OF expression. She is the wife OF Mr..
Lewis Morrison, and is now travelling with a
combination of which she is the leading lady.
Nellie McHenry, otherwise Mrs John Web
ster, who is far western girl, is playing with
the Salisbury Troubadour Company, and has
that peculiar type ol fat and saucy beauty
which makes one good-natured at a view of it.
She is the funny one of the troupe, dances and
sings exquisitely, and her utterly unealled-for
giggling always sets the theatre in litter.
She is blonde.
Julia Stewart, who is now the leading lady
with Joe Murphy in Kerry Cow is another
of the same type as Nellie McHenry, so pro-
vokingly exuberant and chubby that even her
photograph causes an infection of laughter.
She has round blue eyes, blonde hair and tip
tilted nose. She is of Scotch English paren-
tage and came to this country with Sothern.
She created the part of the Scotch girl in the
comedy of Engaged
Catherine Lewis is Welsh girl, short and
plump, with round chubby, laughing face,
though her life, if rumor be true, is more tear
full than jolly. She is good singer and plays
foreign characters with excellent force, especi-
ally those wherein innocent ingenuousness is
feature.
Alma Stanley, now playing in Patience" at
the Standard, is also English and tall. She is,
indeed, very tall-almost the average mans
height-and has fine complexion, with brown
hair and eyes, and remarkably long eyelashes.
She came here from England with a burlesque
company, and is the daughter of an English
army officer, who named her Alma in honor of
the battle in the Crimea where he won promo
ton.
Maude Forester, the successor of the great
Idah Isaacs Menken, in the Mazeppa act with
fiery untamed steed, is also native of Eng
land, and also tall and large Of person. Her
family name is Park, and her father was a
lineal descendant of the famous traveller Mum
go Park whose books once so delighted our
grandparents. AS small girl Maude used to
accompany her father in the hunting field, and
is now one Of the most accomplished horse
women of the day. She made her first appear
anee in Covent Garden, London, in the spec
tacle of "Babre and Bizou," and afterward
played burlesque at the Gaiety She came to
this country few years ago. Miss Forester 8
beauty is of the robust order; she is tall and
splendidly formed, with large, serious eyes.
profusiye brown hair and full oval face
Rachel Sanger, who is on the road with n
combination company that is playing The
Colonel" is plump and pleasing person"
with large, dark eyes, and very long, thick
hair. She sings beautifully, and is charming
in comedy, though her versatility takes such
range that she has also played well in burlesque
comic opera and melodrama even taking the
sombre part of Nadia in michael Strogoff. !"
She is the wife of James c. Scanlan. She first
appeared at the Park Theatre two years ago,
but began her career in England in burlesque
parts. BOB
Pauline Hall is bright comic singer, who
has been rect ntly engaged at the Casino. She
is admirably formed, as the audience is gener-
ally made aware by her pink costumes, has
beautiful oval face, remarkable for its sweet
expression, and is of medium height. She
halls, with many others, from that land which
gories in its finest climate, biggest trees and
largest millionaires, as well as its pretty girls
California
Emily Rigl is famous with our theatre-goers
as one of the ravishing danseuses of the "Black
Crook" ten years ago. when her sister Betty
was the great fantastic star. She and her sister
came from Vienna together at that time, but
Betty married and Emily determined to culti-
vate the legitimate. She is now an excellent
actress, playing foreign parts with fine effect.
She is tall and willowy, and 1.-THE as a serpent
in her movements, with jet black hair and eyes
and an olive complexion. Her sister Betty s
husband is Mr.. Whitney, brother of the gem
tleman who is engaged to Miss Kellogg.