The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-31
LAUGHING Lolita.
An Interview by Telephone With the ORA
matte Cocktail of the Stage.
She Expresses Her Opinion on Various Sub
jects and Gives Away Newspaper
Secrets.

jects and Gives Away Newspaper
Secrets.
A LIGHT commissioner has called on Lolita,
the pretty. the petite Lolita. ''the inimitable,'
Misunderstanding" dramatic cock alp
and sensitive plant" of the footlights. This
electric phenomenon and lilliputian beauty,
the tea-rose-the sweetest flower that blows
Of her profession had just arisen and was be-
witchingly attired en- negHye. Her uncombed
hair hung freely down her neck or was twisted
into natural beau-catchers on her alabastel
brow. Her dainty feet were encased in pair
of neat slippers, while a suggestion of hose
peeped from beyond. Her mother was pres
ent, an ancient and discreet lady. Lolita is
blonde. A newspaper hend once called her
the "red.headed chandelier kicker" but re-
tribution has come. Lolita is now rch and
her friend grinds out an afternoon paper in
st. Louis.
Approaching, Lolita received the reporte,
with careless grace, then yawned, and wha, o
yawn, OH
.'>he SO crushed and nodded yawn that
it came into society SMILE" Like early
morn in sable mantle clad, she sat her face a
from every curve, limb and lineament. This
Lolita has long and curious history. She
began her career on the variety stage in San
Francisco. 1t was while in California that a
certain crank claimed that the virgin Lolita
was his wife and went so far as to institute
| proceedings for divorce. Years ago When
Ben Debar was the great Falstaff of the stage
Lolita used to second him, and her agile beauty
won every heart. 1t was said that Lolita loved
good natured Ben then as though he were her
father. Each year the fairy sylph makes the
tour of the great cities, and with increasing
popularity. Dan Marbal, who was her lead
ing man for five years, is now doing variet,
business in New York. Last summer the
kind hearted actress took a dozen or more
New York sewing girls to the White noun
tains for vacation. Recently she contribu-
ted one hundred dollars to the newsboys of
New Orleans.
Lolita has been so maliciously maliened
| by libellou, and mendacious reporters
| that she has made it rule never to be inter
viewed at all, not even by lady reporters. As
an instance Of how she Is misrepresented, a
reportorial miscreant of Chicago puts the fol-
lowing words into her mouth on the subject OF
loves kiss: "Love without kiss is like a
harp without hand the rainbow without its
hue the brook without its babble the land
scape without its colors the rose without its
odor; the borealis without its variations; po-
etry without rhyme: spring without sunlight;
garden without foliage, or marriage without
love. The woman who recoils from kiss
does not deserve the devotion OF a manly
heart"
But to return to the immediate presence OF
last finding tongue for his surging thoughts,
III ;pta mt the hr,llia nj ouerv SSEIou
old are your"
"Fourteen," with smile that was childlike
and bland. "How many teeth have you
got?"
"Twenty-two."
"Ten gone, aha!"
"What kind of cosmetics do you deem,
best?'
"Sir, l cannot answer that question. I'm
not a talking advertising bulletin" 'Don't sell
st. Jacobs oil or 'Hostetter's Bitters,' loom
up in full free cups with a cut anywhere, do
you?"
Seeing that he was on the wrong track the
inter, .ewer viewed and tried again. 81 say
of San Antonio?''
''Oh yes" smiling chattily, "the news
papers they are just too kind.
The Express wanted to interview me before
got to my hotel and such dear delightful re-
porter, small hut so intelligent; and there's
Grice, such fine, noble Cal .iage. He adores
me and Pm going to give him diamond shr,
stud before leave. Mr.. Rose, the editor OF
the Jack Rabbit, is whiting au epic on me,
which he is going to print in his paper with
| illustrations. lie has fine dramatic instinct,
and Pm going to have him write me a play,
too. Then there's MIR. frank Caldwell, OF
the Times; he's too, too. lie sends me bou-
quets and things. The'e's Mr.. L. A. Hell; he
has an alias believe Hans Michael or
Mickel-he's so funny and good-natured. He
hires box every day, good soul! Then Mr..
Lafrentz. of the Beobachter, is immensely
itself. He is shy and refining viii far-away
look that is so delightfully."- charming. He
sends me his paper with passages about me
marked With red ink. Pm going to send him
valentine, but don't you tell him about it.
The dramatic critic of the LIGHT too is 50
polite. I like him, though they say he is
married."
The repo, Ter retired at this point of the con-
versation and herev ith presents the results.