The Osceola times., 1882-09-16
LANGTRY AND NILSSON.
The Actress and the Singer whom Mr.. Alb
hey is to Bring Across the Atlantic.
New York sun.

New YORK sun.
Mr.. Henry f. Abbey, the theatrical
manager, arrived from England yester-
day. He has engaged Mrs. Langtry, the
London professional beauty, and Nine
Christine Nilsson, the prima donna, for
American tours next season, and Mr.
Henry Irving for the season after that
besides leasing Mr.. Irving's Lyceum
theatre for the period of the actors alb
sence from London.
"What is your opinion of Mrs. Langtry
as an actress?" Mr.. Abbey was asked.
"She is not great one" he replied
"and could not stand criticism as such;
but she is perfectly at ease on the stage
notably lady-like, and so unassuming that
she gets the good will of an audience
right away. At least that has been the
case in England, and she has drawn tre-
mendously during her provincial tour in
that country. Of course, there is no fore
telling the result of her venture here
She will sail for New York September
80, and probably open October %, but at
what theatre has not been decided
After her season in this city she will
make a round of the large cities, playing
in She Stoops to Conquer The Unequal
Match, 'Rosalind, and The Honeymoon.
The supporting company will come over
with her. should have preferred an
American organization, but, aside from
the difficulty Of getting one together at
this late day, it will be better for Mrs.
Langtry to be surrounded by actors with
whom she is familiar. She is little more
than an amateur, you know, and must be
given every possible help in the ordeal
of facing a strange people"
"What is your opinion of Mrs. Langtry
as a beauty"
81 do not think she will disappoint
reasonable expectations, though some OF
her charms are of no practical value on
the stage Her wonderfully clear COM
plcction, for instance, has to be painted
over, and her beautiful hair might as well
be wig. If she is greatly admired by
American audiences-as | hope and ex-
pect-it will not be because she is the
most beautiful woman ever seen on the
stage, for she is not, but because she is
both beautiful and winsome. She all the
while has manner of wishing you To
like her, and of doing her best to please.
| think she is the most unaflectedly,
ladylike woman ] ever saw on or off the
stage"
Il suppose her husband will not ac-
company herr"
"No. Her travelling companion will be
a lady distinguished in London polite so
ciety, but ! am not at liberty to divulge
her name"
Possibly Mrs Labouchere, wife of the
editor of TRUTH
"My lips are sealed, positively. But I'll
tell you the name of a celebrity who is
10 come along. Kate Pattison, the juven-
lie actress of the company, is a protegee
of Emily Faithful, who will make the
tour with her.
How much do you really pay Mrs.
Langtry"
"a high price. 1t is easy to believe
that much, when ii is considered that
she is a great financial success in Eng
land, and has by no means exhausted
her popularity there. But people would
have no reason TO credit the figures if
gave them, and would have TO multiply
them by two in anticipation of your
readers dividing them by two"
"What about Nilsson"
"She sails October II, and is to sing
fifty times through the country in con-
certs and oratorios. The company is not
completed. A young Swedish nobleman,
who has sung with Nilsson in Paris, will
probably be the tenor, and Del Puente
the baritone; and the Boston Quintette