The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-11-11
REALITIES OF THE STAGE.
Mrs. I.angtry Critically Considered.
Not Daughter OF the Gods. but with
Certain Attributes Most Divinely
ir--Other stage Beauties.

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Joseph Howard, Jr.
Now for Langtry. Is she prcttyY Not spe-
cially What then? Well piquante Nose
does not turn up but il not straight, Her eyes
are langushng in their expression; she has a
Jolly good forehead and beautiful teeth, land,
by the way, how much that counts with a
woman Her throat is-well, her throat
double discounts any swans throat that ever
saw, and il mcanders down to a rounded fig
urc, of what appears to me, perfection The
hands and feet that Sister Langtry displays,
doubtless commends her to the English mind,
but candor compels me to say that they are
too large for ordinary use, and are not pretty
enough for holidays
Temper
Yes, should say she had temper
Pluck?
Her choice OF profession at an age when
most ladies are content TO settle down into
mstronhood answers that 1t has been my
good fortune to see her at rehearsal. First, she
enters, dressed neatly and becomingly in dark
habiliments, with nicely fitting boots and
gloves, illustrating the French proyerb, "Well
glovod well booted, the favorte wins Not
very courteous, not very polite, but straight
forward, healthy womanly, business-like air
about her, which auSurs well for her success
with tho company, and prefgures, | judge,
a favorable estimate by the public.
After looking at her for some little time
said to myself; We'll, this woman is 20
pretty, but she il an undoubtod success, Is,
therefore, physical comeliness an essential
to success on the stage?' Experience would
seem to demonstrate The contrary.
Can yon name an extraordinarily beautiful
woman who is success on the histTionic
board? cannot Take tho leading women
of the metropolitan stage-Miss Sara Jewott
Miss Maud Harrison, Miss Ada Rehan, Miss
May Fielding, Mrs Agnes Booth, Miss May
Turner Miss Rose Coghlan and Miss Adele
Measer-is any one of these notable for her
physical attributes? Obviously not Each
has bright, intelligent, comely face; some
are blessed with q taking figure; others are
not aud yet they arc the reigning favorltes, 40
far as New York is concerned The same is
true of the operate stage Let us look for
moment at the English opera. Clara Louise
Kellogg, Annie Louise Cary, Emma Abbott,
Zelda Seguin- Wallace, not one of them very
pretty, not one OF them even attractive, and
yet every one ~ great iinahciai ana afIsuc
success; An! you say, Dut Adelaide Nou-
son Wen my son, take you up Oh tiia@
Adelaide Nelson had splehdlu eyes ihaghll.
cent halr, wonderful magnetism, ana the worst
inquire that was ever put unpadded on the
boards; 80, you zee, you uoh Kho" "hae you
are taking ABOUT 40
But to return To Lahgtry L had hoped 10
see a periect type OF pnySical suPorGity, ~
STEAD or wilch iouhd very NICE hoPPy-
faced, well-onlit woman, VINO may possibly
Biidc mo o'f own regard, without speclahy
astonishing our professional JHnHhelt VT.
Abbey tells me that ne ana not brI"S her mere
hs beauty, nor AZ an actress, h9' M happy
communion OF 'rninp'e attracHoH ,.'' phe-
nomehai n9toIloty, based On NhAt was al uh,
questionable EnSlsh success soclaily ana
professionally. ne pays hGr an enormous sum
OF money IN addltoh 10 the expenses oi her-
SELF and suite, ana confidently anticipates
most satisfactory reslduum AFTER her de-
partlire.
Ihis question OF physical health, suggested
by look at Mrs Langtrys fuii-bloode9 lace,
and snake OF her blislness-iikc hahd, mas
much more 10 40 with tle stage IMAM most peo-
pie imagine. chahceu 10 PICK up copy OF
chicago paper th,s morning, ana IN II houGea
critcism OF play prodnceo on sunday hight,
thi;'E IL was, IN your cry ana ule Behues
manly ori.lc III wll''ih on one oi inc ia..ies vi
ths cJhpuny, salu 4niso ioohen F'ly
wen, put aiu not give 10 tle part thaG uash anu
abandon which ~ rgUullGu. NOW, MISS