The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-11-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE


that all the counties" have been heard
from and the returning voters have
told their last story of what good
time they had visiting their friends of
course-everything is running as
smoothly as if no cyclone had carried
all before it. 1t took our breath away
at first. You probably never saw
returned voter. [ don't care how
neatly he goes away or what nice
cut of clothes he has purchased just to
go home to vote, he generally returns
like one might imagine Bardolph Pts
tol or FallstaR returned from q two
weeks residence at Dame Quiksly's
tavern, at Eeastcheap, and what
nose he has Well, as Bardolph said
on the death Of Falstatf,, 'the fuel has
gone out that maintained the fire."
very few voters return until the appro-
priation is exhausted.
While in Baltimore City the other
evening your correspondent noticed
bills posted with the name of Miss
Minnie Madderu as 'Chip" in Mr. Cal
lahau's play of Fogg's Ferry. I took
occasion to call at the Guy Hotel
where Miss Madderu was stopping,
knowing she would be pleased with
anything from the West and certainly
would be glad to see a correspondent
of the SUPERIOR TINES. Sending up
my card | was cordially received not
only by the charming little lady but
also by the wife of her manager, Mrs.
Hatline. II hope you will excuse me
a moment" she said, Il have forgot
ten to write cue for the leader of the
orchestra" }" and with this remark one
hundred pounds of the most beautiful
little actress on the American stage or
any other, dropped on her knees at
the table, not bothering to get chair,
and commenced her writing which
took her but few moments. This
was so graceful, so natural,
that | said to myself, what a lovely
Juliet she would make-the one that
Shakespeare drew. The little body
is so full of what is called personal
that would make the most
grouty critic her friend, and apart
from her acting it was no wonder to
me when looked at this great actress
for she is great that the CONT
of New Orleans turned out for
her, Of which city she is a native, "a
genuine Southern girl barely eigh-
teen. Also at Detroit the soldier
boys visited the theater in a BODY and
presented her with ''tent" of flowers
with a ground work Of smilax and
with tent pins and ropes. The soldier
boys have been slaughtered right and
left-not only the southern soldiers
take pride in doing honor to this little
actress but also the northern warrior
pays tribute to her talent and beauty.
"lf you will come to the Academy of
Music tonight | will see you seated
where you can judge of Fogg's Ferry,
so many of the newspapers have spok-
en- SO highly of me and less of the
play that | would really like to know
what the correspondent of the SUPE-
RIoR TINES has to say about the mat
ter" ! replied that [ would certainly
be there as | could take the midnight
train for Washington. On my arrival
at the theater | was ushered to one of
the best seats in the house, where |
had splendid view of the stage; and
now, Mr. Editor, here is what your
correspondent thinks of the play: that
it is interesting to the audience and it
matters little whether the newspapers
praise or blame, Fogg's Ferry pays,
and whether the play is considered
good or bad, one of the finest dramatic
companies are playing it. | was sur
prised and delighted to see Wash
ington gentleman, we'll known here,
Harold Forsberg, in the cast, Scott
Marble, the author of Rexina, is in
the company, Miss HELEN Ledgwick,
Miss Kate Beebe and Miss Lille
George their names would make
a success of any play, but when the
principal character is played by Hiss
Madderu ''sticks" as they say in the
profession, would whoop 'em up alone.
The first scene of Fogg's Ferry is in
Dakota, l877-1S8O. The ferry house
on Rocky Point. This opens with
William Still, a still one, who, if it
was not for his extreme old age, would
not be bad imitation of the returned
voter [ mentioned previously. He is
a disgusted man generally and hen
pecked, and one consolation, as his
name implies, he is a still one-and
carries it with him until his wife