The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
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Do,l. are lust as reckless III ~.
TeoP.e =, actors and singers. Ihey
aino around the terms hieau' etc
n'uS naItamnered ~overDearInS' e'o,'
as About thinking of verifying their sta',
49,. or indeed. of thinking Oh th1"
NH after they nave been uttered. L
,ana over heard people say 'ha' -"
na .asn certain things and kno" '"e
40 ho trne that were utterly ialse'
$500 told me that ModjesHa hau d soai
ha- neck the result Of a persouai : !"
n,n1er win a Jealous lover, ana nat u
-. ,.aro y band or something 10 hiu.
Tho woman knew when she toi'
,b,t story that it was tnot }"
IN . Deliberate lie, but she dlu hot
800 .L,r , knew it also. When toio
hnm,b.t What she said was false, mat l
nsd snen Modieska's neck without a"N
! Iaca hand or chain a hundred
,:,ns anS there was ~ scar thcie' an" ~,
,h,t | also knew that She had never "a'
- encounter with il Jealous lover, loi
a. ~, lover she ever had was the man
u.yriad the woman stuck to 1t, ne
$40 sba had made the charge; but she
- ha,tar She afterward pu3llshed
# because the public like I" feau 'uon
stories but | think her conscience must
hay. troubled her. For some reason or
other these photographers nave very ''''c
conscience. They can see no h'rhi !"
making a statement about a pHi'iic cla.-
scter that they know to be laise IL II
makes a good story. am sorry 10 say
| that managers rather encourage th's SOFT
If thing. II don't care what you say
.bou, nv star said a manager 10 nae
once. so long as you keep her name ID
the naner." Henry Mapteson. the nus
band of Marie Roze, was the most utter
fled of this sort OF manager, ana ne con
sidered stories about qu,rreis between
his wife and other prime 0an the pes'
| advertisements in The world. MISS hel-
| loco and Marie Roze would be sitting
and chattering atfabIv in the green room
when the account Of their last encounter,
10 which Miss Kellogg succeeded IN lea
vino the prints Of het nails on Marie
Hazr checks, Wuuid bt gong over TIC
local press. The public finally get tlTcu
IF tins, and young Henry had to trN
another tack. believe the virtues OF
his wife and how the croWned heads
wanted her as d moral exam pie at the
courts, was his last item.
Imet a man the other lay who has SO
little faith IN these newspaper stones OF
celebrities that be defended the vlrtur
Of Rernhardt, and said that the stories
aoainst her were mere inventions OF tie
r.portorial brain. He even went SO taf
As 10 say that the Prince of Wales was 4
man of high moral character and an
Evangelical Christian gentleman.
You nave seen the arrival and read The
interviews with Messrs. Abbey and Han-
erly ID the daily papers | wonder II III
reading them you were struck hy the IN
intentional humor Of the managers com
munication.. Mr.. Ashley tells us what
a true woman" Mrs Lanetry looks anG
we can only think that her looks belle
her. A true woman Could no more he Il
professional beauty than Il professional
beauty could be d true woman. have
no doubt that she bears herself with
unaffected digaity, and that Sue is
'.without a tin9c of affectation.' it Is
the charm OF her maEneI as well as the
beauty of her face that have given Mrs.
Langtry her vogue. ''Sie is anxious to
visit the United States says Mr.. Abbey,
land will be terribly disappointed if she
fails to CHARM In this she is not I'M
like Mr.. Abbey's other star, Nine. Nils
son, who is fairly crazy to get back
here OF course she is; they al. are.
Here is where they make their money,
and Europe is where they spent it. Bern
hardt never made over $4,000 a year in
Paris; in America she made nearly $3.50
900. With such a possibility before them,
| have no doubt but that they are all
fairly crazy to get here" Ii they could
do as we'll in Europe they would not be
so crazy. We are very glad they are
coming, because if Mahomet can't 90 10
the mou ntain he is very glad to nave tile
mountain come to him To nave all Eu~
rope 5 musical and dramatic attractions
at our doors is d great luxury, but we are
willing 10 pay for 1t.