Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-18


Her Impression Of a Six Months
Tour, and What She Thinks OF
Journalists.
Washington Special.
Mrs. Langtry recently closed a success
full engagement in this city of three
nights and one matinee. A lady who
was accorded an interview with her
gives, in The Baltimore Sun the follow
ing as the result Of her observa tons:
She was dressed in a short walking
costume Ct dark-blue serge; vest of
basque covered with rows of narrow
a girdle of satin ribbon looped in d
| bunchy bow in front. Her hat was a
tooue, matching the dress in color, and
a short mask veil of beaded net held the
fluffy bangs down close to her faco. Her
back hair was arranged in a loose knot,
low down on her neck. Fine features,
an exceedingly arch expression, but a
very large mouth, make UP her clai IN to
beauty. There are many more beauti-
full women in this vicinity, but very few
as stylish. Her hands are exceedingly
pretty, and fairly glittering with dia-
monds and emeralds.
Presuming that the initial point OF at.
TACK would be her impressions of Amer
lea, she had the question almost answer
Ell before it wa put. With a laughing
nod she said: 81 am in love with Amer
lea. 1t is a country which grows on you.
Oh! you would laugh if you could look
back, as | can; to my terror Of coming
b%roached, and my tour here Of six
months spoken Of, it seemed an eternity.
l could not bear to think of it. Spend
ing six months in a foreign land was out
of the question. 1 consented, in tears,
to think it over, and left England weep
ing torrents. 1t seems very ludicrous
now, but | was entirely in earnest then.
Now that six months are nearly gone, I
scarcely know how time has flown. and
my days and nights have been busily oc-
cupied. l am working hard, rehearsins
new parts and improving on gay old
ones"
"You must have had some curious ex-
periences?"
"Indeed, |. have. Now, when l said
l had not met many people, 1 did not
mean to ignore newspaper folks. | GER
tainly l have met them everywhere,
and by all accounts they have seen me-
do a great many things that never m
tered into my brain at all. They have
terribly mlsrepresented my actions and
do ,yon know, l have grown quite pink
with vexation trying to have a fact truth
on their Imagination that l am afraid of
them"
And here Mrs. Langtry fell to moral
izing. II wonder why men are so e
They say such cruel things, and l believe
just to show their wives or sweethearts
what superior beings they are any way;
and If a woman chooses to put herself
on n pinnacle, she must submit to be a
target"
give you their opinion with a refreshing
freedom??'
Indeed, they do; but I can't com.
plain Of my treatment. l have been
criticised, though l long for the day
when every personality will be forgot
ten, and worth as an artist alone judged.
l find Americans must have truthful,
n more here e cf taIens ,han t Hesy DO in th E j
land. There the principal qualification
tain amount of aptitude, too; but here
your actresses, mary of them have
grown what would be considered quite
passe in England; and yet that is for
gotten in their glorious talent."
"Do YOU read criticisms in the daily
papers now?"
mo; very rarely. 1 read a story this
morning about my going to a New York
hotel to beg Miss L.anst.y's pardon, and
how l looked weary end haggard, with
fearful eyes and dilapidated appearance
generally. and l have laughed a good
deal owe Il. 1 cannot remember any OF
the above sensations, only that l was
sorry to part with the dear girl, and l
might have cried over that
DO you propose remaining on the
stage?"
Yes; I hope to, for ten years, at least.
I like the profession, and l want to sue
ceed."
The Jersey Lily regretted that p esi-
dent Arthur was not in town.
~ am told he is very handsome. and
[ would so like to have met with him.
Now, is he really so handsome?"
The answer is not given, but it is to be
presumed that the lady was candid
enough to admit that he is.