Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-15
LANGTRY.
The Professional Beauty and Amateur Actrrss-How she Looked and How She

The Professional Beauty and Amateur
 Actrrss-How she Looked and How She
 Acted.
 Fenale beauty, we are told, has been the delight aud torment Of the world ever since 1t began. We all know that hands one face or e splendid form has moIe than once changed the course Of the worlds history, and that a Helen, Lucretia or a Cleopatra has ever been more potent than an Alexander, Caesar or q Napoleon. Men of all ages and chimes mve never ceased to worship Ut the shriue of female beauty, and It IS not at all to be wondered at that the most advanced civilization of modern times has produced form of entertainment known as professional beauties. They pervade every strata Of the public show from the c rces of the can-can and the circus to the most resplendent stars of the Shakspearean drama. Soclety-eute, elegant sOciety-nas its profeSsed beau- ues, and Mrs. Langtry, fresh from the smiles of royal prince, the confessed star of a constellation of English beau ties, treais the American boards as the "wonder of tue hour" And what of her! Critics nowhere so decidedly disagree as 
 the theme of poets and philosophers without end.
 B au }, thou wild, fantist ape,
 Who dOst Iu -v'ry country chang thy shape, QHeFe b.g. k; theie bro n; here tawny' and there
 whIt-
 Tn n ti.tr'ter who cumply'st with ev'ry sight.
 Who Ea,t To cert4in what nor where.
 And SO We have no criterion nor GUS tom but simply taste which seems to .raFaa Narr th.s apOiogesic prologue let's to our sub feet. Mrs. Langtry IS handsome, woman Dut one may see as handsome eyeu afsec her own model, any time and any where Iu England, where female fairness Is rare, she would certainly pass for Q rara avis, bur on tue continent pr m America, she would only be consider ed 'passing fuii." Her head IS superbly poised upon neck and shoulders which are the most perfect and handsome fea- lures of which she may boast. The fea- tues of her face, which are regular aud symmetrical. are of the Grecian type, though no hneaments show intellect. Her brow, perfectly formed. IS not ma jsstIc nor intellectual, and her eyes though full aud grey and striking are cold. deptnless aud soulless and not such as "rain influence" H-r nose Is Of the proper conventional artistic mold, bat weak m character as Is also her mouth which i- too large aud straight, the lips being thin and PassiOnless. Her eyebrows would not start a sonnet but her beautiful brown hair is worthy poets pen any tune; it was simply and tastefully arranged and with the clear and honest color of her soft complexion .Na ffa than It really was. In turth, Mrs. Laugtry possessed no feature at all un- usual, but Pope tell us
 ''.TIs not a ip. or eye we beauty call.
 Bur the Joint force and full result of all.
 Ani with the Jersey Lily it is har- mrpy and grace of her head and face that have won for her such fame. She Is no beauty to drive poets mad or make lovers sigh, for she IS rather a correct and faultless model for the painter and sculptor. fer beauty is par excellence statuesque--for 1t is almost as ex- pressionless aa marble itself-even in conversation, the gaiety Of exchange of wit or loving banter her features failed tn light up or her eye to reveal lustre. In manner she has grace and simplicity itself-Indeed what We most expected f tion-a htile uf 1t would have been pleasing, for it would have hei htened her beauty and given vivacity to her act ing. which at all times was spiritless and not uufrequeutly positively dull. An actress she can never he- for at her best she will be but indifferent well. Her voice IS full and clear and mellow toned n conversation. but m the upper notes, harsh and grating. Thus Is the Jersey Lily. She would never have created the Trojan War, nor caused the expul- sion of the Tarquins, nor cost Mark Antony the world. She Is for the studio or the court reception, for in tasteful roles
 '-she moves goddess. and she looks queen"
 Miss PattesOu, the vivacious and win ming support, whom no sculptor would ever choose as a model for the marble, win a world Of heprts, where Mrs. Lang try would go uaheeded.-COlumbus (OhioJ Gazette.