New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-01
RETURN or MISS GEORGIA oATTAM
WHAT SHE SAW IN LONDON AND PARIs-HER M
PREssIoNs AND PLANS.

WHAT SHE SAW IN LONDON AND PARIs-HER M
PREssIoNs AND PLANS.
In daintily furnished fiat in West Thirty
fourth-st sat hand little woman whose clear-cut
features and wary hair last by the
porter who sat facing her, surmounting an extremely
Hellenic and extremely becoming garb due TO the artistic
skill and pre- OF Frank Mle In the late lanened Greek
play at the late lamented Booths Theatre. The Greek
dress was now replaced by neat, tight-hting dark
dress OF with gold bradng; In place OF sandals were
tiny slippers and the arrangement OF the heavy
coils hair snacked OF Paris than Athens. Miss
Georgia Cayyan had just got home after the customary
two hours arfare with Custom House officials and
ing from the feminine Indignation at the
arn laws chatting her European experiences.
81 have had an utterly deli ghtful time" said She "and
am only sorry have come back only did 40 be-
cause Mr. Frohman thought might be wanted. and !
find l might Just as well have stayed month or two
longer went over with the intention OF sinking the
shop entirely and trying TO forget had ever been on
stage trieo to make my mind altogether plastic. It
were and ready to receive the slightest Impression.
There were only three theatres in London which
thought deserving OF a second visit the Haymarket,
where tho Bancrotts playing Fedora the st.
James, where Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall 1.-THE latter OF
whom look upon as the Agnes Booth OF England and
of course the Lyceum, where Irving and ken Terry
are Irving liked In the Lyons Mall and was dsap-
pointed in him as Shyioek, but Ellen Terry. though
preston. Lillian Russell was singing IN virginia aud
Paul while there and though failure at first and
handicapped by wretched company and setting,
10 be becoming favOrite. My great treat, however,
was in PARIS: They were playing the tLdpus Iyran-
nus the Theatre Fraueais and went 10 II three
times cried like baby AT II and dtd not sleep
OF ths night for thinking IT, Ohl the act
ing was superb, and Mounet huly was something too
great for expression did not think the dresses good
as MI MilletB ! may have been wrong regards
their correctness but Pm not far their
picturesqueness went. Then 1 nearly the whole
the company performance gwen Tor tne benent OF
Hungarian actors and have never had such nteat
The audience WAS with enthusiasm, and 20 WIS ].
Then went 10 the Grand Opera and thought 1t per-
feet, 80 different from the performance at CoveDt
Garden. which ust like the opera we have here.
And went to Excelsior, which is marvel OF stage
management and the Hippodrome. OF course. But
Partisan spirit which TO make everything perfect
OF It's sort
EMO | did not SEQ many Americans. There
in London than In Paris did hear. though OF party
and had not 10 the Theatre Francois, and felt
ashamed OF my profession when heard IL.
"What my plans Tor the futurei Well, YOU know
under "A years engagement 10 tho Madison Square,
which l really think Is almost the Theatre Francais OF
America ] shall open there In the fall, suppose.
though II Is quite certain what the play Will be-
II probably will be Marsden's Elsie Dean, but don't
know for certain.
"Yes have read my part OF Elsie. but had rather
not tell you what think OF IT, for you might print II.
and then my manager might scOld me. As TO what
shall do after my year up have hardly thought seh
ousy. Do you know ] am quite content TO 20 work
ing and taking Interest In my work without any
thought OF what IL may lead tot enjoy the work
mere work and have no end 10 which an directing
myself.
There's only thing say, and that is, hope
the Madison Square play will not he Hazel Krke'
and water or even Hazel Kirke without the water"