New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
MISS LILLIAN RUsSELUS SoLILOQUY

Miss Lillian Russell, who has recovered from
her recent dangerous Illness and Is singing nightly AT
the Casino to large houses received TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday in the pety furnished aud cosey parlor OF
the modest little house on seventeenth-s'"
Where she is now living with her mother
! "I am horribly AFRAID OF newspaper men," she began
Ialways say something shouldn't and then they print
1t and get into trouble However you have promised
not to ask any awkward questions don't mind telling
you about my plans for the future and anything else
you may think would interest that terrible
public In the first place. am quite well, IN splendid
health except for lite weakness In this poor loot
md dainty little shoe protrude1 from beneath the
olinging skirt had good time with my concerts In
Boston, though the papers did say l gave a
variety hall performance programme Just
because / sang few comic songs as
encores As IL every didn't sing what they wanted
for an encore And am comic opera singer and like
comic songs am always nervous ON the concert plat
FORM for, you know, 1 don't think l am half
as good as people say. I do somo things
we'll 1 know; sing in comic opera. for instance.
but that isn't everything / went to Harvard
and the boys gave big recepton,andl went ID New
Haven too, and all the Yae boys Il snppo'e they
wouldn't like to hear call them boys) came and had
any quantity mash notes. but the receipts al the OO1
Office were light Notwithstanding.
"Now as TO my plans. have heaps OF tempting
offers One should dearly love TO accept Is to sing at
the Gae,y Theatre in London My doctor says the
change would do worlds of good and should 80 like
it. but then there's this horrible Boston contract have
got reputation for breaking my contrasts somehow,
but must say wish could manage to break that one
and go to England.
81 finish with Mr.. McCaull on the 17th OF May, and
don't think shall my contract with him, not on
the present terms anyhow. Why he Is paying mo only
$3.50 week. and drawing immense houses every Night
and have to find my dresses too. II any one treats
me square I'll treat them square That's my way, but
don't think Mr. McCan has been very square with me
When III he sent word tina, he didn't want mo
mt any price, that he know had lost my voice, and 70
on and he is telegraphng every day for his man
ager TO engage me for next season.
"As 10 Mr.. Henderson, he certainly has contract
with me for next year. but that made before he had
leased his theatre TO Brooks Dickson. believe he
wants TO transfer my contract to them and let them send
me on the road. but don't think he has any
right 10 do that, do yOuf nave tired u
see him. but can't, so have written asking him to
release me. have offer from Mr.. Rice WAC has
taken tie Bou to sing there next fall ami take per-
eentage OF the receipts also one from Mr. Dnnap which
ts q very nice L DON'T know, 10 tel tae honest
truth what shall do, for hardly kno" wh't can 40
legally that is. A. hi, 81,
things -natured people say do study fignt naro
ana make all my own dresses Fact nave nVe 20 igr brine
have .4S G c very s0O9 IKE hs9 be sd san
Leading soprano parts bit. They're 80 tame ana mix
did YOU sec Th6oi OF course you did though. Isn't
che deiFhtful went to see her. aud tried to initiate
didn't try a@aE ways but eoudat 90 IL d 10
ones natural ways though OF IT needs good
NOW know I've said lot I shouldn have said, but
,n n anyhow but shall tremble till see IL In
pIi anu .ueh perhaps shall he furious with myself.
ana WIN yo1t Wen that depends. Now I come 10
Snnk OF u you are not like a newspaper man at all.
a0u haven't asked me a single question"
I'm just going TO begin, ;" said tue reporter
lueh hnow WHAT'S coming, and you must ask Mr..
you all there is 10 tel.p ' ~
dismlssaL ~ N~"N~ f~