Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-20

them out with shrewdness and ability, he was
little more than body,guard for the rest of
the gang. He ives chosen BY his companions
because of his bold. intrepid spirit and great
muscular strength. He was afraid OF nothing
He would attack man who had discovered
them, even II he had already had pistol at his
head. His wife. ''Red Kate" has not left of
thieving yet, the old way of life having too
much fascination for her. She was arrested the
Other day TOR shop-lifting. As soon as Kate gets
out OF prison walls she will, without doubt go
to thieving again.
HELEN BANCROFT
The latest sspifant for Theatrical glory Is
Miss Helen Bancroft. She will make her debut
at the Turf Club Theater as Juliet in the
"Hunchback." with regular company. on
Monday next. AS she is great beauty, she
will naturally be compared to Mrs. Langtry.
OF a truth she is a remarkably beautiful woman
She lives in apartments in west Esd street,
where l saw her yesterday. When the door
opened was confronted with tall, statuesQue
looking woman. She wore long, gray wrapper,
trimmed with plum-colored silk, that traied far
behind her. little skye terrier danced around
its circumference on his hind legs, with his paws
in the air. Miss Bancroft's beauty is of differ
ent type from that Of Mrs Langtry's. She
has more classical face and more
thinly chiseled features. Her face
is oval in outline and her features are as regu-
lar as those of statue. Her complexion is
clear, without color, and her skin is smooth
and soft One other finest points of beauty is her
teeth, which are regular, and as white as ivory.
Her hair is as black as ravens wing, and
clusters around her forehead in 'front.' in the fash
lon ofthe day. Like Mrs. Langtry, her hands are
rather large. / did not see her feet, nor can
l speak definitely Of her carriage, never having
seen her on the stage, but from what did see
of her, she did not impress me as being very
graceful. Her eyes are large and black. having
That liquid appearance peculiar to dark beauties.
RMS Is not my first appearance. although
virtually So" said Miss Bancroft, sinking into
chair.
''You have been on the stage before then,
have yOu?" said 1.
Il appeared at Days little more than year
ago, but it was in subordinate part After
wards | played at Boston. where l received
favorable mention. Still, the part l had was
not of much account"
$50 you did not regard this as much expe-
rience?''
mo; but have been studying hard ever since.
a part or the time under master and part of
the time alone"
What OF characters do you think you are
best qualified to representa-"
"TRAGEDY."
Here the beautiful aspirant for Thespian
honors went to a center table and brought
large scrap-bOok. She opened the leaves and
pointed to long autograph letter written by
Steele Mckaye This letter contained much ex-
travagant praise of Miss Bancroft's natural
talents for tragedy. He was 80 lavish in his
recommendation of her abilities as tragedian
that he remarked that her natural powers were
much greater than those of Mary Anderson.
incude?"
The Lady Of Lyons. Juliet. Parttenia, and
probably, after a while, Joan Dare"
Ivy hat are your plans for the future?"
'Ihere are none definitely made yet. NAV
go starring through the country in q few
months"
do you feel confident of success?"
lam very nervous about my appearance on
Monday night, but if go through the perform
ance then as well as to-day at rehearsal know
that they will like me-"
HAVE WE AN ARIsTOCRACY?
met Major D. yesterday, who has made
study of this subject for years, as he says, and
who strenuously asserts that we have The
lines OF demarcation, he says, are as clearly
drawn here as they are in England He makes
up the supreme high circle of New York society
of men of leisure and their families, who derive
large incomes from rentals and Investments
The origin of these families does not enter at
all into this classification. for if it did there
would be no such thing possible as drawing the
lines anywhere
How could you take o family origin into &C
COUNT asked the major, with wink. lone
of the best known leaders of society in New
York began life bar-maid She is now worth
millions, and is very popular in the circles
occupies a similar position kept "a market.
stall when she was a young girl. So. you see,
it wouldn't do" The major went on and made
up the second class, into which he put states
men, politicians OF note, bankers, wholesale
merchants, physicians of high standing, and
prominent members of the bar As long as
those of this class are engaged in active life,
they rarely gain an entrance into the high su,
preme circle. If man retires from business
leisure. he may take higher degree. Is it this
that bars out Vanderbilt with all his millions.
wonder. The major said it was, and 1 guess
the majoris quite right.