The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-30

passage leading to her parl0r was almost
blocked with huge trunks yesterday when
a Herald reporter called on her. Servants
were busting 9, out and assisting in the
final packing arrangements. The parlOr
itself seemed already desolate All the
pretty rugs and other adornments of
her sitting room had been packed away.
Instead of the usual display of fragrant
flowers there was solitary fern wither-
ing in spot A large black trunk added
to the somewhat dismal appearance of
the room which she has always made so
gay Mrs. Langtry herself however, was
as bright as ever, and looked all the
better for her rest from professional
labors
And you are going to leave u.s."
the reporter said.
Eyes; I'm off to morrow by the Alaska
No I'm not going on board tonight
though many friends have advised me to;
but l shall get up very early to morrow
morning and shall be down on the dock
in good time.
You are looking forward to visiting
England again."
to see my relatives and friends in England
again l shall be met at Liverpool by
father mother, brother, sister and hus-
band, suppose, and then | shall go 10
London and stay for week at our house
in Dover street, Piccadilly.
''Whatare your plans while in Europe?'
"Well aft9r my week in London
begin short provincial season of three
weeks On August IS open in Man
chester for a a week then go Glasgow
for a week and from there to Liverpool
or Birmingham. l am anticipating this
little tour with great pleasure. look
upon it as a three weeks jaunt.'
''And-sfter your three weeks of act
ing2"
well, my plans are not very settled
But | intend TO visit Paris. | must go
there, you know, to buy some new
'frocks'-a pleasant but very expensive
task. Then think | shall study there
for while under Regnier."
You will have plenty of money to
expend in new froCk?"
well, perhaps not so much as You
think You know | have cleared from
my American season over 1926, 900 but |
invested nearly all of It in New York in
bonds and mortgages on about half the
houses on Fifth avenue"
Your season here was indeed finan
cial success"
YES, it exceeded even my most san
guine expectations But, then, apart
from the monetary view of it | have had
oh, sucha happy time | have seen Sc
much of this beautiful and wonderful coun
try, met SO many nice people and received
I so much kindness from public audiences
! aud private friends that i should BE-
indeed an Migrate if l did not feel a
regret at leaving America, although an
to be absent for comparatively shor
time"
And when do you return
about October IS. My mex
American season opens in Montreal on
October 90. l shall bring back many Of
my old company, including Mr.. F. X
Cooper, as leading man, aud Miss
Hodson. and shall also have several new
people in my company among whom
will be Mr.. and Mrs Weaver who ar
, we'll known on the London stage"
E Twill you have any new plays7"
Well. l am to have one which has beer
written tor me by Mr.. Bolton Rowe
. haven't seen it yet, nor do | known it
name, but an to have prompt cop,
of it as soon as l arrive in England.
shall also look out for other new plays
How loEg Will your next season last?
, "Thirty-six weeks.
And them"
"And then 90 to Australia for tel
weeks, arriying there about the first o
August of next year.
And after Austrlia?'
All after that have not settled yt
what l shall do"
Twill you not appear on the Londo
stages"
81 certainly hope to. nope hav
2 not exhausted London yet; only ploye
+ there for three months. you know
shall probably play an extended engage
ment there in 1885"
And what 90 you think of til
T. prospects for your next season i
American
!. 81 have been taught by pleasan
experience to have so much confidence |
the Justice of American audiences that
look hopefully to another season of grea
success here In American, / think, conf
dence comes to one from the fact tha
one is Judged no ones own merits, an
l,not by the standard laid down by th
hayseed oritlce of the country bywayi
Yes, please put down 'hays9ed;' | think
is one of the most delightful works in til
American vocabulary.
You have lately been visiting SON
of the popular summer resorts. What
you think of them"
Mrs. Langtry put her right hand to h
; forehead and meditated for a mOmen
Then she said with merry laugh as 81
Dlayfully took hold of frontlet Of hal
you see / am getting rid of my ban,
I realized the other day that my hair VI
banged to height of about half yar
so am wedding my bang down by d.
grees, and very soon III have it down
nothing. Yes, Mrs. Langtry added
bangs must go. Don't you think
look better without so much bang2"
The reporter thought so, and then Mr.
Langtry said Now about Coney Islar
and those other places. Well, thong
Coney Island dreadful. 1t is lazy kin
of place One cannot walk more thi
hundred yards without having to take
car or a carriage. So different from Il
:, England seaside places, where there a
VI such nice esplanades and walks At Con
ey Island cars are arriving all day lol
and vomiting crowds perpetually out
eat and drink, and then they 60 baC
n again. People seem to go to Coney
y land only 10 eat and drink and hear mus
Of course there are few bathers, but
far as the general public is concerned
n seems to me, there might just as well
s no sea there. admired the hotels,
a course; but the place among other objeC
iOnable features, is over run with polio