The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
A Lively Chat About their Manners
Temper and Habits.
How the FayOrites of the Stage Eat.
Sing, Dance, and make Them
selves Generally Agreeable.

Paul Pry in the Denver Tribune.

She was quite above that sort of thing
Once in while, just for effect, she may
have touched the knife with which the
cooking vegetables were stirred, but it was
her mother, and not Clara, who cooked
the meal. The old lady wore the panta
looms of that family. Clara had the
voice, but her mother had all the brains,
and she kept her daughter well in hand
Kellogg is no talker; she IS vain, cold, sell
fish and arrogant Her most attractive
personal feature is her hands, and she
takes pains to exhibit them on all occa-
sions. Mr.. Campbell, a professor of
palmistry, says her hands are the most
beautiful and the most legibly marked
he ever saw. Down the centre of
each hand. from between the second
and third fingers to the line at the wrist,
there extends deeply indented line, indi-
eating wonderful business predictions
and capacities. Clara was so much fiat
tered by Campbells professional diagnosis
of her hands that she used to send for him
every timesshe visited the city of his resi-
dence. 1t was industriously circulated at
one time that Kellogg had given Emma
Abbott the means with which to prose-
cute her musical studies in Europe
Abbott denies this. She says that. KEEL
logg once loaned her small sum of mon
ey which was subsequently paid with
/ interest.
! Henry Sargent has had bad luck of late
with his attractions. but the American
public owes him a debt of gratitude it can
hardly ever repay for having successfully
introduced to it the most thoroughly
artistic English speaking actress ever
hear. in this country -Helena<AI odjeska.
/ She came 10 America for her health and
| recovered il in California, from which
locality she started for New York for the
purpose of making a professional tour of
the United States. 1t was thought the
idea of her success in New York was so
doubtful that no manager would play her
on shares. She rented atheatre, and her
first appearance was witnessed by limit
ed number of deadheads, mostly news
paper critics They were completely en-
rapturedb by the beauty of her art, and
next day printed such glowing tributes
to her merit that during the rest of her
engagement in the metropolis the theatre
was nightly packed with fashionable and
enthusiastic audiences Modjeska can
not be far from 45 years of age-she looks
quite that off the stage-and her son,
who is still studying in Paris, has attain
cd his majority.
Minnie Hauk is another prima dona
whose social qualities have been largely
overrated. She never had Kellogg's voice,
but she was always trif1e more interest
ing, in other respects. But she, too, is
one of your cold, fat woman; high tenn |
pered, vain and selfish. A lively sym
pathy has been expressed for the little |
Count Hesse Won Wartegg, because his
wife. Minnie Hauk, treats him badly, but
he deserves no sympathy at all He knew
what to expect long before he married the
nj ofrin Io bod int
his doom with his silly eyes wide opens4I
Minnie used to snub him frightfully and
made q doormat of him while he was
counting her. She's another prima donna
with a mother broad, fat lady, with
rather coarse features and no convesa-
tional powers.
Maria Roze is the only singer of dis
tinction who isn't afraid of catching cold.
Nilsson treats her throat as she would a
sick baby; Kellogg was afraid to venture
out of doors twenty four hours before she
sang; Hauk goes to bed and remains there
in complete silence six hours before she
appears in concert; Abbott has the door
and windows Of her room hung with bed
blankets lest a draft strikes her precious
person; Gerster wears a heav3 shawl while
walking the halls of her no el-but Marie
Roze is as careless of exposure as child
through all sorts of weather and lite lily
defies sickness and the elements. She is
q really beautiful woman and is admirably
amiable. She is enough of an artist
never to attempt anything she can't do
we'll. Her wardrobe is superb and
her clothes fit her well for a fat woman.
For one who has had so much attention
and f1attery, she is singularly Indifferent
to praise She seems to be very fond of
her husband, Henry Mapleson. son of the
impresario, well meaning but mild
Drained young man. He is some years
the junior of his wife, and is addicted to
tight pants and boil.
Lizzie Annandale is about the only con
tralto in English opera nowadays. She
sings seven times n week and when she
isn't singing she is talking. She is good
deal of thoroughbred. Ii her sex were
she would be called ''a-good
fellowi" She is Scotch, l believe, and her
parents strongly opposed her taking TIE
stage. But she was as headstrong in
these days as now, and she had her own
way. She is abundantly able to retire at
any time from her profession and lead q life
of inglorious ease. In fact, inducements
have been held out to hee-in the shape
of a nice, rich young man--to retire, but
she loves her present unlettered life. The
young mans name is Brooks, and he
lives in Baltimore. Aannandale has a
good deal of bohemian In her nature.
She is partial to late suppers, good stories,
and meandering by gas light She took
IN Leadville after the opera one night and
didn't get back to the hotel till nearly
o'clock. The same week Annandale had {
an experience with runaway horse while
driving from Maniton to Colorado Springs. I
The horse careered wildly along on the Y
edge of an eighty foot precipice for about t
q mile al d, when he was finally brought
10 standstill, Annandale declared it
was the lovliest drive she had ever had.
Flora Moore. who in private life is Mrs. | I
Dudley NcAdaw. is one of the most en- {
takers in the theatrical pro (
fession. She Is wonderful mimic, and
her fund of anecdotes is simply mex I
haustibie. Another interesting converse !
tionalist is Mrs NJ. b, Curtis who is now
doing the French woman in '.Sama of G
Posen. She would be much more inter 1
esting were it not for vein of cootisra {
that pervades most of her talk. She is | /
nbitlous 10 play emotional parts and i
says her Camille is really very fine, Mrs. Z
George 3. knight never fails of making a | i
good impression. She is very Quiet and 4
modest. and Is disinclined to talk shop. ]
Her husband and she are very affectionate: 1
they always address each other as ..my ]
dear when anybody else is around. III
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