The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-12
JANAUscHEoK AND LANGTRY.
The Great Tragedienne Gives Her Opinion
of Women Who Vault Into Stars at Ono

OF women VINO vault Into stars at Ono
Leap.
Interview in Louisville Commercial.
II understand that Mrs Langtry has short
ened her skirts two inches for Rosalind, and
seats are now So piece" remarked Mr.. Ed
ward Taylor, Madame Janauschek's business
agent, to the distinguished tragedienne at the
Gait House yesterday afternoon.
Rather high price for two inches" re.
torted Madame severely, as she looked over
her glasses with a frown.
Mr. Taylor laughed heartily, and so did
representative of this paper, who was pres
emit Madame shrugged her shoulders and
Mr. Taylor retired. The journalist held the
fort.
Madame doesn't seem to admire the Jer-
sey Lily particularly" he suggested.
II have not yet seen Mrs. Langtry," she
said rather scornfully, and with broad Bo-
hemian accent (you can't tell the difference
between Bohemian and German, but Madame
says it's Bohemian, and so let it be under
stood.)
Il have no special admiration for the lady,"
she continued; "she is an imposition upon
the profession like all the rest of these right
away stars. She has had no schooling and
cannot know anything of the art she pro-
fesses. Actresses are not made in year"
"But the people go to see her nevertheless"
suggested the journalist.
"Of course they DO" answered Janau-
schek quickly. They say she Is beautiful,
leans are very foolish about such things
They turn their backs upon scholars to pay
their respects to unfedged students, Their
curiosity impels them to do this. In Lon
don Langtry, as an actress was downright
failure"
docs Madame consider the Lily beauti-
ful?"
"By no means, if her pictures are any in
dication of her appearance. To me there is
nothing at all attractive about her, and
cannot see what it is the people admire.
She certainly is a wretched actress and
her beauty is commonplace, especially
in America, where there are so many
genuinely pretty women. Jealously does
not prompt me to say this; l am too homey
myself to be jealous of another woman. 1
must say that feel certain amount of con-
tempt for Mrs. Langtry. Her appearance
upon the stage is marked exhibition of i'm
pudence; she should have chung to society |
have no feeling of sympathy for actors or
actresses who become stars without school
ing.
rival, Miss Mary Anderson asked the in
terviewer quickly
Madame shrugged her shoulders and re-
sponded dryly:
II have never seen Miss Anderson They
say she is beautiful and talented. l cannot
believe that she is an accomplished actress.
In no profession can there be artistic success
without schooling. Miss Anderson has never
been schooled. Her development into star
was too rapid Cushman was great actress
because she learned her art by study. So it
was with Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Landers,
whose names are familiar to Americans.
These were all accomplished actresses"
"Do you consider recognition by society
any great advantage to the stars of your pro-
fession?'
mo. Actresses need have nothing to do
with society. 1t is society that ISLANDERS
them. None of us escape AS far as virtue
is concerned society women are far worse
than actresses. 1t is true that Bernhardt has
lllegitimate children, and that this Mrs.
Langtry. an alleged actress and a married
woman, has received questionable attention
from various men, yet, in the main, when
cruel things are said of distinguished men,
bers of the profession, it is generally safe
to reckon them untrue. 1 have often
laughed at the unpleasant ISLANDERS that have
been circulated about myself. AS Hamlet's
line goes: Though we be as pure as snow
and as chaste as ice, we cannot escape cal"
umny'"