Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-08
New American Actress.

New York Star.
The sound of wheels wat heard, a car.
riage drew up to the door, and up came
Hippolyte Aimee's major domo and rang
the bell. Two moments later Mile Marie
Aimee, wearing a dark blue travelling
dress spotted with red, as though she
had broke out with nettlerash came up
the steps. She had on a black hat, with
a prim little red feather, and was accom-
panied by a young French girl in a black
and gold walking costume. Just as they
reached the top of the steps Aimee ran
down again in a provoking manner to
fetch her lap dog, which had declined to
follow her. Then, before she kissed any
body, she said to Mr.. Grau in English,
to show that she had adopted that Ian.
guage:
''Geef the cocher two dollar"
She wal 80 pleased with herself after
this little Anglo.Sax0n ebullition that
she chuckled with delight.
"l'm no longer a French actress" she
said. "Im American. Do / look any
ehanged?"
The dudes thought she looked fatter,
but they said in a refined manner that
she looked more delicately plump.
eyes, I'm in capital health" said
Aimee, land only hope | shan't get thin.
er by worrying. I'm to play in English
altogether now, you know, and l feel
timid. Not that I'm afraid of my En-.
glish. Oh, dear, no! | studied under
Professor Mackey, and can say any
amount of things. But you know I've
always been 30 much at home In comic
opera and 80 well known as a comic opera
singer that it seems hard now to be
obliged to start in a fresh character.
as your new play without songs?'
'Oh, no! said Aimee, 81 sing. I'm a
French girl who comes to this country to
get a living and decides to go upon the
stage. That brings in some pretty little
songs and a banjo. Yes, a banjo!" said
Aimee, clasping her hands. "I've
worked 80 hard at it. | was going to
give II up, it was 80 difficult, but then,
you know, l had told everybody l was
learning to play, and my reputation had
to be sustained. Oh, Ma'amselle' is a
delightful play. I'd tell you all about it,
only | want to surprise you. And 1t will
surprise you, for there's something quite
IleW III III W pied5e al pdIls VI Ihe house,
even the gallery. You see / like to dis.
pense my favors everywhere"
The two American dudes scratched
their bald heads and looked pensive, but
they said nothing.
Then Aimee introduced Nine. Rose
Mignon, whom she had brought yer to
this country to launch into American
theatricals, after which she took her dog
down. to the kitchen and prepared its din
ner. 81 shan't see you again till Decem-
Der 49," she said upon departing to the
lower regions. 'The only chance | have
of appearing before then is the failure of
Called Back at the Fifth avenue thea
tire. l can't have the house till hat is
withdrawn. Perhaps its all for the best, !"
she said, "because it wouldn't do for me
to appear at the same time asTheo. We
should mutually wrong one another, and
that would be a pity. She is very charm :
ing, of course; but you know l have my
own audiences, who would cometo see me
at all hazards, and | wouldn't like to
take people away from her. I'm not q
bad sort when you know me-"
And Aimee rushed down stairs follow
ed by her dog, whose bells tlnkled mer.
rily.