Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
WARBLING OR TALKING.
A Prlmn Donna Who Does Both
With Equal Facility and
Grace.
Kissing ns a Fine Art--MRu mn UnslSiliiul
Stage Lovor--Abbott ma She wns aud
M She Is.

II was Gene Field who said that he
would Ike 60 see the color OF the re.
porter's hair whom Emma Abbott
couldn't talk out OF his boots In fifteen
minutes Gene might have extended the
observation to the head ul the dramatic
editor and still kept closely within the
boundaries OF truth Texas claims two
great takers, Joe Mulhatton and Tom
Ochiltree, but It's reputation would be
hankruptcd In forty seconds did IL permit
the team to enter the lists against the
sweet songstross, though OF course this
merely applies to their powers as con
VcrsatlOnalists. On u meteor story, or
anything In that peculiar department OF
literature, Texas viii continue to buy
pools on Tom and joe
SOMEWHAT ENruushsrIC.
GAZETTE reporter Glanced in the box
Office Yesterday evening and was presented
to the prima donna by her husband.
Mcekly, p0lpltatlugly, the scribe bowed
low, and before recovering sufficiently
to glance toward the little lady, was as.
tonishcd 90 dad his hand clasped warmly
In one iewelcd with dlmplcs and as ten.
der as IN Infants cheek, Hardly less
surprised was the reporter ON vpnturing
n closer look. lie had anticipated, II not
positive uginuss, at least SO great var.
lance from stage effect rs TO make II al
most appear so. But Miss Abbott IL not
ugly, or even commonplace, of the stage,
70 the contrary, she is actually n hand
some woman, and, once the spell of her
enthusiasm IL aroused, one can easily be-
lieve her Il type Of thoroughly American
beauty .iWhat tho reporter said, or what he
didn't say, Is a matter of no consequence
whatever, II would task him severely
TO remember second when he
had chance To say any,
thing. The prlma donna got the eve OF
the chairman at the outset, and she held II
stubbonly until the end of the session.
EaiMA KNOWS uooD TOWN.
"What do think Of Fort WORTH
love your Fort Worth audiences. They
are so quick 20 see aud applaud n good
thing. oh. / hate stupid people Miss
Abbot gave one OF those remarkable
twirls of the head, on which she holds
patent that has never been infrnged) that
sit back like blocks and never bat their
eyes. Your people are 80 warm and
friendly that Just love 'om all"
ABOUT BALLADS.
"Yes, 'Swanoe River is the most pop.
ular Of ballads In the South, aud 10 Is
Justly 30, too. There Is more music In II
than Home Sweet Home Would you
believe II, ballad singing Is the most DIFF
fCult part OF opera IL requires so much
feeling and expression, Art catches the
trllls and runs, but the heart alone can
voice the simple melody OF the ballad. II
IN on this account that there ARE
only two OF three popular ballad-singers
In America.
CHANCE FOR FORT WORTH TALENT,
ooh, yes, like love scenes. believe ]
could make love % n calcium light. II IN
lust as natural with me as 10 sing. But
IL Is awful hard 10 find man who knows
how to make love on the stage. They do
well enough In the parlor with the gaE
turned down, but when they get before
two or three thousand people, II seems
that the inspiration flies out Of their
heads, and they become 0s cold ns an
Iceberg. Then have 10 prompt them,
and one has quite enough 20 do IN her
own part In love scene" Abbott drew
herself up and gave an exquisite piece Of
acting, expressing disgust, Then came a
ruminiscence,
YOU DoS'T NEED 'EM, EMMA
"a beautiful young lady came % me
once while playing In Baltimore and
wanted a lesson In lOye-making She
said She loved young man who didn't
seem 30 care anything for her, and
II would only teach her
how 10 WOO, she thought she
could win him. told her that II I only
had her good looks / could conquer any
man on earth"
TiIE ART OP Ir.
"The best stage-lOyer ever had was a
man ! thoroughly hated and who cordially
rcciprocated the feeling We sang 70
gether for months and never exchanged a
word after the curtain went down He
kissed me like be wanted TO eat me up
and was so caroBslng that people said
there must be something more than stage
affection IN Il When the curtain dropped
bounced out Of his arms In a hurry "a
characteristics shrng) and not word
passed between rs until another per-
fOrmance.n
"Where dld Study the art
{ Of klssingim the little woman
laughed heartily Why, there lsn't any
art about 10; its al nature. | always
knew IT,"
EEcEI'Y FOR 4 PRIsA DoNNA.
"1'o what do attribute my SUCCESS.
Well, somebody told noe once that ! WIS
made Of ammoniA aud electricity. Girls
have como 20 me aud sold tel me, Miss
Abbott, how you did, and will 80 do the
same wanting recipe for