The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10

Minnie Palmer, "My Sweetheart whose
sensational departure from America III inc
eaylv summer of 1883 made such stir IN the
a,,;cal circles. and whose brilliant successes
in London and the British provinces during
season Of 10 weeks, beginning June 4, 1883,
In Glasgow, we're so much remarked about,
Is coming this way again on her tour through
America, after having returned from England
loaded with laurels and souvenirs
Minnie says tconfdentially-don't give 1t
away that she wac born in 1865, in Philadcl-
pLia. At any rate, few American actresses
have done so much in so short time AS
Nym Crinklc says, her career has been ss
brief, brilliant and bold as fairy story" In
1877 she appeared with Barrett, at Booths in
"Dsn1 Bruce" securing immediate recogni-
ton. Within year she appeared in Risks
then in Engaged" then in Cricket on the
Hearth -" and in 1879 she was seen for short
time as LOUIS. ia the 1.-TWO Orphans" When
she appeared in Ottawa not long since she
had play of her own minnie Palmcr's
Boarding School" in which her unique ju-
yenility Of manner and character were shown
50 charmingly. The Boarding School" WAS
yery refreshing, hut it lived only because Pal
mer was in it, and after two seasons it was
shelyed in 1881 for on Sweetheart" which
she first presented 10 % HuiIalo audience.
"Of the play it ma. be- said, says cotcm.
porary, thanks TO tn" in,und AMI perennial
heart of the little act g-., that II has won the
world It's great merit is its central sunshine
Of Palmer Her gladstone spirits mellow 1t
from first to last, IKE the warm dancing rays
Of June sky.
The whole course Of il is Arcadiar and idyl-
lie. II opens under the American naples,
where, indeed, the sunnicst part OF all our
lives has opened, and where the streams sang
sweeter and the birds caroled blithcr and the
sky was blucr than streams or birds or skies
have ever sung or caroled or shone since
Here our little Arcadan maid, with her
strephon- Tony, whisks US back TO the sweet
long ago in a moment, and VIC sit and look
and listen to the old, old story, while all the
bird. OF heaven meet and carol in her heart to.
getber.' When Minnie Palmer comes on she
not only brings the sweet apple blossomcd
air with her, but she brings the sparkle, the
ibextinguishable gaycty of youth at will. 1t
js, at glance, the volatile sweetheart of our
boyhood days. In this play, therefore, she
caught the recoiections, touched the early
associations, and set ringing In us all the old
silver bells OF the past. She was the golden
girl OF fancy"
As "My Sweetheart she at once fascinated
the sturdy Scotch, then she charmed the prov
inces, and then, after being fetcd, sung and
fought over, she appeared in London only to
repeat her previous successes, and become
the "pct of the town"
Miss Hawthorne, as CdnHic, appeared here
30 a small house on last Saturday night. I'm
fortunately Miss Hawthorne Is new name
IN Ottawa, and Ottawa people do not AS a r,ic
90 TO see new faces unless very well known.
She gave a delneaion new in some respects,
and very strong; aud she was well supported,
She is young aud and pretty, and though
young to the stage her acting is finished and
thoroughly artistic. We have seldom seen IN
Ottawa so much attention paid to thosc dc.
nails Of costume aud stage dressing which add
as much to perfect performance AS were Civ
by this company,
Jos. Murphy, on Tuesday night, had large
house, Of course, he always does. There
was nothing specially new in Mr.. MurDhy's
performance, bH il took" and the audience
were delighted, as usual.