Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-14

A TALENIED YOENG aCTRESs.
The Profs ssional Career Of Miss Est~ll
Clayton, Better Known Ms "Favstis."

lut ShretT
Clayton, Better Known Rs "Favst,s."
From Morning Edition.l
No theatrical event tor a long time has so
stirred up the interest of Springfield as tn.
coming of Miss Es'elle Clayton, in "Favette," I"
play which has kent the Union Square
Theater, in New York, crowded every night
for over eight consecutive months. All this
time Miss Clayton played the title role and
won for herself a reputation which has given
her front rank am ,Hg the brilliant theatrical
stars of the country. The New York Mirror
saws:
Miss Clayton IS one of the pretiies, women the
American stage has EVER iostered, and Ia by no
means the s.ionsl novice some of her critics
have erroueously con idered her. She was born in
this city and is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Ewes.
sCa, both OF whom are me enhers Of leading and
highly connected fsn'li in this state the mother
having been Bassiord, and tr ,oirg her lineage to
very pure stock. In early life Miss Ciayton's faith.
er was in siuent circumstance, and She with her
sister Isab he (who i'll he recalled rs the I.abeiIe
EvessOn now Of Chas Wyndham's Col fortunate
ly received the advantage, Of a convent training
and edu alton In New Jersey. There she proved a
model scholar, a IL winner, and such q favor
lie that when, during the last year Of her school
life. her father died, leaving his family little or
nothing OF the fortune once controlled by him,
the sister -tesch hers asked that she might remain
and volunteered TO defrar the expenses of snoihs
year. But the generous Offer was not accepted for
there were other and stsrneI duties before the
young Rirl. She returned to h home, and st
once prep'red herself Tor the professional career
which has since then justified her " sdom and
brought credit TO herself Miss Clayton's first sp-
Pearsn'e on the stage was made In this city with
the Jane Coombs Co, early In 1873. She played
minor roles, but did them so cons ientiousiv and
so well that she attracted the favorable notice Of
she was engaged for George Fawcett ROwe's Com.
pany, and her Agnes Wickheld In wilkins
Mioawber," AS played by that organic ttiop did
much to increase the numb'r Of her admirers.
Her connection with hs Rowe Company 3 of
only lew months duration, for she resigned and
was sh rty afterwards engaged by augustin Daly
ior the season oi 1879 80 at his theater In this city
From that house, with a valuable experience Of A
very busy season, she went to the Union Square
theHter. where she was a memler of SHOOK 4
raimer sto, daring the seasons OF lss0-!.2. on
March ~, lhs2, sc created with success Bessie
Me dows IA the original production Of zone Of
Our People, at the Park heat.r, Brook lyp N Y
& not lon riterwar is she was specially engaged by
Don bouclcault whom she accom- pa led en- tguf.
playing In number Oi the large cities and an,
pearins as MOya in The Sh ,ughr un' To u ten
lar advantage For the Sc 'son OF 1923 she was
engaged by the Madison Square T. cater and her
hrst spp arance under that management wss az
Nora In "Emeralda," with one Of their road com :.
p'nies She also ASSUMED the tile role In .'Hr eel
kfke,' aud later male hit ~ Constance in
You Mrs winthrop" which paIt she original.
" played at three hours notice, In of
the sudden Illness OF Agnes Booth, who had first
assumed H. Miss layion's creditable work In
This instance wiii easily tie recalled aud espsci
ally credtsble because she scte at the line in the
lace OF severe domestic bereavement T. one of her
brothers having died only the previous night The
following season I ss5-' she continued with the
Madison square forces, In one OF th "Younv Mrs
W ihthrop' road troupcs. E,rly In 1884 acting on
the advice OF the gentleman who is nos her n An
ager-charles ". Durant Jr.-and who had been
lie long friend Il her family, Miss layton alter
closing an engagement In New Orleans witbdI ev
irom the Madison square and TEN pOrarily retired
from the stage, in order that she might com oIe,s
h'r dramsti atlon Of Tric-O-trin." 1his rort
sue had begun at u, during her convent days ve
are told snd as "FAvette she brought II out Al tbs
Union square the ,ter April o, hen She made her
rea Ppeardnce in the title role '