Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-17
NINE. MODJESKA
On John EeCuIiOush and Mary An
dersOu.

On John EeCuIi0ush and Mary An
dersou.
Minneapolis Journal! "Clad in a soft
plush morning gown of a warm brown
tint, with gold cordirg at the wrist ant
high throat, Mme:Helena Mos jeska- Chlap
owski was charming as she came from q
sitling-room in the West Hotel This morn
ing and pat out isweled hand tn caller
who was waiting in an adjoining room.
es, heard this morning Of McCul
lough's death" ssid the lady, seating her
! Ill iii Oh sofa ani tracing imsginary picE
! ures on the plush with 49, muck h'RsI 81
at is very sad. l knew him v-ry we..,
and he YVES SO good and kind to me. Il
was Under his management in San Fran
cisco that first app5afed on the slage in
this country. We came to this country
my husband and L thinking to bury our
selves on farm in California. ] was i'll
and We were WoIh Cut with political
troubles in our own country. Mr.. he.
Cullough induced me to go back upon the
stage. But fJr him / might never have
returned to the profession. He was good
"Ophelia" to his Hamlet" and l have
several times seen him upon the stage
l liked him best as "Brutus."
"My opinion of Miss Anderson? Oh,
know her, too. personally. She is a deal
gil, SO cordial, with a kind word always
'But is she great actress?'
"Ah, it is SO hard to cay who is great
She is very foung. She has plenty OF time
to improve. For one 30 young ehe doaf
wonderfully well, really. 1 saw her this
year in L1ndon. She has improved greatly
since saw her last."
"Co you call Sarah Bsrnhsrdt great ?"
6s(Nroof' To- I'd ~ Nh Md
jeska answered with a shrug of her shout
ders, "but yes, she is great in some parts
She cannot play Shakespeare"
What is your ambition in your pro.
fession :"
"Fo play shakeepeare-any in
Shakespeare. The modern drama, it is
abominable. 1t is going down, growing
sensational, spectacular. There is no food
for the brain in it. 1t is based on selfish
motives. tits trasb!" Mode ka'5 brown
eyes snapped as she reached this climax
and she clenched her fifsts for greater EN-
phasis.
"The French WRITER'S" shs continued
Dumas fills and one or two others, pro
duce some good plays, but they are too 10
cal to be translated into E3glish. Ny
hope is to restUre the old drama, to restore
| good taste. My great ambition is to PLAY
Cleoprtrc. But the play is hard TO put OF
| the stage. | could never play single rolC
| for whole season. / should Gle of it.
tried it once, and was SO very unhappy
| that shall never do it again.
"On the continent the drama is art; il
| this country it is amusement. Even a
Warsaw we have q government theater
The government is very bad, but it cup
| ports theater, and makes possible som,
things that are not possible in this coun
| try.
| 81 have spent my morning dressing
doll for the women's department of th,
| New Orleans Exposition. Shall / shov
| you the doll? Yes?'' leading the way int,
| the dressing-room and exhibiting dol
elaborately attired in black satin and ret
velvet. "This is Mary Stuart'-historica
costume, you know; ha, hs l shall dres
another for 'R9salind.' l love children
and 1 want to help the women. We ar
treated little bad, think. But it is har,
work, l think, ha, ha! l am sacriicin!
| myseIf to do it -