New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
FIVE YOUNG ACTRESSES.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE ON THE STAGE.
THEIR COMING INTO THE DRAMATIC Wholesome



THEIR COMING INTO THE DRAMATIC FIELD-SOME-
THING ABOUT THEIR TRAINING.
In five successful and prominent New York
theatres five Young have been playing this
in way that has fixed the attention OF the amusement
loving public About their stage work prior TO this
and the crcnms attending their first appear
in the green rOOm theatre gOers generally little
informed. They hear great deal abOat the stars, mas
eulne and feminine the big blazers and tho little
twnklers, whose light dereth widely from another
in glory and they have had opportunity OF acquiring
considerable knowledge about the most spcuOus ard
prosperous OF the leading ladies OF the American play
houses, tut mucl has been printed concerning tive
yoang actresses who have been much applandcd ut al
lacks the FIFTH Avenue the Madison Square. Days and
TIE New Park theatres this year. They Miss Annie
Robe. Miss Geraldine Ulmar. Miss Marie Burroughs,
~. Edith Kingdom and Miss stella Bonifaco
Miss ANN, Robe has been much commended fol her
PLAYING in Hoodman nlnd at Wallack's. Sire is
actress OF unusual energy, Of uuasslns industry ana
moreover, she mherlts dramatic instincts; for her
mother who with hor in this country is actress Ct
thirty years standing in England It is interesting
coincidence says Miss Robe that Lester Wlack, Mrs
Robe and herself made their first appearance under the
veteran English manager i. d. Davis whom the mother
and daughter just before they sailed for this country
fOr the present season.
Miss Robe strikes the observer woman thoroughly
in earnest. She is slender and graceful and has the
manner OF one Dhu 10 lcf NIen ouly rAlcSu 1edIA
of she Play ed inlet at the Theatre Royal Plymouth,
and although she has been playing important parts for
years Mss Robe says that she has been in the
profession only years all told. She began her
in melOdrama in Sunderland playing small part.
The leading lady OF the company was taken i'll and Miss
Robe selected to take her place. She was so sue
cessul that she retained It. Then that mutifOrm
round OF roles which in tie English stock companies
afforded training which only those who have passed
through appreciate tho full value Of After three
lcadna lady mt the Theatre Royal, Plymouth,
where among her successes one notably in East
Lynne" through the provinces were made and
Miss Robe played in Liverpool Manchester. Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Plymouth minor towns. London engage
mcnts followed Miss Robe playing Vera in
Moths al the Adclp before shs came to this country
for the season OF tssi-sj member OF Mr. WallacHs
company. Her first appearance here was In Nltas
trst" In which her laying cut short through the
failure Of her voice owing climatic Then fol-
lowed Impulse" DiI lomacy," "Rosedale," and in
tins season the roles OF Lgda LaRg,;Sh and Miranda
and now that OF Vance YcucH in HOodiuan Blind"
Miss Robe speaks with admiration OF the "Wallack
audience" do not nl them all wanting In appre
catiou" she Gays, for although they are not demon
sratite do feel dOdeI Fe5sad BY that fact
for I observe that they approaching every good
dramatic point in the play and that Is far more saiisas
tory to the art5 than tumutuous applause which
often interferes with artistic Effects"
When the English Japs made their bows at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre the opening OF the present the
Yum Yum OF The MiGadO proved to be sinuOus
mobile, piqiaut, laughter moving yoang person. and
when she nrted her fan aud Egod ana squi:med the
leader OF the three N;te maids from school," she
pleased the audience vastly. But not English
Jap AT all. she was not only an American, hut Bos
tonan from that part OF tine Puritan city known IN his
tory and story as Charcstown. This Miss Geraldine
Ulmar. When she only eleven years old Miss
Geraldine appeared three childrens the
tI,.et tr,.,t ola
Joined the Boston Ideals in November 1879, her concert
singing went on prosl erolsly. her sweet and sympa
thetic voice dcishtins her hearers. With the Ideals
Miss Umar first sang In Fatinitza, and thcn followed
the SOrcerer" Boccaccio" Josephine in PmaGOte'
Chimes Normandy" the Marriage OF Figaro" the
Bohemian Girl ana all the round Of % cras with which
that musical organization became identified, including
an the Gilbert and sullivan operas save the Princess
Ida" The last role which Miss Umar created with that
comrany was the TILE IN GirIIa,' last season
Miss Ulmars fayotte role Is airline, in the Bohemian
Girl"
with last the singer had intended to conclude
her stage career ana married life but circum-
stances ultimately led her to resolve 70 resume her Hight
opera work. aud in July she accepted advantageous
offer from DOyly AMI Manager Stetson 70 sing in
Tho Mkado." Miss Uhnar intends 90 to London at
the end OF the to pursue her musical studies there
during the summer She may determine to take lessons
OF Nine Marchesi subsequently,.
Miss Marie Burroughs OF the Madison Square Theatre.
came TO New York from san Francisco whore she
known a. Miss Lille Arlington. When she a r:ere
child she was eager 20 the stage, but her mother
frDwncd upon tho theatre The little girl would steal
OF the house and construct an Imaginary Roneo OF
sand hill and there go through tie part Of Jiiet Que
day she was repeating the words to IybHt Stay,
Itb1H stay aud went over tAem again and again until
she should impress the sandh the proper force OF
the language hen suddenly voice not far away called
out: For heavens sake give rest" carpenter at
work had had his peace OF mind badly DISTURBED That
dashed me-" says Miss Burroughs, and ran lone only
to get scolding from my mother for being away so
long"
When Lawrence Barrett was in san Francisco early IN
the fall OF lss3 Miss burroughs presented herself to
him. intent a dramatic career Nonsense. You are
stage struck ana should not think OF it, was tho answer
sue received Miss Burroughs persistent Had she
done anything In tho dramatic waYl NO Had she had
n teacher Yes-herscf Well what could she recite!
dozen paris were named by her in hot haste. Let me
hcar YOU in the curse in Leah. Miss Bur
rnu,lis gave IT, ana says: never before threw
such intensity into part; felt inspired But she dill
not know what Mr.. Barrett thought or her TWO weeks
LATER gentleman aliged from his carriage and sent IN
hs card II was Mr. Barrett: he handed the eXpecjaut
'rl a telegram from Mr. Mallory Offering her an engage
mont nj the Madison square Theatre within two week
Miss Burroughs was here, in August, 1855 IorEiShI