The Sunday herald., 1886-10-10

tall, fair, handsome English actress, who PLAYED
small parts at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Her name
cropped up IN the recent reports OF the matrimonial
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WAS three smes az large a. he and twice a. strong
Florence Gerard Is an American, but she
played comedy characters accepiabiy. She
came to this cotutry with Charles Co9hlan and
made n es @ the sr
scored succcss on i the stage sSe Is very clever
shut your eyes and ron would declare that the room
was nllcd With the leading adlcs OF the stage Miss
Gerard had pleasant apartment In London, where,
after the theatres her friends were sure 70 nnd good
company and good supper. II Ia said that sne WI
now retire from the stage Manager Abbey VIII nnd
her 10 summon up Bernhsrdt, Iansiry, Mrs. Ken
dali, Mrs. Wood, Agnes Robertson, ratti Nilsson or
Rlstor and they begin TO talk TO each other each m
manner. II may br said that Mi. Abbey has mar
ried whole stock company.
Miss Violet Cameron had an enormous house At
her opening In New York Monday night, though
there were very few women present, 80 the pauseous
advertising she and Lord Lonsdale received seems
to have been profitable. The audience was good
nature hut most OF the critics slate both the actress
and her plece, "Tile Commodore most severely.
The World says II was "by oil odds the most unin-
etestlng entertainment ever profercd at the Casino.
Miss Violet Cameron ls a player Of quite ordinary
appearance. Sne was dressed in the time tot.
sill long enough u Tor one q see her face and IT,
preston there was not agreat deal TO see. she IL
Of medium height, of trIfi, shapcy fgute, and more
esqdc, she strobe about continually and made rest
essness take the place OF action Her rather sharp
a,s EE'h s,s + Il sSs s S" not ,cn wss
comedy hunior, she evidently possesses not geam
OF, u one Ia TO Judge Of het In ts patitdlnous far
raRo Her chief duty was to come on, stride about
with that absurd swaggcr that burlesaue actresses
who assume mems roles believe to be masculine, to
speak Mr.. Farne's very shallow lines and sing
Of no range whatever and Of little quality. 1t Is I'M
worn and fresh enough, but Il Ia the ordinary speak
ing voice OF tho multitudlnOus amateur woman.
Indeed II may be said that Miss Cameron, save that
she has the brazenness TO stare an audience codly
In the face without sgn Of emot0n-a quality that
amateur, and would Inevitably pass as such III any
form OF public entertainment that was weighed on
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piece was over people wondered why she should be
gave her 50 little to DO and which she d 50 taneiy.
Those oi our readers who remember Lydia Thomn-
% nep 81 cs and P
that MT. Farnie was Invented. IL you can Imagine
beauty Of person, who makes . rhythmic bending Of
OF the knees take the place OF dance, and who man.
ages to impress YOU with the notion that activity ls
acting, you will have the measure Of Violet
Cameron. The American woods are full Of
girls who can do better without trying. y
The Times says. "The book Of the operetta s, as
to Wit and humor, hOpeesBly dull even In comparl-
son with the pOnderous specimens OF British bur-
lesque heretofore made known to American amuse-
ment seekers; until stronger evldetice than has
hitherto been adduced be brought to prove that
London theatre goers nave derived satisfaction
from 'The Commodore,' i Is safe to question oil
assurances to that effect Thus much being said In
partial explanation Of the cherries influence Of the
performance at the Casino last evening" meas
ure OF attention must be accorded the performers.
As a company they Impress one as a weli-balanced
and wel-trained body OF artists, lacking neither
moderate TALENT experience OF the stage, nor spirit
but deficient In originality aud uncommon clever
ness We have had much more efficient troupes
Infinitely stronger In respect of two or three
0i the leading artists. so far as companies
fitted to representations OF miscellaneous Operetta
and equipped with vOcalists and comedians
arc concerned, there are now half dozen 10
existence In our midst that are for si.
perlor to the Violet Cameron Company. Miss
Cameron has pleasing stage presence, an engaging
quality, although uneven and little worn In the
medium. She suggests In her acting Miss Lydia
Thompson, but she has neither the marvellous grace
nor the personal magnetism Of that once fascinating
being. The chorus was numerous and carefully
drilled, and Its female members were fresh In appear
ance and generally comely. danseuse, Miss Leth.
hridge by namc, was encOred in hornpipe, and
Miss L0seby, and by Messrs. Sidney Brough and
Marshall, who difIused good deal Of merriment By
| their antics as two comic notarles. As whole
however, the impression OF the performance was
cherries, and twenty minutes before 1t ended the
audience commenced departing In platoons."