The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-12
A New Kicker.

EDecial to the Indianapolis Journal
New YORK, Dec. 11-While society is dis.
cussing Lord Colin Campbell-and not even
swell society cares to discuss his wife openly:
and the clubs are discussing coast defenses; and
city officials are wondering who next will be ar
rested; and the sports are out on the ROAD with
their cutters, and the fathers aud mothers are
bracing themselves for Christmas, little un-
known woman has quietly produced a futter at
one of the theaters, Nothing that know of in
New York theatricals has of late so clearly illus
trated the oft-repeated charge that the metro
politan play house Is wholly dependent upon its
chorus girls for patronage as this current
beauty. She is playing in Nat Goodwin's Little
Jack sheppard at the Bijou. Her name on
out of the chorus into a conspicuous
dance, aud made a pronounced hit What
/ mean by a hit is this: The whole vast
circle of the clubs and cafes began to talk about
her. Where did she come 'FRONT.' What kind OF
girl is she9 Wren can one be introduced to
hEr2 found her The subject of surmise at the
Yacht Club, the subject of bets at the Calumet,
the topic OF conversation at the Lambs, the
study at the Charcoal Club, the theme at the
Lotos. Sarony, who Is the most saacious artist
il town. goes to the Biiou every night to feast
his artistic eye. The pest-fxed men about town
saEnter in about 8 to see her dance Nobody
betrays the slightest interest in Nat Goodwin or
bis inane play. The girl the girls the thing.
Now, who is Farre9 Simply this, and nothing
more: One of those young women who
have ravishing figures, with the LONG
limbs of Aphrodite and the skill OF
Phrvne to show them In stage parlance.
che Ia a kicker" In sober truth she is a superb
animal whose every action is an unconscious
revelation of voluDtuous grace There is abso
lutelv nothing to her in the play but her figure
and motion, and face But when you reflect
that this unknown animal steps out of the desert
of Nat Goodwin's play for three minutes and
makes an oasis of beauty with her legs and men
travel over the dreary sand of the burlesque tc
reach this one fresh spot you will understand
what the attraction of the playhouse is. The
influence thus exertod By one ,uneducnted oni.
nal is simply amazing. Mr.. 10 Arthur, an ex-
perienced manager in this field, told me on Mon.
lay night at the Yacht Club that the girl could
make contract for Ave years at 500 week
simply on the strength of her personal charms.
All the intriguing of the town not onlv
ewear by her but besiege the management. Para
graphs about her have crept into the papers. A
regular postoffce for billet-doux has been opened
at the Bijou.
mention this as one of the curious and con
stantly occurring incidents of the playhouse in
New York, Physical charms arc at apremiEIi.
Intelligence ability, brains, study, ambition
skill, may plod and struggle, and aim high, and
some big-limbed maiden who can hardly write
her own name viii slip in and gather all the per
simmons It's splendid scheme for the Sorosis
20 discuss. / wish Mrs Croly would make
speech about II. should like to interview Lii
lie Devereux Blake on the subject Why after
vi the eloquence OF the advanced women was
poured out, this trauscendent baggage would
skip in shake her slipper in the air and go off OF
her toes with all the laurels NYM CRINKLE.