The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-01
Mss Marie Burroughs Displays Her Merits
and Beauty 81 tbs Madison Square.
Kiuds Harrison, the Ldorsd 0as Of the Troups
Of Mr.. Palmer.
Miss Ada .Rehan-Mrs. Abbey, Formerly
Miss Alice Gerard-Miss Annie Robe
Miss Atty Cheatham.
Written for the sentine-

readers may be induced to take &C least
passing interest. They all belong to local
companies, and it is only at their New York
houses they are likely soon to be seen.
The plays l allude to are The Railroad OF
Love- at Daly's, "Heart of Hearts at
Palmer's Madison Square, "L'Abbs Con-
stsntin" at Wsllacks, now managed by
Henry E. Abbey; paul KaRVar" at the
Standard, and the revised opera of Ger
mimic" at the Casino. All but one of
these plays, by the way, are great successes
in every sense; but l speak OF them only
as the vehicle which has recently brought
in so many stage beauties.
Miss Marie Borroughs has been attached
for some years past to the Madison Square
Company, but has only recently had fair
opportunity to display her merits and her
beauty at the same time. She
played very cleverly some
what repulsive part in Saints aud
Sinners" IN which her makeup" neces-
sarily detracted from her facial charms;
but in Heart of Hearts" she has the part
of sweet and simple young girl, which
she plays in her own c0lors and not
in that of the stage dresser. Sac
is something above the medium
height, jus: tall enough to gracefully lay
her head on the shoulder of her lover in
the play and her husband lover in real
lie, LOUIS MhSSS0-ueI u2uI6 IUll dQQ
rounded; her features regular, but very
mobile and expressive. She has more
unstudied pride on the stage than any
-youn2T aet1sss, ] Cen recall. She has
learned nothing OF the awksrdnesS OF
movement which mistaken sage training
gives to TOO many of our actors and sc-
Iresses. Socially she ia q very loyable and
attractive woman; very domestic and re
firing, although she lives in the turmoil
of that Mo the Roaapn0ra
Hotel. She is q young Californian by
birth, and married Mr. Massen some four
Years ago.
In the same company, but cast Just now
10 play special engagement in Jim, the
PeEman." is another very charming young
woman known to fame as Maude Harrison,
but little known outside of her stage
career. She is the opposite OF Miss Dor
Toughs IN complexion, being a brunette
but rather like her in figure. Her features
lack only the mobility OF those of Miss
BorToughs; but in conversation, when
pleased, they are lit up with animation
ard spirit. She is the "adored one" of
Mr.. Palmer's company, and the other
pronounced Mawdy) is all heart"
Every BODY about the thester calls
her Maude. hecent this leart OF
hers went cut to a stranger an actress
who had met with an accident, had to 90
to hospital and have her leg amputated.
''Maude" didn't hire hall and give ben.
eft. She went about personally among
her friends in society and among the vari
GUS theater companies of the city and
. raised $2,J00in cold cash, and she was the
largest contributor, too. When she
wasn't soliciting for her patient she wa!
nursing the poor cTes ure. This is not
the general idea Of Maude Harrison!
cht racter, butt lsthe true one.
Daly's company has more than threl
stage beauties but I shall speak only o
three of them. Miss Ada Rehsn on tht
stage is one Of the handsomest personalitie
in America OH IL she is one of the pleas
sntest bodies in the world. She lives dur
ing weekdays at the top Of the Victori;
hOIeJ; but her Sundays belong to he
mother, and she spends them in a modes
little cottage away off in South Brooklyn
The mother and daughter are devotedly
attached, and almost every Monday morn
ing they may be seen crossing Hamilton
ferry together, the actress returning to he
weeks labor, but keeping her mother witt
her as lone as possible. Miss Virgins
Dreher, also of Days, is Kentucky girl
remember her father well, many year
ago. She was Miss Murphy, but YER
early in life married, and soon after los
Lei duQ WCub vi tue oSdSc lOI
livelihood. She is shortly to marry a Mr.
PostleT hate. She is a stately beauty, lik
Miss Rehan, and yet not like he
at all, though, by the way, ono
saw General Sherman mistake her for Mis-
Rehan aud offer to kiss her as such
politely declined, with little scream AM
query, soto voce, "Does he really q
the way he went marching through
Georgia, was the reply, also in an under
tone. The new beauty of Days, Mis-
Phoebe Russell, / know nothing abou
personally. but she is tall blonde, witt
rather thin figure, but a very fair fac
and charmlngly natural manners; he
movements are full of grace, and in tn,
single part in which she has appeared, yoU
can detect Mr.. Daly's thorough training
All three of these beautiful women (anC
half a dozen others) will appear stimuli
tAneously next Tuesday night in Mr.
DAILY e revival OF "a Midsummer Night
Dream" This will be a gorgeous display
and paid duty of 80, GOO. These ar
actual figures, and will serve to show tn
great risk taken in producing Shakspear
as he should be played.
Ii probably did not cost as much to stag
the modern comedy Of The Railroad o
Love" as the duties on the costumes of Ih
Dream" However, the former has PAL
he can afford to crafty his own taste 70
The great masters works. UndoubteIl
the new piece will pay handsomely; il wi
doubtless run hundred nights easy. Til
sale of the seats for the first night began o
Wednesday morning. but every seat in th
theatre had Seen allotted to applicants b
letter. Many applicants for three or NOR
seats had to be put off With two believ
that two was the utmost sold to any nm
person.
Mrs. Abbey, now the only leading lad
OF Wallack's theatre, was formerly Mis-
Florence Gerard, and as such she played
brief engagement at Stetson's Fifth Avenu
theatre. She has been married only aboU
syear. II was largely on her account ths
Mr.. Abbey leased Wallack's theatre an
produced two of Robsrtsons comedies, Il
playing which Mrs. Abbey had particula
~ excelled. Bright as they were, the con
edies were found no. to the present tast
somewhat nsuseated by British melt
drama, and, though brightly acted, neiths
caste" ror School pleased the publi
Mrs. Abbey lie tall. with q splendid fgul
and rounded form. She 10 q blonde of III
most pronounced type. Mrs. Tearle, n,