Telegram-herald., 1888-04-08

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Llxxis Evans - eslll- DIlssrs
Il talNx Yea g4lse Esaa. s4l1 Ms Lszzi-
Eyzns = = rsgessen .zzIye of t1ls PAPER Ass
eseaink - say LAT yo1 gaze - ias nt.s
ol Lite Eieesnc BesEsfy' 81 ~ ssysa
years ago. j. s4s oaly ss1r We actresses
Vas oniy Il Augasl. issl ghat "a earess IS
a. actress began wi.A re cAiii part ot
Cnip Ia A Messenger Goa Jarvis section.
dsd not c0mmeuce slarr.ss al tso years
aiser 4ad then i. was th4t Dsu9il CAag
ccmpllBlentsc me - uniquely"
Aad goI wee thea very yoang. Of
cousss. sal5 the scribe tnsiaasIi ngly.
Aeser niad ao5at M age" sad the
Agt.s lady sra llgiy bat vita a
aslera4lnsl sn4ks of tne head. Il
believe y0u sre trying 70 inter
yisa ne ard I cespiss actresses inter
views, because tnsy always TAX shop. aad
generally ClizLe uy9a themselves. II /
we're going t. SPEAK f3r publication. v0ald
certainly seize On some other suDiecL--f0r
instslce, you newspaper meo. ID you
know nat l Ialak yOn are a teaay class of
men,
Humorous. you msznT''
There s4s pa9sI ia Detroit when elay Ell
tnege IA January, pronounced ms entirely
TOD 0l1 for lne young parts | played. /
wonder II DE young mza Who penned that
Gxt knows that my mother = six years
voa8gsr tEan Maggie Mitchell, and that the
latter 8ss starring IA "tanchOn" before
was born; ist l saw Miss Mitchell IN al
act OF "Lorie" two years ago a. al I'll ( )
benefit ia New YORK. aud 10 me she was
g. H
Oh have seen other sOubTetles. / pre-
sumo, said our young nan.
II saw LOlla oa the same occasion, as
well As Mary Anderson. IL was feast for
me, Tor / - seldom get chance 10 Sea
other actresses liked them ali 50 equally
well. and their STYLES were SO diverse, ,hat
Il would be unfair 10 compare them. Eacn
is = mistress ia her own sc-Ool. ! also saw
Annie Pixley IN New Orleaas the same sea
son, and would certainly place her IN the
same plane There are other actresses OF
the lighl comedy school who are clever.
but their excellence IS marFei
\ BY the fact that they iaitdte
l think that all actresses shontd oe original
and these ladies certainly are. Tnsn they
| should DC spontaneous, act - 4 large ex-
tent from Impu Sc, feel the character they
| impersonate. and enter into lis emotions
! An artist VINO cannot do this will certainly
lack magnetlsm, and De itIle better than
aut0mAtous.
Ia other words, sticks was suggested
| That is your expression. not mine.
mean that no one who initiates can b.
/ spontaneous. But here l AIN talking shOp
| Instead OF sticking 10 my text, the newspa
/ per men. Do you know that reporters arr
| generally wrong IN their prOgnosiicatiOns 0
| dramatic ventures? Almost all the New
| YORK successes. notice, are writ
ten down by you scrbes. and when
ever you 60 into ecstacies over any
| production, II generally shares the fate .
the good aud dies young. For instance GU
! play OF "Fogg's Ferry" Was originally pro
| daced six years ago IN New York City ans
was ridiculsd and cut up by the press in
genera, but Il Is stlll strong road success
and more used by play pirates than an.
! other Drama. Ii II wasn't = success thsy
wouldn't want IT. We brought ont new
! play this season. and the press ccmmenH
ON II were amusing. some praised IL 10 tat
| skies aud Others D-oaouncsd IL without 4
| redeeming feature.
Then sons were right"
Not a. ali. IL was not good play, and
in It's present form we bave dropped il
| But II nsd many excellent features, and il
Will be heard OF sgain. 1 suppose one reason
! why q oritic does noi reflect the public tgsIi
Is that he becomes b'ne aud expects to-
| much"
And nov, Miss Evans" said our re
porter. cannot / have your views uDol
sOmetbing-s4y dress or art, or TIA
English sectors, or anything OF interest q
the pubiic?'
Now you are trying TO interview me,
answered the little actress pOuting pret
tiiy, 'and | will not be interviewed. | III
not objec. to a chat, bat Dow that you meal
business 1 shal! beat retreat" ana Sc
utterly defeated In his object, our am oAssa
dor departed. llisd witn pleasant remem
brancs of trim little figure, a bright an
speaking rather than pretty face, a fascl
mating smile that set Oh perfect rows OF ID
whitest teeth, and tn short an arch. VIII
some, modest and intelligent girl, who
pluokily winning her way unaided In ia
battle OF lite. II does Que good TO mes
ssch soldiers now aad then. Kaiser Fries
ricn's grenaders are no sturdier.