Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-21
Rise and Fall Of a Star.

Miss Marion Tuylor-born Mary Ann |
faylOr-was 10 be an actress. The |
Rtes had decreed il. and she very |
strangely. ageed with the fates. Even
her parents. though good, God fearing
people. were willing that she should
exhibit her manifold gifts and charms
- the paving public at Sl.50 apiece
for orchestra chairs.
The trouble began when she was at
school. Her teacher (himself an elo-
culionist Of no ordinary gifts Sc. &c.
his great speciality being the Queen
Of the May advised her TO leave
school and study for the stage. In
fact. he himself was so kind as 10
coach her some in Lady Macbeth.
Queen Catherine" ''Meden" and like
| parts Mary Ami mean Marion
was at that time bashful. awkward
| girl Of sixteen years so that the wis
dom OF the teachers selection Of parts
was beyond question.
After that the desire 10 shine forth
rs star was always with her. Having
taken a few lessons liz elocution from
lady teacher Of tho art, she read
several times at church entertain
mrn,s. and her great success with the
critical audiences that are ALWAYS pres
ent NJ such places encouraged her in
her ambition.
During this time. too. sho improved
In her appearances and manners. and
by the time she was eighteen years
old she hNd quito reputation as a
beauty la her native city. Any Of her
friends would have told YOU at that
time that her figure was perfect; her
carriage. grace Itself; her head. Greet
an; her voice. the soul OF music. These
things taught her the folly Of opening
Lady Macbeth" she knew now
hat "Jul let WAS hor forte.
When she saw various managers take
ont various ambt Gus young ladies for
starring tours with elaborate printing
aud wNrdrobcs filling several trunks
tho young ladies generally furnished
the cash. but she didn't know about
that--she wished that heaven had made
her such man. The fact that they
usually came in soon aga n-someiimcs
minus the trunks--did not bother her
the least. for she knew that she
would be more successful with the
public.
The advertisements OF the new stars
that spring up 10 ''iill the place" Of the
dead .'Nirginius" of Hamlet an
nouuca that q man Is found for every
emergency, Though this does NOT
apply TO managers. Marion at last
i a Al.
con Of man that had grown rich ia
his way; He came TO H. uhe birth.
olace Of both Marion AMI Markl when
was not yet out of its swaddling
,louts aud started general supply
store on small scale. b. attending
: "a business (much OF what he charged
)u his books MS ''mUlasscs" would moi
rave borne inspection by tire prohibi.
,ory officers Of that dR'). and by In.
resting his profits IN real estate In the
: growing ely. he was In position DO.
fore we make his acquaintance to retire
> rom active business life. The father
wns a coarse. vulgar and illiterate man
3 The son. though he had proiited by !
liberal education. showed traces Of his
ancestry.
lie had been acquainted with Mis-
y
: apparent that he had out run all hi
competitors In tho race for the lovely
ones favor Whether or not his am
. pie income had anything TO do with
: this is n puzzle that does not concern
: this narrative 10 be interested II
!, Marion was to be interested in her de
signs on the stage. and Mark was sool
as enthusiastic over her powers rs sh,
n.,N har
s. In his madness, for il was not long DO
; fore he had made arrangements Il
take her out for tour. This wa
!. quite in his line, MS he augmented th
u allowance his father made him by specu
J. lation. at which ho WINS highly sue
!. cessful; and he felt that this new ven
: ture would far surpass anything h
\ had before undertaken. And IL did
but time enough for that
!. Being unacauainted with the theat
rical business himself he had the goo
sense to secure really capable mans
: ger to direct affairs for him. A CON
pany was engaged aud put in re
hersal; n theatre In one OF the larg
y stiles was hired for week; the com
ing star was worked up in every wa
. known 20 the experienced manager
But we will pass over these prelimlnu
o res which are after all, too we
known to be of interest TO any bod,
:. and come TO the night of Marion
first appearance.
Y OF course she was TO open as -,
liet." IL was her choice, and the ii
fntuated hacker would have Above
/ ner to play "Falstaif'' II she had 6
elected. Al the rehearsals she wa
-. .tt.uttya "a Tho diranttnna nf th
stage manager so far as business wa
concerned, but she required no II
struction from anybody In regard I
speaking her liues-at least so 81
= thought, and she soon taught the sta