New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-01
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLERoY.
HER STAGE LIFE-BY HERSELF.
InslIn Lrdn in Thn Cosmopolllan.

tiptoes to kiss him while he was silei,s Iocn.son
said US, Come ladies, let us go ana SEQ bnmo
brance Of the stage Is III this afternoon at Columbus
Ohio. was frightened but enloyeo ~ p WIn
vent to dinner ~, IN tns sVenne played in RIP
Van winkle' 1 Meenie, in a little olue sklrt
with red petcoaS t ana oSe OI btoo SnS all tho
6ther buttons on 6sesuSe s or was n G s viii,
a great bic black patch on it.
played for two seasons with him. We had one
Jefferson would read funny things he found In
the papers, and would take sleep IN his arms We
Connie was in the Company. She was Mr. JefeIsons
little sister, and we ali called her Aunt Connie, be-
cause she was such little lady. Her son, great
big boy, could pick her up In his arms and carry her,
she little She wore the same size shoes S,r
wear now, No. IL. The first day Wo went 10 Cin-
cinnati, Mr. Jefferson took my sister and Aunt Connie
and myself to see Mr. Weber an oio s' nm ie his
tudo-tomahawkS, warwhoops and things IKE tnat.
Weber watsrcoorsd Painec me an %h ME- Weber
said he would have them baked Tor me when came
10 The beSt season Mr.. Charley Jefferson and
asked me to play Hendrck and didn't reel as 81, u
% pa r{} hest: but Mr. Jefferson said could not
find any little boy 70 play heo9ilch ana ti, nc Dntc st
Mamma and my sister were talking with Mr. Fro .,
NAV the part Of Editha in Edthas Burglar" by Mrs
burnett, dramatized by Gus Thomas ana na IAN Sad
with Mr.. Joseph Jefferson for two seasons, ana she
thought could take the part and the ae6T nay no
used to go out the veranda with my Maltese Kitten,
and she used to go Se ss ed 10 % sy o o ba
rug-he SKIN of old grizzly which we brought from
Which USED to take out on the veranda, used to
take umbrella aud put It over my head ana MAKE
s ,ean snd T. to 70 out TO take walk in the
park and She would &C over the lines with me-
ans H. tbe Company, and think they all loved me
Tho dear little Lyoeum how wish was there now
PLAYED at the dycsG% o M WE T Ws
but With another rqsr @ and Such nice times we
used to have. Mr. Gillette would read TO me and tel
e bs Gs most sOfS Ss6o nd he
he viii do anything unless he surely does IT. anu ne
me- as show sSe Amy of for any am i nO very little
girl for spell very badly and am 1p 1 Yeas "a y pia
very much / asked them 10 spell my words right
for in this article, or am afraid you wouio Sniiis
also played Edtha for tho Progress Club;
must tell you what the Progress CUP so Is 5n has
snd ali oi tie msmbers are bachelors and they
expect to marry But one Sl ee Ssry
sad about it. and they have their noten edged
with black and their 9Ss and % wben D tSeT
so up to shake hands at the wedding with the Lost
yoU,S instead Of saying, We congratulate yOu' and
the married bachelor has to give dinner at belmont
az 5emonices cost ever 50 much money and although
they very rich club this dinner quite fghtenss
r esy often as '"0 when VI played EdiSs Tor rse@
they gave me lovely little ,,.go gold
p pendant S nd one hundred They also
some very beautiful flowers. The bachelors are very
they SS love = me very much The lovely gold beads
wear about my neck also came nom one OF them;,
row ANA hp pSo S PG the book fTom dear little friend
Of $ nSS s1 m read esd OS and
then again, until knew It in some places By heart
burnett was going to dramatic IT, and even then she
expected me to play the part but dd mot kpo DS
when Mr.. Sanger and Mr.. French engaged me to 60
TO Boston, was deghted PLAYED tne nrst niE Ebs
night when Edwin Booth. thrty-6vo years before,
made his first appearance in public on the same stage
cess. We had very nice company. used 70 Ike
afr. Pitt very much; he was always very gentle ana
kind TO me- even II he was such gruf old earl ono
evening Mr. Edwin Booth and Mr.. Lawrence Barrett
IN the box to see me play ana s,erW slrg ne
how nleased thew we're and wished success. wealth
and happiness. think more Of that letter than
al" also played for coquelin Hadng and Oliver
%epS Ss BreaRfast Table and was also one Of the
pioneers of The Atlantic think he was very ben-
pIayIps at the old Boston Museum every was 80
kind; and all the members OF IL exeeP, myssL mn
ever forget any Of the people have played with ana
~ ever have company OF my own as nope 70
sSo S Say bson tH KIND Co %s and give them good
salaries, and have them travel with me- have me
tSs Srom Of o. Of tAJ Pibs SsS eam @
S SEy Fan Faunteroy and felt very sorry for him
used to send him books TO read, and Il made bin
q gS IN ass the Sssp s S1y sunshine Rs.
win E sssp L ssS IYHs rs ds PAINTED sn
had played Faunteroy for quite long time me s,i re-
ssi Sesu lf' letter 0 have yet and shall always
irceps Il. She said sho was coming 70 bear play
letter sSs p the box she would Be n and that when
saw llttlo lady who smiled upon me would know
Ts ssvs ss good isSS SsG One
does when they Wish t TO- o But t. after sr al %as 10 @
Mressing room, and kissed and told me how pleased
s cSs Sg hds vN she d to Re
DEAREST and have always doao So % Hlsy v we
sSaDscd. and had to learn 4 over again: When
] went into my dressingroom at the Broadway The,
cause william Warren and Edwin Booth aud Mrs.
Time used 10 ST in the old BOSTON rocker that
Mrs Vincent used e SIT IN She LEFT nit, Il to Mss
Clark very much she gave me beautiful h silver
1onbonnere with my MONOGRAM AT the Bssd one
Some Of the business IN the second act Is all my
lw viss II drop the hat Il was my idea first o.
wearing the hat, and Mrs. Burnett liked It much
N ne over S ' the ea head Also wS
j strike the bell TO call Higgins, all the acting
there is my own. Also about the bootblack,
when he gives the strap pull on his shoulder k6g.
lfavortte books. Ainsworth's Tower Of London
" Huckcberry Finn" by Mark Twain, and Man., by
Mrs Lucy O. Lille. III the last II is different here
from what It is In Boston. The tenants used TO all
come when say my last speech, and here say
it tho balcony 10 the tenants who standing out
side like 10 play Fauntleroy very much-I have
had so many good times and have met so many NICE
people. like tho second act OF Fauneroy best. for
In that act forget sometimes that am little Elsie
Leslie Lyde and feel II was little Cedric. and
dear Mr. Gilmore was really my grandpapa love
Mr.. Gilmore very much. he IS so kind. He mover gets
langTy with but when sit the arm of the chair
talking to him, sometimes forget that be wears
wig and pull II nearly off, twisting IL up into queer
little curls. Mamma says that some people would be
VERY angry, but he only says: Be careful dear,
and not pull my Wig OFF, ] SUPPOSE you will get