The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-08
oL,MpsEs or rHE PLAYERS.

Seen trough the eyes of one of the an
dience, De Wolf Hopper, who is at present
unusual shines and delicacy. He also
seems to he appallingly awkward, and he
IL so-in the play-becanse he Ii u come
dian, and Il In his duty to make people
laugh. One Of the men I'm the theatre last
night Expressed surprise Mt Hopper's
ability to twist himself into 80 many
shapes and to twirl himself about SO vio-
lently. "He looks too weak for such
violent work. said the man. The fact il
is q trained athlete, with bicepts, legs, and
wind which make him an antagonist that
amy maj might he afraid Of in boxing aud
as, which i g has built up to Il. present
formidable proportions and there IL no
fear that II will ever languish while he il
ON q barren island with no earthly hope of
rescue he would he b happiest man i'm
who would consent to play base hall all
day for his amusement. When he dreams
Of the time that Is coming, when he need
conjures up embraces n stretch Of sward
and men engaged in n furious game of
ball. If he had his way the game would
comprise. only the ninth inning with a
score of nothing to nothing, with n man
on every base and the striker balancing
ON that Marcy ledge which follows 1.-TWO 20
Hopper's chief hobby, and he satisfies his
liking for it by seeing n game every day.
w neIlgyer Ue ~ Ntte at tIle tIleltFt NIle
concludes that the game was n
long one, or that il didn't begin on time.
Hopper IL Away ready to bet that his
baby is the slmartest hoy i'm the world, that
his wife is just as good as she can b<., and
that his horse In a trotter from away hack.
All these are his hobbies, and his friends
say they stand i'm his estimation i'm this
order: "Base hall, baby, horse, wife,"
Mathilde Cottrclly, another member of
he 'NClover" company, il "a maiden lady
about "a years old. She has rural tastes,
anil xxyl,avaaynr Shn bsaS a sy.St.ifa from 1nhnpr
she hurries to her cottage i'm New Ro-
chelle, and il as happy as she can he on
her little flve-acre farm. The neighbors
say that II il N pleasant sight to see her i'm
am old-fashioncd Dutch-looking costume,
with a pair Of coarse, hcavy-solcd shoes
upon her little feet, working away like a
laborer with garden tools. She SPADES,
and hoes, and rakes among her flowers
mands Il, she il not backward in pumping
down upon her knees and pulling weeds
from about the roots OF her flowers. To
see. her tranlping about and X in
this way no one would suppose that il was
she who conceives the setting of nearly all
she Is the designer Of the Gorgeous CO.'S.
tunes which make the operas such q
pleasing sight. Miss Cottrelly has IA small
and n horse. over which she exercises true
maternal care. and which she feeds as
tenderly as a mother nurses a babe. Miss
Cottrelly has earned plenty of money dur
ing her theatrical career. and she has
been wise enough to take care of IL.
Sylvia Gerrish, the Adoiph de Vdtadibad
of 1.-THE B~rigands," il called the ''lady
poetical legs" She is passionately fond
of catching, and the only time when she
hates to don her yellow tights and dance
about OH the stage il when n party OF
friends are going to sail away ON a
pleasure trip. If she were rich she
would buy ~ yatch and sail about
on il until she died. A. she cannot
do this she brings the yatch home AS well
as she can by having her flat fitted mp as a
cabin. In place of the stereotyped orna-
"a strange assortment of binnacles, COM
passes, oars, rowlocks. and many other
similar reminders Of the deep. She wears
"a sailors costume and n sailors hat. and
when she IL ON the stage playing n boys
part she loves to- hitch mp her trousers o.
isis She s. lowss 4; sSs w ,ass. With T. ,d asS;
ing gait. II is said that Miss Gcrrish fairly
how tarry, old, or sunburned he may he,
she will follow him with her eyes until he
is ont of sight. Last week q young man
her trim little figure visited the theater
every night. He used To buy two boxes,
and place q lot of bouquets i'm one, while
he set i'm the other, eagerly waiting for hei
to appear. He showed his affection by
throwing the flowers at her during the
week Miss Gerrish made a face at him
and this encouraged him 80 that me hiret
"a cab and sat in ii the next night. in from
of the stage entrance, waiting for her.. II
was dreary world and the poor little fellow
dropped asleep. When he awoke thu
Casino was tightly closed, and Miss Ger
rish-well, she saw him sweetly sleeping
and she is laughing about il still. Mis-,
Gerrish is about % years old, and Is un
married.
Few persons know that +. II. Sothern
who was bold enough to resume playing
Lord Chumley'' i'm town before the sum
mer il over, started out i'm life as an artist
Why he sacrificed art for the stage few
people know, and il is doubtful IL he reall,
knows himself. That he has still n deep
seated ondncs for his early profession |
certain for he spends nearly all his tim
rawin water-color sketches OF rira
SCENES which he frames expensively am,
with which he decOrates every theatre h
plays i'm. The little smOkin room of til
fyceum il adorned with two of thes
sketches. They are SO small and appea
80 heavy i'm deep frames of gilt that fe,
persons who did not know who the arts
was would pay them much attention. NJ
Sothern is only n years old. Ii is Difficult
to get well acquainted with him, and h
has the reputation of being n cold. ul
social man. His friends say that he
nothing of the kind. and that no NOR
cornwall fellow lives than he when he
surrounded by those whom he cares TO
He has made a good deal of money as a
actor. and his future il bright enough. II