The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-20


urro a rsa,iy WIN admirers or Miss brother
ton. and Wild with enthusiasm at hiding
Themselves IA the slll1 room with her. They
discovered tia. he was going 10 SEQ her IN
ti,e evening: thcy cnvied him, they described
the rlay to him. they dweit IN superlatives
on the crowded state Of tho theatre and on
the piaud.ts which greeted Mas Brethcrton's
first appearance in tho ballroom scene In
tho fiat act. and they allowed themselves
bain. a.stheli, damscls robed IN SOBER green
.sh grays--a gentle lament over the some
what violent c0loring of one OF the actress
costumes. willie all the time keeping their
eyes farlivoly fixed on the cleaning AM
mattel profile and graceful shoulders, over
which. in tue entrance Or the second drawing
room. the minister's gray head was bending.
Ms. Stuart did her duty bravely. Miss
pretherton had announced to her with a
thousand rccrs.s, that she bad only hall an
hour % give. I'VE poor professionals, you
know. mus. dine az l. That made me lase,
and now find AN such long way from
home that @ il tho latest moment can stay
70 tia. Mrs. Stuart was put TO it 10 get
through an The introiuctions she bad PROM
iied. But she performed her task without
f.nchug. killing rcm0rsclessly each nascent
conversation IN the bud, giving artist, author
m member OF parliament his proper little
sntenco % introduction, and at last hecSon-
ing TO Eus.aca Kendall. who left bis corner
telling society 10 be a foolish business anu
wishing the ordeal were over.
Miss Bre.hertoa smiled at him as she had
smiled al al the others, and h. sat down lot
Odd. three minutes on the chair beside ler.
Il hear yOu are satisfied with your English
audiences. Miss Bre;hert0n, be began at once
having prepared himself 50 far. Tonight
an, % have tue pleasure for the first time OF
making one Of your admirers
Il hope IL viii please YOU" she said, with
.ayusss that was still bright and friendly
You Will H. sure 20 come and see me after
wardsi have bssn arranging IL with Mrs.
Stuart. am never iii 10 talk 10 Afterwards,
ct 50 tired But il does one good to see
ones irisads, 10 makes one forget the theatre
little botore going home.
DO yol ind London very eXcitingf
yes, very. People have been 80 extra
ordinarily kind % me- aud it Is ali such
new experience after that little place King
..On / should have had my bead turned,
think, she added, with a happy little laugh,
but that when one cares about ones art one
not likely % think too much Of ones self
am always despairiug over what there is
still % do. and what one may have done
seems 20 mako 20 matter"
She spoke with pretty humility. evidently
moauiug wngt sho said, and set there was
such "a delightful young triumph in her man
ner, such an invulnerabie consciousness u
artistic success, tlat Keuial felt a secret stir
u amusement as Doc recalled the criticisms
UhicL among h.s own set he had most com
monty heard applied 70 her.
Yes, indeed, hc answered, pleasantly.
4 suppose every artist feels the same We
ali DO Il $50 are good for anythiug-we who
scrib5le a. well as you who act"
"Oh, YES, size sail, wlth kindly, question
.ns eyes. "you write great deal' l know,
Ir Wallace told me lie says YOU are SO
carmel, and that your book viii be splendid
20 must DO grand to write books | should
ike &c, think. better than acting You
aeed only depend on yourself, but 30 acting
gog'fe always depending on some one else,
.ld sou gct 500 such "a rage when al your Ovn
grand ideas are spoiled because the ieadiag
gentleman Won't 90 anything different from
what be has been used TO- OF the next lady
wants 90 show OF. OF tho stage manager has
a grudgo against yoa Something always
happens"
apparently the only thing that always
happens 10 you is success" said Kendall,
rather hating himself for the cheapnoss Of
thc compliment. Il hear wonderful reports
oftho difficulty Of getting seat at tho Cal
Iope: and his friends teame that Mr Robin
On looks ten years younger Poor mani it
l time that fortune smiled on him.
Yves, Indeed, Ice had bad time last year.
That Mss Harwooi, the American actress,
that they thought would be such q success,
didn't come on az ALL She didn't bit the
public II doesn't seem 10 me that the Eng
l.5h public is hard to please. At that
uretched little theatre IN Kingston / wasn't
nearly so much no my ease as am here. Here
one can always do ones best and be sure that
The audience will appreciate IT, I have all
sorts Of projects IN my head. Next year |
hall have n theatre Of my own, think, and
'hea -
And then we shall see you ia all the great
plr.sr
3 bs beauty had Just begun her answer
s1ar Eeuia becano conscious Of Mrs.
~aar1 sanding beside him. with another