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

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iiss Brethertons order, Mrs S,uarts party
0unl themselves shown into a large ro0my
COX close 70 the stago-too close, indeed, for
purposes OF seeing we'll The house vas al
eady crowded. aud Kendall noticed as be
canned tie stalls and boxes through his
,pera glass, that j. contained q considerable
Qrinklug II nOtabilitiCs OF various kinds
was a large new theatre, which hitherto
al enjoyed but a very moderate share Of
,opular favor, so that the brilliant and eager
r0wd with which 10 was now filed was ia
SELF a sufficient testimony 10 the success Of
he octress who had wrought SO great a
transformation.
What an experience Is this for a girl Of
4. - whispered Kendall TO Mrs. Stuart, who
vas comfortably settled IN the further cor
Ter Of tho box, her small dainty figure set of
" the crimson curtains behind DO. "Ono
would think that an actors lifs must stir the
rery depths Of q man or w0mans individual
~, that it must call every power into action
nd strike sparks out Of the dullest."
YES; but how seldom it is sor
"Well, in England, ar any rate, tho fac,
s. their training is 80 imperfect they darer't
ct themselves 60. It's only when a man
POSSESSES the lower secrets Of bis art per-
ectly that he can aim at the higher But
he band is nearly Through tho overture.
lust tell mo before to curtain goes up some
thing about the play have only very
vague ideas about 10. The scene is laid in
Deriinn
YES; in the Altes Schloss az Berlin The
.,.,. a.. 100. ,.r,, .I. I..-rr.T clio b.. IN
Lady"
what, tho warning phantom Of the 10
henzollerusr
Mrs stuart nodded. y crown prince Of
Prussia IS in love with the beautiful Counties
Hilda Won Weissenstoln. Reasons Of state,
however, oblige him % throw her over and
10 take steps towards marriage with priu-
cess OF Wurtemberg Iuey have just been
0etrothed when tho counties, mad With
jealousy, plays tho part o. tho White lady
and appears 10 the princess ~ try aud terrily
Ter out OF the proposed marriage"
And the countess is Mss Brethert0np
"Yes. OF course, the malicious people say
that her getting up as tho White Lady is
really the raison d'stro OF tho piece. But,
hush there Is the signal. Make up your
mind 10 be bored by the princess, she Is ono
" the worst sticks over saw"
Tho first scene represented the ballroom at
tho SchlOss, OF rather tho royal antero0m,
beyond WHICH tho vista Of tie ballroom
opened The Prullan and Nuremberg
royalties had not yet arrived, with tho ex-
ceptlon Of the Prince Wilhelm, on whose
matrimonial prospects the play was 20 turn.
lie was engaged IN explaining tue situation
q L.s friend WalIemag you Rotheuicls, the
difficulties ia which ho was placed, his pas.
sion Tor tic Countess Hllda, tho political
necessities which forced him 20 marry a
daughter Ok tho house q Wurtemberg, tie
pressure brought 20 bear upon Lim by bis
parents, and his own despair ~ having %
break the news 20 the countess
Tho story is broken oR b. tho arrival Of
the royalties, including the PINK and whito
maiden who is % be Prince SAhoim's fate
and the royal qladrilio begins. The prince
leads his princess 10 her place, when il is
discovered that another lady is required 70
complete the figure, and an aide-de-camp IS
dispatched into the ballroom 10 fetch one.
tie returns, usnering IN the beautiful Hilda
Won Welsscuste.n.
From this moment the audience had been
impatiently waiting and when the dazzling
dgure, in It's trailing, pearl embroidered
room, "a storm Of applause broke forth again
and again. and for some minutes delayed the
prog eSs Of the scene.
Nothing, indeed, could have been better
calculated than this opening 10 display the
peculiar gifts Of the actress. Tho quadrie
was a stately spectacular display, IN which
splendid dress and stirring music and the
effects Of rhythmic motion had been brought
freely into play for the delight Of the behold
ers. Between the figures there was a little
skillfuiiy managed action, mostly IN dumb
show The movements Of the jealous beauty
and Of her faithiess lover were invested
throughout with sufficient dramatic meaning
10 keep up the thread OF the play. But II
was not the dramatic aspect OF tue scene for
which the audience cared, IL was simply for
the display which it made possible Of Isabel
BretLertous youth and grace and l0velness.
They hung upon her every movement, and
Kendall found himself following her with the
same eagerness Of eye as those about him,
escape him
In this Introductory scene the elements
which went to make up the spell she exer-
cised over her audience were perfectly dis
tinguishable. Kendals explanation OF It 70
himself was that it was based upon an ex.
ceptiopal natural endowment OF physical
perfection, Informed and spiritualized by
certain moral qualities, by simplicity, frank
ness, truth OF nature There was kind OF
efiiuence Of youth, Of purity, Of strength
about her which il was impossible not 70 feel,
and which evidently reused tho enthusiastic
sympathy OF the great majority OF those who
saw her
FORBES was sitting in the front Of the box
with Mrs. Stuart, his shaggy gray head and
keen lined face attracting considerable atten-
ten IN their nslgh5orhood- He vas IN lis