Telegram-herald., 1890-07-12


A prominsnr EasnAger 5clt nae rhas II
4 and other m@nagers h@t hsleaed 70
a. sae rich EoEasa zao 4aae proposals
q tAem q g. lzken cut zs stars. zHd
Wko offered - pay 81 expenses them
selves enoagn NoDea vita 40 call
foF the profession bat : vain dsslfe
e. exploit themselves would nov 30
starring ~ ali every stage IN tne eoaa-
trY; that the srt u acting would %
lost. and tae stage becOme 4 mere ros-
truu for che exhibition of the manners
znl latest cut of clothes of fashion
A lls- OF these women S0ald show
what pctred t4rl.ngs are euauied Of so
eiety. ia What houses there are ht1dsn
skeletons and Shere Ia suave Pnilistia
passl0ns have tried % burst their bonds
and hceu ellllng % drag those who have
offended them ia1o the heartless public
gaze; but. fortunately for them and
taeirs. sheir secrets are safe with the
managers. who viii 40 more betray them
taem thaa doctor viii betray the dis
eases Of his patients
The success a. . star Of Mrs Brown
Potter has unquestionabiy stimulated
tho craze and clinched the belief THAI
greater Advertising card than genius Is
that II being an ex-member OF the
fashionable set And for she moment
Is seems % De trre; he Mrs Murray
Hills are tho theatrical fad OF the day.
The efficacy Of society reputation as
= drawing card depends, Of course, on
It's infreq aey and therefore the man
sger must % careful how 70 choose
The candidate must II possible. offer
some unique circumstance tOdistinguish
her from other W9men OF position.
There vas 10 room FOR hesitancy when
the sister % Mrs William Vanderbils
offered her services 10 a manager. Thus
distinguished. and = Baroness 70 boot
do Fontilliat Is prize not 20 be picked
up every day, nor 70 be duplicated at
any price. When such prizes as this
cone 20 the managers nets itisdificult
70 predict where the end Will be and
the mind becomes lost IN the vista of
aristoc-atic possibilities
II have always been Bohemian, and
the tempsa ton the life held out 70 me
was resissless." said Mrs. Potter, and
she p-obably told the truth. Later
she tried 70 .shrord the reason In mys-
tsry. and 70 fhis end said publicly be-
fore she loft America with sigh and
significant head-shake: 'The real ex-
PLANTATION can not make public now,
but can only assure you that In due
tine NY rroeives viii come Out. and
believe they will justify every thing 1
have done." which vague hint at a
secret IS finely calculated 20 rouse Gu
riosity. and as piece Of ingenuity does
her hcad credit Unfortunately-Or
othcrwfse-those In q position 10 know
say this Is . mere romance. It Is GER
tain her husband tried hard to reconcile
himsclf to her career. and during her
first season was a member OF her COM
ps.uy % the extent OF spending his
tiuo IN the fires when she was on the
stage.
Mr.. Franklin Sargent, director OF the
New York school OF Acting, disposes OF
Mrs Potter's motives and powers by
bluntly giving IL as his opinion that she
has no native ability or fitness for the
stage whatever. that stro owes all she
can do TO the excellent trimming Of her
instructor, Mr.. Belssco, and that the
reason she adopted tho career was sim
ply because sho was stage-struck-
Apropos Of Mrs. Potter there IS some
amusement hero over her attempt 70
make al international episode out oI
tho alleged row concerning an Aus
trslian critics fAvorabls notice of hei