Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-12

CT RESSES ARE
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| SSsSS sN4zzA or not they feel in
SR - ,3SA express in their art
aSEy<Ikf;sNA and there have been
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| ~ Ag< SS&{R different opinions q:
| VIVA NETGSy to whether per-
| Una Z EEIU former made bet
AkT ELY ter effect by losing
WI " q herself in her part
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| lB> IN - continually master
n 81 AOf her actions.
! n v /hSy heard a most popu-
elt-M >EZ lar leading actor
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anecdote on this
| point. He is known as an actor Of ex-
| treme nervous force and sincerity, and
to see HIM on first night an audience is
! led to believe that he Is thoroughly alb
sorbed in his part and has no remem-
brance of the ordinary world that studies
| him.
al Am not sure about myself, - said
this actor, "there are certainly moments
when am carried away entirely by the
force and the reality of the situation l
am trying to represent. but as rule l
believe l keep every part of the stage IL
my eyes and anticipate every word L am
| expected to utter. But let me tell you
of an experience 1 had with a certain
leading woman of great physical beauty
and wide professional reputation. Let
her be nameless, for what l say about
her is OF an exceedingly delicate nature.
l was playing her lover in drama that
was perfect whirlwind of passion. 1
went into the part sincerely, and 1 re-
spected the lady that l supported to the
utmost, for l had always found her to be
exceptionally refined and gentle in her
dem eanor. The rehearsals were gone
through in the usual mild and perfume
tory way, and it was not until the first
nights performance that l discovered
the popularity of the stars artistry. 1
had several Impessioned scenes with her,
you know, and before the play was half
finished, l found myself in a bewildered
state of mind bordering on frenzy. l AN
human, in fact, l am very vital man,
but hope l am honest in my art. On
that night, however, l was taken una
wares, and before that beautiful woman
had bestowed upon me half the caresses
that the play demanded, she had made
me believe she was in love with me. Such
kisses and embracesi AT the end of the
play l wondered for one conceited vulgar
moment, if it had been 1, the man. that
had inspired the fury of affection in the
beauteous star, and, after getting into
my street clothes, presumed to wait il
the wings to say a good night word to
her. She came out of her dressing room
looking as pale and stately as a virgin
queen. 1 advanced and congratulated
her, with some embarrassment of man
uer, upon her apparent success.
'Well l hope the house liked me-, -
she said with perfect complacenoy.
feel indebted to you for carrying several
of the secsnes so effectively. And now l
am going to ask favor of you. You
wore a false beard tonight. Now,
cannot abide such q thing. 1t was very
painful indeed for me to perform the
kissing business owing to that beard to-
night, and if you will kindly leave it off
l believe / shall be able TO instlll into my
part far more naturaluess. Please take
no offence, sir. l only want to get
everything as pleasant and real as pos
sible. -
"She bowed polite good night, and
1 knew instantly that the woman was an
uncommon artist. Every tina played
with her l was made the willing victim
of the most ardent caresses it has ever
been my lot to know, but during nv
entire ASSOCIATION with the acti ess l never
got to know her except as my employer
and professional ooadiutor. l really
think that she was an artist in heart as
we'll as education.
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Pertinent to the subject of women's
demeanor l have had q letter from the
queen of Roumanis. Well, not directly
fra h1r lafc hut Frn
Emily Faithful, who had just visited her.
And it had flavor of interested exploit
alton, too, for it was addressed to the
president of Sorosis, and II squinted to-
ward boom for the queen in this coun-
try. She writes books under the pen
name of Carmen Sylvia, and she would
like to have them published and read in
America. In her letter Emily Faithful
says: 'Before l had well crossed the |
threshold the kindly nature and ready
tact OF the queen was revealed. There |
were but six stairs between my sitting |
room and the royal suite of apartments, |
but the hereditary asthma, which too |
often transforms my expected seaside |
pleasures into days and nights of misery, |
rendered me almost speechless by the |
time l reached the door-a condition not |
conducive to the comfort of an interview |
with even ones own familiar friend. |
But the best chance of quick recovery |
was given me by the readiness with which |
her majesty talked of her life and inter |
ests in Roumauia before she would allow |
me TO speak a word. On another |
occasion, while 1 recovered from q SINH |
lar attack of breathlessness 1 was asked |
to look at the beautiful illuminations the |
queen is doing for the sacred church |
within the hearing of hundred streams |
in the wooded depths of the Carpathian |
mountains, where the little fair-haired |
daughter, now a link with heaven, was |
laid to rest, leaving in the mothers |
heart void nothing can ever fill although |
she knows her treasurer Is safely shell |
tered from all life g storms.
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Coming back to home interests, and |
my readers own feminine usages, let me /
tell you that if you intend TO give a swell |
dinner this autumn you must devise ORR
giual effects. For instance, you must
issue invitations for diner 'automne, |
and trim your dining room with autumn
leaves of the brightest hues obtaina Die. /
Then, In the center of your table you |
must place a huge epergne, which you
must load down with fruit set off with |
leaves, and at each of the four corners of |
the table you must place a large silver |