The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26
STORIES OF M0DJESKA.
How She Fooled Her Brother-in-La
BY Disgusting Herself

The loneliness of Modjeska's character
no one questions. Her wonderful talent
as an actress is illustrated by the follow
ing aneedote;-
1t was in Poland, and on the occasion
Of one of many hunting parties. Atsuch
times, according to custom, The ladies
joined the gentlemen at MONDAY at a
settled rendezvous. While all were
waiting for Nine Modjeska, who had
been delayed, an old peasant woman,
in clumsy sabots and with her hands
rolled up timidly in her apron, came to
the party and In q mournfui tone related
the story of her woes Her only pig had
been put in the pound for tFespass on an
others property. She WAS SO persistent
in her demands for aid that the eonnt's
brother became angry and ordered the
coachman to drag. her away. Just as the
man was about TO carry out the order the
old woman threw herself into her brother
in-law's arms and laughingly disclosed
her identity. She had completely fooled
every one IN the party except her hus-
band, who was In the secret, and he him
self isn't sure but that he would have
been taken In had he been ignorant Of
the scheme.
A pretty story is told in connection with
one of Mod iesKa' 8 appearances in Wash
administration. 1t is u custom among
actors and actresses who appear at the
Capital to send cards to tie President
and his wife offering the compliments of
the season, which means a box at the the
atre whenever they feel like seeing the
play. Nine Mod feska carried out this
idea, and Mrs. Cleveland in reply wrote
pretty note to the madame inviting
her to call at the executive mansion,
which she did. Mrs. Cleveland re-
ceived her In her private apart
ment, kissed her affectionateiy and told
her she was never SO glad to meet any
one in her life. She said that Modjeska
had always been her favorite actress,
that she had always gone to see her when
she was q school girl, and had saved up
her pocket money for weeks SO as to do
so, that when she was in New York shop
ping she went twice to the matinee at the
theatre, where Modjeska was PLAYING,
alone, and took a seat far down by the
orchestra, keeping her veil over her face
most of the time for fear some one would
recognize her. At the conclusion of the
call Mrs. Cleveland filed the carriage Of
the actress with flowers from the White
House conservatory and asked her to call
again.
Stage Notes
The success of Poor Jonathan is pro-
nounced. The wiseacres prophesied
everything but success because of the alb
sence of pink tights and calcium lights.
But the musical comedy went in spite of
the predictions. The house is crowded
nightly with brilliant audiences. Al
though the opera has scarcely run two
weeks, there are many who have wit
messed its performance several times-a
sure indication that 1t contains the ele-
ments of popularity. a long run is IN
prospect and the spring flowers will
bloom ere a successor is thought of. Lii
liam Russell has made decided success
and has developed dramatic powers which
it was not thought she possessed.
Amelia Glover is quoted as saying that
Ito attain success IN skirt dancing, the
dancer must not have the slightest sus-
picion Of embonposnt. She must, above
all things. possess not only the quality of
being able to kick artistically, but must
undefinable something such as French
danseuses use in their art" Many
women that are not skirt dancers possess
the quality of being able TO ''kicKp artis-
tically. But Kicking" is luxury which
only the successful nctress can indulge
In: The rank and file cannot afford it. !.
Mr.. Hoyt's "Trip to Chinatown"
slunped in Frisco. ''Rich as he is in
aDologetic expressions" says one of the
critics, "Hoyt must feel that any apology
he might offer for "A Trip to Chinatown
would be worse than useless" Cheap,
fiimsy, trashy, are among the adjectives
used TO describe it.
Frank P. Slavin, the Australian pugil-
list, has accepted an offer TO appear fn
this country in play. AS soon as he is
able to extricate himself from the meshes
of the law, which IS holding him on &C.
count of his recent fight with Joe Nc.
Auliffe, he will come 10 this country.
The sum realized by the sale Of Richard
Mansfield's collection of antiquities and
curios, last week, is given out as sl9.-
9l2 So
Grace Hawthorne is touring gracefully
through the English provinces with
"Theodora." and is reported to be doing
remarkably well.
Boston looked at the naked facts of the
"Clemenceau Case" and that settled it.
The enforced closing of the Park Theatre
last week was approved by the press. the
public and the theatrical people of the
Hub.
Mrs. Nat Goodwin, who was thrown
from her driving cart few weeks ago.
and who was quite seriously i'll last week,
is reported to be rapidly convalescing-
A German version OF 1.-THE GondoliersH
has just been produced at the Theatre a
der Vein. Vienna.
Madame Othello. the last farce up to
date at the Paris Ciunny, has been pur-
chased by an American manager.