The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-23
The Little Lords Entertain.

The two Little Lords held brilliant levee
at the Pulaski. With acting, being inter
viewed and being entertained in various
ways, and holding an almost continuous
reception when sat home" they had busy
day of it.
After che matinee, the street in front of
the stage entrance to the theater was blocked
with children, all waiting to see Lord
Fauntleroy.n They did not have long to
wait. In a few minutes a demure little miss
of 2, clad in a checked ulster and fore
and aft" cap, looking for all the world
like a pocket edition of Nellie Bly,,
made her appearance. She was in immi-
nent danger Of being squeezed to death,
when she was picked up by a long pair of
arms and, seated on the shoulders of the
tall Earl of Dorincourt," she was carried
through the crowd. A hundred lit
tie ones escorted, and followed
little George to the Pulaski,
where she invited them into the large par
Tor, and, having sent for Flossie ''to receive"
with her, the little ones entertained with all
the airs and graces of society ladies.
miss Flossie Ethel, this is Miss -"
said George. "Miss -, let me present
you to my friend, Miss George Cooper"
said Flossie, and so it went for half an
hour.
George and Flossie were willing to
be interviewed" but begged that
what they said wouldn't be printed just as
they said it, because, you know, we are
only little girls and say an awful lot of nom
sense.n
The appearance of the two children is the
best refutation of the argument that it is
cruelty to let children OF tender years ap-
pear upon the stage. Flossie is about 81
years old. George is two years younger.
and two healthier, happier, less affected
children are seldom seen.
The part of "Faunuleroy" Is longer than
that of Hamlet yet these two mites of
humanity have mastered it, not parrot-like,
but as true artists, with all the intricacies
OF clever acting, understanding what they
say, and giving meaning to every motion.
NO painter has yet put on canvas pref
tier picture than that seen at yesterdays
mRtinee-Georgie's sunshiny face, prone
on the dark carpet, her golden
tresses mingling with the tawny name of
that big lions head. No more graceful
specimen Of youth can be imagined than
FIossie, clad in the white and red Fauntle-
roy suit, with her wealth of golden curls.
rs it a very difficult matter to teach such
children to play part like 'Fauntleroy?"
Mr.. Peakes, the stage manager of the COM
pany, was asked.
mot at all, judging from my own expe-
rlence," answered Mr.. Peakes; though,
ene came to US at Fresno, Cal, last
November, and just week later, at Santa
Sruz, let her go on and do the first act.
she had her part almost perfect, but was
rather crude, as you can imagine. In two
weeks more she was in the entire play, and
Sne has been improving ever since. Flossie,
Il believe, learned the part in eleven days.
Inc TWO children are, of course, unusually
bright, and very apt at learning. Show
them new piece of business" and they
seem 10 grasp the idea at once; and, not in
frequently, they stumble across piece
u acting by themselves which, if it is
Ii nTe pied by the audience. they
Invariably elaborate by degrees.
tSnudren, find. are no harder to teach
Juan grown people, and sometimes not half
% - nard to manage. We had httlo boy
,rauntleroy' last fall. He was genius in
us way. While on the stage O new piece
St business would suddenly pop into his
neau, when, by sign or word, he would
minunicate it TO those on the stage with
n' 60 that they might meet and
oItuu9er it, instead of being put out by the
0NTsnge in his method
III little George is naturally an actress.
-. iel iatner plays the double part of "Wil-
ba lH and Higgins" with the company, and
To- ol mother is Georgia Woolhorp, one Of the
ise, known actresses of the Pacific coast.
1a .Iele flossle's parents are Canadians. Her
-A'nsr ID physician. and her mother, who