Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15
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up all the time. Whether il IL meant to ex
press innocence or naughtiness don't know
and who is the originator of it is hard to cay
though think it was natural with Fay Tenn
pleton and the others took II from her. III
wager that that little one-sided smile will b
done to death within another year. Theatrical
people find it very difficult not to initiate eacf
other. They are always seeing some manner
ism in another of their craft that fascinate,
them, and they find themselves copying it with
out intending to.
OTHER MANNERIsMs COPIED.
Right In this same Performance Of "Jane'
there is another instance of this in the case o.
young Mr.. Paul Arthur, who hasplayed for the
last two years with Nat Goodwin and talks il
tones identical with that actors. He doesn
mean to do 30, but he can't help it. When 8
young man goes into the company OF Henry
Irving he Is overcome Immediately by thai
artists personality and gives an imitation o.
him. You should see Ellen Terry's son, Cor
don Craig, in Nance Oldfeld," which is now
on at the London Lyceum. He is Irving to the
life in everything but voice. Every gesture
and posture is precisely like the master,
and vet doubt if the youth is trying to be SO
much copy of Irving. Haven't you observed
how the young ladies in Mr.. Days company
fall into an imitation Of Miss Rchan? You'll
notice the same thing all through the profess
sion. Pleasant mannerisms are caught up from,
their originator with much ayidity and there
fore You are constantly seeing actors and ac-
tresses who remind you of other actors and ac-
tresses. Now, the little smirk Of tombstone
Bennett has little or nothing to do with her art,
but it Is safe to say that she considers
1t one of the most attractive things about
her. She got it from somebody whom she ad-
nerismS from Florence st. John, the Gaiety
singer. whom she used to worship before she
herself ever thought of going on the stage. As
have said, believe the Bennett smirh, which
Is also a Jansen and Hall smirk, was caught by
these ladies from Fay Templeton, but who Miss
can be sure she saw it somewhere, however,
and that it is not worn in the privacy Of her
own apartments"
FOUR DAUGHTERS IN THE CHORUS.
There is o woman in New York having four
daughters who are all members of comic opera
choruses. Every chorus girl having any pre-
tension to physical charm is good for at least
five persistent admirers and these four sisters
were distinctly above the average and there
fore averaged seven admirers each, having a
totally OF twenty-eight. Twenty-eight men of
means In pursuit OF four lovely women are sure
to part with great deal of money, and one Of
the ways in which they will part with it is in
the eating and drinking line. These avid pur-
suers OF the comely sisters were all hearty
and jolly men and the thing they loved above
all else in life was to withdraw at about mid
mig Nv w soLle pleasant little re1resnment rooms
and there partake Of dainty food and wine
Now the mother Of the four girls is an astute
and experienced woman, and though she kept
herself In the background as far as her daugh-
tiers were concerned, she managed to influence
them little in making the best of their oppor-
tunltles and gave them much valuable advice
Finally,
BRILLIANT IDEA
struck the matron. She said to herself that
the twenty-eight admirers of her daughters we're
spending an immense sum of money for mid
night refreshment. They, in fact formed
quite complete restaurant trade in them
selves Now, why shouldn't she get the money
that they paid out for food. why shouldn't she
run the restaurant where her daughters and
their admirers were in the habit of eating? She
preached the subject to the girls, and their
practical minds saw the beauty of tho idea at
once. Accordingly plans were set at work
rant business Oh upper Broadway,
and short while ago the doors
were thrown open upon an attractive
looking room having grill near the window
and with inviting looking tables Just visible
from the street. 1t is needless to say that the
four chorus girls now take many Of their
twenty-eight admirers as can be collected after
the opera to their mothers place, and fairly
paying business is already progressing with
every promise that it will grow to unusual pro-
portions. for as the days pass the youthful
population that prowls about the neighbor-
hood In the small hours Is finding out that a
very gay and generous crowd patronize the
resort. and consequently new young men
Ill company with various other chorus girls
find their way there of a night. As matters
look now the mother of the four beauties will
soon make fortune. She is at present trying
to figure out whether it would be profitable to
start IA jewelry store. Twenty-eight men run
ming after four actresses, she argues, buy
great many diamonds in the course of year.
Why shouldn't she sell the diamonds that her
daughters wear. The business, however, IL
rather heavy for her as yet SO she will wait
until she makes little more money in CLAIMS
before she attempts to speculate in rubiss and
pearls.