Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-04

two adventures. One Of her Journeys was
interrupted by the Johnstown food, and
was continued GU the first train that passed
through hat an fated city after the great
disaster. In the meantime she was re
ported as one Of its victims. She was also
in Louisville during the cyclone. The
hotel at which she was staying WAS wreck
ed and ten Of its inmates killed. But for
~tunately for American theatrical audiences
Miss Burt escaped ~uninjured.
With the comedy company headed by
those two unique and delightful figures in
American theatricals Joseph jefferson
and William Florenoe-is another bright
little actress. Her name is Viola Allen.
and il is already well known. As an act
ress she is careful, intelligent, and
therefore interesting. Her ambitions, and
they are legion, seem Likely to be realized.
She is a part Of what Georgia Cayvan
speaks Of as the new blood, young blood
and well behaved blood" which was given
70 the American stage by the Madison
Square stock company. She was a mem
Der Of the "Esmeralda'' company for nearly
a year, and stepped from there into the
distinction OF a season with John McCul
logh. She remained with him until his
death. Honors came 20 her thick and fast.
Her next engagement WAS with Barrett.
Duringthe following season she led with
Salvini; then came engagements at the
Boston museum and with the "Shenan-
doah' company, and then the beginning Of
her life in that happy family which is pre-
sided over by genial joe jefferson, with
BILLY" Florence ~ an assistant father.
For a young actress this Is a surprising
record. but perhap- some explanation may
d.. F.rrHnI rn fL.. fn#H that Afr-A AInarFa HuH.
ent is hereditary. The family has been
more OF less professional for a generation
or two. leslie Allen. who plays the part
Of Mr.. PendletOu, the bank director, in
Men and Women DE Mile and Belasco's
latest success, j. her father, and there are
other talented Aliens on the stage.
Miss Allen Is a little woman. who would
be pretty even without the v~ivacity which
j. the main characteristic Of her face. She
has al unusually pleasing voice, and can
say good things Of her own of the stage
As well as she can other peoples converse
tional gems when she is bA'ore an audience.
When she is neither at her rooms nor at
the theatre il is reasonably safe TO assume
that she is voyaging around among the
shops where bric-a-brac j. sold, china being
her particular hobby. Her greatest trial,
she says, is the fact that earthly salaries
are not limitless-that she cannot buy
every pretty thing she searches opt while
on these expeditions.
It would be unfair 70 Miss Allen TO fail
TO mention that one Of her most frequent
subjects Of conversation is the kindness
and worth Of Joseph jefferson. That hon
est mar and able actor who. as the passing
years drift snow upon his head. walks
mOdestly along, doing good deeds silently,
showing u mimic characters AS no one
else car show them, and winning each
day new friends whose lives are better IL
they have ant seen his kindly face upon
the stage.
A comparatively new acquisition 10
America and the kendall company il Mel
lie Campbell. She Joined the famous En-
glish couple during their engagement il
New York about three months ago, and
America likes her. Whether she likes
America or not is another question. Il
scared her very badly when she first be
came acquainted with il. and made her IN
a little later, 50 we must not blame her If
she does not.
She is a thoroughly English looking
young woman, and Of our is proud Of il,
just as every American girl should be
proud Of looking like a Yankee. She has
an attractive and expressive, II not a pref
ty. face, and above il there Is a mass Of fine
blonde hair that is given 20 tumbling down
in a very fetching way even If she is digni-
fedly English.
Her stage career covers about nine years,
and has consisted almost entirely Of work
with Wilson Barrett, the famous English
actor. and in Violet Melnotte's company.
Miss Campbell j. a painstaking and
pleasing actress, showing in her work on
the stage that her success has been
achieved through careful training. She j.
one Of three sisters, all we'll known on the
English stage, where ner mothers name is
also familiar.
These three young actresses are members
Of an army Of talented young women, and
while ia these individual case- fortune has
smiled more brightly than usual, perhaps,
such instances of real ability are more
plentiful iu the dramatic profession today
than they ever were before.
DAVIS DEACON-.