Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26
In them, and Of Frederic Dc Be,,evf,,s Nh,

career il an unbroksn history Of sentimen.
tai adventures. need not talk. They
are well known personally and the.
ssri lsss,L, Go sn IN may ten you WIN
companies. More than that can't say now,
Henley, Boucicault and Kellard ara youn0
| nervous and ambitious They are also En-.
siish. Henley was once variety actor. Bouci-
cauis mas become leading man in less than
year. Kellard is the likeliest Of the trio. but
Henley commands higher pay. and more man
ayers make him offers in q week than come TO
ordinary American actors in q wear, Does ali
this sound like complaint? Well, perhaps IL
Is; but 1t isn't SO much Kick against the
English as 1t IL lament for the slowness Of our
own actors Fortunately our stage women
turn the scale in our favor. We NAV ali be
proud of them. They are a. numerous q they
are. clever"
THEATRICAL ADvRRrrsINo
OF course, every travelling theatrical COM
pany has its professional boomer to sdyertise
| it concurrently and in advance by everv device
known to his art. and some of his work is eAec-
tive. Most OF the star actresses, and q few of
those who are not, also employ agents to poster
the newspapers with all manner Of information
about the real and pretended doings of these
ladies' OF the stage, and with view to the in
cidental advertising 1t is part of the show
business to assert itself publicly, and so there
is no particular blame to bestow IN this matter.
But 1t is comic to observe the false pretenses
OF the stage people in asserting their annoy.
ance at the hands of reporters Even 30 great
man as Edwin Arnold INDUCED in this klnd
of foolshness. Upon his arrival in this coun-
try he exhausted all the known means of gettiup
into print He invited the city editors to send
reporters to interview him, he worked up q
boom dinner at club, and he neglected none
OF the showman's methods of self-advertisiuC.
Still within ten days after this he stood boldly
forth and, In public address. told how he dis
liked the American institution of interview
ing-how he had been pursued into his most
and how this form of being hunted down had
almost driven him from the country.
AN ACTRESS AMUSING TALK.
In view Of these things it is amusing to q
newspaper man to listen to such talk a. that
which a somewhat eminent actress INDUCED in
yesterday, and what she said is readable in
itself.
Now, why" said she, SHOULD I be 80
bothered. why should 1 help these writer's to
earn their living and write their articles. and
why should be ordered around and bamboo
zled and put to expense by utter strangers?
Yet that is what the collectors of stage eossin
do. A penny-a-liner conceives the idea of
writing up the styles Of stationery that actresses
use. He Is SO certain of the success of his brill
liant notice that be has circulars printed, and
every actress OF note gets one. She il requested
uses or has used or course, barring the peremp-
tory'by return mall she is politely requested but
the requester has evidently no doubt about bis
right; he Is only polite because he thinks il
nice to be 80. This particular person did send
stamped and addressed envelope, which ell.
titled him to some consideration, but what
about postal which reads: Dear Miss: am
getting up an article on the hair of actresses.
Kindly send by return mail lock of yours and
If you use dye shall be obliged for the name.
NO joke. l assure you! One must contribute
an envelope, a stamp, a lock of hair, a sheet of
paper and the time and bother, and besides
all that be at the mercy of goodness knows
whose writing up It's impossible to count
the number OF requests one gets in this wise: L
am making collection OF celebrities photos
should be delighted to add yours to those l
have. Please write your name omit Where 10
IT! Oh, you are toprovide it, and envelope it,
and stamp 1t, and address it, and il you are
wise add little note of thanks. Kindly let
me know by return mail what size corset YOU
wear. am getting up an article Dear
Madam: should like a short biographical
sketch of yourself by return mail, If possible
Madam: Please let me know what are your ia
vorite parts. l am writing an article
Dear Miss: kindly let me know by return mail
how many times you have been married. am
writing up the married beauties Of the stage
An SO on, and SO on, with stamps and without"
DO you answer themT' asked.
One Is almost afraid not to-, she sighed
You don't know what ill temper you may fall
victim to. didn't send a lock Of hair. for in
stance, and the man published me as being
bald and always wearing wig, even in bed
Now, wasn't that awful Fortunately it was in
Jersey City, SO nobody saw it."