New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-20
A NEW ACTRESS FROM LONDON
MISS DOROTHY DENE VISITING AMEdCA'

ox,v Selling THE CouNTRy-wHN SHE HAS
DONE IL ENGLAND.
ryorvhodv who is in the habit of walking about
n royions OF the fashionable shops and ENJOYING "0
a,,r.ct'or, which they so kindly place on Tree "A
Int, an their windows must know the face Oh "''s
Dor,,bv Dcnc lis classical lines and big shhu' an"
at the same time lustrous eyes nav" oPo" ,i,.I
T., oil sorts OF sizes and POSITIONS "hoh '
nbo,orraphlc artists could devise for suuJ''' Wv
,ho, felt 10 be worthy Of their Ingenuity iho'e VIM
follow the course OF theatrical affairs abroad rs W."
ss at home know that this same Miss Do'"'"s -
IS an actress Of reputation and promise m"o
icon seen upon the stage thus far Only IN EnsH'""
uie Drue is I'm New York now but she mas NOT ''"'
to America to act only 70 see America INV "
Is that there great famine In her mhu'
* 70 saw there a hong theatrical season III ""'
ANYBODY connected with 'hea"e WI" VI"
,arye wa, lucky: and the acting was DONE Tue
los, WINS gained by IL. 30 Miss Denc being III u'"N
~ actual starvation and thinking she oresaw aho'hcr
..oson like The last believed Il wiser to take ho'''
and see "A new country, whereof she hau near" "'
Mis-; Dcne Is ambitious In her art. She """'S !"
MAY ONLY the best sort OF parts Julie' anu DN'"'
,r, among her DESIRES and she is of the age "heh
actresses Of serious purpoN" commonly 90 p'"S '"
uut She can do lighter things. and has done eoo'
many OF them. II any manager her" should chhh'c "
=. 4, need of a leading woman to play such pats
a. she thinks worthy of her attention. there hleh'
vet be an opportunity for those VINO nave "e'''" -
her In America to see her on the stage oht' 10 '''
been said. she did not come with any suoh ''''"''
intention.
While Miss Dcne was q pupil In school OF acnng
I'm London she made her positively first appearance
before mn audience that paid to get in Us Maria IN
The school for scandal" and before she leit Tho
school She played Esther In Lady Dedlo'HS ce'icI
After leaving the school she did not Wish ~ accept
n London engagement once. though she might nave
done So and made II tour In the provinces playing
Famine I'm .Call,d nac." Her first professional
London appearance was In translation VI ''e
Acamemnon" Of Aeschylu.. given ~ Professor War;
at the Princes Hail. In May. 1886 The PLAY had
lableaus which the best Of London artists came 10
src and admire but all the actors In Il except Miss
Denc who appeared Cas>audra, werr amateurs ana
from all accounts they must have Ind bad uno
Of H. but Miss D,nc then nj lat becoming visible
In London. began the reputation which has been grow"
Ing since. She appeared at the sans perform
ancc IN some scene, from Homer Robert Browning
was so much pleased with her acting on this occasion
that he sought Introduction In order TO congratulate
her
nut though she had been heard In London and hod
attracted marked ottcnlop, Miss Dcnc again chose 10
net In the province. and she made another tour In
In Ilis Power since then she has Played ~
large proportion Of the leading London theatres she
played a lons engagement In Tile NoJlc vaSa bori7
at thr Princess Thca,ir, she supported Miss
Grnc,icve Ward In "rorrct- Ne Hotr ~ the LFccum
and she appeared with Richard Mansfield v.cn Dee
vas IN ENGLAND. Al the Globe Theatre ahr
Helena ih "MGsummc. Nlchts D-cnn,7 AT thc
comedy sht was seen Ia "Thc ravoitc OF the klng,
and she acted from time to time at the AdepAi. the
PRICE 81 Wales. the llaymaFaet and other theatre.
Twice Miss Dcne Las been Oh the point II coming
to America act. once with L. J. Henley AID once
With Nat GoOdHln. She engaged BY MIR. food
win about Il yea. ago. but through some msundcr
slardiag The Arrangement frl through greatly ~
Der disappointment nj the tirir n ~ was too late -
MAZE Advantageous cngnEcnrnts FOR tllr London
son. Her Last appearance IN London was NJ
matinee given last spring. ~ this she played IN
Cousin Dicl.7 In which salyini had her Will
She was stu AT The school OF acing and had
especially commended he; performance. she anI her
sister llcitI, who ha, como vita her 10 this couHD,
appeared In ,,cn', from King John. NJ,
DGro.hy q, Queen Constance ana Ms IleuJ priI.r
Arthur II The same = riormaacc ma pay Wa
given which Wa, written .or Miss Den" aud hor
sisters. called "SiItccn Not out" There four
81 The sisters In all Who ar" oa tn aiagr ana no
tody else appeared IN this play II decided
success th Mrs.. James Brown Potter with whom
Mss lIcfy had an engagement. asked them TO come
10 Manchester and play Il for a week. In addition
10 the bill which she giving. Tho result
that the ile play ard tho four rouus nr;re.sr, in
n ,oi rucn favorable arcatior than dd ih,
star ard he~ paw. and such result O. alwu;s a g
comforting TO star. \ short tm- before she le,'
England Mls, D,nr PLACED for week a. ONiorl In
"The Money. plnn"r.T with Arthur Bourcicr. who
la, lust como here ne leading man Of Augusta DAYS
company. She had the PIT which was played hero
a wear or two Il go les NJ. kendall In the sanie
III Mis- lIcuy nHrd with Nr. B1urthirr IN cact
piece rillcd THAT E.cndfJ Doctor
Like mot actors who from England. Me,
Dcnr Wouli hip 10 stay. /, II because Encanf !,
.uc - bad place because America l. such ct 900.
one that this feeling J.. 90 common she wants h'r
sisters here. too II tAr group photograph
q the iour doc, not d them vrry much more tlnn
Justice. thcir Appearance g. ono play must be 2
hing he remembered Miss Dcuc VIII pro,uli' re-
nnln bore f0r months, and pe'ha"s much
longer. wife, n "a" were D. ac; h'rc-i TINT i
unccitiin for any predictions 10 b. ma gboui