St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-13
STAGE PICTURES.

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Friday is my superstition, but it's Friday for
luck. All the important events of my life
have happened on Friday. I've signed more
contracts, interviewed more managers, and
had more parts handed to me on that day
than on any other"
Anna O'Keefes mouth is that rare thing. a
Cupid's bow, full, red and blunt cornered,
and as she spoke unexpected dimples in
tensiied the charm Of the mouth
Il have been under-study for ever so many
people, and every time had to play a lead
ing part was on Friday night My first hit
was made on a Friday at the New York Ca
sino, and from dressing room 10, too. Opals
are my lucky stones and moonstones my ia
I vorites.n
|, Miss O'Keefe-'Big Round o" and 10 X"
/ are her nicknames in the company-is de-
lightfully unaffected and unassuming She
tells you all the funny things that happen in
her company, and tells them well, too, Off
the stage She sits in her dressing room and
p embroiders. or reads, or talks-taks about
horses, people, and talks shop" of course
Comic opera, think" she says. sis hard
er on one than anything else. Tn eres the
wear ahdi tear not only on the singing
voice. but on the speaking voice as we'll, and
then there such an enormous amount OF
agility II one really works at ALL but of
course like comic opera. l vas the first
amateur Yum Yum in the country, and the
third singer OF any kind to play the part N
America"
f Il
In her four years on the stage Miss O'Keefe
has made herself evepybody's friend and
takes all the jUkes-theatrical people are all
joke fends-with perfect good nature.
Theres Irish blood in her. which her name
and eyes clearly Indicate, and the company
choose to consider her wildly Hibernian.
Pinkis her fayorite color, and everything
sent to her has bit of green about it. She
collects china and old silver. and if ever a
package comes to her it's tied with green.
She gets green finger bowls at hotels, books
In green bindings flowers tied with green
ribbon, and has the national color of her
fathers country thrust upon her at every
step; but she takes it all good naturedly, and
as she tells you about it right in the middle
OF her talk there's Hottentot howl down
the hall. and she rushes away to go on.
Il
But wang doesn't depend on Miss
O'Keefe. nor on big De Wolf Hopper, nor on
bewitching Della Fox. nor on the stage man
ager, nor the gas man, nor yet the leader of
the orchestra. wang simply couldn't be
played without little Lillian, the four-year-
old midget. who is the tiniest one in the
quartette of little girls. She has never missed
a performance since the first night of
Wang" and through all the hot summer, in
all the companys travels has bowed and CO.
quoted every time the cue cana. She was
woefully tongue tied when sho first came
into the burletta, but she speaks very dis
tinctly now, and is person of vast impor-
lance. The largest little girl is her sister, and
the tough" grown-up girl her cousin. N OF
long ago Mr.. Hopper on night introduced a
| bit of acting which interfered with Miss
| Lillians business. The little lady was dis
| pieased-very much So-and she straight
way marched to the stage manager and reg.
istered her unmitigated disapproval OF Mr..
| Hopper II : couldn't trampfe on her rights
| even if he was big.
II
| And children on the stage have really not
| half the bad time the society for the proven.
| ton of cruelty would make out. Now, those
| four little mites in Wang are on the stage
| as Ellridge Gerry found out by timing them,
| just five minutes III all. Their aunt, who
| travels with them, takes excellent care OF
/ them, and everybody i'll the company is al
I their feet. Candies. fruit, nuts and presents
| till you can't rest are showered on Them and
| yet, strange as it may seem. they ara not al
| all spoiled"
| i
+ Apropos Of child actresses one Of the
| youngest and cleverest on the stage is little
| Gladys Theadore, of the Forgiven COM
,pany. She really doesn't speak plainly yet.
| but she lisps through the lines Of every part
I in the play, and knows all the business. She
will dance delightfully."- for you. too, an ac
T eomplishment she picked up from watching
Amelia Glover. and. with pencil aud paper.
| will draw you pictures which: with the aid
4 of vivid Imagination, you can believe are
T what she saysI they are. But she is little
| woman at heart, and has the making of an
z actress in her. with decided touch of the
1 girl of the period. for when she knows you
? well. she snuggies up to you. and in the most
I confidential way in the world whispers,
I Haven't you any gum?'