The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
MORE FROM MRS. kendall
SHE TALKS OF HER PLaT And OF
CRITICS AND INTERVIEWER.

come Bad Londou-Mcr story OF
Woman Reporter Who Called at A. NJ.
Remark. About n Scurriious Writer.
Mrs Kendall continues to ponder over the
destiny which the critics and tho newspapers
have given The Second Mrs. Tanaueray" In
America. Really. you know" she said to q
reporter who called upon her recently. If
were to nut pen to paper I could no doubt
answer all that has been said OF me. although
never see the newspapers because my hus-
band tells me some disaGreeable things have
been said that might annoy mo. or course.
l know that these paid gentlemen OF
the press have duty to perform. and
they go to the theatre consciontiously to work
as do. They have their living to earn Just
as have-we have They know what they are
talking about or they wouldn't be there. l
suppose they go to see me act and they are
judges OF good acting. otherwise they would
not he there You. for instance. would not
come here to ask me how to mako top hat.
because TOP hats are not my line OF business:
neither would they be sent to criticlse our per-
Torrance II they were hat makers. or soap
boilers. or something Of that sort. Then. after
all. 1t is always tho tailest tree. you know. that
feels the full force OF the blast"
As Mrs. Kendall said this she dropped sew
eral stitches in the gray wool shawl she was
knitting. and her whole vitality for the mo-
ment was absorbed in picking them up. She
was quite calm about 1t. Such an accident
would have driven q Mrs. Tanuueray into a
violent passion. Clearly. Mrs. Kendall had no
kinship with such personality.
- understand that a large portion OF tho
American population have wept over Ca
mile Well what did Camille do? When her
first quarrel with Armand was over did she go
into convent? Not ut all: she simply looked
L.. q
And yet when in tho last act she dies. with
Armand again upon her lips. every ono in
the theatre cries. Is not the love OF Mrs.. Tan
Qnerav for her husband as worthy? l remem-
Der In a play called The Squire where
the Hirl about 70 leave in disho the village
whore she was born. hears the approaching
footsteps Of the man who wronged her. used
to hold the stage in silence for minute. hold
ing my breath as his steps came nearer and
nearer. People used to say, Mrs. Keudal.
why do you hold your breath there2' Why2
Because have seen it in the hospital bed.
whore the poor little sewing wench who has
been deceived by her master. listens with
bated breath for the sound OF his footstep
when he comes to visit her in the hospital
ward. 1t is humanity. common humanity. 1
can conscientousy say that never have
studied part without entering into the set
ting in life to which 1t belongs. may not be
able to clearly interpret to my audience what
that study has put in my head. but the psy-
chology OF my part is truthfully and carefully
impressed there.
The critics object to my strident voice.
make it strident l manufacture the voice
every evening for the part. because the woman
ana naFd 9y the psy in London
due to Mr.. Pinero's luck Just as sardou's
.Divorf1ns was an tmospherio meteor of its
Inn n m n hnh n ! n u &
society when the lady who was married and
the lady who was not married. excert by
ing on an equal footing These two repre-
sentative womep formed the social problem Of
pay HH was He . Caught tho
passing tone; his moral was already In the air.
Old Mrs. Keeley, who is 80 years of age. a
to deliver Porna's eulogy Of mercy. said to mo
that for ilfty years she had not seen anything
think. however. the conditions Of society
here are not 80 rlpe Tor such play as in Lon
two years. | consider Pinero has written a
,f have e bse ne entirely irnored See'
Mrs. Kendall Is at a loss to understand why
her By She sad oHeA The other
morning lady sent up her card to me at hal
past eight sent my maid ont t., to say wasn't
must see me. In great alarm dumped ont Of
bed. and only half awake. hurried out to see
astonishment at the hour. and she imm edi.
ately, replied. Al! see that you are going to
ts hen s shs asEea il
Ilent couldn't think how much s. would be.
she wanted to know il l had been very. very
poor / told her had been very poor and
cross and asked her kindly il she had been
up a night. She mistook my Kindness; don't
sea Ss not
Th 3, ne nhewspaper,s pave been UNJUST you
! did not live for years with my brother, Tom
out learnt g that much. should like to know
That Kind OF Of them ue in their
Imagine that he went about in his undershrt.
and take it for granted that he has an under:
shirt. but do not care to be reminded Of IL II
to fi' y a hm TnSn ssn
no doubt-a. second wonder-but. for. Gods
sake. tax" life on higher plane. There is
Even in New York J. can see the smiax grow
ing on the walls. and the red bricks behind. with
Madison avenue and notice that this beautiful
atmosphere keeps the houses white
and clean. ] can imagine that this gentleman
ment all the time. that | may draw aside my
skirts to avoid soiling them with tobacco Juice. |
once saw an article written ny this gentle
man about Georgia Cayyan and II had been |
Miss Cayvan's sister should have boxed his |
ears: cannot imagine whore he gets the water
for his ink. Not from Il river. not from tbs |
brooks. whore it ia clear. Joyous. bounding
along over boudcrs. II is not from polluted |
stream, Tor even that would retain some re- |
deemnG quality Of lite early purity. l think
he must get II from the sewer
You see am not posing to- day: really | am
not. meyer wear anything hut the most ordl- |
nary. comfortable things after the theatre-a |
plain serge frock, n, simple blouse. Surely that
Is not airectation. Besides. II | were n humbug. |
there are plenty Of people In Now York who
would knowit. There arc Just as many Eng
in London, There's G. p Flocktnnn; with Mr..
known me since was young girl There's |
Mr., stephen Fiske; gentleman and,a writer.
gentlemen would know Il was humhug.
They would discover that my hair was dyed. |
that my checks were painted my face enam-
.led think am safo in saying that am
The writer ventured to suggest that surely |
no such imputation had been made against
Mrs. Kendall,