Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-16

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New YoRK, Nov. 10.-She would talk. |
never deny woman this, her infalllble |
right, except when she happens to be sit
ting near me at the theatre and has gotten |
a curious idea that her conversation is Of |
moreinterest to the general public than the |
play which they have paid to see. If she |
ever said anything interesting, one wouldn't |
mind. but she seldom does. Her talk is |
limited to what The says" "she says and |
Il wouldn't do it for anybody" and II |
never did such thing in my life" The |
result, the other night, was that eight peo-
pie were driven out of the theatre; four
women couldn't hear word of the play,
and, naturally, when they departed they
took four men with them.
Sitting down TO dine, with bird and a
bottle of champagne iced to the Queens
taste-the Queen always representing an
American woman-a remembrance of tine
feminine talker brought up the question.
"wHo HAS BEAUTIFUL yoIcE2'
The man was enjoying his supper suf-
ficiently to let the woman talk; the woman
had the feminine ability to talk and enjoy
her supper too, and this is what she said
j do think that more men remain unmar-
ried, because women get their voices in too
shrili d key, than for any other reason.
No man wants to be whooped at. ANY
that says the disagreeable words is sweet,
and the eyes laugh. There is no use talk
ing about the American voice. Such a
thing doesn't exist. Personally, believe
sweet voice is largely the result of good
food. and next, of refinement. And yet,
curiously enough, my belief is continually
shaken, Look at Bernhard She has u
voice like an angels. 1t is seductive, al
Turing, determined, reyengetul: it eX-
presses every emotion possible to woman:
IL is never loud and always sweet. And
yet, nobody can claim that sara has the
blood of the We're de Veres in her veins. or
that in her early life she lived off of deli
cate food. There are shrill voices, sweet
voices, well bred voices, and exquisite
voices.
Take Rose Coghlan, for instance. Her
voice is rich, full, and what man in
speaking of a good bottle of burgundy
would call '.fruity" but it is never femi-
nine. You love to hear it. but it strikes
on your ear like perfect contralto that is
rapidly reaching baritone. 1t gives you
delight, but it never impresses You with an
idea of womanliDess. Jane Hading has a
voice like silver-notgold; it is never either
loud enough or strong enough to suggest the
more glittering metal, but somehow it goes
TO the heart, and 1t makes you think of
moonlight and silver streams, and softness
and felnininity. Terry? | never cared for
Terry's voice. That's curious, because most
pcoplt ike III OuI ~ always sOunutu 10 me
like false chord. And after met Terry,
saw how slovenly-looking the woman was,
queerly enough / never wanted to see her
act again. Mrs. Langtry's voice, while
incapable of expressing many emotions
is essentially the voice OF a well-bred
women; polite, sweet, low; it pleases you
and unconsciously you feel that the woman
who is speaking would think it bad form
10 wear her heart upon her sleeve for every
daw to pick at.
THE USES OF THE VOICE.
Mrs. Kendall has essentially the artist
voice. Speaking exquisite English in tn
most delightfui tones. she can control he
voice to suit her character. That is, tn
one which the public sees and this, curl
onsly enough is an accomplishment which
few of our own critics have discovered
Ada Rehan? Well, people tell me that tn,
admiration of her voice is cultivatei
taste, and add, when you first taste o
olives or snails, you don't like them, and
always answer by saying that have neve
learned TO like snails YET
Clara Morris has voice like buzz-saW
and Helen Dauvray one that is as har
and steel-like as pocket knife. | tie
You another woman who has shrill, IN
pleasant voice; one that always gives n
audience the impression that she is owe
whelmingly self-conscious, and that
blonde-haired, childish-looking Etfie Shat
non. But when you come to disagree
able voice, one that strikes the drum ,
your ear and makes you feel seasick listt
TO Maude Harrison. When she was your
her voice may have been better, and eve
now, if she played older parts, she mlgl
adapt it to suit them; but as she selects
y be an ingenue forever, ] suppose the auc
ence will always be afflicted with the
high, shrill notes that invariably give Il
the toUthache.
Sweet voices? Georgia Cayvan has OIL
F.loQGaa uRRI ~ -. q
shrill note ever. Fanny Daveuport's vol
is clear. expressive and with n keynote
womanliness that many another wom
might pray for. Lillian Russell has
laughing voice, and you like it just as y,
like her beauty.
There are two sweet voices that one hea
ON the stage that you like, and you wond
why you like. They are soft, womaul
persuasive. The reason you like them
because they are southern voices anC
put them to you in the order OF tn
charms. One belongs to Bessie Tyree |
other to Kitty Cheatham. Martinot,s yo
is inclsiye, clear, but-well. il rings a lit
bard. Miss Arthur's is a little too sugg
tive OF her speaking from the cellar; d
you don't like to think OF woman bel
in the depths. Blanche Walsh has ab
v lutely dulcet tones-what can Won ext
when her mother was from New Orle;
Fl and her father from Ireland? vi
K \ Aliens voice has all the beauty of r
Noghlan's, and is purely feminine in ao
flor. Lolita? / don't remember a III
about LOtta's voice. She is lust hers
and while you are conscious Of the
thai she manages to evolve from eve
thing, her tone leaves no impression vi
you.
REAGAN WOMEN As CHATTEREEs.
EThe woman who was talking had
gotten thus far, when. raising her ewes
saw the other one who had driven
from the theatre sit down at the table =
to her, so she said to her escort:
stop talking and eat, and let the womai
the next table entertain u.s. And she
This one began in a loud voice by
pouncing: did you see me bow to A
Louisa as we were coming out? Well,
was Maude Harrison with her. | can
you such funny story about her. Y
ago, when the Actors Fund was star
the different actresses were told off tC
70 different parts of the city to ask for
tributons. some went to the lawl
some to the judges, some to the bro
and that way all around. Well,
Jewett and Miss Harrison were sent to
judges. One Of them was awfuly in
with me at the time, and so when he c
10 see me that evening he told me al
the pretty visitors he had. / had ~
seen an actress off the stage in NV
and so | said oh that lovely s,
Jewett and Alaude HARRISON; tell nj
about then1 And he sand: We'll,
are both extremely pretty women.
Jewett is lady. and the other one W
like to be- Wasn't that Frenchy?i
After this, she took large gtIlp Of CT
payne, presumably TO get her wind
and then went on: Somebody SAYS
New York is the worst city in the "
NEXT Il, Berlin I wnnGar II ~ is tru