The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-01
FANNY KBMBLE'S TEMPER
The Great Actress Showed
the Warmth of it to Some
Hotel Attendants.
HER ORDERS OBEYED TO THE LETTER
Why American Girls Hate uouse-
work English Girls of
Today.
HER ORDERS OBEYED TO THE LETTER

Fanny Kemble was without doubt
the pioneer in Shakespearian reading
from the desk. Her performances
were then regarded as wonderful.
They are still remembered by those
who heard them as having been mar
vellous in rendition and s%ingularly
varied and vivid in her representation
of the characters.
Curtis Guild of the Commercial Bnl-
tine Boston press, who witnessed her
performances in 1847 on her return to
the stage during her visit to America
in that year. related to a journal re-
porter some "reminiscences Of her i'm
lperious n during her visit to,
Boston in 1868 to give her re adings
from Shakespear e, which were the
first of that ord er of entertainment,
and in every way grand performances.
"She would turn over the leaf OF
the broad folio she was reading with a
sweep of the hand ard toss of the
head as of an empress pronouncing a
proclamation, and as she left the
reading desk. and passed of the stage,
the old custodian stood by a portiere,
which he drew aside and bowed low
as she swept past him with the stride
OF a tragedy queen"
While at the fremont House during
this visit Mr.. Guild relates that. she
had her meals served in her room,
dinner being brought up at five P. NJ,
but on one occasion the waiter
brought in the meal a quarter of an
hour before the time.
"sWhat is this, sir?' demanded the
lady, who was standing in the room,
as she drew herself up with the air of
an empress addressing a mental.
"'Dinner. marm,' said the waiter,
openmouthed and fearfully.
~ dine at five. Cor said the
actress, in deep tragedy tones, point
ing to theldoor.
but it's quarter to five, marin.
urged the tray bearer, glancing at
the clock.
did [ not bid you go. sir! Ia Ike
it away. l dine at five And the poor
fellow was compelled to go away and
wait till the clock had chimed the
hour"
~ AhOtAASl S1AclO 49, VI
dere., >lme clothes washed, and they
not being returned at the hour pro-
missed, she demanded OF the attendant
that tney be Immediately brought to
her.
but the clothes are in the wash"
replied the servant.
Il did not ask you where they were,
but to bring them, was the imperious
reply:
host of the fremont, who waited in
person on the tragediene.
81 am sorry, Madame, that you
have been disappointed. but your
clothes are not III condition to be
brought to you just now, said he.
1t matters not what is their condi-
tion, | wish the orders | gave to the
servant obeyed, and that they be
brought to HE instantly
Madame, your orders shall be
obeyed, said the host, politely bow
ing as he made his exit.
Ten minutes later foul men, bear
ing between them two large wash
tubs filled with wet linen and soap
suds, made their appearances and the
tubs were set down without ceremony
in the lady's apartment. "-BoSton
Journal.
Why American Girls Hate Homework.
The great reason why homework is
repugnant to self-respecting Ameri-
cans is not SO much on account of the
work itself, for other kinds of labor
are hard and monotonous, but on &C
count of the conditions under which
it is performed. The single domestic
lacks society; she is isolated from the
family life and she can never call any
time her own. Girls will work all day
amid the steam of a laundry, the
fumes of a factory, the bad air OF a
sewing-room, because there they have
companionship, their hours are de-
fined. and they are their own mis-
tresses when the days work is done.
1t is impossible to have these condi-
tions in domestic service except in
very wealthy families, and there the
workers must be branded al servants.
As there is every probability that
housewares will go higher rather
than lower, and as the girls will not
come to the houses, the houses must
go to the girls.-Miss Fr0nces III. Ab-
6ott in the Fe6rua2q Forum.
English Girls of To-day.
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