The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
PHoTooRAPHING THE WOMAN,s SOUL.
This IL the Purpose OF ssrony with His
Famous Femiu,ne Sitter-.

This IL the Purpose or Snrony with His
Famous Feminine Siter-.
sarony has been writing about the famous
women who have posed before his camera.
During the last forty years he has. so he says.
photographed almost all the famous women
who have been In this country.
In the fret place he says that Il isn't soul
stirring to photograph women in their ordi-
nary attire. but that genuine artist can revel
In making negatives OF actresses in charac-
ter" Modjeska. according to Sarony. has all
tho fire which characterizes the Pole. Once.
when asked to recite at a society function. she
held her hearers spellbound while she re-
peated what was supposed to be the incarna-
ton OF tragedy. She confessed that she had
recited only the alphabet in her native tongue.
but 1t showed her power. As RosdiiHd Nodes
ka makes, as Sarony says, an ''idyllic" picture.
The photographer is. in fact rather inclined
to draw pretty largely on the resources OF the
English language when he is on the subject OF
his famous sitters. Speaking OF Bernhardt
for instance. he says:
Her figure is not the apotheosis OF psrfec-
ton. but as an artist was charmed with her
pulchrtudnous personality"
As II this wero not startling enough. he
further remarks that there is "a sinuous grace
in her movements. Hogarthean curve in her
her AMERICAN photographed as mon petit
Saronyi" The gentleman himself says that
doesn' { seem ' possible that She would so un-
kindly mix the genders OF her speech. WISH
ing 10 photograph Bernhardt as Lrah. sarony
requested her to eXpose her bare feet.
She had on stockings with fingers for the
toes" he says. but would not have them"
He evidently took advantage OF the op portu-
nifty to study the contour Of the actress s feet
for he says that they were beautiful. even
m a Al If hta
women OF Greece had in the days when san
dals were worn.
cold. "She could not understand my impul-
siye. artistic nature and the result was could
bai ~ Of N m% Gt 1t was different with
Ristori ''She fired me with her tragic ami
%SGn MAJ ny 1s'PIs
nature was also fred. for Sarony says:
"Why. actually saw Marie Ant"inette be-
classic forehead swelIed. and have a negative
to prove my assertion"
81 Clara Morris he saws that he had been car:
red away by her work on the stage. she shed
real tears. and that seemed TO go II long ways
with .Sarony. But she didn't manage to pro-
photographed. she was Disappointing She
simply. according to him. had the appearance.
b bSa o. secrets sn and has sSereG And 10 dd
woman: eonsidsrsd ii her u n;
the sacred fire is Lolita; She is inimitable. al
though she has more imitators than any one
else. Before the camera she inspires one and
gives n Impression of great sincerity. Lillian
Russell Is still beautiful and popular. Ada
Rehan is impulsve and naive. Ter manners,
though, are plain and unaffected. and have
no trouble in posing her. Julia Marlowe is
beautiful and has the artistic temperament
Nine. Ianauschek, in some Of her characters.
remlnde mo Of a living statue. She is grand.
e had thought that Mary Anderson. before
the camera would have the superb hearing Of
a tragic queen. hut she was lost natural and
pleasant. Mrs. Darlington Booth has beauti-
iul face. II any one can wear an old poke
bonnet and the salvation Army dress and
look beautiful. nature il simply deiTinR cos
tune. hut in twenty years her photographs
taEen now will represent her as more lovely
than the beauties who are photographed In
the present fashion. | do not admire the
STYLES now 10 vogue. but ] suppose the eye gets
used to IT. Charlotte 3'ushman often came to
my gallery. She had nothing hnical about
but was calm, diGnited the iHGarnation Of the
calm face OF hers | felt that there existed a
will which challenged fate to do its worst
could not separate the two. the tragic queen
and the woman in her private life.