The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
BLANCHE WALSH At TOME
She SIN Wears Mannish Clothes and Likes
to He au Aetress.

6ne btIu wears Mannton SIOtoeD ana A>IkOD
to He au Actress.
Miss Blanche Walsh. who plays the leading
part in "Aristocracy." is now at her modest
home in City Hall place. and unless the reader
takes up this paper after her bedtime. 10
seated In an easy chair with ono slippered
foot resting upon another before her. As she
talks she shakes her rose-colored silk wrap
per along where may be the knee that is above
that foot. That foot 10 In q Embroidered clip
per only the toe OF which Is visible. but the
knee is said to be In splints. On one arm Of
the. upholstered chair In which she sits rests
her left hand. A diamond ring is on the thumb
OF that hand. but curious as that fact is 1t 10
not 80 strange as that the thumb Is the only
visible part OF that hand. The rest OF II 10
bandaeed tightly in white linen.
Miss Walsh. the once proud and imperious
wife OF the Western millionaire In Bronson
Towards play. Is no longer anything but .
quiet New York girl. for "Aristocracy" 10 OF
this boards for the summer. and she will not bs
O Western millionaire's wife until the end OF
July. when she puts on her Queens drawing.
room dress in San Francisco and begins an.
other season on the boards. She got home
from Boston on Sunday. and went to the
Standard Theatre 10 hear o reading Of q now
farce called Number Three A." In which she
was to play a leading part for O few weeks II
she cared to do 30. She liked the reading I'm.
mensely. and meant to take the part. but In
the can time she went home. and mot with
the accident that resulted In the splints that
are Invisible to visitors. and the bandaRes that
contrast 80 cruelty with her radiant young
faoe-the face ;of a girl that is aged on the
stage to make her look like a real wife.
her trunks at the head OF the basem emit Stairs
Ia her home; and her dress caught IN one Of
der her and threw her down the htRlFP. d0E
r,ss. Hnfr e TS sjIi d bs sa q da aps p es5 S sns
gets was s a2ouhS' even viii "a limp limp
She has had a good des '%ooTIttrnvel and a good
time. The satire on arist2crafy took well IN
and. IN fSei. everf whrrs but boston. That
,Swn eomrS.Sd Bfoqs,n ii0 ~ a fhs Se ods. With .nS
not n%osl eAse' E1S Dt o" out WSst 4 ls%toerssy Went
The company made thrcr; week and even ak:
week stands. Miss Walsh made many good
Of the comiany found that the Dewspsper insn
said. everywhere the COMPANY went. that they
n MSa r 1sd . pssi , III i lie 1 sixt f" %srd a., ana nSt tsss
she must he good,
And the company she was asked. DID
'''WelI. on one occasion two Of the gentlemen
Miss WaIisR.. and they SAW me and they said.
- hats che use Of talking? Here's Miss
Walsh; she k!nows how to succeed with the
Bat what about the actresses ?" the 70.
porter asked. Did they show any Iealousy2"
"Dh. none Of the ladies ever. mentioned the
subject any more than II they had not seen the
article" ale said.
She met with one unpleasant bit Of notoriety
while on the ronn. Sl!o had Il new dress made
and II was peculiar In that 1t was, not At all
masculine. Above it's skirt was u loose linen
shirt that was not at all mnunish. aud over the
shirt was n little Eton-Iar ket-B0rt OF q coat
She wore this with the feeling that she was
doing something, for which she deserved
praise. but q weekly newspaper. having heard
that she affected masculine attire. described
her as halng dressed like "a man. Thought
that WAS pretty hard" she said.
do you still wear clothes Of the masculine
pattern as You used, to do while you were
here r che WAS asked.
oh. yes; I'm not 70 be frightened out of mY
"shall you always dress in that wayT
Welt, don't know. ! will as long ~ I
choose to-"
1t Was on the reporters, mind to ask her Il
she still liked the stage and the profession she
has SO newly adopted. but her talk was full OF
stage people and stage doings. and in the
course OF It she mentioned the Tact that when
She WAS ut leisure she WAS ant to spend .
little time evory day In the box olhrs OF q eer:
tain theatre. AT the end the reporter asked
her: Are you still fond Of the stage"
oh. am II" she asked In reply.
Well. are you 2" tho reporter repeated
"V@-um." said She ~