New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06

Providence and it was annoying TO have MN
act go. for It would really be very stupid during
! The evenings without him. He had threatened
10 COUP 10 Nantdsket and spend a week whle
she was there: but she had told him that II ne
did he would simply be in the way: she should
have to give all her time to rehearsals; out ne
might run up for the performance Madse Woulu
be delighted to accept Evclyn's invitation and
visit her while she was at Cohasset ANA were
those lovely boys there and that nice Mrs. Coin
that she had talked about 50 much last season
Madge felt awfully sorry about that money IT
would have killed her. But as for that article
i'm The Telegraph, she couldh uhde rstah1
why Evelyn should object to 1t. She herself
should have been delighted if 1t mad been writ
ten about her. Evelyn was too sensitive Inc
lad" was really worth more than the money, II
Evelyn could only look at 1t that way but
Madge supposed Evelyn couldn't But she be-
lieved i'm taking practical view or things 80
that hOrrid Helen Gordon was going to do Celia
She was sure they'd fight
Miss Gordons letter was in quite different
vein from Madgcs. she wrote admirably IN
"A distinctly literary style. Her delight at play
ing Celia to Evelyn's Rosalind was unbounded
She was sure that Evelyn would DO iar better
than either Mrs West or Mrs Edwards could.
In the first place. Evelyn would look the part,
ard she would also read 1t delightfully."-. MISS
Gordon had heard some charming things about
/ Evelyn: Saunderson had praised her Mabei
Annerley to Mrs Moriarty and Mrs. Moriarty
had repeated to her what he had said. Miss
Gordon had heard that Saunderson was hesitat-
ing between Belle Livingstone and Evelyn for
the second part She did hope Evelyn would
get It. she detested Belle Liyingstone-a con
ceited. stuck-up girl. without particle OF tai
cnt--and SUCH gossip, 1t would be so nice 10
have a week with Evelyn at Nantasket And
was Madge Guernsey to play phoebe! she
hoped Madge wasn't as spiteful as she was re-
ported 10 be, Evelyn felt her Indignation rlslng
as she read this: Madge was reported to be
spiteful by no one but Miss Gordon herset)
That lovely Miss Finley had written something
about Madge and the part Of Phoebe, but MISS
Finley's handwriting was So bad that she had
been unable to make out what was meant. Miss
Finley always seemed to be in such a desperate
hurry. Did Evelyn know Miss Finley well!
What charming woman she must be! Miss
Gordon was looking forward with caSerness TO
meeting her. She was having a lovely time on
staten Island The people at the hotel were
making everything Of her,
Evelyn put down Miss Gordon's letter with
feeling " disgust. She preferred Madge Guern
sev's frvolity 10 Miss GordOns enlbittered ana
conceited intellectually She dreaded the en-
counter OF the soubrette and the leading lady
she should have to exercise all her tact To keep
them apart. and when tney were together 10
prevent them from quarrelling
Evelyn set to work on Kosalind In earnest
Much might depend on her success with II. n
Saundcrson held of from engaging some one Tor
Maihillc IN Perception" he might be dazzled
by favorable notices of her Rosallnd in the Dos
ton papers ,sh- could rely on Miss Finley Tor
effuslve praise and give the part 10 her. Inc.
play was "A drauatlZatiOn oi the mover seymour
had given her on the train. and for the chalac-
ter of NAthiide developed In the story I've
Ign Eel curious sympathy; she was sure she
could play IT, II demanded delicate shading
the girls extreme sensibilty would nave ~ ne
only could her strange actions, on WHI'I IL, 'n'
whole play hinged be- made reasonable. There
was very strong suggestion ~ the lbsen type OF
woman I'm Mathildc's marked ,ursci"ntioushesS.
iu d.llueatlng IL Evelyn wondered 4 Ewing had
been influenced by Ibsen. It was as utterly un,
Ike Rosalinl any character could be; ana
Evelyn was amused at her own holiness IN as
piriug To- play both. or course. as k'saInd She
could only horc for a success destime. and that
she could win only under the charitable cohdl,
uons If the opcn-air performance. She shoul
try T. play Il on broad lines. 10 throw into II all
h,r enthusiasm Secretly she relied on the IN
SEPARATION that Seymour's Orlando would give
her. with him she always did her best
She quietly fell back into the old routine Of her
He AT Cohassct Nearly every morning, when
the tide suited. she went swimming with the
boys and with Seymour Mrs Conn acting az
chapcron on the beach. Evelyn was passion
atcly fond Of bathing and She swan well Mrs
Cohn never could be- persuaded 10 enter the
water: she said II gave her paptation Of the
heart and that she enjoyed the fun just as much
from looking on while her friends were having II.
Seymour and the boys were capital swimmers;
indeed II was Roscoe who had taught Evelyn
her first strokes Ned occasionally showed DIS
position t. duck her. but he was always pre-
vented by his two friends. who bounced upon
him and for punishment held him under the water
until he was blue I'm the face. The devotion OF
Rosro. and Gerald 20 Evelyn was enthusiastic;
Seymour often used 20 chaff her about II and say
that n they were a little older he should be
jealous. ..
either in Mrs COINS room or with Roscoe on the
riazza or occasionally on the small sloop yacht
which Seymour had hired for the season and
in which h. frequently took the niue party Guy
sailing Evelyn and her friends had formed
"a circle Of their own and kept apart from most
Of the other boarders The boys. WITH the eN-
ccpton ~ Ned had taken dislike 10 the Corey
girls ON account of their snobhish treatment or
their idol Ghe sisters persistenty ignored Evelyn
AT table and on the stairs. and avoided them as
much a. possible Ned. however frequently en-
gagged them I'm conversation In order 10 draw
them out: he was always saying they were
great" and repeating their remarks for the
entertainment If the others
Seymour used 10 take delight in listening 10
Roscoe's rehearsals with Evelyn He liked. when
they were under the trees. t. lie on the ground.
or. when they were on the yacht. To stretch
himself the deck. and hear the elaborate ana
scholarly discussion between them over disputed
readings and involved meanings In the text
He had an actors disregard for these subtleties;
# seemed 10 him waste Of time to ponder over
them. he could read a line which he only
vaguely understood as we'll as one that was as
simple prose lie relied almost wholly on
his quick Intelligence. his intuitions and on his
facility OF Interpretation. Evelyn. on the con-
trary. Obliged 10 study speech very care
fully. 10 grasp II I'm all its bearings, before she
could properly interpret IT, She used to make
Roscoe read the blank verse over and over again
I'm order that she might catch the cadence; Os-
wad Webbs remark about the music Of Shakes
pcarc had sunk deep into her mind. Seymour
used to laugh "a she chanted her lines. 1t
seemed T. him perfectly easy TO read the verse
correctly at almost the first reading; indeed he
couldn't understand how any one could do
otherwise one ~ his friends. capital actor
In parts OF the modern school. had been obliged
10 throw up a lucrative engagement as leading
support TO Mrs. Edwards. who gave several Of
Shakespearc's plays. simply because he couldn't
master tie blank verse the case had been a
mystery 10 him.
For a week after her second visit Evelyn
nothing Of the Wcbbs. on both Of the days APP
pointed for her reading Oswald Webb wrote
t. her that his wife was too I'll TO any one
She had sent back the money order which he
had acknowledged 10 be his but he either for
got or deliberately chose not TO say anything
al he NnS hos IN lat
the matter drop. As for the other mOney-order
she didn't know what 10 do with that. She still
believed that Seymour might have sent it; he
studousy avoided all mention Of II, and seemed
annoyed whenever she referred To the matter
I'm his presence. Mrs. COhn, backed by Mrs
Wcbbs faith in the vagartes Of conscience. had
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