St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-01
ROSE COGHLAN TALKS.
MENTIONS HER VARIOUS PLAYS
BRIEFLY.
Her Gowns and Those of Her Ac-
tresses Create Sensation
Among Women.

resseS on the American stage is Rose
Coghlan, who will appear this evening
at the Metropolitan opera house in
Sardou's great play, Diplomacy" II
| is three years since Miss Coghlan was
seen In this city, and at that time hel
play was comedy of the farcical order,
called "Dorothy's Dilemma" She made
quite success then, but the play was
| one in which SO distinguished an actress
could not fully display her remarkable
powers, for Rose Coghian is, and has
always been, one of the foremost
actresses Of this country. Miss Cog hlan
was called upon bv GLOBE reporter
yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Ryan,
having arrived from La Crosse. where
she appeared with her company Satur-
day night.
You see me-" said Miss Coghlan,
latter having experienced week of
what we professionals call one.night
stands. That is to say, travelling for an
entire week and playing different
town every night. In fact, we have
just finished four weeks of surveying
the country. Of course you wish to
know why l submit to being dragged
out of bed early every morning to travel
nearly all the day long to make these
towns, and l will tell you that it is ow-
Ing to tine great managerial capacity of
the unTeeling manager, who wants me
to come to his town, and is willing to
give me most OF the gross receipts in
order that his townspeople may see me
In NH 0f
macy.'
II am told that l am much different
from most stars. for l believe in sur
rounding myself with the best actors
and actresses that can be engaged, and
the result is that my performances are
as near perfection as 1t Is possible to
have them. Then again, l believe in
having the ladies of my company as
attractive as possible, and in this re-
spect think l have been signally sue
cessful. This is the first time l have
presented Diplomacy in st. Paul, but
have played it for the past two sea-
sons, and have found it so we'll received
that l concluded another season of the
play would be both entertaining to the
public and very remuneratiye to me.
do not take upon myself all the credit
of the success of the play. for my COM
pany, which call The Cogh.an Com
pany Of Players, title that hope will
live for many years. has aided me in
menseiy In making this success.
about my dresses? Well. they are
handsome; perhaps stunning, to use a
popular phrase, would more fttinglv
express the sensation they make upon
the ladies. The ladies of my company
are not far behind me in this respect,
for their dresses are worth the closest
scrutiny of the female mind.
II shall also present during my en-
gagement here Oscar Wilde's latest
play. 1t is called "A Woman of No
Importance and was produced by me
at the Fifth Avenue theater, New York,
last winter, where it ran for many
weeks to large business. Charles Froh-
man, one of our leading managers.
came around to the stage to see me
on the first night, and said that
nothing so handsome as my production
of the play had ever been seen in New
York. l bring with me all of the origi-
nal scenery and appointments. not
overlooking the furniture, of which
there are many pieces of the most costly
kind. In fact. endeavor to make my
productions complete, and l firmly be-
lieve that the theater patrons Of st.
Paul will be we'll satisfied with my pro-
ductions, not only having good word
to say for the star, but will make their
encomiums include my company as
well, l have been requested to present
Forget Me-Not,' as my performance of
Stephanie in that play is among my
strongest approximations. l shall pro-
duce 'Forget-Me-Not' Friday night
only"