Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-24
A PRlMA ooNNA'S scRAP-BooK.
Pauline Hall Hns Two. and They Are Both
Interesting References.

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Like most persons who come prominent
| ly before the public Pauline Hall in
dulges in the pastlme Of keeping a scrap
| book. Indeed. the fad has grown TO such
| dimensions that women and men general
ly have taken to II with avidity The
two scrap-books owned by Miss Hall,
! however. are "thngs of beauty" and are
| likely to be "a JOY forever 70 her. They
| show much care and time in their prepa-
| ration, and like all the charming song
stresses personal belongings, are at once
| dainty and handsome.
The first Is richly-bound book OF
| fragrant red morocco, and bears her
name in letters Of gold on the outer cover.
1t was a Christmas gift. for below the
letters spell out December. 1890" On the
inside are two hashlight pictures of the
opera company in "Amorita," taken at
| the Walnut-Street Theatre, where Miss
Hall made her debut as "a star on Sep
| TENDER %, 1880 The other Is a splendid
Observation-Disclosures, gilt-lined volume.
and mainly concerns the career of the
celebrated queen Of song while a Casino
favorite in New York.
This latter book opens with a blue
satin souvenir programme of the 400th
representation Of JakobOwsk and Paul
tons popular "Ermlnie" at the Casino
Miss Han heads the programme, and as
ISOLATED with her name are those of
Marie Jansen, Isabelle Urquhart, Francis
Wilson, Henry IIallam. and Max Free
man. Accompanying IL Is a queer-looking,
quaint, four-paged programme of the
Chestnut-Street Theatre. Philadelphia.
while that house was under the sole
management of William u. Gimmill.
Tho data f.s opd tho
bill states that it IL "the last perform
ance of the popular favorites Rice's
Surprise Party" The performances con-
sisted of the second act Of the buresQue
Robinson Crusoe." the schOOl-room
scene Of Babes in the Woods" and the
first act of the musical extravaganza
Horrors" In the three plays Miss Hall
appeared in widely different charac-
tiers. showing. If any such testimony is
needed. her versatility
In clipping from New York Truth
dated January a. 1889, Miss Han is
spoken of in these words: There are
not many actresses on the list Of promi-
nent footlight divinties now in view who
deserve better credit and more serious
praise than Pauline Hall" The article
speaks OF her as a goddess and lively
actress endowed with rare charms of
voice and grace of beauty and form
Munsey's Weekly devotes a page to pic
lures Of Miss Hall in street attire and
stage costume in "Erminie." 1.-THE Little
Duke" "Amorita," La Mascotte" or
pheus and Eurydce." blue Beard,
"Nadiy." and "Giroile-Groila."
Interviews In profusion follow on sue
ceeding pages. and one enthusiastic para
grapher advances the thought that "if
the name of the Casino is changed We
suggest Pauline Hall" There was just
the substance OF the prophetic In these
two lines, for the book tells of the peer
less Pauline's efforts to secure the New
York Theatre by purchasing the stock
from shareholders so as TO name the
manager TO succeed Aronson. Then come
pages OF newspaper articles relating the
fair prima donnas plans after leaving
the house 10 which she had contributed
so much eclat. How she refused the
Gaiety Theatre. New York. matter or
dramatic record. is told in numberless
columns.
on the last page of the book is hand
some water-color souvenir OF the 2OOth
performance Of "Erminie" at the Casino.
Below this is letter containing some
written verses. from which the following
lines are taken:
Long may thee live TO grace the stage
In time to come forever;
Long may thy name on every lip
BE spoken OF with pleasure.
Two columns and half are given over
N Miss Hall by Amy Leslie. and she
declares that II she were "a great painter
commissioned TO create some glorious
symbol OF nature In her most luxurious
perfection. ! would put Pauline Han on
canvas. She Is the embodiment OF luscious
nature. There Is not curve, TINT
quality I'm her beauty that was not born
in her She has natured in even. steady
eentleness that has never changed an
outline in her superb figure She has
developed into a grander woman than
she ever was girl. She Is more beauti-
ful than anybody who knows her only
across the foot-lights could dream.