Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-17
WANTS TO BE A STAR
A Memphis Belle Soon to Go on
 the Stage.
HER FATHER IS A RICH BANKER.
Miss May MontedcnIoa. Who Is Now Study ing Dramatic Art Tn New York. Hopes to Take the Stage by storm and outshIne Mary Anderson.

NEW YORK, Sept. I7.-Now comes an- other young lady of high social position seeking the laurcls of tho stage. This time the aspiraRt for histrionic honors is Miss May Montedonico, n ieignIng belle last season of Memphis
 Mir. J. ID. Montcdonico, tho young la- dy's father. Is a wealthy Memphis banker. He is cashier Of n prominent bank thero, director in several railroads and owner of blocks of real estate in tho heart of that city. He comes of a distinguished fam fly of Florence and has bccn in this coun. try sinco boyhood.
 Money was not spared in Miss Mays education. After her graduation at tho Clara Conway institute last year she stop pod to tho front rank of tho best society In Memphis. But Dolsarte was moro to her than social fame and dramatic art tho climax of earthly bliss.
 She committed "Romco and Juliet" and other plays to memory and played to imaginary ROmeOs and Claud Mclnottcs whenever she could seek the quiet of her room. One day she told her father that she was going on the stage.
 She Is Welded to Art.
 Papa, she said, II shall never marry. am welded heart and soul to art The young mon whom know amuse but they do not interest me"
 Her father tried to dissuade her from her purpose, but his pleading, counsel and even threats wero alike unhccded.
 An amateur dramatic entertainment was given at the Grand Opera House in Memphis in May last for the benefit of Grace Episcopal church of that city. The play was The Lady of Lyons" Miss Montedonico essaycd the part of Pauline. Society turned out in force and the house rr ina h., pected, received an ovation. Memphis pa- pers next day laudcd her performance to the skies. All agreed, except perhaps her father, that another bright star had fash cd across tho theatrical Armament Miss Mays mind was now made up In earnest. Her father. thinking that tho best way to euro her infatuation was to humor hcr, told her that she could go to Now York and study for awhile. He gave her carte blanche in money matters.
 Miss May is 2l years old and very prct- ty. Her beauty Is of the Italian type. She is of medium height, with a wealth of raven back hair and large dark eyes that light up when she Is interested and give her face an animated oppression.
 She camo to this city in July last, ac- companicd by her mother Tho latter was an unwilling party to tho plan at first, but finally became resigned to what she considered tho inevitable.
 Seeks |" OutshInc Mary Anderson.
 Miss Montcdonic" engaged as a tutor an cx member of the Lycoum company 1 and began studying in earnest The more and harder shc studied the flrmcr became her resolve.
 Mrs. MUntcdOnico and her daughter arc living quietly at 70 GramCrcy park Every now and then sho treats the guests to reel tations from her favurite plays Tho guests call her wonderful. and tho evil, |" as her father terms 1t, becomes moro deep seated in consequence.
 MT. MUntCduniCu. meanwhile realizing all this. has evolved another plan to d. vorcc her from her ambitious project Sho received letter from him in which he said that bs was about tu start on Flu rupcan tour and that she must accompany him.
 She laughed as she referred tu the letter and said that no power on earth could change her mind. Her Memphis friends at least declare that Louisville. which claims the dist inction of having ''discov- cred Mary Anderson. will be cast into the shade whon Miss May begins her stago Carcor.