Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-23
PLEASANT CHAT
NH the Fayoriss Little Actress and Play.
wright. Uilie Akersifom.

York it is to make others laugh, are, when
.v.y from the public gaze, subjec. to fits Of
dependency and may be disagreeable I'M
III they have put on their public smile q
they have their stage costumes.
II any one got that impression of Miss
Akerstrom after enjoying her in that de-
,iahtful comedy with which she favored
those at the Opera house last evening, they
.bould Immediately disAbuse their minds of
lille Akerstrom, if you meet her of the
staqe will be found just Is winsome ~ when
before the footlights.
Busy she is, always busy, and perhaps to
this fact, and that her ventures have proved
10 successful may be attributed in part the
delight she takes in living.
Last evening representative of the
JOURNAL was, at his request, shown behind
the scenes by the manager of Miss Aker-
.trom, to have few moments chat with the
little lady who made her first appearance in
Augusta last evening.
81 am much pleased with the reception
have received from Augusta people" she
said land hereafter your city will be visited
By me each season. hope my other plays
will please you as well as The Sultan's
Favo,ite.'
"They are all interesting plays but of en-
treIy different style and will present my
self and company in totally different line
of parts. Yes, am the author of all the
plays in my repe rtoire."
(Which is my favorite role?"
"Well, that is hard to say. l like them
all although many consider my comedy The
Sultan Favorite, my best work"
Miss Akerstrom is a pleasant voiced little
lady with a frankness and magnetism of
manner that is irresistible. Without being
beautiful in the strictest sense Of the word,
she has wonderfully expressive face that
mirrors every thought, and when one
watches the heartfelt, wholesouled manner
ii
readily understand her popularity 10
places whore her merits are known. We
bespesk for her the same popularity in Au-
gusta as in other New England cites.
There is 70 much of energy in Miss Ak
erstrom's manner, and she carries such a
wise and practical little head, feminine in
its poise to be sure, that when she said that
popular comedy 1.-The Sultan's Favorite"
grew from a costume, the reporter didn't
find it in his heart to even say to himself,
lust like woman"
If you were at the Worlds Fair you may
remember in the French department that
striking picture of Turkish girl. The
beautiful effects depicted in the costume in
this picture fascinated Miss Akerstrom and
she sketchcd the costume IN water colors,
thinking that she might design a similar
one for use in a curtain raiser. Well from
that design she worked out THE
Sutan's Favorite." The new production
which she had written, dramatizAtion
from the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame" for
her leading play, and to which she had
given the most attention did not prove 90
popular az the comedy built about dress as
one might say. Seeing this she rewrote the
comedy, in fact as now presented 1t has
been rewritten and elaborated by her
several times.
On the cars in her room at the hotel and
wherever she has an odd moment her active
brain is at work. Just now she is designing
special costumes for this favorite comedy
She 10 also gifted ~ writer in othel
lines than those of the playwright
She has published several books ant
one, volume of poems entitled
" Toot Yer Horn and other poems b,
Ullie,' contains many gems. 1t was pub
lished in 1888. In reading it recently th'
writer came upon one entitled "Don't Mis-
Your Cue," which seems to describe thu
underlying principles of the authors sue
cess. The first lines are these:
| know some folks who idly stand and moan
That "Gopd Luck never yet has come their way"
while II they'd open their eyes and look about
THEY'D see him ut their ride most every day.
These pYopl- stand like sticks along life's path
With scowiing brows (the sight gives one tn
blues,
While for "ill-luok" they can but thank them
selves
They've missed their "cucs.
Mrs. Eliza Springer died Thursday morn
ing at the home of her son, Elisha Springer
on Sewall street. She was about 81 year
of ace and ono If the old and highly re