San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-13
SHE'S HOT STUFF,
oorinne, With the Kimban oper


Opera Comique company will APP
J pear at the Grand, in "Hendrick
Hudson, Jr."
The Galveston News, Nov. 18th,
! says: "Mrs. Jennie Kimball, the
mother of Corinue, is guide, philos-
pher, friend and business manager
OF this big opera COMPANIES the
Picayune. When seen at her hotel
by a reporter, in the middle OF the
J room was a table Uttered with
Z feminine gimcracks, while behind
another sat Mrs. Kimball with a
strong box and a most appalling
looking lot of business papers be-
fore her. On big couch Corinne,
the gay, the piquant, sat on her
foot in girlish fashion, and turned
to the reporter a rosy, laughing,
childish face, as little like as pos
sible ones imagining of a prima
donna of comic opera. tits q most
winsomely pretty face, with crisp
black curls, demurely parted and
sedately pinned down on each side
of the part, and one had to pause a
moment to adjust ones ideas of so
much success with so much youth.
She wore the simplest Of frocks,
and about her waist was tied real
old fashioned white apron, like
school girls used to wear.
In a way Corinne half belongs
to New Orleans, for her father years
ago was well known employee in
a dry goods store at New Orleans
and is buried there. Corriue her.
self was born in Boston, but,
though she remembers nothing Of
her father, it is one OF the sad
pleasures Of her trips to New
Orleans to hang garlands Of re-
memhrance upon his tomb.
"When did | go on the stage ?"
she repeated, turning to her mother,
who answered with little flush of
motherly pride: "She was the prize
baby. When she was 2! years old
we went to an entertainment and
they wanted Corinne to sing some
baby songs she knew. | thought
she could not do it, but she lisped !
that she wanted to sing, and so
she was stood up on the piano and !
then and there made her debut on |
the stage"
"The first real work | did," said !
Corinne, "was as Little Buttercup !
in 'Pinafore,' when / was 6. like
best. Spanish themes, and am hav-
ing written now an opera in which
I shall have a Spanish part"
"You look like a Spanish senior
ita," suggested the reporter.
"That's what people said
abroad" replied Corinne, "but Pm
not. Perhaps" with little laugh,
"thst's why like to play the man.
doIin so well. Did you see my
mandolin? Yes, its really true
that it's the finest in the world"
otis perfectly beautiful" ans
wered the reporter. at ought to
be able to play itself"
"Well, it doesn't" said Mrs. Kim
ball, dropping her accounts long
enough to join the conversation.
"On the contrary, she has to prac-
tice hours on it every day, and her
dancing, too. Whatever we are,
vacation and all, every day the
steps and exercising have to be
gone through with to keep the
joints from stiffening. One days
rest tells"
That's a little glimpse behind
the scenes for those who see Hend-
rick Hudson dance down the stage |
in flash OF diamonds. Back OF it |
is the hard, unceasing work that
not even a queen OF comic opera |
can escape.
Corinne, as is we'll known car !
ries a fortune in jewels. One, the
Star Of the West, is valued at $751; |
600. 81 never wear jewelry except |
on the stage" said Corinne. 81
have so many l suppose that's the
reason l don't care particularly for
diamonds"
GLOW do you take care of them"
gasped the reported.
"Oh, we are used to it," said Mrs.
Kim ball, with laugh. "When
there's any danger OF being held up
on train l toss the bag under the
seat with a GLORIOUS singer"
In "Hendrick Hudson, Jr." Co.
rine wears some magnificent
dresses, but in none does she look
more fetching than when she comes
down to the footlights to sing
Louisiana Lou" Then she wears
a directoire costume Of black satin.
Diamond buckles sparkle on her
shapely limbs; on the cooked hat
there blazes a diamond sunburst,
and on the front OF the jacket is
bewildering blaze of jewels.
GAS she stands, them" said Mrs.
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