The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-19

4 ne wore wears tcI0Ic WIFI ne WAS AOUttO
| to Adelaide Nelson's Juliet. Mr.. James
| offered to loan me his trick dagger, the
| blade Of whichs prlngs back when you strike.
| But l have always suspected he knew II
! wasn't in working order. When, in the tomb
scene, gave it the plunge tore my gown
| and nearly cut myself. In the excitement !
failed TO gauge my fall. SO, instead Of f8l l.
ing be You'd dead Romeo. I fell wititmy full
weight squarely upon him a nd his Illuminate
heels file " into the air and the corpse groaned
"Great God!' while l expired with the
roars Of the audience ringing in MY ears
and Louis James standing in the wings
doubled with laughter.
lone night in Tennessee We were pln wing
Julius Caesar AS Warde was deliv-
ing t.ie FUNERAL oraaon he 'iookeu ip INTO
the wings and behaiI Brutus .Jan..s in
tights and tcga. sliding down the balus-
ter from his dressing room. They had to
lower the curtain; Mr.. Warde was all
broken up. Fancy my dilemma in the same
play IN another occasion. Mr.. James was
embracing ME and slipped his culd dagger
inside my dress down my back. One never
knew when to expect such things
I'VE were pia ying -Othello'' one night,
and Mr.. James was the Moor. You know
ne caresses, then smothers Desdeinona
Thought all was well, but each person as
he came on and saw me on the couch had
10 turn and laugh. 1 was in agony. As
the curtain went down I rushed tremblngly
To my dressing room. l saw 1t all when I
looked in the glass. With his biackencd,
hands ne had, In fondlng my head painted
a mustaciie and guatee. The stage was
tiarkened or the audience would have seem
Miss Chapman had with her bunch Of
beautiful roses; no one has ever before, In
this city, made such conquest OF covers
as has SHE. She is very modest about
these attentions. and insists that the most
touching tribute size ever received came not
from critic or flower bearer. Before I
went even to the Lyceuni school, she re-
lated with much PRIDE. Il taught expires
sion in Lombard College at Galesburg, ILL.,,
to get the requisite money. When, several
y.h.s a,...rwhtu, ksay - ia, r.. 'i;=y ioyal
friends packed the house, though IL rained
all day long. But most weit ONE OF all
among them was one who sent back his
card. When lie came ne Eaid he was teach
ing school twelve miles back IN tie country
but had walked in. determined TO see me
act. He walked back, too. that same
night, and slept in the depot on q bench to
be up in time to teach in the morning. He
is now a successful physician in ST. LOUIS
When, in parting, it was suggested Tow
much she looked like Bernhardt, rot only
in the face, but In fig ure carriage and
many characteristics, Miss Chapman la ugh
ed, with no attempt to disg uise her pleasu re.
do you know" she said Il think must
have a composite countenance. So many
people see traces OF a resemblance to other
people in my face.
when cut my hair and dress it low On
my forehead there is perhaps, as you sug-
gest, a suggestion If Bernhardt, and I'm
very proud to hear the marks OF a woman
OF such genius. On day l was endeshahiile
in my room and drying my hair after a
shampoo. A sister actress rushed In and
rs I turned she cried So loud that she
frightened me MRS. Cora UrQuart Potter
have been told that with my hair reached
pompadour there Is n. resemblance to
Mrs. Leslie Carter. Alas. AM at least
sure tina haven't the delightfully."- inpos-
sible red tint in ~ y HAIR Then whom else
do You suppose they Bken me to? Yyette
Guilbert. Strangely en6ufh, do you know
| its the only real resemblance that / can
trace. II my art were only composite as
| IN countenance and reflected The genius
Of Bernhardt and the others!''
NE OF the recent surprises popped
| out OF the theatrical box Is the
announcement that Beerbohm Tree
will next season return TO America.
1t Is superfluousl 20 hazard a guess
as 10 who will mana &c the tour. Frohman,
or course. Tree was supposed 10 have
cuouku on udHuS 70 Keep III
England for year to come. he has an
entirely new play ready for production,
and his version OF Henry w. stood as
one OF the promised treats OF the early
London season. MOREOVER, Mr.. Tree is
dividing his time bet wech manuscript and
mortar-in other words, he is building a
new theater. It is called Her Majesty's,
but will not be compieted before Febru-
AIRY. Pending that tune the American
i,o adj L..
visited. and Mr. Tree WIN appear at the
Lafayette All the productions outlined
for English presentation will be made
originally in this country, and the En-
E,ishman Will not return until just in
time to prepare for the opcQjng OF his
new theater.
A z HENRY IRVING, Miss Ellen Terry.
NJ and their associates have returned
| TO London at the close of their
very successful provincial tour.
Preparations are already well IN
der Way for the autumn production at
1rving's theater, the Royal Lyceum. OF
Shakespeare's "Cymbeiine.'- Alma Ia
dema is designing the scenery, costumes
and appointments for the production.
"Cymbe!ine' has not been given In Lon
don for some years. II was noted pro-
duc,ion at the Drury Lane or at the
Covent Garden theaters on several occa-
sions-in 1923, with Edmund Kean and
Charles Young, in 1927, with Charles
kefnble and Young: in 1888. with Mac
ready and the famous Helen Faucit tss
lmosen), and. coming down TO later days.
IN 1854, with Phelps, Creswick, Walter
Lacy, etc. In 1857 Helen Faucit play ed
imoSen at the Theater Royal, Edinburgh,
and a" young man who had lately Joined
me company, pale and anxious played
the devoted character OF Pisauio. That
was Henry Irving. Forty years later he
VIII play the stronger role, the most try
Ing OF its kind in the Shakcspearian gal
Iery, TnchiIno. and Miss Ellen Terry will
appear as imogen In what promises TO
De the greatest production ever made OF
"cymbeline.'
Asst week q couple OF steady
young men, who looked as though
they might have stopped over Oh
their way home from the EnGeavorers'
meeting in Washington, approached
the door OF HammersteiD's Olympia, is the
Way-tbe Airr0f begins a story worth re-
peatiDg.
They hesrsfed for some time Before go.
ing to the box-Office for their tickets, but
finally one OF them braced up and wentoyer
to the window. He laid down silver dollar
carefully and said: II would like to have
two nice seats. please, as near the stage
as possible" The ticket seller showed the
cart Wheel back quickly, and said
Admission 81 ;moveop please, and givettese
people ROOM" The young men looked
stunned, but after 4 codsultation they Co
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