The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-08
DISLIKES AMERICA.
Italian Actress Who Arrived Yesterday
on the Majestic.

NEW YORK, Feb. SIT is positively re-
freshing to find a foreign actress who
doesn't hasten to tell every one she meets
as soon as she lands that she is $50
glad to be in dear old Amer ica."
Mime. Eleonora Duse, who arrived here
on the Majestic yesterday, Is of that kind.
She-was here two seasons ago, and
the impressions she carried away were
such that she does not hesitate to say in
emphatic terms that she "hates'' Ameri-
ca. The only reason at all she returned
was because she had promised Henry &.
Miner she would do SO.
The great Italian actress Ia enjoying
unusually good health Just at present,
and as evidence of that she
that she win do something during her
coming American tour that she has never
before consented To do play five times a
week. When she was here last she APP
peared -four times a week. and in Euro e
ten performances a month is the most
she will give.
The Majestic had a splendid voyage un-
Til last Tuesday, when it struck a storm
end fog, which made il nearly twelve
hours late in reaching port. And the
sailors on board looked as If they were
glad To get here safely even then, after
az the NieShS hhu SEouhusu Vessels tney
had passed.
j. IhaIl,s Davis, Mr.. Miners chief Of
stah, and Joseph Schurmann, who has
directed Nine. Buses European tours for
several seasons, were at the dock to met
the actress, and they bad arranged every
thing so skilfully that she stepped almost
Immediately from the %gangplank into a
carriage, which conveyed her to the Hol-
land House, whgre she will reside while
in New York. she was accompanied by
Mile. Gfammatica, a member OF her COM
pany, who is her constant companion;
her maid and her private secretary. She
was looking much better than when last
here, and while she carried the crutch
stick, which she has kept by her ever
since she bad on ugly fall in Paris, she
did not use Ii.
At the Holanld House Nine. Duse re-
tired at once TO her rooms and declined
TO r ceive visitors except Mr.. schurmanp,
with whom she had an hours converse
tion on business.
''While Mime. Duse does not hesitate
to express her dislike for America, - said
MIR. schurmann afterward, II think she
antic ates a much more enjoyable visit
than her ~reyfous one. In fact, / think
that most OF her prejudice against the
-eesRtry Is due to the fact that her man.
ayers at hat time did not understand
her, and consequently could not get on
well with her.
'She will open her tour in Washington
at the Lafayette Square Tbeater, on Feb.
IL, in Camille and will give four per
formanc $ thereon Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights and saturday after
BESIDES 'Camills' she will present
'tavalleria Rusticana,' La Locandiera'
and la Femme de Claude in Washing
ton. She will open her engagement here
at the Fifth Avenue Theater on Feb. "a,
again in Camille, which also will be the
bill on Friday night. 'Cavalleria Rusti-
cana and la Locandiera. a double
bill, will bs presented on Tuesday night
and ct the Saturday matinee. During
the first week, too, she will rehesrse
'Magda,' a play in which she hss never
been seen here. and which she will pres
ent at each OF the five performances she
Will give during the second week of her
engagement-Mondsy. Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Friday nights and Saturday
afternoon.
1.-THE repertory for the remaining two
weeks of her engagement has not yet
been decided upon but but IL Is likely
that during that she will produce for the
hrst time n comedy, 'Eterns Verita,'
which / have written for her.n
After closing in New York Mime. Duse
will visit Philadelphia, Boston, Balti-
more and Brooklyn. Mr.. Miner has been
offered big Inducements To take her to
Chicsgo, but the indy City will have
10 be satisfied with the Democratic
National Convention. IL cannot have
Nine. Duae, toe.
"Mheu | mentioned Chicago to her"
said Mr.. Schurmann, "she threw up her
hands In horror ,aad fairly drove me out
of the room. She positively will not
visit That city. something or Other that
happened when she was there before gave
her an aversion TO the place she cannot
overcome, and in her contract with Mr..
Miner she stipulated that " should be
omitted from her tour"
With her on the Majestic Mime. Duse
thought ten trunk fun OF drtssfs-ihe
lat ST creations Il Worth-which she will
weer here for the first time.
The nlcmblrs OF her supporting COM
pany are ON their way here on the Nor
MAMMA from Genoa, and they are ex-
pee ed TO arrive on Feb. 10. Mile Gram
msticq, who came yesterday on the
Majestic. Will plav the part Of the sister
in "Magda."