Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

and get some kindlng. and the rest of
you roll up your sleeves and hustle
around. The beds amt made, so one of
you can go up and do it. l want you all
to feel as though you were at home"
That the girls were amazed is to say
the least Come" said the old lady,
don't be afraid" And then, as if the
stage manager. was after them, they
started in and obeyed every word of the
old lady's commands. Strange to say,
they remained a week. and were charged
50 each for board and lodging.
Fanny Rice has had an offer to play
Lucy in the star cast of THE Rivals. !"
She is playing to large houses in Chicago
in her new play, Nancy at the French
Ball"
$50
manager for next season, but it Is proba-
BILE that John w. Dunno, the husband of
the late Patti Rosa, will manage Miss
F'ox's affairs. In a recent interview Della
said: 81 can truthfully say that the hap
piest day of my life was when / made
my debut as a star in New York year
ago In THE Little Trooper" My! how
happy l was. The audience cheered poor
little me until / thought my heart would
beat through my sides, and the press next
morning gave me such generous praise
that almost went delirious with joy. /
had made my debut as star and had
won the applaudits of my compatriots,
as well as the press and the public, |
attribute the success l have achieved in
my brief span of life to the fact that
have adopted profession suitable to my
tastes and temperament. From child
hood-yes from babyhood-I loved, dotted
on music 1t was the very breath of my
nostrils. If it has charms to soothe the
savage breast what power must it have
over a worshipful devotee! And such 1t
was,
ut may surprise some good people to
know that played the part of the Mid
shipmite in a juvenile Pinafore company
when l was only years of age. men
ton this fact in no vain, glorious spirit,
but simply to show how long ago (six-
teen years. the musical spirit seized me,
and that my success has not been achiev-
ed in day. In fact, have been almost
constantly on the stage since my seventh
birthday Shortly after my debut in
'Pinafore I played the part of Editha in
Augusta Thomas characterization of "Edi-
tha's Burglar" Subsequently assumed
the role of the child in "A Celebrated
Case in which James O'Neill was the
star When scarcely in my teens | was
made prima donna of the Bennett-Moul-
ton Opera company playing the principal
roles of the Bohemian Girl Fra Diav-
olo, Gaines of Normandy and Pirates
of Pe&kance.' Some time after that l
playedfor a season in the Henriech-Con-
reid Opera company in the Kings Fool
Then l Joined the DeWolf-H Hopper COM
pany. 1t was after leaving Mr.. Hopper's
company two years ago that / made my
debut as star. Since that time have
produced another opera, Fleur-de-Lis,'
which has also met with popular favor.
Which part do I like the best? That is
hard to say. OF course am In love with
the Little Trooper because that was my
first success, but the part of Fleur-de-
Lis gives me more to do, and make some
six changes of costume in this part"
On next Tuesday evening Henry e.
Dixey will present ito our play-goers Au-
gustin Days comedy, 1.-THE Lottery of
Love-" Mr.. Dixey will appear in a role
that is well calculated to display his tai
ents In the line of comedy He is sup
ported by a company of leading artists
= The appearance of Nat Goodwin next
Wednesday night at O'Briens will be one
of the drawing cards of the season. Mr..
Goodwin has as many friends in the
south as he has in the east. He has been
playing to crowded houses in every
southern city that he has visited and the
enthusiastic receptions he receives are
in the nature of ovations. Mr.. Goodwin
will be seen Wednesday night in the role
of Jim Radburn in I'm Mizzoura."