The times., 1897-09-12

"Her mind is bright and alert, yet I
believe the newspapers have never set re-
corded any OF her sbarys of Parthian VIII or
The brilliant repartee which scintHate
fro,r yearly all other American actresses.
''she plays chess. is fond of music, ana
on On" occasion confidently confided the
fact that size was studying the guitar, and
a beautiful Spanish song, and hoped she
would one day have a part in which she
could utilize her new Accomplishments.
AS have known her for quite number
OF years she IS simply fright, healthy
young American woman, with a wholesome
winsoHe personality, who has a distinctive
purpose in life to accomplish, and is pur.
suing it consistently aud gracefully. Sue
cess has not spoiled her. She is as dig
nifiPd, gracious and ingenuOusIn her manner
today as she was when she only PLAYED
sweet ingrnue roles. That is the only story
/ can tell about her, and / think yuu
will aeree with me that it is as good
stoTy rs could be told about any young
woman
Frederic Edward Mckay is no longer
press gent. though he has long made
it mis- study and his business to write en-
tertaiuing things about stars he has rep
resented, but when he saw the RouRd Ia BILE
instinct overcamp him and he wrote from
New York as follows
Herbert Kelcey and Effie shannon are
rehcarsing diligently in a Coat OF Many
Colors,' Mrs. Ryley's new comedy, in
which they will open the season at Wal
lacks within a fortnight. Even the vexa-
tiona of rehearsal do not ruffle Kelcey,
who has a large fund of hunor despite
his rather solemn appearance.
''Before making my debatin this country"
he remarked the other day, while resting in
the siGe scenes, y played large round OF
parts, including even excursions into the
realm of pantomime. ! remember that on
oneoftheSc expeditions met particularly
gruff stage manager, Who deli GIFTED 20 ex-
ercIse his authority over the chorus One
DAY utility lady appeared breathIess
tive minutes after the call for the diStri-
button oil parts.
Z" What do l get?' she asked the stage
manager.
. You get a shillln fine for being late
he retorted, and you're the Empress OF
India in the prologue and Queen OF the
Night ia the last act, and you don't want
to show mp in them old blue satin shoes
again, for you've got to sit on gold
throne ten feet high and put your feet
on the neck Of the King OF Persia In the
last act Now. YOU come here tomorrow on
time knowing your business or you'n be
back in the second row carrying d tin
sword first thing you know"
s.DiIu't L-r,.W .i,,r,,a =, f,ad
ton as a crack shot" said Mr. Cooke. in
advance Well, he has. Possibly one nf
the most intricate shots ever accomplished
by him or any other man was made in Bos-
ton some few years ago in dinly-lightei
shooting gallery, away down below the
level of the street, and with an ordinary
rifle of small caliber. The proprietor, no
ticing some good practice work, Offered
box of cigars for the performance OF a
crack trick. Suspended from the ceiling
he had arranged large wooden ball with
mole in one side, into which was force,I
clay pipe, Int the bowl was an ordinary
sized rubber ball The trick impossible
as 1t seemed, was TO knock the small ball
off without breaking the pipe, while the
Whole thing was ia "a swinging notion
Lipman considered tue matter for a mo
HIEHbf SlNG iuG OANtIl W SLUIJ btic bdE
swinging, brought the rifle to his shoulder
and fired away, when, to the astoniSf-
nent ofall, the small ball wasSe TO strike
the back of the gallery and rebound to the
floor. So elated We're his friends that they
to1k Lipnan without waiting for the box
of cigars -out of the gallery and wined ana
din.,d him to their hearts content. Each
and ever yrncrn Der O that part yswears ana
daFIa hnf i * fha Oe..
marksmen IN this or any other country, bnt
Lipman has never told them that he sto.d
in with the proprietor of the gallery, and
that the rubber ball was connected win
thin, almost invisible, thread, and that
he did the shooting while thered- he AIDED boy
of the pioce did the rest"