Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-21

Many stories are told of Richard
Mansfield perhaps the brainest of Am
erican actors. The latest is that on "A
specially cold night recently he sum
moned an usher and said:
My boy, l want you to go ort and
order 600 hot Scotches."
The lad looked Gazed. six hundred
hot Scotchesw
Yes, 600 hot Scotches, Can't you
hear? want the water carriers 10
distribute them among the audience in
stead of ice water. It's cold night.
and
Yes, sir" gasped the usher, but we
haven't got ten beds"
"Ten beds! What the deuce has ten
beds got to do with 600 hot Scotches q
Its the Raines law, sir" stammered
the usher, and then, seeing that the ac-
tor looked taken back, he added adroit-
ly: And then, you know, Mr.. Mans
held there are so many temperance
people in your audience. We might of
fend them-some of them, SIR
"Ah' mused Mr.. Mansfield. Il
hadn't thought of that Never mind
| revoke the order"
The familiar diamond advertisement
has Il new variation, furnished by Miss
Merri Osborne, who has been playing
at the Casino. Miss Osborne published
an advertisement requesting the un-
known person who had left package for
her to call at Casino and claim the
property Immediately. The story was
that young man had left package
with $4,000 worth of diamonds for
Miss Osborne, and that the gift was
sternly declined.
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree, whose first VEN
ture in America this season was not n
success is winning golden opinions by
his portrayal of Svengali. OF course
his makeup is admirable. and it is
all the more striking by the length of
his lean figure. His swift, noseless,
cat-like movements, his watchful eyes
and ghastly face, the incessant rest
lessness of gesture, and the curously
skillful admiXture of fawning and ar-
rogance in his manner. constitute nm
Individuality that impresses itself on
the memory. The egotism. meanncss,
cynical seliiShness, and innate bru-
tality OF the man, illustrated by his
treatment of Gecko, are expressed. not
only fully but vividly; but in all his
viciousness and degradation, and here
in consists the special excellence os
the performance, there is the constant
intmaton Of the artistic sense. the
love of music for its own sake as well
rs for its rewards, which is the crea-
ture's one redeeming grace. The per-
sonality is in itself more or less fantas-
tic, and ii is perhaps on this very ac-
count that in it Mr.. Tree comes nearer
TO the establishment of n perfect il
luSion than ever before in his theatri-
cal work here. Beyond question the
impersonaton is n remarkable achieve
meut, not because Of any unexpected
manifestations of dramatic power. but
because of its clearness of conception,
fine finish in execution. and admirable
consistency.
TWO actresses were speaking the
other day of the report of Fay Temple
tons marriage. Il know she is really
married" said one, "because some
friends OF mine in London received n
piece of her wedding cake. They say
she has settled down into a common
place married woman already. she is
not going to act any more. and-well.
Fay has dropped an asbestos curtain
over her entire past"
Miss Louise Beaudet, the dainty
French singer inserted an advertise
ment in the Herald before Christmas
Inviting twenty-five homeless or friend.
less women to dine with her on the
holiday. She had no trouble in filling
her dining room. Rose FAHcHoN.