The times., 1897-05-30


her rooms is beautiful fact that even
those who visit there may. indeed. be re-
minded OF, for. with the eattractions within,
they will never take cognizance of the
possibilities without.
Here ina great window seat near table
on whici. were volumes of Emerson. Ibsen.
Rossetri and a memoir of Fannie Kenib!e,
We sat and discussed the interview. After
an hour it was discovered that nearly every
topic had adbeenapproached ed dexcept thecharIn-
ing converse atioIialist whose interesting chat
drove every other thought before 1t except
| the words on her tongue, even the thought
| OF her who was 20 be the heroine Of this
narrative.
MY careeI." repeated Miss Grey, To her
interlocntor. Its not matter Of history,
ii all lives ia the future. the repository of
hope and the possibilities of endeavor
| | am still a student, and there is so much
| to be done You set / have ideals. At
least one She1 Duse To me she is the
high priestess OF dramatic art. Perhaps
| it suggests fad. but il is fact, that
| have never missed performance by this
woman, whether in New York CT London,
| that could possibly attend. Last time she
| was in New York I had the blessed oppor-
tunity OF seeing her every time she acte'l
Il went as a pupil might TO school, or
| as /, disciple to a temple. No one was
| permitted to come with ME, and avoided
everyone in the theater | simply sat nj
watched and studied, and absorbed and
| maryeled, and worshiped. She has reyo-
! lgtionized modern acting, and by her
| influence possible human people tread the
! boards instead OF artificial, veneered
! foIk she unites ia an objective expression
| the two forces necessary TO perfect art,
| the Intellect and the emotions. She thinks
| and reasons, and she feels, II IS not
| technique alone, hut heart md soul, life
| and l.aing Mrs. Fiske Is the only Ameri-
| can who approaches her. Her Tess l
watched and watched, and revcilcd in.
| Il is an intellectual, un- Hardy Tess, hut
| she has movements of sentient moving
greatness As when she confesses her
| sin to her lover Nothing could he finer.
| \ student of dramatic art could not go
| 10 better school than "a performance of
| these TWO artists.
perhaps ii follows that q devotee OF
| puse is disciple OF tbsen. Atleast, such
| is my case And it ought to follow. al
| though Duse rarely plays the Norwegians
| plays Put the objective point OF both
these masters is the same-possible people,
absolute truth in art Ibsen is a well Of
| delight 10 me Every new reading of his
plays discovers a new meaning, a fresh
| testimony Of the great mind and heart OF
| the man Yet have never played one
| of his or CT Shakespeares characters, uB-
| less we except a performance Of 0thello.
| in which | played Enelia at fifteen and
| the Moor was nineteen 1t was tragedy
| In earnest | should love to play Portid,
| for love human types like she as honestly
as | ahoninate the stage type who eX-
| ISIS nowhere.
Miss Grey is d scholarly little woman,
| and a very few minutes chatwith her brings
/ it's conviction that she is student not
merely of intelligence. but OF positive
| intellect She speaks Of her career as if
| it were all in the future. thing only to be
| dreamed OF Tut TO be realized slowly with
| iufinte pains. as hard work, study and
thought may accomplish it. Yet she has
achieved many notable things ih her brief
| day upon the stage
BY birth she is n Californian, sld there
she passed her girlhood. until at sixteen
| she became q member OF Augustn Daly's
| stock company With him she remained
only one season. and then she lived that
chapter which is written In the life OF
Eearly every ona-of our pla yers. she played
| under Charles FGohman. She created the
ngenuc parts in Shenandoah in "All
| the Comforts OF Home and in Jane
Her next enga cement took her into The
| New South to create ate, the South.rn
| girl, and from then she dates u new era
| in her intellectual development. for it
| brought her the friendship and influence
| Of amcs A Herne Mr. Herne is one of
u Sg,,l
actors and association with him was a
| boon to an ambitious young student like
! Miss Grey l brought too, its compensa-
| tion in another direction; for when Shore
Acres" was created in New York it WIS
| given t. Miss Grey To create the part or
Helen With what success she did it is part
| of the history Of the play There was an
interim with Palmer as leading lady, and
| then she began a series of achievements
| with Mansfield
Her first creation was Marie Walnuski in
NAPOLEON" and on top OF it came the
| really faInoHs characterization of Louka
| in Arms and the Man" She played other
| leading roles in his regular repertoire, and
created a part in THE King of Peru" but
! with the two first rests "a measure of sue
cess which rarely crowns the work of a
woman so young.
Last year Miss Grey was i'll during tie
| entire winter. and most of her time she
| spent in Florida always reading and study
| ing.
| Her engagement with the Columbia Stock
| she accepted only after considerable hesi-
| fancy, fearing the arduous labor. instead
| of breaking down under it, however, She is
| daily growing stronger and stronger, and
enjoys it and tie opportunity of being in
| beautiful Washington.
Aud now for a bit OF gossip. Miss Grey
| has made one conquest since she came 20
| Washington, Of which she probably little
| dreamed when she shook the dust of New
YORK from her skirts and sta rtad for tho