The herald., 1897-09-26

lures, admirably suited to her baDy I'M
presentations. She sings like bird and
having the advantage of youth, talent
and high spirits she is decided success
wherever she goes In addition to her
other accomplishments the little woman
Is said to have marvellous ability as
palmist, and her reputation for reading
character by the practice Of chiromancy
has extended from South Africa to the
United States.
Mrs. Alice p. Ludlam, well known
here as manager of the Ludlam
School Of Oratory and Art, and also
for the prominent part she has hereto
fore taken in the woman suffrage and
kindred movements, has opened school
Of elocution and dramatic art in San
Francisco. Mrs. Ludlam is finely quail
ified for the work she has undertaken.
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Another Los Angeles girl has embark
ed in the dramatic profession and has
bright prospects before her. Miss Ger
trude Foster, favorably known here for
her work on the platform and amateur
stage, later a member of the Burbank
theater stock company, in which she
distinguished herself particularly in
emotional roles, and subsequently as
Queer Elizabeth to the Mary Stuart Of
Madame Modjeska, is now prominent
member Of the Alcazar theater company
in San Francisco. She appears to have
made success in the leading role Of
H. Grattan Donnelly's "An American
Girl" now being played at that theater.
Here Is what Town Talk says Of Miss
Fosters appearance:
Considerable interest has centered In
the first appearance of Miss Gertrude
Foster in the role Of Jasmine Carew.
Miss Foster, who<s portrait appears on
Town Talks title page, has certainly
not disappointed any of her friends, and
has made distinctly favorable impress
sion upon the Alcazar's patrons. She
has decided ability in emotional roles
and will do thoroughly good work when
time and practice have had their inn
lngs. 1t is clearly evident that she is
hard student with an honest determina-
ton to succeed, not merely to pose be-
fore the public, as is the case sometimes
with debutantes whose ambition to get
before the footlights Is apparently
superficial one. Miss Foster possesses
grace, an intellectual grasp of situa-
tions and sympathetic comprehension
Of her role. She enunciates distinctly
and has personal magnetism. In the
title role she does credit to the type Yep
resented.
It has been reported for some time
past that Richard Mansfield had writ
ten a book which was soon to appear.
After reading what the author-actor
has to say about his forthcoming book,
as reported in a newspaper interview.
public expectation will not be wrought
up to a very high pitch about Mr.. Mans
fields "odd conceits." He says:
IT wrote the book three years ago,
while travelling through the south. My
wife was with me, and a young lady
named Jessie was with her. We were
playing in the evening, and it was one of
those rare times in my life when had
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day in my car, setting down the odd con-
ceits that came into my mind. Each day
I read what I had written to my wife
and her friend. 1 called the story the
Adventures of Beatrice and JESSIE The
writing was done purely to pass away
the time and to entertain my wife, Be-
atrice, and Jessie. 1t amused them and
became interested in it and so contir-
ued writing longer than I expected
when l started. About year ago was
spending few weeks at summer re-
sort in Massachusetts, and to amuse
some young folks one day I hunted up
the manuscript relating to Beatrice and
Jessie and read 1t to them. They
chanced to be in the right mood, and the
story was quite favorably received. So
the book il to be printed, and I suppose
the critics will soon be roasting me un-
mercifully."
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