The evening times., 1897-04-15
OLGA NETHERSOLE'S ROLES
She Likes to Play Camille on Good
Friday Night.
No Substance in the Much-TalkeG-)f
Carmen Kiss-It Lingers But
One Moment.

When Miss Olga Nethersole appeared
before the splendid audience that greeted
| her Monday night, it was with the deter
mination TO throw into her role all the
appreciation OF the flattering reception ac-
corded her after an absence OF sixteen
| months. That is why am not up she
explained to Times woman, who called
on her at the A Arlington yesterday morning
at IL O'Clock and found her in bed Il
| give my heart and soul and strength to
| my work. and it tires me SD that riselate.' y
| She made a dainty picture, nestled among
| the pillows, with q lot of soft laces about
her and with a cluster OF cr.insod roses on
the coverlet that gave an artistic ' a NTH
| to the white surroundings. She did not
| look in the least like an invalid; but renicm-
bering that She had been seriously i'll
during the winter inquiry was made as TO
her health.
Il am feeling better now and do not
think / should have been i'll at all had 1t
not been for the incessant work and travel
ing incidental to onc-night stands. j had
never done it before. and the ordeal was
too great a tax on my strength
Miss Nethersole said but few words in
reference To the notoriety of the Carmen
kiss, but, like Tybail tlrdso.it was enough.
Il am not influenced in my acting by
what some papers have to sa of my kiss
ing, the words brin ging u he: face a flush
OF righteous aad most bccDming wrath, be
cause | have given up reading about it; the
inference IS too low. The kiss occupies one
moment in a performance OF three hours,
and to write about it in the degrading man
ner that some have done is an insult which
have not yet been able to pardon"
Camille is Miss Nethersole's favorite role,
but she has not played it as frequently
during the season as she would have liked
from the fact that it tires her emotionally.
She will present It here GOOD Friday nj gnt
because she considers that the lesson it
teaches will be more appropriate to the oc-
casion than anything else she plays. Miss
NetheTsfile is a church woman Of the Angli-
can faith, and would not act at all on Good
Friday if she consulted her owl desire.
When she played Camille" last Good
Friday night, in Chicago, lady begged
that she w ould let Ler have the ascension
were graci ously given after the third
act, and the recipient took them early
next morning and laid them on the altar
of a church. She has also been asked
for the lilies she will use next Friday,
which are to be used i'll tie same beautiful
way.
Miss Netherscle's favorite recI cation
is her daily ride on her wheel. In speak
ing Of her costume. W hieh consists of gray
boomers, leggings, coat and cap, she
said:
Il do not wear a skirt because it is un-
safe''
when asked if she had bought her
Easter bonnet, the eyes of the English
star became two Interrogation points.
She had never heard about an Easter bon
net.
Il ALWAYS have new hats and bonnets,
but l did not know there was special
time for wearing then-tell me all about
it,
When she had become initiated she
laughed out with girlish amusement, and
decided to buy new bonnet today.
The actressis accompanie by her brother,
and in her retinue is a collie dog named
Barry to which she is greatly attached.
Miss Nethersole will leave for England
shortly, to play months engagement in
London.
"If | Ive,'' she said enthusiastically,
"I am coming back to America again. 1
love the people over here, and 1 believe
they love me. / have had marvellous au-
diences, and | like TO play before them.
Americans take my art just as want them
to. They laugh and suffer with me, and
1 can feel that they appreciate the de
velopment of the characters l portray
Miss Nethersole is delighted with Wash
ington, and hopes some day to make
visit here during one of her periods Of rest.