The times., 1898-04-24

Oh. Marier. ricr, rier
She's the girl | most admire,
And il her love | could acquire
A panner | would buy her,
Or hattIefelds expire,
For Marior, TieT Tier.
sung Fanny Rice as she hurried around
her dressing-room last night in search of
some bit of makeup or other. I'm not
using that song now. she explained after
time but | like il, just the same. 1t
strikes me as being a rich buriesque on
the average girl ballad. / wonder where
my rabbits foot is-the one 1 use for my
face not specimen kept for good luck
oh, here we arei Do you know. 1 never
see one of those moving pictures with
out thinking what an excellent scene it
would make to have the camera take an
actress Just as she is emerging from one
costume and getting into another. In the
second act of this play am obliged to
change from an evening gown TO blOOmers,
dancing shoes and a pipe in two minutes.
How do 1 do it? Well, I just throw my
self into things. Many of these changes
are made by wearing one costume over
another but there is no such chance here
| have to hustle, and then just make it.
But how the scene would go in a Vita
scope.
Another thing of interest is this cabi-
net. / saw the thing worked IN Paris
/ tried it, and made a hit And so
still keep it, although it is very hard on
the voice and costs me many sore
throats little dressing mus. be done
in there too black robe has to be
worn to keep the body from being seen,
the face Whitened to show prominently.
and then the little mimic body attached
to the neck. 1 suppose when all Is fin
ished / look like one of these carica.ures
with a small body and big head
Some of these times you viii see me
in legitimate comedy. and there is money
in it for the man who can write me =
good one. OF course. people at present
expect me to make them laugh, and
am told that ] succeed, but / have high
er ideals. and wish to be remembered
for more serious work I do not sing
coon songs now. because / think they
have been abused. and l desDise the
commonplace. Better anything than
that. Are they playing the overture?
And [ not dressed yet. Now. 1 will have
to hurry. Youu excuse me, I'm sure.
Good-by.'
Eyes. Foxy Quiller is a character new
to the boards and it proves to be one
of the most unique l have ever had the
honor of assuming 1t is full of good
lines and 1 must say l like it, One of
my jokes takes we'll since the war scare
began but used TO fall flat before. Some
one says Captain Scarlet is a regular
walking battery and l reply, Well. if he
is a walking battery I'll be a disappear
ing gun carriage. 1t always brings ap-
plause now where ii seldom won even
laughter before. So you see that grim
visaged war is not without its benefits
after all-at least to the actor. Have a
cigar? No? I'm glad of that-it's my
last. Come again, old man. whenever
- l. -
ways be glad to see you even-there's my
cuer' And without another word Jer-
ONE Sykes. alias FoXey Quiller. ran on
to amuse the audience with his sneering,
scornful scowl and his intelligent teeth.
Cora Tanner was at beT hotel when The
Times man called yesterday. She was
also at lunch and the fact that both sar-
dimes and conversation were absorbed at
the same time did not improve either.
| THE time for the legitimate revival of
| melodrama is at hand, she said earnest
| ly, and with as much feeling as one can
| exhibit when the companion TO the hand
| gesturing holds a sandwich. I'VE have
| had too much comedy and romantic
| drama Clear-cut and strongIy-built
plays will now be we'll received and next
season will find me again at the head OF
my own company. Like Rose Coghlan
and others | have tried all branches oi
work, including vaudeville, but 1 like this
best and shall stick to it. Well. l shall
hope to see you again and until then
good-by."
Yes. I'm going to shelve a Gilded
! Fool " said Nat Goodwin, as he hopped
| off his bicycle the other day, Iedolent in
perspiration and a reddish black sweater
as well as some other garments There
never was much in the piece. and it has
to go. An American Citizen will also
follow in the way of the tInIe-worn al
though it has been a very close and deaI
| friend to me for the last three years OF