The times., 1898-11-27

though, of course. 1t is delightful to be
| back here My stay WILL of necessity, be
| brief. Henry Wolfsohn. who had charge
| of my bookings while I was before the
| public, has expressed desire that may
! give series of concerts while I'm Amer
| lea. and 1t Is more than possible that L
| shall comply with his request. though
| only to a limited extent. New York and
/ the West will be the main points OF the
| tour These will be the first appearances
| l have made since my marriage for
| though | was on this side of the Atlantic
four years ago. only my own friends
| heard me perform My last entertain
ments were given in 1884
| Mr.. Rowland is remarkably musical
| himself and unlike most women, / have
not allowed the stress of domestic duties
| to detract from my profession. In fact,
| have been told that whatever ability /
may possess has been broadeneG and en-
phasized since my retirement. My own
| mother. who is herself something of an
| artist. tells me that / now exhibit
more restraint and repose than ever
| before, while there can be no doubt
that my repertoire is much more extend
ed than when / left this country. Very
few performers who have really settled
down can say that ana are not lit
tie proud of it.
You want to know the history of my
work? Wei. its relation will probably
| not tCHSuine HiuCH iliIic. III tue 4irSt
place | was born-I'm not ashamed to tell
this, mark you-in 1872 and took up, or
was compelled to take up. music almost
before had mastered my alphabet. Ny
mother was my first instructor and from
her | learned the technique OF the piano
and acquired a love for the violin. AT
the age of eighteen. / graduated from
the Conseryatoire at Brussels. taking
first hono-s and incidentally gold med
| al This period followed by terms
in Paris and Leipsig. During my vari-
Gus epochs of study / have worked with
such masters as Marsick. Faure. Grigg
and the Pole. Gorski often playing their
. own compositions. My debut was made
on October 1s 1881. and I was lucky
enough to be almost instsntaneously sue
cessfui. An engagement to appear with
Seidl followed and then came number
E OF appearances in conjunction with many
. of the most famous musical organizations
J in America Mr. wolfsohn also booked
e for me quite extended tour. which
2 completed with what seemed to be mu-
d tGaI satisfaction. Altogether, three sea
!, sons were spent in professional work and
r then-then / married. I am out of the
field now practically for good. my To-
| cal advent means nothing. / never play
| publicly in Paris and am quite satisfied
| with 4 domestic life
sIrs. HOwIand is a woman who would
: attract attention anywhere She IS
n | blonde of striking face and figure. and
n her presence diffuses an atmosphere Of
: vivacity and enthusiasm. She is evident
" a thorough artist-enthusiasdc in her
n work sweeping in her ambitions and ear
e nest in her undertakings. The first of her
n local appearances will be made this week
81 am the oldest young actor alive.
quoth Richard Golden, the ballet master
] of THE Fortune Teller, the other day
= when questioned regarding his experience
E | My days before the public must be reck-
oned from the time when. as a boy. 1 en-
tered the sawdust ring without any other
= thought than the possibility of keeping
= out OF school. That was in 1856 although
9 nothing Of Importance could have been
put in my diary before the May of the
year following. My first season was spent
with the Allied Mexican Shows and my
l. next with the International Circus, both
: small concerns despite their high-soUnd-
Il ing names In the first Of these I did
c nothing and IN the next l did every
n thing. my speciality being the clog dancing
n l had taught myself. My life under the
5 canvas did not last long. and l soon
found myself in the theater, doing musical
G work from the first In the year $50
/ made my initial appearance in comic op-
IS era playing with stock company at
le Lees Opera House. in St John, New
/ Brunswick From that / drifted on
If through one thing or another until 1
- struck my present gait.
J. My final stellar tour came Off last year
n and The Isle of Champagne was the We
e. hicle used. Notwithstanding the fact th1t
&c the period was bad one and our man
a agement worse we made some money and
IS paid salaries in the bargain-two things
; that do not always go together. 1 have
lie not lost my ambition to star. In eOlIab1-
IS ration with friend 1 have just finished
W a play designed for my abilities or lack
h of them, and this may be brought to the
le front for my next effort II is lesfti-
IT mate sequel to old Jed Prouty the II CO
which I produced in lSSS. and in wh ch
re myself and my company made an imme-
diate hit The work is not musical-I an
VI thoroughly disgusted with burTesque and
ne comic opera. Any fool can be funny and
d. the bigger fool the man is the more fun
81 81 ny he is likely TO be thought This COM
IL edy is straight and it will either fail OF
succeed that way"
= 1t was Phoebe Davies who spoke and
q she had just assumed a moderate frozen
-. | to-death look for her appearance in TIM
' last act OF Way Down East" Tn
- Times man had remarked that all the 10
~ "a cal papers had united in comparing he
- acting with that OF Mrs. Fiske. IF W
two are alike she said, it IS only be
cause we both strive to attain the sam
III ideaI-nature l have never seen Mrs
Fiske work and so could not initiate he
did | SO desire. However. { undsrstan
asst that her strong poiat is in detail. hay
a studied hard in this part to be natura
-ge and am glad to find few critics who ap
ice preciate that fact. Each little piece q
i'm business introduced is the result of earn
all est thinking 1t is that which makes tn
os- role stand out strongly ard not my per
sat sonality."
'as The curtain had Just dropped on Moa
ho day afternoon at Kernan's when Time
m m man knocked on the door OF the dressin
- - room occupied by Gilbert and Goldie.
e. pair of comedians who have been ma in
an excellent impression all over IL
country. In response to question coz
cerning the best manner of attainiI
- popularity the senior member of the fri
';Jo said: Despite the epigrammatic rerna-
of President Lincoln there IS nothing eas
a, ier in the world than foolinS all Of th
- people all of the time Cue sees III
= verify OF this statement continually
~, our business and he must bow to it rC
morseless If he hopes to succeed. Wiz
ming applause is not difficult matte
- ! especially if one IS content to get It q
-. the result of the sentiment he exp-esse
,+s Ire average performer need not ev7
take the trouble to look up new stufi-th
;ot- -.-iu in I'll in,