The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-16

are received by right of Inheritance, just
as they would have been II one had never
appeared before the footlights and the
other had never warbled a note. Elsie De-
Wolf maintains the position and the so
cial distinction into which she was born.
Her family, which belongs to the old arts
tocracy of Manhattan Island, lost their
money at their fathers death. and she
took to the STAGE to support them She
has not forfeited any respect by earning
her own living, and she has demonstrated
that an actress can be a lady, although
she Is not as popular with the profession
as she would be if she were less scrupu-
lous in her associations and less careful
in her conduct. She looks upon the drama
as a business, she goes to the stage door
in a cab attended by forbidding duenna,
and, while she is always amiabje and
agreeable to her associates in the cast,
she never visits them, she never invites
them to visit her, she never becomes in
innate or even friendly, with the rest OF
the company, and when travelling always
stops at a different hotel or at the house
of a friend. Her manager likes this ex-
clusiveness and regards her as bowling
swell.
Emma Eames, who in private life is
Mrs. Julian Story, the daughter-in-law of
the famous sculptor, also inherited so
cial position both on her own side and that
Of her husband and dimes and exchanges
calls with the best people in New York
annie Russell has the entree to a cul-
tivated and conservative set, where she
is a great favorite, but she does not go
among the swells. There are two or
three other actresses who are highly re-
spected and have many nice friends-sev-
eral of them Southern girls, but they are
not in the 400 they were not invited to
the Bradley-Martin ball nor to Mrs. As
tors house-warming, and their names are
not on the list for the Patriarch assembly
AS l have said, Elsie DeWolf and Emma
Eames are the only actresses who com
mand this distinction. Mary Anderson
was kindly received, but was handicapped
by an odlous stepfather. Mrs. Brown
Potter forfeited an enviable position in so
ciety, and was forsaken by hosts Of friends
when she went on the stage.
"Of course there are lots of lion-hunt-
ers who chase after actresses and opera
singers and pelt them with invitations
to dinners and balls, but that isn't So
ciety. certain class Of women make
Il a business to entertain famous stage
people and spend an enormous amount
of money gratifying their aspirations
In that direction. They even go so far
as to pay actresse for coming to their
homes to lunch or to dinner, or 10 even
ing receptions. Rejane never went out
except for pay, and she played her pop
ularity for a large amount of money.
I understand she received 500 for lunch
or tea and 81 900 every time she accepted
an evening invitation. Olga Nethersole
was very different. She is the best-na-
tured creature in the world and used TO
accept invitations as often as her profess
sional engagements would permit. Duse
Is exceedingly exclusive, although she ac-
cepted several invitations while here.
Bernhard utilized society for advertising
PURPOSES, and 1t Is suspected that she
made a good deal of money.
"Calve Is genial and accommodating,
and receives the alteration OF large circle
of the highest placed people IN New York,
but seldom goes out except for luncheon.
Melba Is not so compliant When som
brich came here she brought letters Of in
PRODUCTION 10 high-toned German people.
who paid her 2 great deal OF attention.
The German singers are much more given
10 social enjoyment than the Italians and
the French. but their inumacios are an
with their own race.
Il presume that Nordica might com
mand a social position n che chose 10 do
10 bat she s exclusive, che works hard
ana declines invitations on che ground
that h. iuterferes with her professional
training"