Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

but shc was always ready 10 defend her
position In n most eloquent and con.
viuClng manner. '"rhe sculptor who
chisclcd the Venus dc Milo" once said
this blond haired favoritr with some
nspcriiy. thought only or the divine
part " his work. and the nlufbic grew
Into beautiful shape. Think YOU that
this artist paused for one moment 10
wonder what great lady or what bald.
headed old king would blush 10 see
marble Image Of n womnnf And right
here I want 60 ny n word Tor that often
maligncd body which h known a. The
haidhcadod row. They are simply men
who have tho courage OF their convic-
lions. They admire art whether " ~ In
pink tights or whether II Ia In marble or
In skirts ana rhiHkn sacks. Tor that
matter and so long na the form OF wo.
man IL beautiful just 30 long will Il win
tn admiration Of the world"
onomustconfcas that theargumentg 0i
| the fair Lydia are not always convinc.
| lnr. but they az least show that she had
her own convictions regarding what
was hlgh art and what was not
NJ was one of the nxl0mH ~ this nc.
trcsa' art philosophy that buriosquc in
order to be real chic aud snucy' must
not be- handicapped with dfnpcry
| Shakespeare ahe pointed out, did not
/ hesitate 20 put woman IN tights when
! the occasion demanded a.. The ballet
has become a tradition u the European
stage. and no one now objects 90 the cos.
tunes Of the participants In H. 80
after an. said tydia. ITS only the way
you look nt thing"
Il always know" Mins Thompson
I 4
Lady Macbeth with great success un-
los ola Il az a burlesquo The trouble
with a great many theatrical aapirantH
h that they want 10 begin at the top nt
/ once, hut IL must be remembered that
/ the beautiful blond. skipping lightly
/ over the stage and acting some charac-
| ter part In hurlcfque. has had 20 study
| Just NJ hard NJ Miss Laura Kcono 10 be
| able 90 act with apparent ease"
| Miss Thompson hnd the habit N Gale
| Ink Mrs tnngtfy, Mrs. Leslie Carter
l and MIR. Potter ave minute nc-
| ttcaaca" This she did because she be-
loved these actrciHcs Jumped out % 90
/ cloty into great parts nj once and ala
! not reach that degree OF saplency where
| they folt competent 60 speak of stage
| acting In doEmatic way by years Of
| hlgh kicking and long suffering cx-
/ pcricnco In minor roles
The oNtrnvaHancc of tho early adj
mIrntion Tor Miss Lydia Thompson may
I be Judged from the fact that years ago
d number of New York philharmonic
| we'll known politicians. too-prefontod
/ her IN a body with a Fift ~ costly dia-
nOnd earrings and bracelets. II was
[ early In this iadyH American career
| that she openly assaulted the late Judge
| Storey N the Chicago Times because
that Journal had attacked both her per-
/ foumancoa and her personal character.
\ There n a story 20 the eject that when
shc was arrested and nned fof that exc
/ pl0it the worthy Judge who convicted
| her confessed that h. was forced 10 do
20 against his win. AZ the same time Il
was iokngly though probably not
| tfuthfully related that he presented the
uglle blond with little ioWcied revolver
| and told her 60 use Il. and not cowhido
/ whip. the noNt time she was assaulted By
/ any unRhllant editor.
II o. interesting To note that Lydia
] Thompson once played with the present
/ Slr Henry Irving, and the fact produces
I "a tendency 90 phiioauphize on what upa
and downs there are IN the theatrical
/ profession. one II their performances
| was "a hurcauuo Of Paris" and In this
| performance Henry Irving took the
/ part % Enone. the wife Of Paris. while
[ Paris himself was taken by Miss
Thompson. The nov scholarly Sir Hen
/ ~ was said 20 look very fetching aud
funny IN the classical robes Of tho
Greek woman, Tor he wore n large