The record-union., 1899-02-08

upon the stage: but it was also noted
that Miss Waldorf has youth, a charm
ing presence, a magnetic personality, a
lovely voice, correct style and broad
and cultivated intelligence, compre-
hending the magnitude of her task and
possessing the courage to accomplish
it. Unlike all others who have come
to US, she is doomed by mo theatrical
trust, backed by no dramatic agency,
and under the direction of no cold
blooded money changing management.
In short, Janet Waldorf is unconven-
tional in her plan to win place of
high station in dramatic8art. She has
resolved to make merit the test of sue
cess, and to be content to win COM
mendation in lesser cities before appeal
ing to metropolitan audiences. Hence
New York, Chicago, San Francisco and
Boston know her not. But in her two
full seasons she has played over the
same lines from the Mississippi to Sc
attic and Tacoma, to Portland, Sacra-
mento, Los Angeles and the south
towns and returns over the same
course, not disdaining lesser places and
challenging success by repeating in
every city in which she first appeared
bright future before her, but a hard
struggle in the present, simply because
she is not mortgaged to theatrical cap
ital and managing dictators; so to
speak she is going alone and defying
the powerful theatrical syndicates. She
has capable company in support by no
means a great one, but with two artists
of unquestioned high merit. Her stage
equipment is modest, but neat and sat
isfactory. With her company she gives
performances worthy the attention of
the most exacting. She reads with
the informing intelligence of the hon
est and studious artist, richly endowed
by nature. She has the art of winning
the sympathies of her audience with
the least possible exposure of effort.
She is natural yet artful powerful
but yet without apparent intent What
the Record Union said of Janet
Waldorf in December it cordially re-
peats now in commencing lovers of
artistic work to her entertainments,
and it has, it is noteworthy, had the
concurrence of it's contemporaries who
have reviewed her work later-namely:
I'm memory of a dozen Parthenias the
Record Union" places hers among the
leaders. The actress was lost in the
character; in short, it was complete
sinking of self in the Interpretation Of
one of the most delightful and poetic
Of dramatic characters. The young
woman who can present such Par
thenia as Miss Waldorf did last night,
is no uncertain dramatic unit. She
stands by that work firmly upon the
threshold of brilliant career =.
1t is refreshing in this day of prostitu-
tion of nearly all ability Of vaudeville,
farce, burlesque, sensation and the
ultra emotional to find one more fresh,
brave young soul consecrating itself to
the true in art, and resolved to fail in
that rather than barter natural gifts to
vulgar purposes and cater to corrupted
public taste
Janet Waldorf has broken one record.
She is the first actress of whom we
have heard who has taken a theatrical
troupe into convent hall and given q
full dramatic performance. But this
she has just done. Being asked in be-
half of the Sisters who conducted the
Orphan Asylum a the Convent in Grass
Valley, to come to that city and play
for the benefit Of the orphans. Miss
Waldorf agreed on satisfactory terms
and took her company to the mountain
city. The great hall connected with
the convent asylum was prepared for
the purpose, and for two nights the
good people Of Grass Valley packed the
edifice. The result was Miss Waldorf