Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-15
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STORIES OF THE STAGE,

There are few women In the drar,,,
ic profession who have had the NM,
tunitica TO play the number OF ioastn.
parts In modern drama that have fsitss
to the lot OF Henrietta Crosman. Nj
crosman won her place In the hoar,s =,
the American theatcr gocrs by her ~
Torrance In "Glorinna." which. n ,.'n
be remembered. was produced sn,.'
seasons ago under the Frohmnn MOI.
agement Her success was instantnrs.
Gus. and her performance attained h,.
rs comedicnne OF the highest clasa'
The actress II the daughter Of n %.
tired army officer. and most Of ~,
young life was spent at the frpntI,.
posts. A strange thing connected y,l,s
Miss Crosman'H early life II the o,'
tipathy which her fathcr had for M.
dramatic profession. When at board-
Ing school. she was not even permlt,e1
10 rccitc the most harmless poem. Ii.s
father left the army. rcvcracs cn,ne
and the daughter was forced Ia Az
something for a livelihood.
Just why she turned 10 the ntnre IN.
lady admits herself that ah, does mo-,
know. SIN. she ala. and, securing .
letter TO John Eiisler, then running a
stock company In pittaburg. abe NJ,
received and was accorded a hrarlnr
MIR Eilslcr listened to her story ana
gave her some OF Jullcts speeches 4,
study. A couple OF days afterwari
Miss Croaman read those rpccohrs "a
tho veteran actor with such effect tina,
she was engaged on the spot, IIer
career behind the footiights has been a
varied one, and from her connertlon
with some Of the best stock organira.
ticns In the country she has been called
upon 10 play nearly every leading part
In the modern drama.
Personally the actress II n fnos,
charming woman. and In the summer
time. whom she n resting. she IL tho
mistress OF pretty place down In New
Jersey. where she dlnpcnsca her hospi.
tally with n liberal hand. Those who
have been fortunate enough 10 put their
feet under her mahogany state that shs
II as good hostess ar she Ia an ac.
trcss. Her greatest delight II 10 minis.
ter 10 the wants OF poor children, and
they simply adore her.
Miss Crosman says that her fayoti,s
part II Lady Isabel In East Lynne
but that she has been Identified with
comedy 40 long that tho public will
have her In nothing else. Perhaps IN
the near future. " tho proper play can
be found. Miss croaman may enter the
stellar ncid. and n she does her future
seems especially bright.
Jefferson De Angels name IL a stop.
per" for almost every one who tries 10
pronounce II correctly. Ind almost In.
variably the attempt at strict French
pronunciation In made. M n II were
spelled ''Dongciia." A matter Of fact
tho comic opera stars name II not from
the French at all. II IN Italian. and
springs from a Greek dcrivatlye. Jens
ancestors for many generations back
were Italian nobicmen. who resided 10
Corsica. the larger of the two Islands
lying on the middle western coast %
Italy. In the Mediterranean sea. famous
principally M being the birthplace %
Napoleon Bonaparte. who. when lad.
was sent from his historic island 10 at.
tend a military school In France.
II II n fact that jefferson De Angels
II today n legitimate conte. or count o.
the kingdom Of Italy. The ~ Angeles
family OF Corsica N at the present time
among the best known and influential
"n'H w wv ihAaHuf uNu W. tUfWh'lh NV
the posscsaorH ~ vast estates. The
comedians Rreai-Erandfather incurred
the anger OF Napoleon Bonaparte while
emperor Of France. and when his broth
cr. Joseph ionnpartc. was the relgnlns
king OF Italy he fed 10 this country.
with the members OF his immediate
family he settled In Philadelphia, where
Jcns grandfather was born. who IN
after years cmigrated with his family
to California. where. In the city Of san
Francisco. the genial funmakor ana
prince Of good fellows was born.
Jeff'H father retained the italian pro.
nunclation aa well ns the spelling Of his
family name until the civil war broke
out. when he enlisted In the ranks, he
changed II To the frank and explicit
American style. and II should be pro-
nounoed exactly aa II Ia spelled. De
Angels.
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