The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26

brim with bitter gall and wormwood. He
sacrificed himself absolutely to further Mrs;
this virie and picturesque actor could not
have beer more complete. and now he Is
splaShed with mud at the street crossing
from the wheels OF Mrs POtters triumphal
chariot.
Seen at a hands distance. Anna Held is
even a prettier woman than from behind
the footl!gnts. Her face is pure oval. The
features are clearly cut especially the nose.
The mouth is small. with lips that are just
trife full, and she has a dainty. rather
are soft, limpid brown. and seem TO swim,
rather than move, under their slanting lids.
They are maddening eyes. that give to the
These eyes are the only sensual feature
about the Held face, which Is rather ascetic
in mold.
Fraulein Marie Seelig, a pretty opera
singer at Buda-Pesth. was arrested last
week while making her debut in a new
comic opera in which she appeared in the
uniform of an Austrian hussar. Her offense
consisted in wearing the Austro-H Hungarian
jubilee medal and a uniform too conspcu-
ously like that in use in the Austrian army.
The law StipulateS that actors who imper-
wear costumes which differ materially from
those worn by the characters they repre-
sent. Fraulein Seelig was fined and ordered
10 change her costume.
De Wolf Hopper wants to know why there
is all this talk about the "Cyrano'' nose.
He thinks the excitement over this nose
quite peculiar and uncalled for since it is
almost copy of the nose he invented for
Don ErTico Medigua in lei Captain" Hop
history revealed that Medigua as we'll as
the famous de Bergerac, had a proboscis
of huge proportions. So he extended his
own organ at least an inch, with a slight
tilt upward, by the use of an especially pre-
pared putty. This is the exact nose that
Coquelin used as de Bergerac and which
Marguerite Lemon, the well-known prima
donna Of the Broadway Theater Opera Com
pany. New York, is young and beautiful
woman. Her charming face and figure are
well matched by superb soprano voice,
rarely cultivated and OF wonderful range
She is classed among the little women. but
she makes up for lack of stature by q
slight and graceful, with a clear olive skin
and raven hair Her personal charms are
especially fitted for the part of Dona IneZ
de Lara. in THE Three Dragons" For
the past few years Miss Lemon has been
prominently identified with concert and ora
torio singing. her debut on the stage occur
ring when the comic opera 'Leonora" was
produced at the Garrick Theater New York
four years ago. She afterward sang the
part Of o Mimosa San in The Gesha, (
Days Theater, and made a distinct hit,
lasting throughout the long run of the opera.
She then went to England to sing for David
BiSpham in the production there of the mu-
steal play, Adelaide. '-Leslie's Weekly.
Lydia Thompson, perhaps the best known,
as she was certainly one Of the most charm
ing and capable of English burlesque act
tresses, is To- have a farewell testimonial
benefit in London on the 9th inst, and the
whole theatrical population. or very nearly
all OF it, is anxious to take some part in the
programme. Miss Thompson made her first
appearance on the stage in 1852. and soon
afterwards she was playing leading parts.
though at very small salary, in London.
In n year or two she was Il popular favorite,
famed for her beauty. her vivacity and her
exceeding grace and skill as dancer. No
body. probably, ever eXcelled her in the
hornpipe. Long before she appeared in this
country she had won triumphs in Germany.
Austria and Russia. as well as in most Of
the leading theaters in London. Ii was in
1868 that she first faced American au-
dienCe, and for many years thereafter she
was a familiar and welcome figure before
the New York footlights. She seemed to
have the gift of perpetual youth, but the
time came when she was compelled TO aban-
don hurlesuue for farce and comedy. She
is still in harness. but her name means little
TO the new generation. and she seeks re-
tirement and rest.-New York Post.