The times., 1899-10-08

an. I shall. however, continue my op-
cratic numbers. ] don't imagine / could
drop the lulisby from 'Erminie' if / wished
10 do so. ] have sung that melody over
1900 times and have never failed to win an
encore with il. And we of the playhouse
do not usually quarrel with successes of
that sort"
Quoth the stage manager Of The White
Heather" one afternoon last week; After
all. it is the simplest things that often are
seen TO the best advantage OF the many
ingenious contrivances that make the Cecil
Raleigh piece attractive none-not even
the idea OF sinking the diver 10 the bottom
OF the sea-has caused the comment pro-
voked by the appearance OF the fishes.
And yet the paraphernalia for this illusion
cost almost nothing The creatures are
common goldfish confined in a glass tank
back Of the drop. This drop is of light
material, and when the stage is darkened
and a calcium thrown on the miniature ac-
quarium one discovers what apparently is
q perfect convention Of the finny tribes.
The idea is clever but, beside the other
schemes used in the production il is un-
worthy OF the attention it has received.
Il have been acting for over thirty
years ouoth James 0'Neill last evening at
the Columbia, "and during my career have
played Monte Cristo' about $500 times.
The latter record is ] think, something of
which to be proud. II is not every man
who can make the public go to see him in
one role for so extended a period. Why,
do you know, that counting every night
from the first of each January 10 .he last
OF the succeeding December as a portion
of the season. had / done Monte Cristo'
continuously l should have presented the
drama more than eleven seasons. ] have
stuck fast TO the romantic school and have
seen il come TO its own again-for believe
that the present 'Musketeer' craze is the
outgrowth Of a new love for that class OF
work rather than for the work itself. Pub
lie taste changes in cycles. In terms OF
business depression people naturally seek
the theatre for the purpose of forgetting
the worries Of the day and so farce has its
vogue; when matters are improved the
desire TO be instructed again becomes para-
mount and better sorts OF stage literature
resume their place. The country is now in
an excellent condition and / look forward
TO a revival Of standard and classic offer
ings."
Says Leonora Braham: ''The charm of
portrayal is largely in intonation. and
often the basis for a correct impersonation
is a musical ear. To this undoubted fact
/ lay what degree of success l have at
tanned in dramatic field. Ny primal line
Of work was comic opera. ] was the first
Patience and the original Yum-Yum in
The Mikado." playing each part for over
eighteen months In the early 'S0's ] came
TO this country and was seen in The Sui
tan OF Mocha and The Princess Tolo-'
Since then ] have sung in Europe, Aus
rrslia, South America, Africa, and Asia.
The role of Sonora Gonzales in Because
She Loved Him So is the first wholly
legitimate one / have ever attempted.
This being true, 1 am naturally somewhat
proud OF the pleasing criticisms and the
gratifying comment ! have read and heard
since my first appearance in the part. And.
as I remarked. l believe that much Of this
success is the result or my early train
ing"
There viii never be another Hamlet. -
says Harrison J. Wolfe who will be gen.
orally accepted in the role. Shakespeare s
drama rests lovingly in the minds Of those
who were fond Of it in the old days. and
rhese. people can hardly be convinced that
q man Of this generation can play the part
Pressed flowers. you know. are always
sweetest. and one cannot compete with
the dead" II which pessimistic state
ment there is great deal Of truth.
There is a pathetic. home-sweet- home
sentiment IN the look of an actors room
al q hotel-always. The care with which
The unfortunate stroller Unpacks and
places his or her photographs. letter cases,
and gew-gaws suggests a longing which
cannot fail TO create sort OF sympathy,
even though the beholder may not care for
the mgch-over-Tatsd Ratio. Msuie Ode !
who is the Miladi Of James o'NeIlls The
MGske4eers," had already covered her walls
with pictures and bric-a-brac on Monday.
when the interviewer called upon her.
Mixed with these comforts OF civilized life
agere pistols and knives and snake skins
and shark teeth. for Miss O1ell was born
at an island summer resort of the Sogth
Carolina coast and keeps all kinds Of SOU
veDirs CT the place The actress herself
vas perched on q chair, hammer in hand
and t2chs in mouth, when her visitor en-
tered. She rendered the caller a seat
and, upon his remaTking the appear ance of
things. began explaining her position on
certain and various subjects that often
come up In the family circle.
In this age OF new women--who are
generally old maids-my ideas about the
wife and the home seem almost unique
enough to be recorded, she said. Il be-
Iieye in the woman who IS essentially fem
inine-the woman possessed OF all the
womanlv weaknesses that are strengths to
the man who cares for her. There is no
shame in making the hearthside pleasant
for z husband and in bringing up children
in the way they should go-I would not
exchange such a right for ali the votes that
can be purchased in a Bowery district The
ambition 70 be a mother strikes me as be-
ing the best Of ambitions and its fulfill
meut duty that girl owes 70 her pa
rents. And I am oid-fashioned enough
never to say cynical things about matri-
mony and divorce courts and sTeethearts
I have q deal Of faith in mankind and an
not inclined &c think that love is found
only ID novels. On the contrary the emo
tion is an essential. cannot see how al
actress can appear TO advantage in a ro-
nance unless she has had a romance in
her own life. Having never been in love
she must feel the part from her neck up
After she has learned TO care for anyone
the lines may come nearer her heart. These
are my sentiments. I went on the stage
because ! was forced 10 do something.
have been on about seven years and in
three more ! viii retire il can be suffi-
ciently fond OF man to marry him.
And Miss Odell is not a silly girl. either
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