The times., 1899-12-03


there were unwilling 10 give US up for new
arrivals. left the burg of beer aad pret-
zels 70 succeed Olive May as Bonita IN
arizona the engagement marking my pri-
NAL break al road work So you see.
I there Is small cause for wonder az your re-
( cent inability 20 decide whar I had done
before"
I Miss ROhsOD's portrayal q Bonita win be-
I remembered as an exceedingIy clever one
! remarkable when the brcviy OF her career
/ rs considered.
Camilla Urso, the violinist speaks with
+ an accent that though very slight. render
I ed unnecessary the beginning 81 the ver-
+ bal autobiography which she gave q re-
[ porter on Wednesday afternoon. II was
{ born. said Madame Urso. Eat Nsuci q
town in Brittany shall nor say how
long ago Ny father was an Italian and
my mother a Portuguese from Lisbon. SO
that IN one way or another. i can claim
four countries as my home. Ny study of
the violin was begun in my native place
when l was not more than We and at six
I made my initial appearance as sort OF
infant prodigy. The result was q kind OF
sensation among my friends I was voted
clever and Immediately taken 10 Paris.
where / vas entered as the first girl pu-
pill ever admitted to the Conservatoire.
Notwithstanding my sex. ut ten 4 manag-
ed 20 win the coveted prize offered there
yearly, and that from larger number of
contestants than ever before had tried for
the honor a trip Co America eusued and
here ] have been ever since. unless Z am
to except the time spent in frequeR, bug
short trips co Europe. Australia. Africa.
and China. on an OF which continents /
have played
Somewhat later Madame JrsO and her
visitor began discussion OF the best POS
sible method for the study OF the vIoliu-a
discussion that may be Of service 20 local
aspirants. Il did rot have lesson after
quitting the COnservatCire. said she.
Still, ! have learned more since thar pe-
riOd than I did before. do not believe ia
exhaustive courses Of tuition SO much as I
do in observation and comparison. When
TIE fingers have been trained and CO. has
[ acquired necessary technique, one does best
/ In leaving professors alone This constant
guidance is the principal fault I'm the
American system The pupil masters only
the style and ideas OF a single preceptOT.
The advantage Of hearing the work Of ar
lists is not appreciated. I have received
s. an hour from men and women VINO did
not think il worth while 10 pay 81 cpjece
for seats from which 20 watch me Not
that there ever should be any stOppage in
the labor. on and on study is wholly In
effectual. I play my scales over every
. / morning precisely as I did at the ags Of
ten The mind retains, but the knuckles
grow sJin- Still, long courses with various
teachers amount simply to a waste OF
money and waste Of time. This you can
say for me.
During the progress Of a rcheasal on
Wednesday at the Lafayette a Times man
found George Nash. the Captain Hodgman
OF Arizona, standing in the wings. TAX
ing advantage Of an acquaintance begun
and euded-some years ago. the reporter
waited 20 assure himself that the object OF
! his quest would not be needed for several
moments and then introduced himself Il
am searching for whom I may Interview" a"
quoth he. Let me see. your career CON-
m5uCed with your Small Bottles In Chin
ME Fadden.' didn't it,"
No replied Mr., Nash with some show
: OF indignation. 1T did not. When an ac-
tor achieves anything like q success in one
role his past is wiped out as stsectually "a
It might be with a most desperate effort
. AS a matter of fact. some Of my best work
was done before the slaugy hero YOU have
mentioned entered Mr. ToWusend's BRAIN
I was with Joseph Jefferson for several
seasons and I was quite heavily featured
in The Crust OF Society. Then. before
Charles Frohman took the actress and
reached the determination that she could
be more efectually supported by an inn
ported cast / played with Olga Ne,hers0le.
This was Immediately after the arrival %
that English woman and when she Just
: was beginning to build up her American
reputation by the aid Of Camille There
may be differences OF opinion regarding the
contrast between Miss Nethers0le's native
and foreign organizations. but Mr.. Froh-
] / man is the only critic i have heard who
! I thought the former inefficient
: From further up stage drifted the sound
: of a troop Of cavalry on the gallon. Then
! there were shouts of laughter. Bonita
stop it, Stop il, Bonita came from
r. [. Z. What Rext2'' asked the report
er Well" said Mr.. Nash after leaving
K Miss Nethersole, 1 took up a venture OF
q my own. The aforesaid venture was a
:, production OF SudermanEs Honor and
d Vincent SerranO. who now is with Ari-
5 ZOua.' was in the troupe. The play was
: failure, chiefly through the interpOsitiOn
q of Augustin DAILY. who claimed the rights
d to the piece. and sued me. He lost the
u suit. but the public thought that AugusJi1
e Daily could not be wrong. and | was Oh
: liged to close. Ny engagement with
d 'Chimmie Fadden' followed. and then an
y appearance in the Marquis Of Michigan
o went out with Joseph Jefferson bit. was
j. in a Bachelors Honeymoon and-here 1
Z. am"
y They've repeated your cue twice, said
d a young woman standing q few feet away.
he And Mr. Nash disappeared.
is Saws Amelia Bingham. There IS more
At satisfaction in farcicaI work than in any
D. other. portrayal like that which con-
e tribute to The Cuckoo gives so many
su opportunities for business expressions. and
Us reading impossible in any other branch Of
AZ the drama that @ season in the role really
is equal TO a years study. The part Ol
D. Mrs Penfold is exceedingly difficult
r though for its abOunds In talk-even u
Id soIilcquies I have struggled hard with
as it and as the clown on some well-knowr
le Iithograph says, 1 am sorry If don
y suit.
as Miss Bingham is an intelligent and ex-
ln tremeIv pretty wo-but those who saw
a The Cuckoo" viii not have to be told
~ that.
5, yes. 1 did play Hamlet once, but it wa
- in a burIesque. I don't see why that I'm
% personatiOn always should be 'bODbing u
y To disturb me as did the ghost In Shakes
= peare's tragedy. l have tried 70 i've I'M
= thing down have done artistic work OF
AZ occasion. and still every now and then
y find a squib to the effsct that George ODE
- has essayed Hamlet.
n The gentleman who uttered this yer,
- vigorous protest at the time was In III
~ cafe at the Regent He was surrounds
= by the usual congregation Of actor FOLK
- and it was 10 them as much as TO the re
IS viewer that he recounted his troubles. Hav
!! ing knocked the ashes from his cigar AM
u done away with a cup of coffee, the come
GU dian of Dear Old Charley continued