The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-08
MRS. R0YlE CHATS,
She Tells Mildred Irving About Her
Career on the Stage.
Began as a Star In Serious Parts, Turned
TO Comedy and Vaudeville.

j caught Selena Fettcr Royle al q
rather unfavorable time for an ipto..
view. for she was in hurry. having
just come in and naturally not want.
Ing to lose any time before dressing ro,
| the stage.
| she did not say SO, and yet / felt II
Tor an accomplished woman of the
world can convey her thoughts effac-
lively without in the least doing vio-
| lence tn her instructive good breeding
| and while even seeming to be most
gracious
told her / came to interview her:
anu, while she held out ner hand and
welcomed me most courteonslv vat !
fancied that | detected i'm her mannar
ilttle distrust, perhaps born of dis
Inclination FOR notoriety. and believed
mat she was endeavoring to size me nm
Tor, with just the sweetest smile on her
handsome face, 1 knew that really she
was trying 10 read me through and
through before she gave me any en-
couragement
teally.' she said. with an ALMOST
apoiogetic air, Il have never been the
subject or the object OF nutorietv.
nave no martial troubles. | love home
ana my husband, | am tired of travel.
my tastes are domestic and | avn lust
q hard worker. and / hope a conscien-
tlous one. in my profession. | don't be-
IleVe am very good subject for
newspaper articles"
Pardon me, Mrs. Royle." / said.
'Dut 1 ann going to be frank enough to
say that you tried to read me and Won
made mistake. l am not looking for
material Tor any sensational newspa-
per; and If ] thought you could furnish
all"
MY DlunT frankness hit The mark at
once. Just the merriest kind of a laugh
was the response: not the loud e1lffaw
mat speaks only OF coarseness. but the
musical. ringing laugh that tells of the
lady OF refinement and culture and
yet VINO Is too much of a true woman
TO nave reached that unnatural self
created condition i'm which the natural
happy sunshiny side of life rs lcpress-
ed. IL was laugh SO merry and So
cheerful ana so Wholesome that | shall
not soon forget H.; and every time |
heafd IL while we chatted for twenty
II did me real good ana made |
me feel glad | came.
1 confess and capituHte" said /
Mrs. Royle, throwing of at once the /
reserve with which at first She had |
greeted me. Il am egotSticUl enough
- tnink | can read character some but !
'hls llme ! Cid make a mistake. ana
BEG your pardon for my error. I'm our
'amily at least for public purposes.
Mr. Royle does all the talking, con-
rary 10 the common views OF our sex:
ma, as rule. | think it's quite as
we'll | feel that | can trust YOU. how
Yer; and | am just delighted 10 sit
IoWn ana have a cosy llttle chat If YOU
AN make yourself comfortable I'm my
IresSing room, though 7 fancy hat YOU
amt find much 20 write about me that
yill interest the public.
You see. ] haven't had the long and
rlliant career that we sometimes
cad about, working up from small
arts 10 the position OF a star. VI SO
appencd that l blossomed out as a
tar al the outset. just as Mary Ander-
On did. Now. don't think I'm compar-
~ myself with her-not at am; hut |
pu see We were both bred u pid Ken. |
lcky,. TO quote the song We bot,
larted as stars and both in roles OF "A
'uous Character. ! soon driftel into
hose Of n lighter v,Nn. however. and
asn't Ii queer. when Robson and
rane induced me to 40 into comedy
Ith lhcm. IL was after seeing me i'm
iiaRlc part. ! never could quite rec .
lcile that fact; and sometimes / have, I
7
al IN tragedy that they thought IN II
ayed in exactly the same WAY In
'medy IL would be funny. Z
l owe Whatever success / have nt- / &
incd more TO my dear mother and my !
isbaud than 10 myself In order 10 !
We me q start. my mother sold our Z
'me and she was my constant con- | =
.nlon until ! v-as married after Mr. !
Iyle had selected me to- create tho u
.rt Of the German singer iu his play ,
Friends ! might say that he took I
the work whore my m0hcr iafd II =
Wn' and by hard and earnest effort.
tt1ng all my Thought and intelligence a
to my work. ] have done my best to :,
crit their confidence I'm mo"
asked her II she was not The first
esident OF the Twelfth Nigh. club.
@ representative F0cicty Of Amerl- ! 4
n actresses a Daughter of The Rev | ri
itlOn. a descendant O, on. Sports. ! ii
'od ~ Virginia and OF most aris.n- ! 4,
itic connections generally. q
The expression that cama over hsr t, al
'c was a study ana dcctlcii, moro NJ
nIcaI than any uf those an. q sumo | NJ