The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-12
A NOTABLE EVENT.
The Appearance Of Cssie Lotus at
Kenh's Next Week.
Some Of the Noted Stage People She ImI-
tates With Great Clevsness.

II rs Said that the announcement or
the engagement OF Cissie Lotus Ak the
leading attraction az Keith's new thea
tire next week has caused even an un-
expectedlylarg demand for seats re-
served in advance, Indicating that her
engagement here IS likely 20 prove
quite as notable as those In New York.
Boston and Philadelphia, where her
fame and the success with which she
made good" drew the largest audi
cnces ever attracted 10 those popular
theatres by any one actress. In each
Of those cities, although the clever lit
tie knglishWomanW was engaged FOR but
"A single week her stay was extended
10 a whole month but here 10 is 20 be
for a single week only, owing 10 other
previously made engagements
n Is not always that an actress who
has received an enormous sasary in
other lines % work and Yields to the
temptation OF even higher figures 20
enter vaudeville, proves the outlay on
the part OF the manager justified; but
In this instance n Is said that Mr..
Keith's farseeing liberality and enter
prise have been much more than vim
dlcated. The fame of the actress nat
urally might be expected 20 attract im-
mense audiences for "A single week, but
for hardly longer than that: and the
extension Of her engagements has been
due solely 90 the fact that her rare
gifts have enabled her TO achieve sue
cess quite as notable and pronounced
from an artistic az from "A pccuniary
standpoint.
Unuuestionably Miss Lotus IS the
most versatile and most artistic mimic
4 tor hr ~ u faH.x
ana it seems 10 be very generally con
ceJcd that her equal i'm this line has
never before been seen in this country
at least MimiclY and rcroductlon of
even the smallest details and peculiar
tiles OF manner. action, speech and
voice OF those she impcrsonates seem to
come as easily 10 her as the copying Of
another's handwriting by the most ex-
pert penman: and the wonderful fdeli
~ and accuracy of her impersonations
~ well-known stage celebrities are
said TO be y revelation not 10 be
dreamed Of by those who have 1ot seen
this talented artistic
Sarah Bernhardt, Dan Dalv, May r.
win. De Wolfe Hopper, Mase Dressler.
Lefty Lind, Fay Templeton and others
o' equal widely different types are
aMcng these impersonated by Miss
I.ofCus embracing almost every ex-
trcre and vet IL IL said IN n each is
20 vril no so faithfully reproduced as
to rcnGer choice between the n next 10
inaccessible
TN TTt--itiurI 70 hpr TVT1arKdo1F DVwers
OF n, nl'crv Miss LOTUS has the a yIn-
tage g prss essing peculiarly H.eas-
ing aud gracious presence "a winsmne,
unaffCt ted and charming pers j7ality.
face Of rare expressiveness and ar
a.lount OF personal magnnI'lr that
on a las her almost instantly to secure
tha absorbed interest % her auditors.
who are held as II by a spell during the
entire twenty minutes she Is on the
stage: and vat 81 is said that her man
rer is simplicity itself. and that her
art is SO perfect as TO make her seem
absolutely artless.
Cissie LOTUS wes the wife OF Justin
Mccarthy. Jr.. and Is said in private
life To be quite unaffected and charm
ing and demure as on the stage: and
such is her modesty with reference to
her artistic abilities and standing that
II is said 10 be well-nigh impossible 20
secure any cooperation from her In
bringing herself before thu puhlic.
While deeply sensitive To intelligent
criticism. her apparent indifference 10
newspaper publicity and the manner
in which she shrinks from anything
that might seem like pushing herself
are said TO be eXceDtional: and she ap-
pears TO be content to let her rare gifts
find the recognition which are their due
and to stand uDon her artistic efforts
alone without anv endeavor 20 crowd
herself into a position i'm advance of
that which they naturally secure FOR
her
Miss LOTUS act. il is said. appeals
strongly 10 the most intelligent play
goers, those best capable OF appreciat-
ing true artistic refinement and finish.
hut at the same time possesses popular
qualities that render il almost equally
pleasing 10 those who look with less
critical eyes upon her work.