The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28
WHAT'S THE S[(RH !.
Of WOhAh'S nApg
Il Lies Not in Youth. Nor Il AZ
Nor in Beauty.
AN OPINION BY ELLEN TERM;
Perhaps IT'S IN the Wish 70 pIs1
But Surely Not in ne
Studied Effort.

HH r OMEN there be who charm ~.
| ~ entrance into the word ,-,2
their exit from it--woihn y
whom 1t might be wriltsr =
| ~ Shakespeare wrote Of TIA s1-s
famous and most infsnosr .
| queens age cannot wfther them ~ -
| tom stale their infinite Variety s
Diane de Poitiers-she whose initiai - IL
| ed with that Of a royal lover, stil 49,
| from the oak wainscoting at Fontalnrk11 ;-, \
was one OF them. Ninon dc w. \
Marion Delorme and Mary Stuart wsls =
| the same family. = q q
SO with Recamier and Josephins ~
| fiourished at the beginning Of the ccntSs5t
| while, to come nearer to our own 1rss
straight-laced day. some can remembeF ~
! beautiful Nine. Sabatier, who at III - p
| 60 walked abroad with lovers haxd1IS ~
| her careless skirts. Ia & 5Tk
Witches were all these women $3.50
/ OF hearts, neutrality-suspicious. Of rnir7 rSS
soul. Beauty was not the secret 4 -
| strength. Nor was 1t art. No. The u1116ls
lay IN the Incompatible grace callsd shS1S'
And what il charm? 7s
I put the question q few days sesst
| Ellen Terry. We were chatting fo1oe,
| over the dessert and demi-taaSss = ~
ACTRESS bituhS-rOoH II LII6 ran. NE ~
| threshed out 'Robespierre,'' toucho1 -
'sThe Amber Heart" argued about n1
| and gossiped about Hauptmaan, d ~
| Miss Terry seemed Interested
In Ellen Terry had facing me ~ z
| the most certain exempliicafio1o II ~
| strange force / longed 70 anAlyBes ~
| Charm" Is the word that dfse 49,
| naturally to the lips when one 1pes,n Z
| her Actresses there have been, - " II Z
| know, who have had more genius m -
! art or skill. Women by the score have ~
| more cla@ically beautiful. Many may ~
been more brilliant But who Of "a ~
| English speaking artists on the bcoSobtD ~
| da,- has exercised sway more ahoo11l6fe
| which of them would. after 20 long 6s&oS
| Of popularity, be accepted. applan111. =.
| joyed as Imogen. as Beatrice, = HGnlln
| as Ophelia? u M
How many years Is II since ~ 6lIuoo
| on the theatrical horizon? No mat4tg ~
her and she would answer you hessot5o
| without wincfng.
| "The secret of charm!'' satd ~ III;
| leaning back in her chair ana 14&1w
| about her the folds Of an aesthatfe ~
| ing gown. "Ah, IL we knew that M IA
| but surely you, who are ~ e.
| ment of charm, must know" ~ }
| at? Not a bit," she angWefe6s Z 9<
| ing merrily. ST have not the fafafGE IN
on the subject" ~, wa
You know, at all events tn4t IN E
/ charm?" said I. x3S A
why, as to that will mot denY ~
| there have been times when ! Ten ~
I there was something about nne-eo1HuQ
| or spell-which gave me 6tEanGg -
| over my audiences. But p0ddbst M9l9NS
I! err was due as much to the capeq(S ~ {
being charmed as to my power a ct1znt
| ing them. Is 1t not all . matter g UMe
| pathy? AS to the nature, the ssssnes X
the charm with which peopls ufedit ~
| am ignorant" n ss n
| L looked at her across the tnb1AsN
| dering at so much simplicity. YSe&y11
/ quite sincere. Miss Terry, IN
| child of fortune, the favofite II stNt0
/ erations Of playgoers, the most ~
! of English actresses, can AFFORD - -
| pie. :: Her moods. caprices, grnceeE
| and witcheries are what heaven
them. They are not put on tor
| ''Feeling your power. you mu1e
tempted to experiment with ~
| tured.
eyes. now and then am, : rsp1l
| Terry. "Once; remember, WAN
| to appear as Ophelia, on mak3G Il
| trance and seeing the audience y
| eagerly for the first words / had ~
| said to myself, You dear, goo4 14
wonder how long you would wete
deliberately delayed my speech
| minute. They never stirred.
| felt my power. I knew that I
wished that night 1 could have hdl9A
indefinitely. This happened. too
cago.
| "And am only one Of quite : dps
! the stage who have been blessed W)e<
l mysterious quality. Mrs. Potter 9u Z
other. She rivets the attention "a l. u:
dience even when she sits stlIk
'Therese Raquin.' knitting. AntssA
or otherwise Mrs. Patrick sCauR1
another"
"But the secret. 1t Is not beautys a..
l a proof Of that she continued. W. &
| feminine coquetryD "Nor Is II
We are told that CIeopatra w. ~
| young when she charmed Anthopt
as for Newell, I have grar1e 3S5
| Here are their portraits. LOOK ~ q I
| little maid. She was a charmef 2s
| the cradle up. Inherited her poyes
say? Thank you for the compll
but, no, her charm is all her OWL
1 why don't you explain the
| yourself?" said Miss Terry, turn
| tables. Come, now, I VIII ~ t
| you"
1 II cannot" said /. Besides, NJ
ion is of no consequence. n;
| Suggest something, at all even4
/ We'll. II must, Miss Terry.
!! not think that women are usually I'd
4 ing-at least, to men-when they ~
| charm?" w. 4
| "Oh! no. no, no. couldn't dr.
| admitting anything so dreadfuL
smallest effort is fatal to charm
ness. for instance, is detestable e S*e
Perhaps I should have STAT M
| meaning differently The wish 70 q. e. 49, z
| and not the studied effort, is whe4
| thinking of.
II am afraid I cannot accept ycnr
/ DRY, even in that modified form nv
tainly 1t does not explain any chaQ y
! ! may ever have possessed, nes
| do not wish to please. But NJ n:
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