The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-21


Second Mrs Tanqueray' | trust that this
device will not be necessary
You are still idealizing women OF the
demimonde" observed the visitor.
'Ideaiizinge" repeated Miss Nethcrsole.
For a moment she looked straight ahead at
nothing We'll" she remarked. Il sup
pose / am And yet / do not believe that
/ have really recast the characters | as
sumo. Some photographers so tone their
pictures that wrinkles and ugly marKs are
hidden. while the better features OF the
face are emphasized Otherwise. frequent
ly the reproductions would be unsightly.
That is what l aim TO dc. The majority
of these social castaways-pe all OF
them-have fine points. | emphasize them.
But do not go as far as does the skiilfu!
manipulation of the camera: 1 leave sucp
traces as are necessary to identification.
Fanny Legrand reused is as coarse and
even as vile as one could make her. or as
she need be made. The great capitals nave
numbers of these unfortunates who are
brilliant and refined.
Don't you think that, in idealizins, you
render more dangerous sentiment OF The
order embodied in 'Sappho?
Il have scant faith in the idea tina. tho
average theatregoer takes such examples
much to heart quoth Mr.. Nethersole.
Il have" returned his sister. Then. 10
the reporter: You are right. And for
that very reason. often the works that
are most condemned as being vulgar are
most wholesome Not that / believe any
subject can be seriously treated and yet
prove detrimental 1t is much wiser 10
recognize the presence OF a disease and.
recognizing 10 discuss plans for checking
il than to deny the possibility of infection
the existence Of a plague. When the
dominant influences of life are made d
laughiugstock that which prompts the
I,sn I,.,t a.,
is no injury in education. ] always have
attempted TO be candid in my portrayais.
sim. do you know. | once hired a maid
who saw Camille twice week for an
entire season without knowing that DE-
mas heroine was bad woman. Camille.
by the way. does not teach half the lesson
taught by -Sappho.' lie Dame was con-
sgmptive and would have suffered what
ever her after history. Fanny Legrand's
ordeal was wholly the result of shining
Somewhere / have read an interview IN
which you expressed a preference for suc1
parts
Then / was misauoted, II l might do
as ] liked. / had rather produce plays en-
the order of Bronson Howard's The Old
Love and the New than any other. Blu;
the public will not take me in them. l
willing to pay any price demanded for
a vehicle of that sort sufficiently strong TO
be successful. But really honest people
do not have emotions. Their chief aim is
calmness. The dranatist is forced to lock
into the over half for material. The
Termagsnt was the story Of pure
woman II was called milk-and-wa As
presentation IL proved a failure. So
shall not attempt that kind of thing again.
Can you blame me?'
The Times man smiIed and went out He
had not closed the door when he was asked
10 return. Louis tells me. Miss Neither
sole said. that you are planning a novel
with powerful tale. Is your heroine
good woman"
Mo" confessed the visitor.
And all three laughed.
"A brief sketch OF my career?" queried
J. X Murray after The Times man. who
had asked for a verbal biography. Well
that is easily given. / have been on the
stage about fourteen years. My primal
experience was with Katherine Lewis and
my next with the McCaul Opera Company.
famous organization then and now. JET
ferson de Angels and three other cele-
brated comedians were in the troupe when
Joined it, trifle later De Wolf Hop
per who had been playing character parts
in such productions as that Of A Hun
dred Wives. came to the ranks. His de-
but was made in Sousa's first stage expe-
riment Daisy Ray which we presented
In Philadelphia That piece, by the way
contained some Of the most charming mu-
sic that The March King ever wrote.
even though il was a failure. In 1855, OF
thereabout, was engaged with the Garlic
ION Company. and remained with il six
seasons. during which period we gave a
series of performances every year at the I
Grand here. ] starred in a work entitled 4
Glen d'Lough,' and then ventured with 4
my wife in organization known as the |
Murray-Lane Company. Two seasons |
were spent al the Castle Square. in Bos- /
ton. and two others with the Boston /
Lyric troupe, third speculation OF my
own. Finally | became a member OF the
Aborn combination, which has resolved IT. |
self into the Strakosch Opera Company.
THERE have accounted for every month
between 1856 and 1900 in five minutes.
Could you have asked me TO be briefery'
Those who heard Mr. Murray last week
at the Lafayette viii not need to be told
that he has beautiful voice and is an ex-
ceedingly good setor into the bargain.
Gentlemen who devour the news with
their breakfasts every morning and who
would as soon miss the one as the other,
cannot have forgotten that the members
of The Sign OF the Cross company, which
was seen here last week. were shipwreck-
ed few months ago. while en- route for
AfHeflcd- me DOMINION Line steamer
Scotsman was their vessel. and she went
on the rocks Just OF the coast of New
foundlsnd. The majority OF the passen-
gers were saved. but the horror of the af-
fair and the conduct OF the seamen rem
dered the disaster notable. Gertrude Eos
well. who originated the part of Stephanus,
describes the accident as follows:
I'VE sailed from Liverpool on Thursday
September IL. 1899. For years / had been
alternating between England and the
United States, always continuing in my
present role. and I had closed with Wilson
Barrett that | might return TO this coub-
Try. We had rather rough voyage after
leaving Queenstown and. as usual. got iBto
fog when nearing Newfoundland OF
course. the matter worried no one. There |
was an impromptu concert that evening |
1.-The evening of September 22-and, when |
the affair was over. all aboard. except the /
crew. retired. II was o'clock when We |
were awakened by a loud crunching sound. |
No shock had been felt. only the noise of /
rough surfaces meeting. Immediately, |
everybody rushed on deck. ] wrapped my /
dog''-Miss Boswell stroked a tiny beast /
standing in her isp-'in a blanket and |
brought him. too There was fright. but /
nothing approaching a panic. The Scotsman I
was lying on her side. The darkness was /
intense and the sea high. White spray |
told us where were the rocks The weather |
was bitter cold. II was impossible TO low
er the boats on our left, owing to the po-
si:ion Of the ship, but the captain thought |
that those who could had best row off as |
there was no saying how long his craft |
would float. About thirty-five men and |
women got into the first thing launched |
Mrs. Harry Child the wife of our stage |
manager, was among them. / was invited |