The times., 1901-03-31

comedian $. II is hat box. lie StulIs
the hat in the regular aperture made tQr
! it. places his shoes one on each side, ms
collar and cuffs and tie in the hat, ana
is ready He can carry ii himself, ana
says he takes no chances about ltS ,t, De',1g n
miscarried. AS he uses no makeup or
costume other than changing his coilar,
his complete wardrobe is carried IN the
hat box.
Search the list of stage favorites for
seasons back and no more popular or
widely known actress can be found than
Della Fox. whose fame may be dated
from the time when she was first asso-
| ciated with De Wolf Hopper. in whose
productions she waste put it plainly
| half the show" The comic opera, or the
musical comedy stage, as it now appears
to have become, has brought out many
! condolences in the past five years-wo-
men famed for their beauty soubrettes
who have burst forth into the public eye
| through some possible eccentricity, but
withal there is none to be. found who can
| truly claim to be in just the same class
| with Del1;, Fox. She stands at the head
| of her line with more hearts dangling
from her chatelaine than any three lat
| ter-day soubrettes can boast of, and de-
| spite all that may be said to the con
trary, her ability to pack house and to
draw her old-time allowance is the
|
| fiannes in Wang and sing of "A
| Pretty Girl and sundry other things.
And this is Just what Miss Fox did all
| last week at the Grand, and very like old
times did il seem TO see and hear hex.
| one was even driven to expect to see
De Wolf Hopper tower in and make
| things lively. for Hopper can mahe-but
4 then that's another story. However, to
| get back to Miss Fox. She had just fin
| ished her act one afternoon when a rep
| resentative of The Times knocked at her
| dressing room door.
| II am very glad to know that the pub
| lie is still interested in me, said the
| comedienne, 'and 1t seems almost u1-
| necessary to say that | am still inter
| ested in the public. They have been my
| very good friends for long time. and |
| love them individually and collectively. l
| have been in vaudeville now for twenty
| weeks, and half of that time has included
| Sunday performances, SO ! am pretty well
! tired out I close here Saturday night,
| and will be very glad to rest.
| My greatest grief is that my voice is
not what it might be. The papers are
/ good enough to say, She is the same Del
| Ia FoE-she looks well, etc, and tnti-
| mate. if they do not say it outright,
! that 1 cannot sing. Now, who ever said
| ] could? In nay comic opera career my
! songs were always little light affairs
| that depended mainly on the acting for
their acceptance. Now ! am singing
| them straight and they do not seem the
| same. The scenes are missing there Is
| no chorus, and, in fact, the background
| is not there and the blame is laid on me.
| OF course. / do not think of comparing
| myself to Henry Irving. and the Fox
| twinkle cleaned, but take Irving out of
! his plays. let down drop and push him
| out front to entertain a house. Where
! would he be- So if / had a scene as, for
| instauca. the bright little one which pre-
| ceded \ Pretty Girl in Wang, the
1 difference would be apparent immediate
| ~. And how good those people in front
| are TO me, II hurts me very much when
| | realize what little voice ! have.
Shall you return TO comic opera?' ask
| ed the interviewer.
| NO, ! hardly think so. Comic opera
| has ceased 10 be a paying investment. l
| shall go abroad with my husband this
| summer and if a suitable piece can be
| secured may go out next season. but IL
| is all so indefinite that | cannot really
| tell what | shall do. All | am thinking
of just now is 20 get to my home In New
| York. which / hardly know. because !
have been on the road continually since
my marriage. Ny glimpseS of home.
sweet home have been few, but enough
TO Justify my anxiety to get back
| and rest However. | have no intention
| OF giving up the stage The public has
| been too good to me to allow me any dc
sire 10 leave it. and the success of my
vaudeville tour has shown me that ! still
| have my old place in the hearts Of the
| people.
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