The Jersey City news., 1901-07-27
In Wonan's World.


tions of the successful actress. Mrs.
kendall is quoted by him as saying that,
briefly, these were the face of a goddess,
the strength of lion, the figure of
Venus, the voice of dove, the temper
of an angel, the grace of a swan, the
agility of an antelope and the skin OF
a. rhinoceros. To these must be. added
great Imagination, power of concentra-
ton, exquisite enunciation, the con-
scientious spirit, a loyal disposition,
plenty of courage, keen sense of humor,
high ideal of morality, a sensitive mind,
and an original treatment OF everythins-
An actress should be capable of being
kind sister and daughter, an eScellent
wife, a judicious mother, an encouraging
friend, and an enterprisng grandmother.
These We're the only qualifications neces-
sary for the stage3'
Great actress though she is, Mrs. Ken
dal is probably not as familiar with the
history of great actresses of all nation
alities as I am. If she were, she would
have hesitated to enumerate the quailh-
cations necessary for the stage; sne
would have been aware that no actress
either of the past or of the present
possessed all these, or tithe OF them.
Mile. Raucourt was like Mrs. kendal'
born in the profession She was very
beautiful, but. with regard to her hlgn
ideal of morality the least said the pet-
ter. Here is an instance of the sweet
disposition of two of the most FAMOUS
female players of the eighteenth century,
viz. Margaret, ahas Peg WoHngton'
and George Anne Bellamy, between whom
bitter source of jealousy existed. Ihe
charming Bellamy had procured from
Paris two gorgeous dresses wherein 10
enact Statiro in the Rival queens.
Roxana was played by Wellington, and
she was so overcome by malice when she
saw herself eclipsed by the dazzling
glories of the resplendent Bellamy that
she rolled Statira and her spangled sack
in the dust pommelling her the While
with the handle of her stage dagger.
| have considerable doubts with regard
to Sarah Siddons's temper, but as am
unable to get at my notes about her'
will give her the benefit of tnem VI
the temper of the great stars OF the
French stage during the last three-quar-
tiers of a century have no DOUBTS What-
ever Mile. Raucourt, whose name mas
come under my pen twice, was an apso-
lutte spitfire when in her tantruns
and when her most favorite pupil, Mile.
Georges. was worried by an elder rival
ir the shape of Mile. Duchesnols, the
latter had on one occasion to stand the
brunt of a violent assault, and was with
difficulty resued from the hands OF the
Magnificent Clytemnestra, VINO was
not far short of giantess. Mile. Mars
gave Victor Hugo and Alexandra Dumas
senior a great deal of trouble by her OBJ
stinacy; and the Oldest living French
playwright, M. Ernest Legouve the au-
thor of -tAdrienne Lecouvreur, has un-
folded many similar tales of Rachel ana
could unfold many more if so disposed.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt's secession from
the Comede- Franchise was caused by
tiff. in consequence of the critics finding
fault with her for her rendering OF the
principal character of Augier's Il Ac-
venturiere" and Nine. Arnould-Plessy,
her predecessor in the role, left the Mai
son de Moliere'' for the self same reason
Mrs. Kendall contends that the figure OF
a Venus is necessary to an actresses sue
cess. Plastically, Rachel was the reverse
of that, and the most ardent admirers OF
Ristori. Bernhardt, Eleanor Duse, ana
Nina Sandow, the latter of whom created
ssHeimath'' (Magna), would not compare
either of these, whether for physlognom-
ical or statuesque charms, to the mother
OF Eros. La Champmesle," the greatest
actress of Racine's time was ugly, Nine.
Dumesnil was, according to some con-
temporaries. almost hideously ugly.
Nine Duchesnois, according to the eldef
Legouve whose pupil she was, looke1
like a walking problem of Euclid, ana
her sense Of humor, which Mrs Kendall
considers also an Indispensable quahnca-
ton for an actress, was NIL Her Catn-
crime de Medici was a marvellous per-
Torrance, yet she had no more iaea OF
the identity of Henri lis wife than the
call boy, as someone expressed it.
have said enough to show that Mrs
KendaPs estimate of the qualities that
go to the making of a great actress are
exaggerated The essentiol requirement
for a great actress is vocation.
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The persons who believe that to raise
an umbrella over the head in the house is
to bring bad luck are having a hard time
at this season, when every feminine crea-
ture is buying either parasol or sun
umbrella. The latter can, of course, be
raised by the saleswoman, who seems
strangely Indifferent to the ills she is
bringing upon herself as she shows Off the
perfections of the various sorts
With the parasol, however, it's differ
ent. for ones own complexion is to be
suited. not the saleswoman's and so Mad
emoiselle must perforee stand under the
canopy and note the effect as the green
or blue tints on ner cheeks and hair. It's
a very solemn operation, for the ver1est
dream of frock may be ruined by the
shades that the parasol throws.
One woman known to the writer, d.
clares that her husband would never nave
thought of marrying her if it had not been
for a certain white, pink lined sunshade
that she once owned. Indeed, the youth
in question was supposed, even by HIM
self to be in love with her cousin, but
one bright day he met the woman who
tells the story, strolling along clad all IN
white and with rosy flush on her race,
the reflection from the lining of the UNI
brella. and, presto! he fell in love with
her. ana now that identical parasol ten
derly covered with lace to protect It,
forms a canopy for her ladyship's bed.
,The girl with a sallow skin who buys
green parasol just because the shade is
pretty and without trying the effect OF
If over her shoulder is not likely to have
any such romantic little story to tell; for
men, whatever they may say to the con-