The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-20
A LEADING LADY.
Her Life Is often Really That of an
Ascetic.
washington Evening Star.

Washington Evening Star.
The life of the popular actress is not what
1t used TO be, and the stage-struck girl who
possesses an uncOnquerable fondness for bon
bons and soda water. for hot waffles and maple
sing, for rocking chairs and divan pillows and
historical novels. is going TO think two n three
times before she dedicates her life to Shakespeare
and to the problem parts.
II her love for the drama is very real she
modification of the flesh, and she must not
let mere study OF her parts and interpretations
usurp her time. She must take thought of what
she eats and drinks. and set her table as spareIy
and uninvitingly as though she were IN early
her to keep her figure than to know ner lines.
for there is no place to-day on the stage for
stout women, and the air of America is uosi-
lively encouraging to the growth of flesh as
women grow older.
Russell and Margaret Angelin were born slender.
with the slenderness that the American plav.
every one of these women has had to begin
the practice of severe diet, and diet for an
scribed by a doctor. for the player must be
well and frequently nourished, and the story
her flesh and lost her health as the result, has
made all the others scrupulously careful.
There is one doctor in London and another
In New York whose clientele is largely made
up or fair professionals whose figures must at
pounds, and SO serious is this matter that such
women as Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Naude
them and prepars with gluten, SnS naTsi w etell
all the food they eat. which, while it Is costly
aiiN lOOu, ID ndTQIY ttmDTlnE 10 the
woman of epicurean tastes. Rare besf. plain
boiled spinach, dry toast and a little stewed
will eat with gusto an hour before the PLAY.
Not a drop OF wine, water or milk washes this
couple of goblets Of clear. cold water and Con-
siders herself as having Toasted. After the
daintily pick a chickens wing, eat her salad
leaves with salt and round out the festivity with
INDULGENCE in an oidefa HhhiHma 'he penalty Of
and her eyes saw how the svelt and serpentine
sons in America, a plumpness that was the
reason of her whole loss of prestige on the New
York stage.
"Of course groaned a pretty and ponular
actress. who discussed the situation with re-
have to follow so severe q regimen, and Georgia
Drew barrymore is not yet Obliged 20 keep
her back hal, but eventually she must come TO
II; and what all our doctors advise is 10 taka
Ihe pound IN tme tnat saves nine. That is
professionals, who never took to training down
TIL the tide OF flesh had risen very nigh and
could only be subdued by mighty .self-a5nega-
ton and inveriable injury to ones looks.
What always amuses me-" went on this
leader in her profession, us the pleasant ira
dition, cherished among playgoers. that, when an
big for her bankers to manage. that her years
OF luxury begin. The meaning of true luxury
leisure. a chance to exercise Y po51gr'y O. sweet
soul, and generally be ones own mistress never
arrives until the actress leaves the stage and
takes to private life. As long as she n bsrora
the footlights. as she prizes her salary and pom
ularlty, She must MAINTAIN her looks and her
wigs. etc. to help her out"
Sham beauty is no more tolerated on the
twentieth century stage than sham satins or
green baize oceans. The actresses looks must
stamped in gilt on tho waist belt of her Paris
frock. Take a front seat at the theater. il Won
like. and a powerful opera glass and stare at
Annie Russell. or Mary Mannering az o1ra
Nethersole, and see how much sham there "a
in their appearance and how very little cosmetic
in broad daylight and you can see now 6ne
is the grain Of their skins. how dazzling their
delicate and graceful their figures. white ara
faultlessly manicured their hands. and now avor
from the bows on their walking slippers TO the
monograms on their cobwebby handkerchisfs
their costumes echo the very last word in Sssh
ion-but, phewi how much all this has cost.
Those reed-like figures sneak NJ sfa+ a.,
SON and out. those Cat sbanT5sr ust IN sea
spines mean sleeping on hard beds with neyar
a downy pillow TO invite easy dreams. Those
faithful horseback or fencing exercise whathor
you like exercise or not. and those satin skins
mean ~ -" H"aoSahe ahu steam treatments
and that fine hair must be examined and washed
scientifically twice a week.
why the least bohemian creature n ~.
world Is the woman who Is OuaIifvinv ror 60
ship or who heads a big stock COMPANY cicar
cites and late suppers have no place in bAr ice
because IL requires eight hours sleep to keen
cause she has got to keep a weather eve or,
for wrinkles, double chins and gray hairs she
must, furthermore. bend her intellect TO Thoughts
OF cOrsets. the new coiTure, undersleeves ana
the number OF cores required in the new rkfr.s
"Rosina NOkes was the last OF our nrofaSafo,
ais who dared make her own clothes. and she
was never taken seriously. les hears-nraskfng
to put out twO-thirds OF ones salary on frocLs
and TO feel that one-hslf your authority and
ure or the natural luxuriance OF ones golden
brown curls. but to-day II is youth. beaufv ara
good clothes that outweigh any amount Of posi-
grease paint and dyed hair