Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-28
MISS OPP HAS A COzY HOME
Located in One of the Most Fashionable
Quarters Of the West End.
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE HER FRIENDS
Soon TO ReIInquish Her Position in
London to Return TO Amer
ica for n short
Season.

Copyright, 1902, by. Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Dec. c7.-(New York World Ca
blegram - Special Telegram.)- Charles
street, Berkley Square, the address OF Miss
Julie Opp, whose coming marriage to Mr.
William Faversham is announced, is
undoubtedly one OF the most central
as well as one Of the most fashlona-
BILE Of West End London residential quar-
ters. At one Of its corners nearest to Berk-
ley. square is an apartment house OF the
quiet description, and II was there that Miss
Ethel Barrymore made her home for some
time, as did also Miss Suzanne Sheldon
while at present Miss Julie opp and her
mother occupy one OF the suites Of rooms
In her pretty rooms Miss Opp dispenses the
invariable cup OF tea,'' that is a necessary
portion Of the afternoon life Of every woman
and most men in England.
Miss Opp was first seen in London as an
actress not quite six years ago, and during
that short space OF time she has by her un-
doubted ability, as we'll as by her somewhat
unusual share Of good looks managed to
secure a distinguished position for herself
in the theatrical world
In her delightful Charles street home
Miss Opp has about her evidences Of the
friendships she possesses among people OF
ured objects, for instance, is a photograph
of Madam Emma Calve, when that distin-
guished singer was years of age. On the
margin of the picture is written an affec-
tionate inscription to la Toute Belle
Americana, Julie OPP"
There are but six Of these photographs in
existence, therefore Miss Opp naturally
feels somewhat proud at being one Of the
half dozen people so DISTINGUISHED by their
ownership.
Another interesting photograph is a large
panel picture Of Arthur Wing Pinero, on
which he suscribes himself as her "grate-
full friend" The celebrated English dra-
matist gave Miss Opp this'picture after she
had real success when following Miss
Julia Nelson in the character Of The Prin-
cess in THE Princess and the Butterfly" in
this country.
Also numbered among her friends is Nine.
Sarah Bernhardt, whose encouragement and
interest have undoubtedly done much to-
ward heightening the American actress
ambition.
Success opens Door.
The art Of the theater has as dis
tinguished a status in the higher world of
thought in London as has the art OF litera-
ture or the art Of painting. When a
a woman, therefore, has made for herself
a dignified position In the dramatic life she
finds herself shoulder to shoulder with
celebrities, Of whom the outside world Is
apt to speak with bated breath.
Miss Opp is of the opinion, however,
that no matter how great may be the sue
cess Of an American actress in London
she should not allow herself 20 be en-
tirely dependent upon the good graces Of
the English public. She should also try
and find her need OF popularity In her
own home land. Miss Opp will Ehortly
return to America. relinquishing her po-
sition Of the leading feminine part Of
Justin Huntley McCarthy's "If l Were
King" to Miss Lillian Braithwaite, young
English actress OF some distinction.
In the summer she and her mother go to
the charming country home at Chidding-
ford, in Surrey. There miss Opp is the
happy possessor Of quaint, rambling old
country house, built of brick and overrun
with a wild profusion of beautiful Ivy and
close clinging creepers. 1t is really at
Chiddingford that Miss Opp keeps all, or
nearly all, her lares and penates. Her
we'll stocked library is full of her most
cherished possessions, and her books in
particular are among her especially be-
loved properties. Her country life, Miss
Opp considers, perhaps, the happiest part
of her existence. She loves flowers and
assiduously takes care Of portions OF her
own garden herself. She has all an
American girls practical anxiety to really
look after things" herself, and in her
English summer home is able to very fully
ralize the delight of the amateur gardener.
Not by any amount of adroit questionings
could she be induced to say whether she
most appreciated the audiences of her ma
tive land or those OF England.