The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-30
THE FIRST LADIES
OF PRESENT Day
Fifth of the Interesting Papers.
in This Series.
MISS TERRY's BRIGHT CAREER
Picturesque Story of How as Child
She Became a Notable Figure on
the Stage She Gives Some
Advice.
ulssIERRY'S BRIGHT CAR FER
PICTURESQUE Story of How as Child
BY Lady Coin Campbell. Author OF
darrell 3lake." &c.

If ever 1T could DC said Of another wo-.
mar. than Cleopatra: -AtseH cannot Wl3!aef
10, custom stare her infinite variety.
that woman is Ellen Terry lne Years
70 BY. but fa!l to impair an tota Of heF
charm. her beauty is rs beNt1eiiils. as
II .,ors her voice With lis mingled tears
ana, iaggtstcr grips your HART Strings as
much as If not more than tdtd twenty
H yeats ago She's an !icaiaga tiot18ot sweet
sst most wholesome epcfdltIIeft. her
nature is Q garden OF ffesHsrs no SUN
shine. in which I'D weeds have never taken
ROOF, ht.t everything is fair ossee. sweet
4 10 breathe and healing in It's effect Fer
81 II is above everSthia. else Ellen Iefryss
I. ln,rierse humanity Which is the secret OF
A her. charm She is broadly. whoiesorieiy
hIinlan through and throag1- reads 10
sympathize with everyoness JOYS or sof'-
rows as IL they were ileT oAs i'sss 2 ! -
Eavs 10 see the good side of es'ai'AlooEiX
and everything, ready 10 make lioWances
4 Tor ordinary human nature 10 stlaH me
real "Chfistiaat' spirit, which SO few
Christians really possess.
III is this broad intense humanity Wliicf1
renders her SO Immensely sloNeab3et wslet n.
.r on the stage or off, ana makes those.
Hho even meet her but once ieel as II
they had met some friend S3SilI,a=iils'
affection and generosity en7anate nom t1eiS
as fragrance from a flower, and the man
Il or woman who has ever heard an unland
comment or remark fail from tliel 4 81
rvs lips has vet TO he foanas5
LOVED FROM CHILDHOOD
No wonder. therefore that she should
nave been loved hst the public eyer slitce
r,a srstE ia COD the footiigt2ts as Mann
yns., in The Winters Tale. when sile
9as eight years old, That vas toffg-siN
pears ago. and in Ellen cry ga Sc gre
need not fear TO give these 'ae1s 5.,si.''
oates for every year has but aaafts 70
ne, fame and increased her eNtra9fdlItaTy
,,,a,r1. Even the Times the great
.h,,nderer was complimentary to tae5
baby actress and said that she llassd
'.the boy Na7niIils With Eiyaseie'}is l3'.ts
rccity that proves her a worthY ie ell i49tla
nf Her jster..' Thai WIS in April. lHlo,
nnassshe y.ayed the part for one hundred
and two nights until In 0ctoDai Ct the
rar,e wear She made her second appear
ance as Puck. int MidsEmilei, \ ishls $
Urea m. which we are told sf1e acieti
with restless eifish animation a11d anew
dent enjoyment of her oTyn misc lalekt3l4s
Y,,;,,1l,sgl This second revival ny tlaIlfas
kean al the Princess Theatre iaF or
two hundred and fifty performances aTa
Use followed by king John, IN which
tie claisCi had an opportunity 81 p1oNlns
The variety Of her dramatic tt3elsts ~
n lsssilv News wrote OF her performance
that .sthe pride. the terror am tfle.i6sNe
.,,,e All thoroughly. CHILDISH ind IasleetaTis,
Tt1 The simplicity with which aey .afe
,,,Sff4.3vesl and that Very silll'lltlt ~ ana
5:slssf,tlite natufalless which are nsaa44iE
So s..tirtsis lacking III the ordinary stage
S eil5las lave remained lie xeElete#ot LIS
.4sa,ys aetiHg all through hti' long ailG
a,i.EaIaa career 1t Isl interesting also to
,ssstts il. even at ti9at early age the crit
remarked ,lie great sweetness clsal,-.
ness of enunciation and delicate .tgllt and
SHADE with which she PLAYED fer part
That oieaiIless Of eIlaaciat.oia and beauty
nt phra sing have eyer been ore q tfls
fz,estesf charms of her musical utteiatace
s bringing out every word cleaf-cut, iltte
some beantifGl gem, and giving IT Its inA
Al, i - ELLEN AND SIR HENRY.
Arler the long enlargement q; ING
i54~sets toA4ssAle = g - $3.50 =
~. #....4. 40. -
der their fathers management aftef
which she reappeared in london IN lsel.
at what has since been known as the
Royalty Theatre Ill Soho. in q company
which included Mr. li!ow ST charleS1
Nyndha1a and Mr. W. HI Kendall ii4e
following year the sisters Terry played
at Bristol Ellen played Hero TO her SIS
tiers keaulce9. cthei liiesli5ers Of ltls
troupe being NJ IS sliadge Robertson (afrs.
Kendall, Miss Henfietta I!aason {aifs:
Lapouchere.l ard Mr. Charles Gesnlaal
After wears Of Invaluable experience IN
the provinces Elan Terry r4ad her adislt
debut In London II tlee age Of fifteen
in 1863. at the HayrnaTlset where she
played Gertrude n THE Little Treasure,
translated from, the French comedy La
Joie de la 1Iaisorl.'' in which the famoas
actor, E. A Sothern. also appeared. she
took the Town BY storm IN this ctlafae-
ter of q buogant itapaisiye iagenNe: l3at
af..r n1aYsinp this and otfle, rarts en-
Guiding Desdemona TO Walter Mint
goraery.s Othelloo her dramatic career
seemed 10 have come suddenly 10 al end
by her marriage IN 1861. Just before rea4h-
ing her sixteenth birthday
TO try and fetter the bright and beau
tiful bird with he CHAINS and reSpailsf-
bslities OF rratrimonys also early an ago
was an inpossibfl ~. and Ia two years
time tile bird has broken out Gifts cage
and the world at large regained Ills
dramatic star The end Of the follow
Ing year 1861. ma tksd q memorable event
In her career. for Il vas during her