The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-27
]. D. ELTINGE
STIRS BOSTON
in WOMHN'S GORGEOUS COSTUMES

inpersonation Of the female star called
forth.
From the moment he made his first en-
trance in a beautiful and becoming gown
Of turquoise blue velvet till the curtain
fell the whole audience followed his
every movement with every indication OF
amazement that a man could so perfectly
sink his individuality in the role OF
lovely and refined girl.
Never for a moment was there the Sug-
gestion of burlesque in gesture or action;
never a false move of any sort. 1t was
a perfect representation of a beautiful,
graceful, well bred, self-possessed and
charmingly gowned young woman, such
as would have captivated an audience in
a legitimate dramatic production. Mar
velous is the only word adequate TO
characterize 1t.
His dancing in the second act was so
full Of easy graceful abandon that it
simply took the house by storm and was
encored until it seemed to be cruelty to
demand further repetition. But the crown
ing triumph was in the last act when
he appeared in a perfect dream OF a
travelling wrap of pale gray wI.n PLAIN
yoke and accordion plated skirt, long
tie of pink chiffon and a dress hat with
electric blue trimmingS-Such fit out as
would satisfy the heart Of the most ex-
acting bride-and wore it with a grace
and ease that simply paralyzed The audi
ence, men and women alike.
Julian d. Eltinge is a Boston boy, and
and yet he isn't. The paradox is due to
his having been born there, nineteen
years ago, but. at the early age of five
having taken Horace Greeley's advice to
go West and grow up with the country.
His return to the historic soil Of the
Hub, to mature amid the scenes of this
early childhood days, occurred within a
couple Of years.
EItinge's father has been for many
years interested in Western mines, and
that is how it happened that the boys
earlier years were spent in q sort of
nomadic existence. the family going from
place to place throughout the great West,
and even to Central America. Young as
he is now, he is able to say that he has
been in every state and territory of the
Union save Maine.
Showed Talent In Youth.
An inherent talent for both singing
and dancing-for in boyhood he had a
fine alto voice-rendered him extremely
popular among the guests at the various
hotels where his parents lived from
time to time, and his childish vaudeville
rarlor exhibitions were the most delight
full features of the daily social life. By
that means also he acquired the ease
and s3lf-possession which Is one Of the
remarkable features Of his present work.
At the age of twelve he was living in
Butte City. At that time Eltinge made a
considerable local reputation by singing
ben Bolt" for it was then that the
Trilby craze was prevalent A couple Of
years ago he returned to Boston, to take
up some sort of career, and drifted into
a wholesale silk house, where his sur
roundings easily cultivated a taste for
the beautiful design and harmony Of col
or which has been so much noticed in
his stage costumes, prepared under his
own direction.
Finding himself, although in the city of
his birth, yet still practically a stranger
in a strange land, he took up the study
Of the fine technique of dancing with
Mrs Lila Viles Wyman, who, impressed
with his peculiar grace, advised him to
take a few lessons in fancy dancing,
which he did. That led to an appearance
in a couple of amateur society vaudcv
Vile shows, and so quickly did he gain
fame that there is now not another en-
tertainer of the Boston 400 half so popu-
lar as young Eltinge.
He prefers to lead the life of a So
ciety favorite, and, with his father S
money to back him, there is certainly no
necessity for him to take up the drudg-