The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-05
NANCE O'NEIL IN
SAN FRANCISCO
THE ACTRESS HAS BEEN AROUND
THE WORLD SINCE SHE WAS IN
HONOLULU.

This is what the San Francisco Bull
letn says of Nance O'Neil and says
she says of herself:
Miss O'Neil is handsOmer than when
she departed on her tour of the world.
Slenderness is becoming, and travel
leaves no traces. She is one of the few
actresses about whom there is no dis
illusion off the stage, and the great
slumbrous eyes look ready to darken
and burn at a moments notice. She
talks in slow, even tones, and she
watched the crowd on the boat with a
calm seriousness quite in contrast to
the almost excited interest she created.
We've had a splendid trip all around
the world since we left here" she said,
land everywhere the people were de-
lightful.
I'm Melbourne and Sydney the audi
ences were so enthusiastic it was a
pleasure to play to them.
I'm very fond of Melbourne, it's so
very like an American city, and there
are many Americans there.
1--WE expected to play in Calcutta but
we couldn't get just the theater and
management we wanted, so we went
on to Cape Town. We were there when
martial law was proclaimed, and it
was really exciting. 1 think l enjoyed
my WISH " Duull Africa as uuCn as
any part of the trip.
"On one occasion some friends gave
a sort of picnic for us and we saw the
Kafiirs do some of their native war
dances, which was very interesting.
Then in Cairo we played an en-
gagement, and / was presented to the
khedive. 1t wasn't much of an ordeal,
because he was so courteous and
charming.
London was splendid, too, and the
audiences were very enthusiastic"
AS she said this the somber eyes
deepened with an expression which
brooked no doubt, and indeed, Miss
O'Neils artistic success in London
was unquestioned. the critics ranking
her with Duse and Bernhard.
Il have a new play for my San Fran
cisco engagement. Judith and Holo-
fernes, which Ristori used to play. l
hardly know much about my part yet,
but we shall rehearse it here very
shortly.
Then she turned from shop to her
pets. Il have my most precious pos
session here-indicating an innocent
leather grip she carried with no visible
ventilation.
My Angora cat that has Travelled
around the world with me. The par
with Mr.. Rankin's man Jerry. They
circled the globe too, and I'm devoted
to them all They are good travellers,
but the trip across the continent was
delightful in every way, so they had
nothing to complain of. We came by
the Southern route because I'd never
seen New Orleans, and because I'm not
fond of snow, so we escaped that and
saw New Orleans, which is a fascinat-
ing city. The old French quarter re-
minded me so much of Port Said.
That's the wickedest city in the world,
you know-but L mean in appearance,
the houses are built the same.
1T does seem good to come back"
she repeated, land l imagine half the
faces l see are familiar, but there are
more people on the boats and in the
streets than there were. San Francis
co must have grown wonderfully since
the war"
Just before she entered her hotel the
subject of gowns, strangely forgotten
until then came up.
Il don't have to bother about cos
Tunes" she said. i've brought a
wardrobe from London for this season
which will be all-sufficient."
This leaves much to the feminine inn
! aginatiOn and in "Magda," with which
| Miss O'Neil opens her season on De-
Cember s, she will wear some of the
most beautiful gowns.
1t was the intention to star Nance
O'Neil in New York during the present
| season, but time at the desirable thea
| ters was all filled, and her debut as a
star in the metropolis has been defer
red until next year-perhaps to win a
greater success than If she had shown
her strength this season.
The young California actress possess
es a power that will make of her one
of the worlds great players when she
has reached her zenith.
Strong, intense, with the fire of ge-
MUS, she displayed remarkable promise
when she made her debut several years
ago. She has worked increasingly, and
her first appearance after an absence
of three years will be watched with in