Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

be disguised: But once in a while an ac-
tress appears whose artistics enthusiasm is
sufficiently altruistic as to make them for
get there is such a thing as mirror.
Charlotte Cushman was such a woman, so
is Eleonora Duse. So evidently is Blanche
Walsh, who, after an absence of several
years. appears at the Columbia Theater
next week in Resurrection"
That part of "Resurrection'' in which
Miss Walsh is compelled to assume the
most repellent aspect which is possible for
woman kind, occurs in the prison scene. and
1t was in this scene that she earned the
heartiest praise. During the run of the
play in New York Miss Walsh was asked
If she would express her personal views as
to the character of Maslova, why she DEEM
ed it necessary to make 1t so brutally real
istic. and incidentally to state how she
could bring herself to sacrifice her beauty
to the exigencies of such a role. Her reply
was characteristic.
'My mind" Miss Walsh wrote to one OF
the newspapers, alternately wanders back
to the innocent Katusha of the prologue
and forward to the denouement when her
resurrection takes place. 1 feel that if the
depths of depravity are not sounded here
as TolStoy evidently intended they should
be. the glory of her resurrection Is to that
extent modified.
'For those who would carp at this pic
ture of vice. when it is so palpably shown
a means to extol virtue 1 would have
you quote in the largest possible type
across the double page of your journal the
words of st. Luke, Joy shall be in Heaven
over one sinner that repenteth more than
over ninety and nine just persons who need
no repentance
ANNIE RUSSELL'S DEBUT-Miss Annie
Russell. who comes to the National The
alter next week, tells rather pathetic story
about her first efforts to secure a position
on the stage. Her first appearance was
In Montreal. but later through her per-
sistency, in New York, she was taken by
her mother to the stage manager of a
theater and engaged for a small part with
a very small salary. There were but one
or two lines to be spoken. 1t was not
long before the star of the company APP
peared to pass upon the local contingent"
Miss Russell was accompanied by two or
three other young girls. who, like herself,
were soliciting positions, and she knew
next to nothing of the stage except her
brief Montreal experience. When she and
her youthful companions were placed upon
the stage for rehearsal, the star first in
quired If these little people had ever had
any experience When told to the contrary
the great star strobe the boards with I'M
usual vigor, and gave vent to expressions
sufficient to stamp out of their young lives
all further ambition for stage honors Miss
Russell burst into tears. The ambition of
her childhood had received a severe shock.
The star was finally prevailed upon, how
ever, to accept the little people. Miss Rus
sell went on. spoke her few lines and made
a good impression. won the admiration of
the star and in due course of time was
promoted to more important part with
more lines and better opportunity to show
that she was possessed Of natural histrionic
ability.
AN ACTRESS. A HYMN AND A Play
Miss Bayone Whipple relates how she came
to Join "The Ninety and Nine" Company, as
follows: 81 went on the stage because I
wanted to and because I thought 1t the
one thing I could do successfully. But /
had to overcome serious objections on the
mart of my father. who was a clergyman
of the type that abhorred the theater Ny
brother is also a minister, but more liberal
Mother thought that was old enough to
know what was best for me to do. When
sarhe Ninety and Nine was having its run
of SIX months at the Academy of Music
New York. was playing leading business
in stock company in Omaha Ny atten-
ton was drawn toward '"The Ninety and
Nine" in this way. Being a minister's
daughter. my early education was conducted
upon strictly religious principles. MY great
est pleasure was my music, and I shall
never forget the many. many happy hours
spent with the late Evangelist Sankey, who