The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-22

interrupted by demands of payment and
his apologies for this shortage in shiliings
were understood by the girl as lamenta-
tons on his greater lack of money neces-
sary to the matrimonial state. After the
hearty applause on his entrance the all-day
audience settled into an unenthusiastic real
ization of an artist wasting himself. and at
the end let him go with hardly a handicap.
Just realize 1t Ii you can. Hawtrey, who
has had his legs under the most exclusive
mahoganies in London and New York.
Hawtrey, who has dined Mrs. Langtrey.
Lillian Russell and aye, even Mrs. Pat
Campbell. Hawtrey. who calls imperial
missed by continuous" audience with the
merest futter of applause. Verify, this is
the land of the free and. above all. the
home of the brave.
Seventeen years, They passed between
Julia Marlowe's New York debut in lingo
mar" and her temperance here this week
as that same gentle conqueror of the saw
age barbarian. l overheard 1t said by q
witness of both performances that the first.
although better than the last, had not been
praised by the critics nor admired by many
others. Half of his assertion may be true
Julia is a far more accomplished actress
now than she was then; yet il may be that
the simplicity OF her noyitiate fitting the
character OF the captive and capturing
maiden, provided a charm which she has
lost in her gain of art. That is a mixed
question of recollection and opinion. But
the other half of the assertion is untrue.
She came here without fame or even no.
toriety. Whatever effort there may have
been TO get publicity for her in advance
was so futile that it helped her little. Burt
in a night she won the approval of the re-
viewers who qualified their praise by no
more than kindly mention of her crudity-
and in week she gained sufficiently gem
eral appreciation to establish her as a.
firmly prosperous actress. Her vogue in
creased steadily year by year. and now
Maude Adams is the only American actress
who draws more dollars into theaters
Miss Marlowe's case is similar TO Mary
Anderson's in many ways. Both came from
the middle West, with only brief and un-
certain experience on the stage, began with
1ngomar, got at once under popular head
way, learned afterwards how to act ex-
pertly and amassed fortunes. There seems
TO be temperamental similarity, too. be-
tween these women. They have the whims,
caprices and wayward willfulness of genius.
Mary and Julia are both contrary Mary's
retreat from professional to private life was
erratic. She returned from several years
OF absence in Europe and surprised US by
her excess of proficiency, for in the mean
while she had submitted 10 the tutelage OF
Henry Neville, a noted London dramatic
teacher. Her performance in "A Winters
Tale" was keenly admired and rapturously
praised. She had ceased TO be merely
marvel of beauty and voice, and had be-
come an actress truly great in artistic ac-
complishment. The late Henry L. Abbey
was her manager, which means that she
got generous share of the profits which
his free-handed methods increased TO big
figures. The tour made money and fame
tremendously--till the woman took a sud-
den aversion to the stage and everything
connected with it, She wouldn't speak to
company went back to England became
Mrs. Navarro after awhile. and has never
acted since. In seemingly happy matrimony
she regained her poise Of mind. and Is said
TO be a contented matron with no desire to
resume a professional career
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Julia Marlowe has behaved somewhat
similarly to Miss Anderson in her sudden
retirements during the last two seasons.
but quite differently in not making them
permanent, as Our Mary again demon
strated hers to be only the other day when
she refused a fabulous offer to reappear
Nearly two years ago. angered apparently
at Bostons disapproval of Queen F'iamet-
Ia, Miss Marlowe declared herself through
with acting and retired to the country
Hardly a fortnight passed before she
emerged again, putting ''Yvette' into re-
hearsal and, at the same time ordering the
hasty completion of THE Cavalier" This
drama served her on her temperance and
throughout the season. Last fall. having
once more rehearsed and abandoned
''Yvette," she acted in several cities in
Fools OF Nature" which Mr. Esmond
wrote for Nat Goodwin. Miss Marlowe
signed herself to the secondary role de-
signed for Maxine Elliott-Goodwin. when
she was her husbands leading actress.
Miss Marlowe was not generally liked in
this play and she again retired with many
words. this time remaining in her retreat
five months. Charles Frohman is said to
have been the person persuasive enough to
get her back for a spring tour, in which she
has alternated "Ingomar" and when
Knighthood Was in Flower" and pocketed
a reward for eighty weeks work-weI L
don't believe in quoting receipts, but al
most any two or three OF our prosperous
stars would consider their time well spent
III they could earn so much in so little time.
Women holding the positions of Miss Mar
lowe Miss Adams and Miss Anderson must
find it expensive to indulge their whims.
FRANKLIN FYLES.