The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-27
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the moment she stepped upon the sfsgs 81
keith's On the opening night os the Abes
stock company's season. she completely
oapuvsted local rlsygocrs and th1s week
she is adding 10 that favor. HAr CLEVER
nest and renned. gracious personality
won my sincere admiration the opsnins
night ana, woman-like. wanted to know
II she was a. nice on the stage a. on.
There was no affected efYusiveness about
her greeting, but she extended a hand In
greeting as she said frankly. 'T am truly
glad 10 see you. VIII you pardon my hav-
ing 10 continue dressing? II is almost time
for the first Get TO begin, and ! am not
quite ready"
What pretty room you have.' I said
admiringly. and IN truth IL was very
pretty and home-like.
DO you like it? it's comfortable and I
IKE TO have my room look as n II were
nNeo IN ~ makes the work so much more
easy 10 De IN pleasant atmosphere
some people In this profession look upon
their dressing room as merely place In
~nich 10 makeup and change ones
clothes, but spend so much OF my time
mere that like TO have my surroundings
as as pretty as possible while at the same
time practical and comfortable Thai is
one OF the nice things about rtock ons
can get settled and have more of a home
man when on the road But even when ON
the road. snd I'm a city but one week NJ
ume. ] always used to Ak nv dressing
room ct the hotel and the theatre a.
prettily as possible. and always carried =
sreat many pictures. photographs. draper
lss, Pillows and the fnnumerable iittIe
things which 60 70 make room cosy' n
mo u helps great ceal TO have = pretty
room. Thk cozy corner for instance
simply could not get along without Herr
snatch q brief minute of rela xation ana
occasionally. but only occasionally. n ret
n.'Ie nap when have a long wait IN A
p,ey ana no change Of costumes Then nv
pictures, they all mean so much 70 me
ana ! wouihnt be at home without them
10 be surrounded by all nv friends. n,ct.
ures seems TO smooth away Iittle trouble.
ana difficulties. and how much hettsr
.ney make my walls look than n they
But the deskr" I queried. "sure,v vou |
nave no time for letter writingY' s'A
nave 10 make the time and my A..t
IL as necessary for me here as |
the hotelW While my maid IN dress,ns r,,,
nsr. ! frequently get chance to write a
'nor, note' But the moments are 90
Iars "s .. ma, l personally never write let
80 70 any but my intimate friends
aiways let my business letters collect nm
J. ] get quite few and then have
.tenoerapher take the answers fror, 49,
'lc'a,on In my dressing room at the thea.
re while am dressing
And when do YOU and fla. A. -
'our dresses7" I asked pan
while 7 am eating. or af,er ~.
ormance Myra, my maid. and ~. 81
.nd chaf about H. We tall 4, o,e~
nen hyra proceeds 20 execute mo uisbas
ayra Is something else I coIIdp,t -,
,ons rss without, When 7 am tired after
-, nisht performance. she insists unon
a,eI ,' n,e 70 bed The minute get 10 the
4. o'eL sltnoush many times 7 want N
y up and chat. 7 know she js right "a
nat need the sleep. and she usnaJJv he.
Wy IN fact, she won't talk with ne
80 80, Vol , 80 10 her room. which adtoirs
me, untii she has tucked me in ;.
N.e vet you like stock work ?. ?
~, - In spite OF the fact that 1t keeps
v,,,,s. Dig snd you have so little time ,
indeed, she said with a hr,ss,
-. -, uecloeo shake OF her head. "Evervo,,s
- me now ! can stand stock work 70 /,
,a. ~ " because the work is a.
asanl and Interesting. One makes an
mr. s,.an1. "a STOCK and after all, II Is
y, llends who make life pleasant In :
lock. where one has made a nnmt tn q
: .nuS' .s' one works hard for their ammo. .
suon' nut on the road there Is Iit,ls sp,
uet"een an actress and the snd,-
nee but stock work spoils one W. a.. ,
"a - sne naoit after getting established '
'ar,n,. ~ msoe some friends. OF being Z
hly greeted by the audience tbat rye (
llss the homage when we rooye ~,
~, ,sa"se city. And that reminds me
u oe greatly In your debt II yo,, v,,,,
one tnlng--I fear IL Is the onIv tbiry 6
:, es' tnat can think OF when taIk,
,,,v,S Newspaper won,an--for me 10 ,
. =. - people IN your column.
root
on sil ror the magnificent h,g-Saa.U, ~
amer IN which you welcomed mo -, ,hi. I
W. iou see had been IN To.to,, ''.,s v
ns ,nat had become spoiled ana &c. {
,s,.iveiy amazed when. on the onar,. h
nere. me audience gave me a greet, o
9r 80 III. never forget II was the begin r
ns or what am sure fs To he 49,.
appy season for me surrounded D.. -,
"a ano pleasant people who seen, h,s n
90 everything possible to make ~. 90, a
noHe mere In not single little tbinr a
y my happiness. I am surrounded hv .
pahy or players whose eoua, /, 4
. ~. ne nsro 10 md on the American a
mradship which IN truiv dsi,.hse',,
ansser I,ovenberg and Mr. u,r,sr @
=" snn corsfderate In every wav s,5 o
audiences ore Intelligent ana ,sr,. q
no; Wbet more could one ash, n, 80, @
% ntsn,.s sns, J am perfectly happy and !,
!, overture was nearing IN. eri., u
q knew that II was time so- NJ. In
'wrence TO leave her dressing roo,s - Il
pn INC snse to wait for her cus n.
re sne left me. ! had one NOR. c,,..,,a, y
ssk her; What are yo,,r fsvor,,a e
!. s What particular line ~ parts Do
Gracious! I'm sure 7 don't k,.. ,
responded with . musooa, Is,~,
We played so many parts and in .sonL
must play such wide VARIETY ,h.,
cant have preferences. "Rut. ID.
iea nsively, II do like the stronr sr,a
naI roles. ard also hike pretty cnr,
paris I'd enumerate Soma ~ ~, z,
parts for you. n had tina h,,t~y "
81 go on. Come around Ia sss ~.
IN soon. and wen have a n,ce ,s,s M
'ut something besides sshop.' Nsus m
'ers' mayhaps." she added nn,xcn,.,,. NJ
~ and then dsrted of 20 vait 60, az
cue. leaving me gazing sdnairinsiy "
Doesn't she like 70 talk 'shop'7. 7 ash ca
ner maid. fearing that 1 had bored the n.
y leading woman. '''' ,
~ sns DOESN'T mind At all" said the a.
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