The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-16
AND Is NOW A FAMOUS STAR
1T THE COMIC OPERA WORLD
Was Born at Mound City, Ill=Mother Had
Her Arrested When She Made Her
First Appearance But Later
Acquiesced

had found its permanent peg at last,
and myself seated comfortably in an
arm chair / felt that the intoryiewer's
lot would indeed be a happy one if all
interviews were Ike tbs. j seem
ed shame to have to talk business
under the circumstances, but that's
what | was there for, and It had to be
done. Possibly she Wouldn. have been
so gracious otherwise but my private
opinion lis that Trixie Friganza would
be nice to a tramp who couldn't write
line, even to acknowledge his thanks
for good dinner and no wood to saw.
The very first thing want to
know about, | said after we had dal-
lied for a few moments along the
primrose path Of the usual prelimin
airy platitudes is that name of yours.
Where the dickens did you get it,
q didn't marry IT," she laughed
lightly
SO you've been married? | asked.
though she had not said so definitely,
end knew that women sometimes acs
CURED a change of name by marriage.
YES, but forget Il" She responded
twith a small frown.
! did, because dramatic marriages
are often quite as unstable as the fash
ionable society variety and sometimes
are pleasanter forgot than remember
ed
Which, however. doesn't quite ex-
plain how you got the name persist
ed
ooh, I'm quite willing to tell you"
she smiled frankly "Friganza is my
mothers maiden name. She is Span
ish. My father, who was not Spanish
didn't have a name that liked for
stage purposes, though | assure YOU It
was not Murphy, so | took my moth
er's name That for the last name
For the first ! didn't like my own Of
Della, not Bedelia, mind you, and
when | was with Digby Bell he christ
ened me Trlxie. Trixle Friganza is
what il has been for ten years OF
more, and l hope 10 make it as merito-
rious as | think it is pretty DO you
nike it?"
Il surely do" I assented, with en-
thusiastic affirmation, and that being
settled we moved up 10 the next point
Of interest, which was her first ap
pearance on the stage Of human ac.
ton.
DO you mean where was | born?7
she asked.
You've guessed it, / nodded
Was Born in Mound City.
Il was born in Mound City. Illinois
small town way down In the furth-
est corner Of the state. My fathers
name was Callahan While I was stin
a little girl we moved to Cincinnati"
Did you come of theatrical stock?"
/ went on.
Not at all. Ny father was a bril-
liant man, as many Of his countrymen
are. and have been, but not stage bril-
liant. and nay mother had a horror OF
&C.. ! had to run away from home to
begin my career.
Possibly your environment had
something TO do with IT," I suggested.
Cincinnati in art and music leads
her western sisters. or did once. and
living in such an atmosphere must
have had it's influence"
II shouldn't be at all surprised. -
she said with a funny kind Of a smile.
1T was necessary for me TO 90 TO
work early. and absorbed art as a
cash girl in Pogue's store at So a
week. One can get a lot Of real art
into her system at those rates, don't
/ You think? / couldn't sing. either.
and as for being an ACTRESS, I never
Thought Of such a thing. When was
about sixteen I was promoted TO the
handkerchief counter. and bad ms sal
I sry moved along to five per week. I
think Possibly ID was only four ana
a half. Anyway. il meant a whole
heap ~ as for we needed the money.
one day a boy friead. who knew
something about the show business
told mo / could make more money
tban ny store sa.say by going on the
stage as a chorus girl I laughed at
the very idea, but he took the matter
seriously and insisted that I was
wasting my time and talents. knew
/ vas not bad looking, and that I had
2 good figure. and after more argu-
uents from him, and the plain state
ment that could get sixteen q weel-
I began 70 think about it, Ny mother
and two little sisters depended large
iy en- ne. and I was willing to do any
honest work that wc1ld bring IN more
laoHey Another career than that
never Thought Of BY and ~ The
FeaIl q PeAin' came 70 CINCINNATI