The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-19
WONDERFUL
MRS. FAY
INTERVIEW WE'D

tonight an the Providence Opera House.
Perhaps it would not be eXaggeration 10
state that Mrs. Fay is, and has been, the
most talked of woman that has ever Wis
tied Providence. Nothing heretofore Of
fcrcd has approached in character the in
cxplicablc mystery Of this wonderful
woman. knowing that az least 90 per cent
OF tho people Of Providence have become
interested in Mrs. Fay's work.
The News today prints the only
authentic interview that has ever
been granted in this city. Mrs.
Fay never receives callers and re-
gardless OF the fact that she is "A public
worker and interviews would reflect more
or less to her benefit from an advertising
standpoint, she has refused time and
again To grant ia reporters an opportunity
OF meeting her In person. The rule is iron
clad and it takes nothing short Of abjec.
intimidation TO get a business card to the
manipulation OF the destiny of man.
In explanation as 20 why Mrs. Fay does
not grant interviews under any circum-
stances, Mr.. Fay offers the following.
During Mrs. Fay's nine years OF public
work, she has been subjected TO "A series
oi narrow escapes from monomaniacs anG
ranks insulting statements by ineXpcri-
ehced reporters, who are not real newspa-
per men. AS an illustration. during Mrs.
rays engagement In San Francisco, n
man called r~cprcsenting himself as con-
nected with The Examiner. Mrs. Fay
granted an audience and barely escaped
assassination as the fellow was "a crank
and declared that Mrs. Fay was too good
for this world, hat heaven was her
home and he intended 20 accommodate
ncr with "a limited ana first class passage
% the desired destination.
Mr.. Fay related 10 The News man half
"A dozen EIfpb inef4npaE Tbgp ION while
recently at Utica, a reporter for one of the
local papers called az the Butterield Hotel
and asked for an inter<ew with Mrs.
ray. Upon gaining the desired audience
with the much-talked of woman who had
been greeted SO enthusiastically by that
city, he had the termidity 10 ask Mrs.
Fay 10 tell his fortune. No regular news
paper man would have been guilty of this.
Ihe genuine reporter is. I'm most instances.
first of all a gentleman. and he woulG
nave recognized that Mrs. Fay was a lady
norm and bred and the nature Of her work
absolutely precluded such buugling meth
oCs as fortune tellin8. The repOrter die
not even apologize, but continued in his
puerile, aimless way to question her with
out point or reason. However, regardless
OF the many unpleasant episodes. Mrs.
Fay granted 10 the reporter of the News
the much sought privilege.
Eva Fay in her apartment at the Mar
~ragansett, and Eva Fay who has mysti-
fed and puzzled the whole city are two
different persons.
In looks they are quite the same. for
Eva Fay is "a beautiful woman on or off
the stage, but she is as girlisu and I'M
affected at. home as any young college
girl, and not a bit mysterious. When
the reporter called by appointment this
morning Mrs. Fay wore a black plated
broadCloth skirt with q white shirt waist,
covered with beautiful embroidery IN
colored silks, but what Eva Fay wears
Is of small Importance with her beautiful
mobile face. She has wonderful eyes. full
OF shadows and mystery, and they match
her lovely hair in color, a light copper.
She wears her hair parted in the middle
and rolled back into a low coil at the
back OF her head. She wears very little
jewelry, only "A handsome solitaire dia-
mond above her wedding ring. From her
waist hung a beautiful chatelaine bag
OF pale blue and white beads,
But Eva Fay's voice is her most charm
ing feature. J, Is low soft and musical.
When sac speaks her whole face lights
up and she uses her hands q great dear
TO emphasize what she is saying.
The Fays' room IL a busy place. In the
next room a ~Titian-haired young woman
was pounding away AT a typewriter. She
Is the Fays' stenographer ana accom-
panies them wherever they go to attend
TO their enormous correspondence. Mr..
Fay. in a brown lOunging robe. was de
rectlng a young man. his private secrc-
tary. about FASTING clippings in a large
scrap book. The Fays keep all their
newspaper notices. good or bad. In and
out OF all this hustle Mrs. Fay's pretty
little dog Nancy with a big red bow
on his collar, skipped about. He made
friends with the reporter at once and
Mrs. Fay said: lie likes you. lie never
does that unless he does. ] love animals
and so | carry Nancy around with me.
sneakcd her I'm here for a little while
this morning. because they don't allow
dogs I'm this hotel She goes to the
theatre with ms every night and watches
over my dressing room while am on tho
stage. like women better than men,
anyway. Men are so selfish, said Mrs.
Fay. It's always self with them.
You Just ought to see their lot
ters. always about their investments
and themselves. But the letters OF
women are filed with tender solicitudc
about some one near and dear to them.
And do you know women up TINS W..
don't ask So NAM silly questions about
sweethcarts and that sort OF thing as
as about their Investments. Women
are becoming more and more X Ihelr
brothers as far as stocks are Concerned.
Now. 7 don't claim To be infnlltble IN
my replies. tell Just what | sec. keep
my eyes closed and all those answers pass
h, fore mo like moving pictures. mats the
only way can explain ~
y es. was born I'm East India, the
daughter OF an English officer and "a half
custc Indian man. she died when ! was
very young and OF course was am out
cast in the owes OF the native people as II
was "a terrible disgrace FOR my mother 90
marry outside her own race ana an Eng
liShn.an ip tho bargain, was taken To
10y my father and placed In "A
convent there. Even VIXEN was only p
young Eirl the other girls used To- ask me
when their auuts or mothers were coming
20 see them and ] was so accurate about
telling them that they Christcned mo The
SCVroas.' where aid 7 meet Mr.. Fnv' ]
met him On England. What do / eat? Veg
stables mostly. J dou't like meat. no gives
ls lots OF ills aud makes us have ugiy
tcmpcrs and as for intoxicating drinks my
dear, I'm very much sot against Thorn.
WHY any rational person wants 60 duh
heir brain with wine or hpyr &c. more than /
know. MI Fay does not drink either. .
yUu know Dr. "a man wants q private
-cCrctury Doe wouldu'f take the young fel-
whom hc had asked 90 have n drink
With him. Never! lie would think over
what Young fellow Dee knew was strictly
temperate.
~ can't ALWAYS sec things you know:
SOME nights 80 on the stage and ] can't
but three or four things. That Is why
carry % vaudeville company. Some day
hope 90 sfurtle the world and I am going
.o kD,I right ON trying until / do.
"AM A-IL