Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-21
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER


what to tell him to bring you fol Christmas. What do you want?
 That's hard question for a lit tie girl to answer she responded. What should you say to tea set?'
 "'I should love that. have a tiny one, but I'd rather have one large enough to serve my friends with?'
 So! and what about jewelry?' F@- I hardly know, For have so much already
 | Wouldn't you like a nice little fring?' asked.
 ;" I'd like a diamond ring
 " 'Eh? A real diamond?'
 /" Well, I'm not much for fake jewelry, but l suppose fake would do, answered the child, seriously
 Richard Mansfield often tolG this story of his little Duke of York. He did not tell what Leora is telling to her schoolmates at Greenville, Miss, that she received both the tea set and the ring. The ring, whiLh she wears is not a fake"
 A PROMISING YOUNG ACTRESS.
 There is always a fascinating in. terest to young girl who accom- plishes much, and one of the most pronounced claimants to this honor now before the public is Miss Eleanor Robson. Her rise has been phenom- hn ct after setting foot upon the stage Miss Eleanor Elise Robson is the daughter of Madge Carr Cooke of the famous Cabbage Patch ,and was born in Wegan, Lancashire, England. She was educated in the convent school at Fort Wadsw worth, Staten Island graduating in 1897; and at that time her knowledge of the world was very much Merely Mary Annish" Her firm determination at this time was to become an artist; she wanted tc paint great pictures. But faith and Miss Robson's clever mother got to- gether and mapped out an altogether different plan. Mrs Cooke, playing at that time in the Frawley Stock con- pany in San Francisco, believed that the stage held honors for her talent ed. daughter, and as MT Frawley of fered'a place in his company, Miss Eleanor was sent for It was a long journey for a timid girl just out of convent to take alone, but just be- fore the good sisters put her on the train, telegram was received from Mrs Cooke saying: You have been placed in charge of conductors all along the road" So the trip was talk en without fear, and the next Mon- day the girl played the part. of Mar gery Knox in the Belasco-De Mile play, Men and Women and to the astonishmentof every one played il well, From that time to this, Miss Robson has been in constant rush of work. She is so sought after by managers that the most fastidious playwrights sometimes follow her about the country in her regular work, glad to catch an hour of her time here and there, in which to drill her for appearance in a new play. Miss Robson has many quail ties that make for success, including youth, beauty, the ability to feel and to express feeling, the histrionic in- heritance of two generations, and gentle breeding. She Is slight oi build and is exceedingly modest and retiring, and positively declines to have her private life exploited; SC little is known of her except as she appears behind the footlights. Miss Robson made her debut on September 13, 1897, and there are thirteen let ters in her name, so she declares thir- teen to be her lucky number. "Sal- omy .Tane," Paul Armstrong's drama in which: Miss Robson this season, as last. has scored so positive a hit in New York city. will have its first presentation here at the Poli theater on Tuesday evening, Oct. 1. The play itself tingles with rich. red blood, and tells its story of human interest, and tells it capitally. It concerns the methods of the Vigi- lantes in the old California days. The spontaneous love of Salomy Jane for the man of the story brings out the heart interest and the introduction of three children heightens the effect. In all essentials the title character is the Salomy of Bret Harte. giving an opportunity for Miss Robson such as she has not had since her attempt at Juliet, for the portrayal of primitive passion. a passion that is tragic. Miss Robson will appear at Polls on Octo- Der 1.