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Has Been in Musical Comedy.

No. have not" she answered
Il work and study all the time. I
don't even have time to 90 10 the
Jheaters. I have only seen perhaps
four OF five Of your plays OF course
when I am not working all the thea
Jers have nothing but these musical
comedies
You ike them, don't yoU2'' asked
''oh, yes. they are good" she said
with such a funny expression
Did you ever appear in One2 are
you musicale" asked the two cues
tons in one breath.
Yes" she confessed. In Russia
We have 70 play everything I sing
q little and I play the violin and
plano a little"
What DO you do IN the sumner
timer" I questioned
Her face 1T UP Immediately. I had
evidently hit upon a subject that she
Liked 20 talk about She bent forward
AID began telling ne about her coun-
Try home Just outside OF New York
Il &c out TO my little farm where
J have just as pretty a little home as
you Will ind anywhere. 1 set out
there with my chickens. and have
my Cow and everything that a person
could want in the country 7 have
plenty OF ground and have my little
garden. There I can rest. have my
piano and my violin and when I get
tired Of study can amuse myself with
,Eem.
When FIRST went out there a great
many OF the neighbors came 10 call
or sent cards. I don't know why.
Perhaps it was out OF curiosity. or
maybe they wanted to be neighbo-ly.
but 1 denied myself 70 all OF them
] did not go out II the country for
society. I wanted to be alone
You don't care for society. then2"
In interposed-
Il don't know what it is" she an
swered simply. 7 have no time for
IL. Maybe it is all right for those who
have nothing else to do. They want
some excitement, and they Ike SONG
around making calls and going to par
ties Wen. il is all right for them,
but I have no time for it d"
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Until a Few years ago il was prso-
ticaIIy unknown she answered, but
now it IS heard quite frequently.
think IT viii become the universal Ian
guage-
which Of the four you know do
you prefer?'' I asked.
"Oh, the English she said. mil
ing. DO you know that it is now
much easier for me than Russian.
French. or German Why. ] even
think English. and when 1 dream IL
is likewise in English
At that we both laughed. and I ex-
claimed:
You are. then. a fuH-fedged Amer
lean, and that being the case, tell me
how you like the country"
Il don't know anything about -
was her surprising reply
'How's that?' / queried.
I don't know anything about this
country OF yours she repeated 4
have seen nothing Of it, and I don't
know its people
That's So" agreed You have
hardly been outside OF New York.
But what do you 90 with yourself
all the time? Surely you have met
peopIe7''
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Her Expressive Face.

But the one thing that impresses her
visitor most is Madame Nazimova-s
most expressive face and eyes A bet
ter barometer OF her mental working
could not he sslsed for. She can an
Ewer dozens Of questions just by the
way she looks at you. Like the ma
jority OF Europeans she uses her hanCs
in gestures when talking animatedly.
If she il speaking Of mental exertion
she Will put her hand up TO her tenn
pie and the next moment she will
have it down At her side 10 better en-
phasize. what she is saying about ply
steal work
And then there's the expressive
shrug OF the shoulders that Is one OF
her unconscious characteristics. She
wouldn't be Maaame Nazimova with
out II, but VIXEN she Is Lot interested
Octobe r II, 1908
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By JAMES RUSSELL PARK.

in the subject under discussion the
expressions of eyes and face. gestures
and shruss are missing Another char
acterisuc IS her energy She walks
with quick, light and graceful tread.
and she shakes hands like she meant
it.
Her command Of the English
language IS nothing short of marvel
Gus, when it is remembered that
short three years ago she did not know
"A word Of it, Today she speaks 1t
nuenty with just little foreign ac-
cent THAI makes one want to hear her
talk all the time. No professor ever
spoke purer English. and ] was taken
completely by surprise. although /
had gone TO see her expecting much.
I couldn't help mentioning il 10 her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11
You Can't Platter Her.

You certainly have a wonderful
command of English for one who has
only known the language so short A
time as YOU" was my blunt way Of
putting it,
She made no reply. Perhaps she
thought I was trying to hatter her.
and she is a woman or whom fattery
makes no impression.
Didn't you find it hard TO learn"
/ asked.
NO: on the contrary 1 found it quite
easy" she said.
Yet people say our language is the
hardest in the world to learn" com
mented.
1t isn't" she continued. L should
say that Russian is the hardest be-
cause there is no other language any
thing like it. English isn't difficult IL
you know any other language. Do YOU
speak anything besides English?
French or German"
! confessed that 1 did not. but add
ed: Il used to speak and understand
Spanish a number OF years ago, and
it took me a very long time 10 learn
ii, and that is why was so surprised
at the way you speak our tongue so
well in this short a time"
You see" madame explained.
speak French and German and ther-
are many words in The English Ian
guage that are similar and have been
token from the same source. But
knowing another language won't hap
lou IN learning Russian. know. be
cause / learned il whrn WAS ten
Years Old and living in Switzerland"
i thought you we're "a RUSSIAN" 1
said
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in the parlor at the Arlington Hotel and
Rossiped about herself and her work. al
though she protested vigorously about
every two minutes that she was a
poor subject Of conversation. didn't
think so, and did my level best to
keep her on H.
Now. what shall we talk about?'
was the first thing she said To me
after the formal Il am glad TO see
you I'm the meantime she had led
me to a coy corner by a big window.
where we were seated tete-a-tete for
what proved "a most charming inter
We've for be it known Madame Nazi-
nova is a most fascinating woman
and an interesting talker.
Let us just talk about anything"
said in reply to her question, cor,
better still. we will talk about your
self
mo. no." she replied. i don't
want 10 do that
Then lets talk shop, sug-
gested, persistenuy-
mo again. smiled the madame.
Il always leave that at the theater. D..
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Voc Character Acting.

From this the conversation veered
back to the stage. and was more OF
less responsible I began it this way:
Il saw your The Comet last year.
and didn't Ike it, although I liked
your work"
What was the matter with it7" sire
asked.
4 don't like the theme
Then you don't Ike Ibsen." she
said. smiling. Il do. because it gives
you an opportunity 10 display char
acter work. think an actress should
try 70 develop herself in as many diff
fereut characters as possible she
should not be stunted- want 10 play
PLAYS that VIII show me IN as many
different characters as there are"
You don't find many OF them doing
that. though I argued.
But It isn't their fault" she re-
torted.
who's to blame7' I asked '.Ths
manager
Partly" she answered. and the
public. too. People see the actor OF
actress IN some particular work that
he OF she has made q success n and
then want to see It kept ~ ThS min
ute the player tries % 90 something
different. people won't 80 70 see the
play and there you are"
BY this time I concluded thai we
had threshed the conversational field
pretty thoroughly and r-ads my
adieus. There was another hearty
haudshake, au rev0trs. and shS 6tspPed
theoretically 20 the elevator while I
hurried downtown
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Making a Beginning.


mere was d merry twinkle IN her
'A''' sSS.' 10 ~ - d. S'e ie'Heu FORWARD
"''u S'''u ''''''' J ie''''@e'' 'na' s"e Vas
'''7 my u'S'''''i' 'Oie- i-ieh
an
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Her First American aTheater.-

-Theaterr' laughed Madame Nizom-
ova. Hardly a theater. L was onk
a hall about twice big as this room
and the stage was about as big as
three grand pianos put together. on,
III never forget that place, There
was a dance hall on the floor above.
Il saw my first Russian play in the
native tongue about q year ago" I said
to break a IuH in the conversation.
''Of course. couldn't understand a
word Of it. but the acting was very
good"
Wasn't il Madam IS company"
she asked incidentally she mentioned
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-7 Chere was that name agsin)
always plays Ibsen-"
NO Il wasn't 'Hedda,' - I differed.
1t was something about a watch
maker and a pedagogue who were al
ways making a lot OF fiery speeches,
II I remember rightly"
oh. it was The Chosen People, she
explained
4 believe that was the name Of It,
1 replied. but the thing that i'm
pressed me most about it was that
the Russian language seemed 10 be all
one word -
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Physically vs.. Mentally.

In America it is hard work physi-
cany. while in Russia # is hard work
mentally, and when one is a producer
it is very hard. for one must earn $?
many parts"
why SOP I asked.
1T is very necessary she said
When I am producing a play 1 al
ways know the parts of every one in
the company as wei as my own. or
else how would I know how 20 have
the play properly presented"
How long We're you a producer in
Russian" I asked.
Six years" she ANSWERED.
You must have started into the the
atricaI life rather young. I com
mented.
Il was sixteen.
And you come to America"
This IS my fourth season here. she
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The Same WITH English.

At this Madame Nazimova laughed.
And so dJrs the English language
TO the European who hears il for the
inst time" she retorted. Here we
were getting back to a discussion Of
languages again
is the English language heard much
in foreign cities. especially those in
Russian 1 asked.
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Not Interested in Politics.

Maybe" was her laeonic rvrly. Il
am not much interested in politics NY
self"
How does the American theater
compare with the Russian -
They are all the same" she an
swered- In Russia, America, Eng
land France. Germany. and al tho
other countries. it makes nc differ
ence."
Il remember reading, l said, H.
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replied - my unfinished question which
she had OWNED. I came TO America
because they Womb not let me produce
play that wan. ed 10. so I did it in
New York and intended TO 60 back
to Paris"
You produced il in an East Side
thester," I suggested.
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born there. but NY people took me
Switzerland when I was a baby an,
learned Other tongues than my e,
Until ! was ten years old"
Il have always had d great desir-
t" visit St. Petersburg some day" Z
TOLD her q would rather go ;herr
than to London, Paris. or Berlin
She looked at ne in surprise.
oh. you wouldn't like it." she ex-
planned 1T is very commonpla 20 nd
not typical of Russia. II you want
TO see a real Russian city you want TO
see Moscow. There is where you will
find everything truly Russian"
Il have been told that the Russian
women Of the better class as a type
are among the most beautiful III the
world I said. rs that so?,
IT don't think So said Maidne Naz-
lmova. Il think you will ind more
real beauty right here in A.ncr'ce than
in any other country. In Russia ;he
women do not pay as much attcn-
ton to their personal appearance a.
they do here"
Why is that? CareIessness?" I
queried.
NO; it isn't that" she answered.
They don't have time for It and per
hsps they do not care 50 much ABOUT
their looks. I don't know
she shrugged her shoulders quite OK
pressively.
rs II because they are too Interested
IN politics?" l persisted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11
THE FAD OF THE MOMFNT.

Teacher-Johnny. what b a. aero
naut2
Johnny Cwho has had experiencs)-Ar
aeronaut is a man who goes up IN
balloon, gets his hook on your pants
drops sand on you, and then leaves yog
Up IN q tree.-Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11

ADAAIE ALA
NAZIAIOVA is
absorbed with
two great loves
her work and
her C. O u n try
home just out
side Of y 2 "
York city. That
is what she told
me the other
day as we sat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11

the name, which ! couldn't remember
a quarter Of an hour later and much
less spell
I believe it was i replied
What was the play7~ she inquired
with interest. Wasn't It A Dolls
HouseT
NO"
Then it must have been 'Hedda
Gabler.' she exclaimed. "for Madarns
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11

Lived i'm Switzerland.

q am" She replied. "Toai is. I was
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-11
NIorigngcs.

Henry 4. Lees to n, T. Bushnell Co.,
East Rock road, 65 feet; $500.
Abraham Podoloff to Nancy G..
Chase, Portsea street, II feet $1,000.
Minnie f. Coogan to Patrick and
Mary .McCartin. Maltby place, S3 1-2
feet; S2.700.
Abraham Podoloff, ct al. to Helen
7. Cowles, Portsea street, 100 feet;
50. 600.
Abraham Podoloff, ct al, to Henry
T. L. Hall. Portsea street, II feet;
$500.
Solomon and Samuel Goldstein to
James c. Kerrigan, Garden street, IS
feet; S412.50.
Solomon Goldsteln, ct al, TO James
w. Ford, Garden street, rs feet; ST.
100.
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District of New Haven, SIS Probate
Court, April s. 1908
ESTATE OF E1NICE L. MUNsON, late
of New Haven, In said District, de-
ceased.
The Executor having made written
application for an extension of time to
settle said estate, MS by said application
on file In this Court more fully APP
pears, It is "a
ORDERED, That said application be
heard and determined at a Court OF
Probate to he held at New Haven. In
said District, on the goth day of April,
1908, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, and
that public notice OF the tendency of
said application, and or the time and
place Of the hearing thereon. be given
by publishing this order three times in
some newspaper having a circulation in
said District
By the Court.
JOHN T. gibson,
40 st Clerk
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

United church North church on the
Greenl Morning worship at 10 80. with
sermon by tho pastor, the Rev. ARENAS
j. Haynes, on The Chief Need Of the
CITY" Evening worship at 1880, az
which Mr., Haynes Will preach on The
Atoncment"
Trinity church.--Palm Sunday. a.
M, Holy Communion; 1890 a. m, Morn
Ing Prayer and sermon by Rev. W. l..
Robbins. ID. d.; 1880 D. m. Evening
Prayer and sermon by Rev. Charles O.
Scovile. Thursday, Morning Prayer ana
Holy Communion at 1890 n. M, and
Holy Communion and address by Rev.
II. ii. D. sterrett at p. M Good Fri
day. Morning Prayer and sermon by
Rev. Charles o. Scovllle at 10 n. MI
Three hours devotion from l2 TO g.
conducted b. Rev Samuel Hart, ID.
The First Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner College and Elm
streets), Rev. Francis T. Brown. pas
tor. Class meeting at $3.50 n. m. Pub
lie worship with sermon by the pastor
at 1890 a. m. Bible school at noon
Chinese Sunday school ut 2:30. Ep-
worth league meeting nj $50. Public
worship with sermon by the pastor al
/ 1880 p. m.
First Church of Christ Scientist. Re.
| publican hall. Temple and Crown
| streets, Entrance on Temple street
| Services. sunday at 1880 and 1880 p
! M. Wednesday evening meeting ut
p m. Free reading room IN Malley
! building. 902 Chapel street, Room col
open daily from 10 a. m TO p. M; or
| Wednesday 10 n m to 1880 p. m; Tues
| day and Saturday evenings 1880 to !
/ o'clock. Literature for distribution
All are cordially welcome. II
Center church, Rev, Newman Smyth
ID, pastor. Morning service at 1890
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CITY NOTICE.


The Committee on Abatement OF
Taxes OF the Board Of Aldermen will
hold public hearing Tuesday, April
a. 1905 I'm Room 10, city Hall, at p
M, for the consideration OF the follow
ing petitions:
Petitions OF AddIe NJ. Bassett. Isaac
L. Bradley, Dennis Tobn, Bridget
OBren. Marie J. Burnham. Ellen Quin-
Ian. Julia A. Hubbard, Julia Gray Mrs
Mary Brennan, State OF Connecticut
Katherine Glynn, Daniel Reilley. Died
ricch Thielbar and Mrs, John Murphy
for abatement OF taxes.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to be present and be heard
thereon without further notice.
Per order,
MICHAEL J. BURKE. Chairman.
Attest;
MICHAEL A, MORAN, Jr,
Asst. city Clerk all 10 J.
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District of New Haven, SIS. Probate
court April s, 1898.
ESTATE or EUN1CE u, MtfNSON, late
of New Haven, In said District, de-
ceased.
The Executor having made appllca-
ton for an order authorizing and em-
towering him to sell and convey GER
tain real estate of said deceased ns by
said application on file In this Court
more fully appears, II Is
ORDERED, That said application be
heard and determined at Court OF
Probate 60 be held nj New Haven, IN
said District on the goth day Of Apr
1908, ut ten o'clock IN the forenoon, and
that public notice Of the tendency Of
place OF tho hearing theron, be giver
hy publishing this order three times ir
some newspaper having circulation IL
said District,
by the Court,
JOHN r. gibson,
ag3t Clerk
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DOlNGS IN REALTY
Papers Filed Yesterday in the
Office of the Town
Clerk.

The following papers were filed In
the town clerks office yesterday.
Quit Claims.
Patrick McCartin, ct TX, to Charles
w, cove, Malthy place, "A feet.
James G Kerrigan to Solomon and
Samuel Goldsteln, 10 to 81 Garden
street, Is feet.
George d. Watrous to Solomon and
Samuel Goldstein, Garden street, 75
feet
James Il, Minor to George T.. Smith,
Edgewood avenue, so feet,
Horace Il. Chldsey TO John j. Nc
Grath. Exchange street, 40 feet.
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Warranty Deeds.

Jacob KATE to Moses Rubin, Golfc
street, 40 feet.
John Mannion to John Manlel. Sal
tonstall avenue, 30 feet.
Charles w. Loowe to Minnie T.
Coogan, Maltby place, 80 1-2 feet.
Mark Ryder TO Julius G, Watts
gott, Columbus avenue, so feet,
Helen l., Cowlca to Abraham Pod.
oloff ct al, Portsca street, 100 feet
Marion S. Holmes to Katherine
Shea, Watson street, 80 feet.
Frank j. Mon2 to Robert G. Light
bourn, Chapel street 80 feet.
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GAyEL FOR SHERIFF. MGUINNESs

Mr. Andrew Neumann Of 1921 state
street presented Sheriff Patrick Nc
Guinness the other evening with a
gavel made from one of the elm
trees Of the city, Mr. Neumann who
is known in the Cedar Hill district as
the mayor of Cedar Hlll' made some
very interesting remarks in presenting
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District OF New Haven, IS. Probate
Court. April 8, 1908.
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH H. GOOD
WIN, late OF New slaven, In said Dis
trict. deceased
The Administrator having made writ
ten application for an order authoriz.
ing him TO sell and convey certain real
estate of said deceased, as by said APP
pllcaton on file In this Court more fully
appears. 1t is
ORDERED. That said application be
heard and determined Mt Il Court OF
Probate to be held nj New Haven. IN
said District, on the 18th day of April
1908, at ten o'clock In the forenoon
and that public notice of the pendency
Mace of the hearing thereon. be given
bv publishing this order three times In
some newspaper having a circulation In
said District,
BY the Court.
JOHN I. gibson.
mat Clerk
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District Of New Haven, SO. Probate
Court. April o. 1903
ESTATE OF LUCY II. BOARDMAN,
late Of New Haven, In said District,
deceased.
Tho Executors having made written
application for an extension OF time In
which to settle said estate and to pay
the succession tax due 10 the state of
Connecticut, as by said application on
Ale In this Court more fully appears 1t
Is
ORDERED, That said application be
heard and determined AZ Court OF
Probate TO be- held ut New Haven, IN
said District, on the Goth day Of April,
1905 at ten o'clock In the forenoon, and
that public notice Of the tendency of
said application. and of the time and
place Of the hearing thereon he given
by publishing this order three times
in some newspaper having a circula-
ton IN said District.
BY the Court
JOHN l.. gibson.
oo3t Clerk
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PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS FoR COAL.

Sealed proposals for the years sup
ply OF coal about eight thousand
$4,000 tons, will be received at the
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane UNI
III April II. 1905. Information regard
Ing quality of coal, price, time and
manner OF delivery Will be furnished
upon application by letter 10 the SUI
pcrlntendent, Or. Henry S. Noble, Mid
dletown, Conn. as 1t
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District of New Haven. SIS. Probate
Court. April S, 1905.
ESTATE OF JULIA t. CAMP. late OF
New Haven, in said District deceas-
ed.
PURSUANT to an order from the
Court of Probate for said District, there
will be sold Mt public auction to the
highest bidder on the ist day of Octo-
her, \. u. 1898. at 10 o'clock In the
forenoon (unless previously disposed of
at private sale) the following real es-
tate OF said deceased. situated In the
town OF New Haven. viz. The house
and lot known as No. i6i Blake street,
said lot being 60x2ii feet.
sale to take place on said premises IN
said town. Terms made known at
time OF sale
EDWARD $. NETTLETON.
al01t Admr.. c. t. n.
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HELP wANTED-l made $4,000 in

HELP WANTED --Honk! Honk!
Honk! Look sharp to your interest.
Now is the time for young men to
learn the auto business A thorough
knowledge of your machine and how
to repair when required is what we
teach you. open evenings, New Eng
land Auto School, i3 Broadway oS II
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LEGAL NOTICE..

District Of New Haven, S., Probate
Court April 10. 1908.
ESTATE OF LUCRETIA $. DEFOREST,
late az New Haven, In said District,
deceased
The executors having exhibited their
administration account with said es-
tate to this Court for allowance. II is
ORDERED. That the 18th day OF
April 1905, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, ut a csurt OF Probate to be held
at New Haven, In said District, be APP
pointed for a hearing on the allowance
of said account and that notice of the
time and place Of said hearing be Civ
en- by publishing this order three times
In some newspaper having n circulation
IN said District.
BY the Court,
JOHN L. gibson, Clerk.
all 81
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anu always need large numbers. Slee-
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