The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-05

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 Whate'er she said I knew twas right; And although much was synocapted. An artiste she-yes that I've stated
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 differ not from "Fiske-ian' critics Who, when alrs been said that's ana
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 At any time will gladly risk
 Three good "simoleons" to see Mrs. Fiske.
 fRHN UPPoSE," I mentally observed
 N yesterday as I sat in the foyer
 of the Tutwiler and chatted with Mrs Fiske, who had graciously granted me an audience, just suppose that you were seeing this charming lady for the very first time in all your life; that you had never seen her on the stage, but had read the many col umns of adulation which have been law ished upon her and that you had formed impressions of her grace and magnetism and then suddenly found yourself face to face with her--quite uninit.ated, see- ing her for the first time, what would you have said?
 i~~ The answer is not difficult for l should say exactly the very same thing said the very first time I saw this marvelously actress in Tess of the D'Urbevilles, long time ago. that she is endowed with that wonderful attribute, Quality-what you will but for want of a better name we call charm" to the greatest extent of any individual I have ever known.
 And not iota of this great charm that she possesses on the stage does she lose in the personal contract Not one degree of that strange and fascinating power that she gets over the footlghts" vanishes when you sat in adoration at her feet. i There was she, the woman. and not the actress at all, full of exquisite charm and alluring greatness" delec- table seductiveness and keen intelli- gence, and there was she just taking my heart right up and walking away 1 with it. just as she has walked away with the heart of her audiences hun dreds of times as Leah Kleschna," Becky Sharp, Nora and all the rest.
 There is an eerie fascination and peculiar finesse and tact which charac- erizes Mrs. Fiske that l have seldom seen in any other actress. Her dia- phanous and whimsical humor are scin- tillating and brilliant intellect. Oh, it's { very easy after you know her ito un- , derstand how she holds people with that tremendous hold she has had since the early days Of her career when as M in- nie Madern. then just "a tiny morsel of anfactress she played with such skill and charm the most formidable of jul Venile roles.
 As I sat in adoration at the feet of genius yesterday, I could fancy Mrs
 riske as lIedda Gabler, and while it | was all right for Grant Allen in his day to say that "Hedda" was nothing more than q girl we take down to dinner in London nineteen times out of twenty, certainly she is something more when yolA think of Mrs. Fiske as Hedda' AndNI could ima zine her as Tess-the adorable Tess-not Hardy's Tess, but ours" mine and yours; and l could , imagine | was gossiping with Becky Sharp. too. about Rawdon Crawley and Amelia Sedley-poor, innoccent Amelia for surely through the whisps of red gold hair from underneath. the white chiffon veil and the small. close fitting .oque Mrs. Fiske was wearing. and the erect vital alert figure, lndefatigacle, eloquently animate yes--surely there was Becky.
 And there was bit of Cynthia kars- fake stepping forth from the Langdon Mitchell gHttering comedy. while my old friend Mrs. Bumstead-Leagh or at least her unmistakable lorgnette, was present.
 And vet againA some of her accented words reminded me of great Lona Hes sell while Rebecca West was now and then evident and Salvation Nell--sweet Nell of old Cherry Hill was dominant all the time as we talked of many things of Duse and St. Teresa, of my adored Evangeline Booth and "Ibsen.'
 You know you've never played Ib- sen" in this town,'' l suggested.
 Dear me-" said Mrs. Fiske in that in imitabIe tone of voice. while severely when in conversation most euphoni- ous legato quality; how did you es- cape?"
 But we haven't felt that way about it." l suggested, because your i success d'estine with even the least pop l ular of Ibsen plays has always been so unquestioned
 : "Oh, yes. l have pleased the lbsen 1 enthusiasts. believe" Mrs. Fiske con ceded modestly. but then l am not an Ibsen enthusiast"
 1 This was a trifle startling. and while i when the doors were opened this morn | ing. There was bullet wound in his head and a pistol in his right hand in dcated that he had killid himself, the authorities said.
 1 Mr Arnall was last seen at : o'clock Sunday night when he left his home to attend church. He failed to return home. ! Officials of the bank say that hurriea shows that his accounts are all right. :. ! Worry over an illness of his son. 1t IS believed by Arnals friends, unbalanced | .;,,I