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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1902)
Social Status of the American Stage Star P" 1 " i I i iT V i, ' I .fit-: ; l j ' I. ' Mtj. .V. o MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL. ETHYL. BARRYMORE. ELSIE DE WOLFE. JOHN DREW. (CopyrlKtit. line, by Anna H. Illi-biirclmni.) ballioom. Just as the social leader is extended to the woman. She will not be woman. They feel that they are perpetually garments Interfere with its success. tTPimfi Maudo Adam's last tour, a chained to her engagement book, so must lined by clever hostesses as a bait to at- on exhibition, sucn entertainment is not a .ra. mmc unuinuui, HUCCu. n li I social leader In a mid-west city the actress bow to her art. And each tract desirable guests. relaxation or a pleasure to them. It Is a over a social clique In London, has declined I j . i .. i in hop nov l content. Some actreaaea are hnrn tn anrlal atond- nart of their bualneca life. The result Is nearly all Invitations In New York, because young star. Issued Invitations for Time was when members of the profes- ing. some achieve it and some have It that successful women of the stage are she has personally directed all her produc . ,n,.nJ in h..r h.mnr ai al- ainn hnr Its atamn on their conduct and thrust upon them. drawing further and further Into their tions. Charming Miss Van Brugh, who most the last moment Miss Adams appeared drcBS. They "talked shop" In public. They Miss Elsie DeWolfe belongs to the first shells. supported John Hare in The .Gay Lord before her hostess, muffled up to her eyes wanted all who saw to know that thev named class. The social spoon was The uncertainty of social standing In Quex," goes out much In London, but dur- and offering this explanation: trod the boards; they attracted attention firmly wedged between her lips when America has much to do with the condi- Ing her New York stay she barely got be- "I have come In person to make my apol- wherever they went and they dressed con- she made her entrance on the world's tions referred to above. The social leader yond a circle of theatrical acquaintances, ogles and to explain why I cannot bo pres- splcuously. often loudly. And well-bred stage. And society was not pleased of today may depend upon cleverness and When approached on the topic of the i-nt when your friends arrive. As you seo, people drew back their Bklrts as they when she became an actress. Here wealth entirely. Family standing she has actor and society, Clyde Fitch, the play- I have a cold and must not apeak above a passed by and prided themselves on their was a charming woman, It argued, not. Her father or her grandfather may wrlght. said: "The gulf between the stage whisper In order to save my volco for to- own quiet demeanor and simplicity of whoso taste was unimpeachable, whoso have sold groceries to the mother of the and that much abused world, society. Is ulght'a performance. I waift you to under- dress. entertainments were worth while. It stagn star; therefore, milady of society's a relic of the Puritanical era. Society does land" Hut all this is changed. Tho up-to-date went to see her. when sho began her realm cannot afford to "receive" the woman not give a hang about the stagn and stage .The hostess wsb In despair. star Is In the throes of an era of ex- stage career and it supports her in New who stands equally high in the dramatic people do not give a hang for society. So- "Hut. my dear girl, the affair is entirely cluslvcness. The women prominent In so- York as a star, but it feels that It has a profession. Sho is not sufficiently sure of ii'ty goes to the ,natr t0 be amused; In your honor. If you could put In an ap- clety are doing tho unexpected, the eccen- grievance against her Ju3t the same. When her own Bocial position to run any risks, to see the play. I doubt that it notices Dearanco for only a Bhort time, you need trie thing. -'0 New York, she Is bombarded with So fear on the one side and pride on the tho names on the pogratn. If Miss Jones not use your voice. I i make tho apolo- in going abroad the star clings to the Invitations which she cannot accept be- other keep them apart. seclusion of her stateroom. In the sum- cause she is now a woman of affairs, prac- But each well known actress gathers Miss AdaniB smiled and shook her head, mer she seeks the most quiet resort and tlially her own manager. BU whenever about her a little circle of friends outside makes a hit In a bit of character work, the woman in the box will remark afterward. 'Va6n't that girl in red clever?' But sho "And earn a reputation for hauteur and for a month or so Is literally swallowed up he tlla a little leisure she Is made wel- the profession, whose Influence Is to draw wil1 not remember her name. I do not think that society In America Is Interested In the theater and its actors, rudeness which I do not deserve? I cannot by the woods. At hotels she seldom ap- come at the homes of the elect. her away from the strain and anxieJes cf ..run i.ih inw nrnfeuHiiin nml aoi'letv. and nonra in thn nnhiirt riininir room hut has Graceful, wlnioioe Ethel Barrymore be- her work. I am under contract to tho former." her meals served In her rooms. When longs to the second class. She his achieved Ar.nie Russell's circle has a distinct beyond being amused when the opportunity. In those few sentences Miss Adams voiced profits begin to roll In she buys a home to an enviable position In the social world, in literary coloring; Amelia Bingham belongs arises. It will not be bored, and if the feeling of tho better class of her fellow occupy during her New York runs. Then Its innermost circles, principally through to the dinner giving ,ype and has her reg- chooses to feel bored by stage people that workers. Society does not want them un- BDe adds to this a country place, far from hor wonderful charm of manner, her sweet ular days at home during her New York Is the end of it. less they achieve success, and If they would the maddening crowd of Broadway. simplicity and her beautiful home life, for season. Nearly all of Maude Adams' per- "Now, In London It Is different. There be successful, they have no time for socloty. while the actress who Is really d ing the BDe a marvel of discretion, and a "little sonal friends are outside the profession, society is interested In the drama and the In this day of grace society is for the In- correct ,htnK according to the standards motbei'" to her two big brothers. Mrs. and her entertaining is of the quietest sort, people who interpret it. The smart set domltable. He may enter who will and of ln02 appears on the street in a severely R1( nard HnrdlnK Davis, who Is received Both Mary Mannering and Annie Irish do in the social world, In literature and In art there are many doors. Given a fair narao, ,,,, '(aiior-made suit the Boclal belle everywhere, is Miss Barrymore'a most In- private life Mrs. Hackett and Mrs. Dodson) mingle. The circle Is larger. There are beauty, brains and money, all of which driVes down Fifth avenue In garments of tlmate friend, and the two are seen wher- are intensely domestic. In their tastes and more people who write and paint and play some American actresses possess, and the a huo anJ a tmhloa that would make her evcr anv one worlh whl,e oe"- much given to quiet entertaining. Alice to make up this circle of social life, woman who can sway her thousands across aratocratlc old ancestors turn over in their John Drcw nnd hu family have an as- Fischer, known to her personal friends as "On the other hand if New York society the footlights will successfully storm the graVcB The woman high up on the social "'red social position In New York, and his Mrs. William Harcourt, has a large, ac- elects to take up a certain person and make roclal citadel. The question at stake Is lBlg c'nula fr0(.y when she returns from daughter was Introduced to society befori quaintance in metropolitan art and literary much of her, it cares not whether she is this: "U it worth while?"- abroad of tho latest triumph attained by a eno niaJe a professional debut. When he Is circles. or is not in the profession. When Ethel Barrymore scored an arlUtln ariHan coiffure In tinting her hair, but on ,he roaJ. country club privileges are The foreign actor is deluged with invita- "And your American actress is quite In trlumph this fall In "Carrola," the world (no actress leaves peroxldo for the young '"ore to Mr. Drew's liking than the entree tions before he fairly lands, but, as a rule, dependent of society, in the sense of the of critics and regular theater goera ex- woman In the front row of the chorus, and to the niost exclusive drawing rooms. He he catches the American spirit of business exclusive smart set. Society Is made up claimed: "Good. It looked for a whllo as rovcla In her own natural locks. 18 an enthusiastic golf player, and prefers before pleasure and devotes himself to his cf many cliques and each woman has the If social success would blast her artistic u u (ho social leader who venturea Into being received on his merits as a man and tour. .Arrived In New York ho has his com- right to feel that she has her own social career." For of all stage women, Miss nohemln and does original, eccentric a good fellow than on his Thespian pany to rehearse, the details of his tour to circle. The actress who is guest of honor Barrymore holds tho most secure position things. Tho actress leans toward domes- triumphs. arrange and a frequent change of bill to at a smart Sunday morning breakfast, and In New York's social world. tlclty and conventionality. And all these Clara Bloodgood, who Is to be starred prepare for. Beyond an occasional appear- tho chorus girl who Is Invited out to Sun Men and women who are really making aro straws that show which way the wind ,hla season, was a figure In the "smart set" anee at the Lambs' club or the Players' he day night tea over In Jersey, will both feel history and art and literature have no blows. Instances there still are of women 'r many seasons before she went on the bas little chance for meeting Americans that they are received socially outside the time for the carving of a social of notorious reputation who achieve ar- stage, but she, too, finds that art and the socially. profession. career. They leave that for butterflies, tlstic success, but the averago American social whirligig are Incompatible. The women stars from abroad are no bet- "As I said before, society and the 6tage who flutter in the sunlight shed by others; star of today would raco any social circle. Great artists like Bernhardt, Duse, Calve ter off. An American engagement repre- are equally Indifferent to each other, for women, whose ambition Is to rulo and But on this your modern stae woman and Ellen Terry belong to thoBO who have sents so many thousands of dollars with Each Is busy In its own way, absorbed and who can do so only above the teacups, over Insists she will grace, but she will not bo social attentions thrust upon them. But which to purchase luxuries at home. It Is independent In its own occupations and iti damask and under the myriad lights of a patronized. She will accept Invitations the tribute Is to the artist, not to the purely a business venture, and social eu- pleasures, Its work and Its amusements." Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People 1ICVT fL.nna u. t m I. Il I U m b M T. .1 I1IIIUI Mil II. iua ..." Atf I way to Washington recently ho nuu DKuii mini . i 1 1 . i r " - for an airing at Pittsburg and were left behind, having made a mistake as to tho wailing time. The party included several member of the Bonded Warehouse assoclutlcn, one of whom went to hunt for Pullman accommodation. The Pullman division superintendent was very sorry, but he could do nothing until he learned that Mr. Hunna was among those present. Then a special was made up in a hurry and the travelers were soon on their way once more. The following inscription has been placed above the grave of tho late editor of the New York Evening Post at Ilazelbeach, England. "Edwin ljtrtnce Godkin, pub licist, economist, moraliM; born at Moyue. Wlcklow, 1831; died at Greenway. Devon, 1V02, For forty years a citizen of the United States. Gifted with a penetrating Intellect and singular powers of expres sion; constant in friendship; tireless in energy; dauntless in courage; a steadfast champion of good causes and high ideals, he became a foremost part in all efforts to make government Just, pure and efficleut and wrought unceasingly to strengthen the ties between the nation whence he sprang and that to which his services were given through a long and laborious life. Sapere aude." John Buskin's hoi.i-.d love continues to be the subject of mu-h gossip In the English .retts. One gossipy writer says there is In existence a letter by Ruukln which he him self has seen, giving Ruakln's own account of the separation from his wife. It shows that there was nothing more than Incom patibility between them. The real passion of Buskin's lite came to him when he was a man past 60. He fell In love with an Irish girl, Rosle Latourhe. She loved him, but their religious differences were insuper able. The girl died while still a girl and Ruskin broke down. The misfortuue clouded tho rest of his life In despair. He fell in with spiritualists, who revealed to him the spirit of his dead love. Hence came the crushing collapse which ultimately over threw his brain. "M. A. P." tellsa? story with regard to the late czar of Russia. He was one night playing a game of whist at Homburg, and the present king, then, of course, prince of Wales, and several of his friends were of the party. Among these friends was Sir James Maekltitobh. a w ell know ft bon vlvant of the 'Si's and '90s. Sir James was one of those blunt, downright, ruugh spoken Scotchmen who didn't know fear of God or man. In the midst cf the game Sir James called out to the czar, "You've revoked." Everybody's blood ran cold. The prince of Wales, 1 have been told, kicked the Scotch man under the table, and the czar, blush ing and confuted, exclaimed In bewilder ment. "Revoked! Why, I never did such a thing in my life!" But Sir James persisted and the monarch was proved to be in the wrong; wnereupon Sit James replied to the observation of the czar: "I daresay you've often revoked, your majesty, but this is the first time you were ever told so." Tho left thumb of Paul Kruger of the Transvaal was lost through his rifle explod ing when he fired at a rhinoceros. He says: "Next day, our people, guided by the track of my horse, went to the spot and there found the rhinoceros 'still alive, and, following the trail of blood, discovered 'he remains of the rifie and my thumb. My hand was in a horrible state. The great veins were torn asunder. The flesh was hanging in strips. I bled like a slaughtered calf." Kruger made his way to the wagons, where his wife and sister-in-law were sit ting by the fire. The sister-in-law pointed to his hand. "Look what a fat game Brother Paul has been shooting," she said, and that was all. They went home. Kruger took out his knife and cut across the ball of the thumb, removing as much as was neces sary. "Then they killed a goat, took out the stomach and cut it open. I put my hand into It while it was still warm," and thus was the wound healed. 'Ich dien," the motto which belongs to the prince of Wales, is usually translated "I serve." and tradition has it that it was taken by the black prince from the royal helmet of the blind king of Bohemia, who was killed on the field of Crecy. It is a notable fact, however, that the late Dr. William Ihne. professor of English litera ture at Heidelberg, rejected this theory. He held that the motto was of Welsh origin and took Its rise at the time when Edward I presented his new-born eldest son to the Welsh chieftains at Carnarban castle as their future sovereign. He held the child up in his arms and exclaimed in Welsh "Eich dyn," meaning "This Is your man." The explanation Is accepted by many an tiquarians. A Chicago speculator Is responsible for the statement that on one occasion Russell Sage stood treat. It was this way: The Chicago man was in New York, and feeling that a little drop of something would do htm good was about to drop into a cafe when he met Mr. Sage and invited him to go along. The aged Croesus agreed, though it is not his habit to Indulge except on rare occasions. They entered the cafe and the proprietor, who knew the man from Chi cago and Mr. Sage, too, said to the former gravely: "Mr Blank, what is your idea in bringing that youngster in here? I never sell liquors to minors." He and the Chi cago man smiled broadly, Russell Sagc snickered and "bought." When, in the calamitous Hotel Windsor fire in New York City a few years ago, Ulu late Colonel Tom Ochiltree lost all of hu personal possessions, including every stitch tf his clothing, he took the matter with his usual benign philosophy. He was sur rounded by a group of newspaper reporters as he stood coutempla; ing the tragic con flagration. The newt-paper men were ex pressing their sympathy for him In the loss of everything he owned, but he only shook his head and smiled in a rueful sort of way. "I don't bo muc h mind the burning of all of the rest of the stuff, boys," Colonel Ochil tree remarked, "but I do hate to lose those twenty large books of newspaper clippings written around me during the last thirty years or so. I was going to make a book out of the material." "What were you going to call the book, colonel?" the amiable Texan was asked by one of the reporters. "I was going to call It." was the quick response, "my personally conducted me nioirs, as fallaciously pet forth by a generu- ticm of yi ung gentlemen of the space-writing fraternity who need the money." Pic-t-idcnt Ingalls of the Big Fcur ro id writer an rxe: ruble hand, and a farmer living near Springfield, O., is glad of it. One day Mr. Ingalls was riding over a di vision of the road and came within smell ing distance of a particularly emphatic hog pen owned by the farrr. Next day hJ wrote an autograph lettei o the agricul turist, complaining of the hog pen. The farmer could not read a word of It and showed the missive to a Big Four agent. The latter could not make anything out of it, either, but said It looked like the passes sometimes Issued by President Ingalls. This was a suggestion to the farmer, who declares that he made several trips on the toad, using the illegible scrawl as a pass before conductors discovered that it was a protest instead.
