Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 14, 1901, Page 28

STRUGGLES OF AN ACTRESS, Hardships snd Pitf I Eattle for Existency CLARA MOR?ZIS' EXPZRIENCE AT CINCINNAT Iy Hint Reveals n e eting with Duiy. (« I exper set it d A friend of mine who hal ciunaty, and who wighed 0 said: "0 ng | ik I friend Ciara and anr o city for t 80 comfor wer s a from Cin me, had cun do for y | can save you (he w a long search in a 8o 11 ower before " never h or prie in a tudy a ‘p nable—the t but the cooking per ich a prospect, and pruing went forth from my temporarily tering hotel to find Mrs, Scott and beg her to take me in on the word of her boarders of a year ago 1 found the house easily, but, modest as was its exterior, its rich interior my art down rapidly—it going be away beyond my salary, 1 decided. Yet after o most bewlldering interview, 1 ftound inspeciing the big, sunny room, the thought of my | rough trunks coming in contact with such & hand Mr had re- marked, casually, that she had put her | earnings back on the house, as a pure matter of business, and 1 was radiant when | she named her price for the and, hastily engaging it, | started out at once to order my trunks taken there and to telegraph mo to come As 1 descended the steps L could not help bumming a little tune. A policeman lied the street toward me and ad & hazy notion that he had been there when I was in. As I reached the pavemen heastepped up holding out to me bandkerchief—palpably his own—asked, while looking at me closely, if it was mine. | I was indignint and I answered sharply “It 15 not mine—as you very well know.” He laughed rather sheepishly and said “Well, you are not stupid, If you are fnno- cont;” then asked, “are you a stranger | here?” early on Mon sent was to to me myself and shrinking a t room, across and Bluffed the Copper. I turned back toward the house I had just Yeft, then paused as I eald, angrily: "I} have o mind to go back and ask Mrs. Scott | to come with me—to protect me from impertinence of the police. Who?" he asked, with wide ring eyes; “you will go back “To Mrs 1 snapped “there’s 1o open, won- to who?"" Scott sald he, Mrs. Seott » I questioned, satirically. “No?| Well, as I have just engaged board from | Mr Scott 1 venture to differ with you. “Good Lord, miss,” the man said, “Mrs William Scott's been dead these nine months or more. That's no place for honest people now. Why—why, we're watching the house this moment, hoping to catch that woman’s fall bird son, who has broken gull i Louisville—don't look so white, | s “But=but,” I whispered. *“I—I was sent here by a friend—I—1 liave engaged a room | there! Oh, what shall I do? That's all right, miss, reassuringly answered the policeman, “I'll give up the room for you—you ain’'t the only one that hus come here expecting to find Mrs. Scott 1n the house. You don’t need to go back to the door’—and, the theater being in full view, In an agony of humillation and terror, 1 flung myself into its friendly, Just opened office—where Mr. Macaulay presently found me, shaking like a leaf and almost unable to muke plain my experience He was furious, and, finding ray name was mentioned in th. letter of introduction to Mrs. Scott, and that “Mrs. Scott” had re- tained it, he called the policeman and to- gother they went to the house and de- manded the letter back It was given up, but most unwillingly, as the woman, with the superstition, of all gambling people, tooked upon it as a luck-breeder—a mascot and an hour later, by Mr. Macaulay's ald, 1 had found two wee rooms, whose carpets would welcome my trunks as hiders of | holes—rooms that were dull, even dingy, but had nevertheless securely sheltered honest. poverty for long years past, and could do much for years to come. 1 mentlon this unpleasant incldent simply to show how utterly unexpected are some of the pitfalls that make dangerous the pathway of honest girlhood. To show, (0o, that utter ignorance of 1 is in itself a danger. The interview that “bewildered" me would huve been, for instance, a danger signal to my mother, who would, too, having seen how the richness of furniture contra- dicted ouiside shabbiness, have bad her Buspiclons arous 1 noted that fact, but, not knowing of gambling being unlawful and sccretly carried on, my observation was of no service to me, as it suggested pothing. Ignorance of the existence of evil may sometimes become the uctive foe of innocence. No one learned of the unpleasant experi- ence, 5o I was spared disagreeable com. ment, and, sending for my mother to join me, I devoted myself to preparations for my opening Vhest ¥ 1 Jewels, To y 1 made a success in Cincinnati is the barest truth—1 might say it was a sensation, almost at once. The third night of the son—to ba exact—I recelved my Brst anonymous Eift, a very beautiful and | expensive set of jowelry, pale p' ' corals | In combined dead and burnished gold set- Ung. They rested in their ¢ tin-lined nest | and tempted me sender wrote | forgive my temerity by ing in the third act.” 1 did not wear them in any act, and yet, oh, eternal feminine! I tried them on, at least 1 put one ring in my ear and held th ant aguinst my throat, *just to see” bow they would have looked—-you know Flowers came over the footlights the like of which I had never seen in my life be- fore, great baskets of hothouse beauties, GOOD FO wearing ries | me | Juventl | bis ofice in New Yo “Show | * “ome na note of them cost k. The with a big 1t po than 1 ¢ ame a roed sder ing mor night lockot—a to return tha o0ld ne sort of thing wa to me pleasin, because earncd fon pleases one, even though it be ctly expr 1. 1t soon be whispered about that I sent back welry, and lo! one matinee w ndid basket of white camelias, frir with poinsetta leaves, there cair box of French candied fruit. My! what ensation they created in the dressing roc of the women (we dress in one great long room there), took b of peach and of green figs to show th friends. while T devo! yself to the et 1d apricots. That seemed to st n, for can dainty boxe often ers afterwar y great pride and pleasure omen, and my Saturday § ¢ was turned over to mother for the new I remember somc art o fashic to me to from lowance AUGUSTIN banqueting fund--that meant a bit of cheese for supper. Seeking n New ¥ In spite of all the pr ould have remained unmoved had not Mr ert Johnson, a lawyer, calmly assured that he knew the New York theaters and actors, and he honestly believed that had a chance of acceptance by the public, it only a manager would give me an opening And etraightway my heart gave a bound, my cheeks began to burn, the leaven was working at last, my ambition wus awak- ened! 1 wondered day and night, could I act well envugh to please New York? Finally [ wrote to Mr. Ellgler, he knew all the New York managers (few then), and told him I was about to ask my first favor at his hands, Would he write to one or two managers for me, or give me a line of introduction to them? and his unexpected opposition to my plans, the cold water he cast upon my warm hopes, instead of crushing my spirit utterly, aroused the old dogged determination to do what 1 had undertaken to do—to make a try for a New York opening! The controversy finally ended in my re- celpt of a letter from Mr. Ellsler, informing me he had written to four managers and sald what he could for me, which proved to be mighty little. He eimply asked: It they had an opening for a young woman named Clara Morris, for leading or leading busines That was all; not a word of recommendation for ability or men- tion of years of thorough experlence, not even the conventional expression of a per- sonal obligation, if they were able to con- sider my application. Had I been a manager, and had T received such a letter, I know I £hould have cast it aside, thinking: *“Oh, that's a duty letter and amounts to nothing. 1f the girl had any recommendations for the position h would have said so." Still, some answers were returned, though Mr. Wallack ignored his copy. Mr. Jarrett (of Jarrett & Palmer) wrote Mr. Ellsler that they were bound to spectacular (“Black Crook) for the year to come and had no earthly use for an actress above a soubrette or a walking Mr. Edwin Booth wrote: “If you had only addressed me a few days earlier. 1 remember well the young woman of whom you speak. I have unfortunately (this last word was crossed out), I have just closed with Miss Blanche DeBar—old Ben is per- sistent aud has great confidence in her— and, as I sald, 1 have just closed with her for the coming season. With, ete., ete.” Then there was & wee bit of paper, a little niggly, naggly vindictive looking writing, on two sh waisted lines of about eleven words each. That was from Mr. Daly and it snapped out this information: “If you send the young woman to me 1 will willingly ~onsider proposal. Will ¢n- gage no actress without seeing her. Daly The by Mr. the question as closed, but that was where we differed. 1 considered it a question just fairly opencd. 1 admit Mr. Daly's calm ordering of me from Cincionati to for inspection stag- gered me at first, but there was that line 1 will willingly consider her proposal that was all T had to trust to—not much, heaven knows! ‘“‘Yet,” I argued, “he i evidently a man who says much in little At all events, though the chance is " it is the ouly one offered and if I can stand the expense I'll go and that chence.” Nothing Venture, Nothing Win, I would have to obtain leave of absence 1 would have to pay a woman for at leas R YOU k¢ ing. ise of my work 1 o letters were blithely sent Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is good for you whether you are sick or well, If sick, it wil Il tone up your stomach, STIMULATE YOUR KIDNEYS, arouse your sluggish liver, and regulate your bowels. It wel, you n2ed the Bitters to maintain your health and strength, and to keep disease away. The Bitters are for wo- menaswellas men Try it. Takeno Hostetters substitute Stomach Bitte fetty black, impishly A to me | Ellsler, who evidently looked upon | TI1 Jances, even rfor & hotel ! got off Satur- 1 would have one night New York; and oh, dear! to risk so much pend all avings toward the summer vaca trip that might end disas- all? 1 read again: Wil ress witbout ing her; the matter. 1 seemed to hear my old Irish saying Ab, well! God one dure without opening I laughed a bit and decided savings—nothing venture, noth- o 8 tion trously after at ettled rwoman shuts S0 I journeyed onward to tempt fate—a little rlorn and frightened at first, but receiving 80 many courtesics and little from my more fortunately follow travelers that 1 quite for- either frightened or forlorn Then I was ashore again and clambering the great swaying coach of the Fifth Avenue hotel, the conductof having told it was right next door to the theater. Kindnesses placed Kot to be OMATIA DAIL | =n western actress with an engagement in a New York theater for the coming scason, [ CLARA MORRIS CONNEBIALY | John Millens, aged | aged 7. h loped likely to exciting sneaking home for grandchildren A waitress In a a., spliled milk 1 apologized in such | manner that he Downey nnessee, 1t §¢ when they ¢ blessing of th in the hotel at Willia ) L wealthy guest and A graceful and winsome forthwith proposed mar- | rlage, and they are now man and wife. In | the future every man who visits that | town will run a risk of having his clothing bespattered with milk A Pennsylvania legisiator has introduced a blll t % all bach yver 40 years of | age $100, the amounts o secured to go to | the support of homes for maidens whao may be over {0 years of age. But wouid | it be possible to obtain the admission from any woman that she was eligible to a place in such me Rev. Dr. C. M | Trinity Methodist E Baltimore, used to & in Kansas City, and #lon he had rather in_marrylng a_youn a Hawkins, pastor of copal church, South pastor of a church ys that on one occa- amusing experience couple in that city Dr. Hawking, “wis looking mat than usually ) that the prospectiv had secured the one atrimonfal market 1 Just be an handed me the 1o that it | cense there was a crisp ere ns the fee. The couple the few witn in the remony was & through w pronou husband and wife. The first thing the new husbind did was to draw his wife to him and im- print a fond kiss on her sweet | It weemed to thrill him with unexpected joy, for immediately turning to me he sald ‘Parson, I'll be switched 1f 1 pald you enough 'for this job,’ and pulling from hi pocket another 85 note he thrust it was plain t groom thous all the gentl marriage license right, Inside the $5 note placed stood up parlor, the with_and th i DALY 1 breakfasted, took from my bag a mew gray veil, a pair of gray gloves, a bit of fresh rufling and a needle and thread, with which I basted the ruffle into the neck of my gown, put on the vell and gloves, that being all the preparation I could make by way of toilet to meet arbiter of fate sa'd “Our Fatter, d coming o ““Amen’ with a jerk, discovered I had uot been con- scious of the meaning of one single word and whispering with shame only lip sery- ice, remorsefully repeated again and with absolute sincerity that prayer, which ex- presses so simply, so briefly, all our needs, physical and spiritual; that places us at once in the comforting position of a be- loved child asking with confidence for a Father's aid. A prayer whose beauty and strength share in the immortality of its Divine composer. And then 1 rose and went forth, pre- pared to accept success or defeat, just as the good Lord should will. Mr. Daly's office was a cranny in the wall. It held a very small desk and one chair, behind which was a folding stool. As he entered I laughingly said: “I think I'll lean here, I'm not used to sitting on the floor;”" but to my surprise, as he brought forth the stool, he curtly replied: “I wa not going to ask you to sit on the floo which so amused me that I could not resist asking: “Are you from Scotland, by chance, Mr. Daly?" and he had frowningly said “No!" before the old, old joke about Scotch density came to him. Then he said with severity: “Miss Mor- ris, I'm afrald your bump of reverence Is not well developed.' And I laughed and said: “There's a bole there, Mr. Daly, and no bump at all,” and though the words were jestingly spoken | there was truth and to spare in them; and | there, tao, was the cause of all the jolts and jars and friction between us in our early days together. Mr. Daly was as a gol in his theater, and was taken al- ways seriously. 1 knew not gods and took nothing under heaven seriously. No won- der we jarred. Every word I spoke that morning rubbed Mr. Daly's fur the wrong {way. 1 offended him again and again. He wished to show me the theater, and striking a match, lit a wax taper and held it up In the auditorium, at which I exclaimed: ‘Oh, the pretty little matchbox! Why, It's just {a little toy playhouse, is it not?* | Which vexed him o, I was quite crushed for a minute or two. One thing only pleased him: I could mot tear myself away from the pictures, and T praised rapturously a beautiful, velvety-shadowed old engraving, o grew quite friendly over that, but when came 10 business he informed me I was a comedy-woman, root and branch. “But,” 1 #aid, “ask Mr. Edwin Booth, or Mr. Davenport, or Mr, Adam: Ho waved me down won't ask any- one,” he cried; “I never made a mistake in my lite. You couldn't speak a line of sentiment to save your soul!" “Why, sentiment is my line of business— 1 play sentiment every weck of my life," | T protested. Oh, you ou can wee know what I mean,” he sald; speak and repeat the lines—but u couldn’t give a line of sentiment natu- rally to save your life- our fort is comedy, Ip and sin: ’ | south not much harmed. | makes | can’t sign with that She | It all ended in but without must trust by casting | Rive wou were two te a stated line of business. I to his honor not to degrade me me for parts unworthy me. He me $35 a week, (knowing we live on it), but it I made a | tavorable tmpression he would double that | salary A poor offer' a risky undertaking. no one to consult with the signed contr benefits. I mi "Daly was filling 1 had 1 had in my pockets ct for $100 in gold and two decide now at once, Mr, up a blank contract Thirty-five dollars against $100! “But if | vou make a fivorable impression,”” you'll get §70, 1 thought. And why should T not a favorable impression? Yet, if I ailed now in New York, I can go west or If 1 wait till T am it will ruin my lite. 1 slipped my hands in my pocket and gave a little farewell tap to the contract for $100. 1 took the pen; I looked hard at him “There's a heap of trusting being asked for in this contract,” I remarked. “You won't forget your promise about doubling the salary? “I won't forget anything,” he answered | 1 looked at the pen; it was a stub, the first I ever saw; then 1 said: “That's what your wriiing look so villainous. 1 thing—1'd be ashamed signature in court, when we older, and fail to own my | come 1o the fight we're very likely to have, before wa are through with each other." He groaned at my levity, but got another pen. I wrote Clara Morris twice—shook bands, aud went out, and back to my home my hands. @eeccccvccsccccscccssseses 0 TABLE AND KITCHEN, ; Practical Suggestions About Food and the Vreparations of It ARt v S| Daily Menus. MONDAY. BREAKFAST, Fruit, Eggs and Bacon Baked Potatoes, Cereal Muflins Coffee. LUNCH Oyster Saute, lop. Scons A DI Dried Be Cold Capon Stewed Celery Rice, Orange and Coffe TUESDAY, BREAKFAST. Truit. NER, n Puree, Cranberr M. Jelly aron) Balls, ut Salad, Cereal. Cream Brofled Ham Cream Gravy Hashed Brown Potatoes, Rolls Coffee. LUNCH. Boulllon, Bean Croquettes, Tomato Sauce, Spiced Peaches, Broiled Steak. Creamed Mushrooms, Corn_Fritters, String Bean and Carrot Salad, Baked Custards w 2 BREAK Fruit, Cereal. Cream. Dried Beef. Scrambled Eggs. Creamed Potatoes, Buttered Toast Coffee. LUNCH. Khulash. Parsnip Fritters, Fruit. Wafers. Tea. DINNER. Macaronl_Soup. Brolled Shad Mashed Potatoes. Cauliflower au_Gratin, Lettuce Salad. Egg Snow with Coffe¢ Cream. CHOWDERS, Palatable and 8 able During the E y Spring. These preparations are not as well known as they deserve to be. They are fre- quently served as a soup, but do not right- fully belong to this class of dishes at all, as they are in reality stews. They may, however, be served at the beginning of the meal when cold meats are served, and the chowder is composed of fish or vegetable Y BEE: SUNDAY, APRIT 14, ) [ A 1ayer of onions now over thi Zasy to Dig Bold at all grocery stores—order it next time. 1901, or both y aro especlally e for luncheon om cold day eq palatable and suital during the spring and first approach of hot t eubstituted f heavier being lighter and 80 rich a stews This sallor's st t has undergone consid the hands of th dsman The following probably the recipe we fish chowder given in rhyr bu lly early weather dish linary me or w s a very anclent dish le change in oldost and have for 1s make a good chowder have It aquite nice Dispense with pepper To make b Somo sweet marjoram, parsiey Mace, and salt are now wanted the stew eat well and stick to th sk s sliced thin and put into the Some say you must turn it, some say must not And when it is brown fat, And add it again when you add this and that A layer of potatoes, inch thick Should be place eat slick you take it out of the sliced quarter of an d in the bottom to make it place, hen season with pepper and salt and m: Split ¢ ome en your crackers K and give them a In ¢ “v”. Jok top wish And put {n large chunks fish; Then put on the pieces of pork you have fried, I mean those from which all the been tr ming 1 Lyenne; Tis th makes it fit to be eaten by men. After adding these things in regular rota- ton, have wtion Tunnison take helf a shelled clams; youw'll find this the cream of the On f all this, now comply with my all your plec fat has In se pray you don't spare the You a dish it for the best of the Clam peck Chowder—For of either hard remove from the shells arate the soft part from the hard, ch hard part fine and put into a deep pan, with just enough cold water to cover them, and cook gently until the elams be gin to grow tender, Peel and cut six potatoes into dice and throw into cold water. Soak a pound of sea biscuit or Boston crackers in milk. When the cooked clams are tender remove from the pan with a skimmer. Put a layer of the potatoes in the saucepan from which you have removed the clams. Then a layer of the clams, soft and hard parts, then a layer of tomatoes, then of crackers or biscuits, seasoning each layer with salt, pepper, a little powdered thyme, marjoram and minced onfon. When all are in add enough cold water to just cover the ingredients Cover the saucepan and cook gently until the potatoes are just tender. Add a little more seasoning, if necessary, and serve. Lobster Chowder—Heat one quart of milk in a double boiler, mix two tablespoonfuls of butter to a smooth paste with two table- spoonfuls of flour; pour the hot milk over the paste until it is dissolved, then return to double boiler. Have the meat of a two- pound lobster cut into cubes. Add this with the ‘green lobster fat to the milk, season with salt, pepper, cayenne and a lit- tle minced parsley. When the chowder reaches boiling point, add the beaten yolks of two eggs—cook a moment longer and then pour over toasted square crackers. | Potato Chow: re and cut into dice | five medium-sized potatoes. Throw into | cold water. Dice quarter of a pound of bacon or fat ham and fry a golden brown with a small onion chopped rather coarsely. As soon as done remove from the fat in the pan. Drain the potatoes and cover the bottom of a saucepan with a layer; season with salt and pepper, sprinkle lightly with the ham, onion and a little minced parsley. Alternate materials in this way until all are in then cover with a pint of bolling water, cover and cook gently until the potatoes are beginning to get tender. Rub two level tablespoonfuls of butter with two level tablespoonfuls of flour. Pour over this paste a pint of hot milk; etir until smooth, then add to the chowder; let boil up, season to taste and serve. Corn Chowder—Slice two small onions and fry for five minutes in two level table- spoonfuls of butter or bacon fat, but do not let brown; skim out the onion, rub dish oft- this or the ance- Econ- st. Exquisite Flavor, blespoonfuls of flo woth, add one quart ot bot milk and in a double boiler for a few minutes Jd one pint of potato dice with boilihg drain and again cover with boiling k until potatoes are tender. potato dice hot milk and & quart of corn a t ped fAne. Season with salt and pep- Holl for five minutes It corn is canned ites if It 18 new corn. Raw atoes may be added this in the fat until brown with onfon. Add a cupful of finely-shredd cupful of finely-cut vegotables are two table two quart a teas spoonful of e nearly ¢ d, treed from little potatoes are of haddc cut fnto eu sweet marjoram, a small quart of milk. Thicken s and butter rubbed together, I minutes and serve with pound skinne nd ten chowder. German Chowder—Cut quarter of a pound of fat pork into cubes and fry a light n H a tor to leaf and a with flour | for twenty 1 crackers. True as Gospel In his own handwriting, of his own accord, and in his | own way, Rev. Kemp tells of the merit of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin: Sndiana Conference Methodist, Episcopal Church . . Rev. R. A, Kemp, Secretary Rising Sun, Snd.,Selp 1. Matuns, det, q’t.bwdlmm. 1‘" e Y Quw.,!uu»t Vi!&ia. Cow, O Coave Thivsl o L% g Ry '((PW. $ Yo ales Cnld wob b Mt&,{tfi"‘a#fi:flu Yaank fun beonme Yar w i, do mob Sttt B medwmend k. _.1897 QW‘V OAMM W ’CMQH Yoy 8 Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is an all-the-year-"round Remedy and may be obtained of All Druggists, Wholesale and Retail. If You Purchase of the Boston Fish Market, you will then be sure to have the best the market af- fords. . L. RAMACCIOTTI, D. V. 8 CITY VETERINARIAN, OMAMA, NEB. Office, 3th and Leavenworth Streeta Robertson Stables, BOSTON FISH MARKET, C Fisher, Prop. and SALT MEATS—OYSTERS and GAME in season. Telephone 1080, 113 No. 16th St. FISH Your Stomach Is not your slave. It's your friend. Don’t abuse your friend. 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