. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. remained herefor five years, gradually taking partsof importance, until she was againengaged at the Theater Francaise, towhich she returned w
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. remained herefor five years, gradually taking partsof importance, until she was againengaged at the Theater Francaise, towhich she returned with a reputationfor some ability and many eccentric-ities. Here her reputation grew rapidly,and when she essayed to take theparts that had been assumed by Rachelin the years before, and acquittedherself to the satisfaction of thecritics, her success was assured. Hertriumph was the greater because herhealth was at this time very frail, andthe effort was such a trial of herphysical constitution as to often causeher to spit blood, fall and faint away ^ afterwardssucceeded. When not engaged in the play or in her studio, she i8 very likelyinditing a correspondence to some publication, or else is speedingacross the fields on horseback. Eccentric, self-willed, attractive and romantic in appearance,she Is a genius of a very high order, which will always make her starTjj) ° success a brilliaiit one. She marriedMonsieur Damala, April 4, 1888. -&- -*Hr. gi f^ MLLE. W at the close of her play. Hers was the triumph that came throughforce of will. Of tall and very slender figure, she possesses the form on whichelegant dress shows to fine advantage, added to which is the vivacityand fire of the great actress, coupled with a voice of singularsweetness. BARNEY WILLIAMS. N THE year IH-jy, ;,l (.ork, Ireland,was born Bernard Flaherty, widelyknown in this country and Englandas the comedian, Barney theatrical life as a super-uumerary, he drifted to America atan early age, and
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