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LILLIAN KUBr,L.L. i uC, ... -j ..w .
Anether player has passed, leaving behind no enduring monument, no
taperishable work of art, as is the fate of players.
But she has left ' countless memories memories of her charm and
fcuty of her fads and foibles, of the fascination of her personality, a
5!f.i..'tiAn which theatre-goers of. a generation age were quick te
"Fired" In her early youth from a church choir because she cracked
peanut shells while some long-forgotten tenor was singing, she went upon
the stage and was at once acclaimed "a new beauty."
" Frem success te success, from triun.ph te triumph, she made her way,
lie toast of her day and the envy and the despair of the women
She searched continually ler nap
pbiess and for long years she found
Hnot. Thiee times she married and
three times came separation and di
vorce. Then the fourth marriage, in
which she found the contentment
the had sought se long.
Beautiful, with a soft limpid
thirm, she struggled ti remain se
ted successfully. A butterfly of the
Uge, she fluttered from contract te
fcntract without the formality of a
release from previous legal bends of
the sort. ,
Touring the country in her later
years as a lecturer upon beauty, she
"tennded te thousands of women her
secrets, and told her audiences hew
ft live te be a hundred. Then came
the war, and she devoted her talents
(Bid herself, heart and soul, te the
tile of Liberty Bends, te enlistments
' ft the marine corps for which they
iade her an honorary colonel ana
te the entertainment of homesick
soldiers and sailors.
kad Recognized. Place
, u a Secial Leader
' At Mr. Alexander V. Moere, wife
tt the wealthy publisher, she held an
awired place in Pittsburgh society. Her
'elid common sense made her sought
after by leaders of various women s
' awwnents, nnd her Inst public service
u membership In r commission sent
bread by (lie United Stntes Govern
Kent te study the immigration problem.
It was while returning from this mis mis
ten that the was injured 'during a lurch
If the ehlp, nnd steadily failed in health
Mtl) the died at the age of sixty-one.
( ' The very first press notice this queen
w teralc opera ever received fellows :
"Bern te Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Uemrd, at their home, en Fourth avc
tt. en December 4, 1861, a bright
tiby air), weighing nine and one-half
Pounds." The baby was named net
Lilian, but Helen Louisa.
The notice, appenring qn December
I in the Clinten (Iowa) Weekly Her
ald, wig penned by her father.
It may have been unfortunate, but
i stated as a fact that Lillian Bus
Wl was born in an alley. The house,
pCHnten, Wns in the rear of the office
relldlnj of H. H. Horten, en Fourth
anntie, between First and Second
treed, and facing east en the alley
nnnlnt; north nnd south between Third
M Fourth avenues.
At thflt flmn tin. liAitun nree nltvtnct-
J central portion of the business
Met. across the street from the lewn
atrsi Hetel, at that time the largest
mm in low a, and one of the tinest west
v-nicnje
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iLtmeu" te enp eE tht most pre pre
watieus houses n the town, In the
of the Haptlst Church. Lillian's
SSS,0' Persen is said te have been
'Mmed from her father. Charles
wenard was a mnn of fine nppcar
", alnays perfectly groomed.
.-Wen Russell's Charm
I5 Mage Frem Her Father
' Lllllia'H mother has been described
uinten people us an awkward,
Std. .ung5l?ly ian. who took
li.Je et,vt? Pcrtn'l nppenranec.
Stted llin '"., found face, thickly
wuS ith rrc'ck,e', Bml hcr hl-.
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CitCi '?. L?en?','. although
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fth that ?MC,,l,t011ChicnS. came
T LimL "idc '." n. Defor Defer
tn r! liH"1 ,bcc" discovered te
Hrt. . Telce. f unusual nualitles
Tt 8l?il.i,ISf"tetl nt "' Convent
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her tS?i.i' cu,l,ure reun'l-
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dwhtheS in.nn Nhe Je!ned the
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tot(i iuai she refused te cam
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V. Wben venteen
years old she sang at a recital, and at
tracted favorable attention. In Octo
ber, 1878, she went te New Yerk with
her mother and younger sister.
Her "first appearance upon nnv
stage" in New Yerk was as n chorus
girl In Tinafere, when It was produced
by B. E. Hicc nt the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, Kn 1870. Harry Braham,
who became her first husband, was nt
that time conductor of the orchestra
at Teny PasteV's Theatre, en Broad
way, opposite Nible's Garden. He was
introduced te Lillian at n matinee, and
heaTd her sing. He was enthusiastic;
and undertook te further her muslc.il
education. Then Teny Paster entered
the scene.
Named by Teny Paster,
Who Admired Her Voice
It was Teny Paster who invented the
neme "Lillian Russell. "
"I thought out that name for her
(for llttle Nellie Leenard," he .said
once, proudly. "I can't think of the
name of the lady who came te mc and
said she knew a little girl with a lovely
voice. That was In 1880 that I re
member I wonder if Lillian will mind
my remembering the, date?
"Well, I saw her in the parlor of nn
old house en Ninth street, where she
had lodgings, nnd she sang for me.
"Why, I even remember the song T
liked best. It was 'The Clang of the
Weeden Shoes.' When she hed fin
ished, I remember. I sat silent. I wns
under the spell of her voice, but she
didn't think of it that way. She looked
around with her mired blue eyes, and
said, Oh, Mr. Paster, don't you like
my singing?' I let her knew what I
thought of it by engaging her en the
spot'
Se she appeared at the old Teny
Paster Theatre, then at 085 Broadway,
singing "Twickenham Ferry," "The
Kerry Dance." and similar ballads.
Paster remarked Inter, "Lillian get te
be a beautiful singer, with n cultivated
voice, but I liked it best as it was then,
the natural, sweet. Hear voice of n
beautiful slip of a girl."
That was Lillian Hiibsell in the long
age.
Musical Director Fell
in Leve With Pretty Girl
Harry Braham became thoroughly In
fatuated with her. She did her two
turns a night nt Paster's with the rest
of the variety folk, und finally Bra
ham married her. Braham used all his
Influence .with Paster te have him bring
out a short comic opera te finish off his
variety performance.
Finally he succeeded, nnd Lillian's
chance came. She made hcr debut as
the herolne of n lyric comedy, with hcr
.husband and instructor wielding the
baton before her. She made a smashing
hit. New Yerk went wild ever her.
her education was at last completed
and hcr fortune en the way te be made.
Then she left Braham. nnd at the
same time broke with Teny PaBter.
Mho had moved te his new theatre en
Fourteenth street. She signed n con
tract with Met aull, manager of the
Bijou Opera Heuse. She had started
at $1- n week en the stage. Paster had
given her $40. New she commanded
$300 a week, and se rnpidly did her
popularity grew that she seen was re
ceiving ?B0O weekly, a whopping salary
ler tnese days.
Then in 1884 Llllinn divorced Braham
nnd eloped with another man.
That ether man wns Edward Solo Selo Sole
mon, whom she married Quietly in He-
beken. Solemon had brought ever from
Londen his operas "Hillle Tayler" and
"Virginia" and Lillian Itusscll had
been selected te sing the title roles.
Solemon fell In levu with her ever the
footlights.
Temperament Shown
in Flight te Europe
She became the great fcuture at the
Casine. The "dudes" gathered In
swarms, filling the entire orchestra.
The famous, anonymous "Black
Prince," a Haitian of wenlth, occupied
a stage box every night anil added his
basket of Jacaueminet roses te the
ether floral tributes that were showered
upon Lillian.
8he was beginning the lust week of
a two years- engagement with .MeCnull
nnd had signed un te annear at the
Bosten Museum the next week. Then
suddenly she packed her costumes und
fled with Solemon te Liverpool, net
even uniting te soy geed-by te her
managers.
That was Llllinn Hussell after the
first flush of success.
Hard luck pursued the pnlr in their
theatrical ventures In England. In
1804 Lillian divorced Solemon en the
ground thnt he had a wife living in
Londen, When Solemon's first wife,
Lily Grey, u singer, found that he
had married Lillian Russell, she at
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onee brought suit for divorce and wen.
Solemon's adventures in and out of
jail in England kept the cables busy
for some time. Then Solemon nnd the
fair Lillian separated, and she went
te California.
Then in 1804 Lillian married Slgner
Peruginl, a singer, whose real name
was Jehn Chatter-ten. After four
months she left him, and she divorced
him in 1808.
Finally she married Mr. Moere,
editor and publisher of the Pittsburgh
Leader, In 1012.
Just before her wedding te Mr.
Moere, Llllinn expressed her Ideas en
matrimony.
"I love Mr. Moere," she said. "I
wouldn't marry any man en earth if
I did net believe I love him. It's the
only reason for marriage, especially te
a woman situated In life as I am,
economically independent and with
mere comforts than most men could
give me."
"Then you still retain the Illusions
of life you believe in the geed old
fashioned marriage?" she was asked.
Leve Is Reality, Net
Illusion, She Asserted
"I maintain," she said, "that be
lief in love is no illusion. The illu
sions are the mistakes, but love Is the
absolute reality. I never could be any
thing but real, even in my mistakes
and faults. And my love for Mr.
Moere is the most real thing in my, life.
"Marriage must be an equal part
nership te be a success. There must
be toleration, nnd there must be a
splendid understanding. I have told
Mr. Moere that I must insist upon
hnvlng my own undisturbed privacy, lis
I have It new. The trouble with iest
American marriages, with their result
ing unhnpplncss, comes from n famil
iarity that is Intolerable te most
women.
"Women arc naturally mere sensi
tive than men, nnd that is where
European marriages are se much mere
successful than American mutlngs. The
foreign men, called by many Amer
icans 'brutes,' have n finer apprecia
tion of woman's delicacy nnd hcr feel
ings. They would net, as I have known
many Americnn husbands te de, boldly
enter tneir wile's oeuuior wirneui nrst
knocking, and finding out if it were
agreeable for hcr te be seen.
"Ne woman wants te be taken un
awares, and the successful wife will
never allow her husband te see her un
less she is ready te be seen. Hcr
During her professional career t li -public
was constantly being diverted l.
the lawsuits and injunctions nnd legal
squabbles In which mIip became in
volved. Nene was mere entcrtninini;,
however, than the one ever the wearing
of tights.
In October, 18S7. Lillian had con
tracted with n muti'iKcr, .Impc- ('. D11IT.
te play in his company for two years,
appearing in the "Queen's Mate"
among ether opera. In that produc
tion she was te appear in the uniform
of n cadet, with tights, for one short
scene of net mere than ten minutes.
She nppeared in tights for three or
four months, but' when the company
reached Philadelphia she declared she
would appear in tights no mere.
Duff stormed, hut Llllinn wns ob
durate. Tights, she insisted, exposed
hcr te the drafts of the stage, anil
gave her cold. When told te put
something beneath them, she retorted
that nature had been tee generous with
hcr for her (e be able te fortify the
scanty garments in any such manner.
The truth of the matter wns that she
was becoming tee cr plump.
The whole affair went te court. Lil
lian lest, and had te pay the manager
$2000 damages. She was careful after
that te stipulate in nil her contracts
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Why, for eer dollar I've ever made 1 self miserable, l.nneli in i.m.- ...ir,-,,-
theic have been eeple who needed two. cwrj day. It will de mere than anything
"I believe in exercise and hygiene. I can prectibp for jeu.
of (eiiiM1, but se de ether women. 1
believe in u-1115 lets uf cold cream te
cleanse the peies of the fnce. and I
believe in bathing eery time 1 perspire.
I bathe In lukewarm water and let the
"In brief, all beauty l a gift from
Ond. und It is glien te all women.
Loek about ou, nnd jeu will lind thnt
even woman, unless through neglect
and Ininess she lias allowed herself te
water run cold hefeie 1 get out, but 1 'become ugh. bus s.,tm line idnsicnl nt-
lliliiK tne temperature et tne water Is , tribute which, if cultivated, would
a matter of taste only use water of , make her noted ns ,1 l....iniv "
Apart from cei. thing else, Lillian
some kind freely. 1 bathe emetime
four or live times n daj in summer.
Receiving commission, from Secretary Davis te Htudy immigration
abroad
As bhe wns in 188'J
It was her perennial beaut that in
terested the women of the land met
ceply. Finnlly slie wn persiteded te
tell hew Mip did it. Let her tell it in
her own werds:
"Every woman require-, nine hours
sleep, If she is working she should
never linve less, It' is iien'nsi te say
It or seven hours nre cneughi,,. sum
ner 1 retire nlvvn.vs at 10 :!ws o'clock.
In winter, when 1 am playing. 1 allow
myself an hour after tile performance
for a simple supper, temi'thing 1 make
lu a chafing dish, like svveetbieuds,
mushrooms or oysters
Gave Her Beauty Secrets
te All Who Asked Advice ,
"1 nm called at 11 regular hour evervi
morning, nt 8:,'l(l in winter I have
un shower bath immediately upon aiis
ing, but 1 de net exercise before break
fast, ns I de net think the best lesults j
can be obtained by befure-htcnkfnst 1
exercising
"Fer breakfast I rnt only cereal,
coffee, toast and fruit. Seme beauty 1
experts preach nguiust coffee, but 1 have
never denied myself of 11, for I de net
think It does any harm in moderation. '
"After hieakfnst In summer I put '
nn 11 sweater nnd short skirt und piny
tennis for an hour.
"In winter I read letters and pnpers
until 10 o'clock, "when 1 go straight te I
my gymnasium. There I fence, punch I
(he bag and use wands and weights or '
ihievv the medicine ball for an hour or
mere, counting the short rests, some- !
times for nn hour and n half, '
"III summer I piny tennis or some. 1
times go iiutomeblling during the morn
ing, my only gymnasium exercise being
punching the bag when I return.
"Fer luncheon nnd dinner I eat whet
ever I like all the geed things I can
get, except when I am dieting,
Kuss,,i was a leal nitist, 11 hard and
sincere worker, and her head was net
tinned by the public tidti'utien poured
upon iter Her whimsical humor ami
strong common sense spared her thnt.
"Exercise Is one of the two keys te 1 In her closing yours she wa a happy.
'A,
She Called Exercise
Heal "Key te Youth"
veulh. I he ether is expression. Tli
wetimn who would keep young must
remember that It is net only for her
fnce und Its lines thnt she must leek
out. She must pay attention te her
figure anil weight, ami usually the
woman who keeps one will keep the
ether.
"I think it Is n mistake te snv repose
keeps a woman young. Enthusiasm
will, I nm sure, uiilest it is a fussv
enthusiasm. The wnmnn who Is nfrnitl
10 laugh for fear of lining her fnce is
a ridiculous person. Te keep one's
tentcnlt-d wife: u plllnr of strength te
women m politics, ami net the least
useful of her public ticreuipllshmentN
was her earnest studv of immigration
problems before the accident thut closed
her career.
Mrs, .Moere Is survived by hcr hus
band, her daughter. Mrs. loreth.v
v'ulhlt. the In lit of Solemon; by her
neice. Mrs. Mildred A Martin, nnd two
-Isters, Mrs Siminiip West ford Allen,
of New Yeik fit , ami Mis Hnttle
Leenard ('elhtirn, of Schenectady,
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This Is the Beauty Creed of
Queen of Musical Comedy
BELIEVE that all beauty is a gift from Ged and that it is given
te all women.
"I BELIEVE that every woman should be beautiful from the
cradle te the graxc.
"I BELIEVE that a beautiful physique must contain a bread
mind and a spirit of charity.
"I BELIEVE that beauty of form nnd feature can be cultivated
in every woman until she is made 'te blossom like unto the rose.'
"I BELIEVE in the sane, normal woman who realizes that te
live life at its fullest she must be beautiful physically, mentally and
spiritually.
"I BELIEVE that the earnest, intelligent women of all ages sul
scribe te this creed, for as education and culture grew, into the heart if
every woman must come a greater desire for the geed, the trtie, 'thjvl
beautiful."
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