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Show one. oy? ont uavES THE STAGE. 4 Senator's Niece Who Recently Blos-lamed Blos-lamed Out a aa Actress. Miss Letitiu Aldrich is the niece of Senator Stewart, the Nevada silver kiug, and the granddaughter of H. 8. Hood, of Mississippi She is also a full fledged actress, having made her debut at a Washington theatre only a few weeks ago. She was born in California, where she has lived almost all her life. Her desire to become au actress wag born of what she' read in the newspapers and elsewhere, but the-small taste which she has already had of the real life behind the footlights seems not to havo disenchanted her, as it does most of the newspaper made stage lovers. . Miss Aldrich is a bright, vivacious girl, of handsome presence and magnificent physique. She has soft, dark brown hair and dark eyes, rosy -cheeks and a very pleasing expression. ex-pression. Her manners man-ners are as unconventional uncon-ventional as thote cf aschoolgirl, and she looks forward to her professional life with bright ex- LETim aldrich. peetations, apparently appar-ently having no fear of the bitter disappointments disappoint-ments that are as likely to come to her as is brilliant success. The night after her debut she said to a reporter: re-porter: "I am perfectly devoted to the stage; otherwise I never should have thought of taking tho step which I have just taken." The play in which Miss Aldrich mnJn her first professional appearance was "Maid Marian," a three act comedy by Miss Seawell, the scene of which is laid in New York city. It was the first apprarauco of tho piece as well as of Miss Aldrich, aud friends of each are wondering anxiously as to whether tbey will succeed or not. Tho young star is backed by unlimited money and high social prestige, and it is not improbable that she will do well. |