Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-28 | Page 31 | Aged Portuguese Actress Still in Hearts of People

Aged Portuguese Actress Still in Hearts of People Play Written for Lucinda Luanda Is Tribute to Her Unfading Popularity ly LISBON Nov 27 21 AP Age AP-Age Age has failed to dim the talent of Lucinda the great Portuguese actress ac ac- ac- ac tress She continues to occupy the first place on the stage of or her country an and In the hearts of or the people as she has done for three genera genera- I As a tribute to the unfading ac actress actress ae- ae tress who Is Js 76 years old a play has Just been written by a well wel known playwright expressly for her as it is only when a role especially espe cape cally caily appeals to her that sh she now consents to appear before the foot foot- lights In a long run of Oscar Wilde's Wildes A Woman of No Importance Importance Importance tance she won great applause In Portugal and Brazil by her characterization characterization characterization char char- of an old oid English duchess Lucinda belongs to an artistic family Her father was vas a celebrated actor and so was her husband Furtado Coelho whose toft oft name Is well known known- in Brazil as the reformer of the modern theatre theatre theatre thea thea- tre in that country Her daughter Lucille is isone isone isone one of thet talented actresses actresses actresses ac ac- ac- ac tresses of the day and the em of ot a big Lisbon theatre of or which her energetic mother is stage manager l During 60 years ears of consecutive work ork Lucinda won laurels In South America and Spain as well wel as in her own country She has acted the principal roles in thousands thousands ands of celebrated French English Eng Eng- lish Uh and Spanish plays translated Into her own language and also aiso it In Inmany inmany many oi original works by both Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese guese and Brazilian authors Lucinda's time is taken up with her duties at the Portuguese of Art to which she was vas appointed by the state as professor professor professor pro pro- fessor o of theatrical art She Sho has preserved the quaH qualities ies of or her voice and her memory Her Herwit Herwit Herwit wit and conversational conver powers are appreciated In society where she has many friends and admirers She is such a general favorite that tha when she celebrated i the fiftieth anniversary anniversary anniversary an an- of ot her debut the ladles ladies of ot the Portuguese aristocracy col collectively collectively col- col presented her with a valuable valuable valuable val val- jewel without which she sel sd- seldOm seldom dom is seen The great artiste was awarded the order of St. St by Portugal Portugal Portugal gal and in Brazil she was given the tle medal of the New ew Legion an order created by the Emperor Don Pedro II H. She also possesses the cross for devoted service bestowed on her by toy the Red Cros Crois society She has several grandchildren and two great-grandchildren great with whom she h manages to spend a short holiday every year in Paris at the Portuguese legation Her granddaughter granddaughter granddaughter grand grand- daughter Julieta married Senhor da Fonseca who has since been appointed appoint d Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese minister guese at Paris