Show atress AD SIN GER two talented women who arc rising rapidly EMILY LILLIAN ELMA ELITA neither of thee ladle win was n child chibi rhe heno n same details of their stare careers anil and rei anal characteristic their plana bior ali the future emily Ban bancher cler the leading lady of 0 that particular baud band of 0 charles Fr comedians which is now perform performing i his I 1 wedding day is in private lifo life mra thomas W her husband being the tha well known it comedian miss Bpi bencker icker was born in new york city and made her debut on the stage at the ago of 0 15 ina in a very lurid melodrama called the pavements Paie ments of paris she was as the of 0 the company end and most of her work since then has been in that line linci arzi rb t artal ii 4 EMILY miss banckert Banc kers next engagement was in sol smith russells company where she remained one season leaving to accept nn an offer from the tor for their voyage en suisse 11 during this tour site she met mr ryley to wham she was married during the second season miss danglers lers reputation had re reached the eat ears a of 2 miss rosina yokes vokes and that tha t lady secured her for leads in ili her company she remained with miss yokes voles two tire seasons when she joined charles forces playing oro ono of the Y widows in the bisson carre gillette farce mr wilkinsons Wilkin sons widows later on mr frohman transferred miss ba basicker ricker to the junior partner and when ills his wedding day was put on oil she took theouley the only available part vi bibb aich however is entirely orthy of her ability unlike most actresses miss mim da bancker ac ker is not at all food of dress ind and her apparel off the stage is always modest though in excellent taste Iq neither either is she stage struck she was when she adopted the profession but she has got bravely over it and now thinks ot of the theater only when she is in st it her only fad I 1 himeback riding he considers healthful and enjoyable miss dancker bancker Is an only child and her mother tiler trav travels elswith with her a great deal at present present her husband is a member of the same company as herself sho she is the first member of her family to adopt the stage hinge us a prote sion siou AT miss iss dancker bancker is slight tall graceful and exceedingly exceeding ir retty iler her manners mannera arn are rasy easy and unaffected and her smile is sufficient to put a isidor at ease w athin n moment in conversation she is ag agreeable and la is never at a loss tor for a i silly to a sally lillian elma is an english woman by birth but an american by choice born in london sept 13 1 M and appeared on the stage tor for the alio first fina time at an early age merely rs Ps part of a picture in ili a spectacle she lived in manchester until when she cumo came to america where she received her education when bile t bo was 10 16 years of age miss elma appeared in a abelo melodrama entitled only a farmers D daughter 1 U wb which ich ni was as written by her brot brother t in law ellott eiliott bailies later on she ir was as a joint star with mr darnes barnes in a repertory of his dramas miss elma las has lone dons a good deal of soubrette work among tomo of the best known companies with which she bhe liia has appeared are those of barry and ray fay boyt I 1 and thomas vernona jarbeau eva evans s and cloey and gus gua Willi williams airm while she was a member of the last named company miss elma was in 1889 married to francis J crilly a philadelphia lawyer N an LILLIAN ELMA the union was not a happy one and in IM miss lima secured a di orce from her husband she had at the time left ti the le aviv temporarily and entered catered the nat national initial conservatory of music for the purpose o of f cultivating her voice fo tor r grand opera she e had intended to remain in the conservatory tor for several years longer than she did but was unable to to withstand the temptation of a very flattering natt ering offer held out to her by gus GM williams to create the rolo role of annie condor in his new play A april p ril fool she is once more in new ne w york asly pursuing pui suing her musical 3 and art during the coming coining will p probably accept an all offer winch has been made to her by H n prominent manager to become the prima dauna of it largo large comic opera company i lich will be organized sed to give tho the old favorites on an elaborate calo strange to say miss elma does not lile like tile the hl blase and would liae it it she could to do SO eo she ii a great student nud reads when en er she Is not dot stud ing site she Us has a high soprano voice of great flexibility and poy er miss elma pleads guilty to ik she calls a phonograph crank anti and elm ellie has a magnificent ins instrument trumen thib in Ler e r room testing of hervoich her voice ind niso alio as a is s a source of amusement aless elma lias hai a strong but pretty face and a beautifully ligure jileba area and this abe confesses Is the great sst st I 1 egret ot of her ute life LUCY LAWS bwy |