VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT BY THE PARSEON FOUNDATION.

>> Huell: WELL HELLO EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER AND WE'RE IN FOR A TREAT TODAY.

WE ARE IN THE EASTERN PART OF ORANGE COUNTY AND WE ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A SIGN HERE THAT SAYS ARDON HELENA MODJESKA HOUSE AND GARDENS.

AND HERE TO AN OFFICIAL WELCOME SUS RANGER?

>> THOMAS.

>> Huell: YOU'RE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT HELEN MODJESKA.

THIS IS A PARK?

>> A HISTORICAL PARK CORRECT.

>> Huell: TELL US ABOUT HOW BIG THIS AREA IS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.

WHERE ARE WE GOING.

>> >> WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DRIVE OF ADD--.

>> Huell: YOU MAD EM MODJESKA.

>> SHE WAS Añr SHAKESPEAREAN ACTRESS.

HE WAS FROM POLLEN, HERSELF AND HER HUSBAND, WHEN YOU GOT TO AMERICA THEY CALLED HIM AN ACCOUNTANT.

MIGRATED TO ANAHEIM IN 1876.

>> Huell: NOW WHAT IN THE WORLD DID THEY COME TO ANAHEIM FOR?

>> WELL THEY WERE--THEY WANT TODAY GET OUT POLAND, THERE WAS ALREADY A WELL ESTABLISHED GERMAN COLONY IN ANAHEIM SO THEY SORT OF SETTLED THERE.

>> Huell: HOW DID SHE GET OUT HERE.

CAUSE JUST GETTING HERE TODAY WAS QUITE A DRIVE.

BACK IN THE 1880s THIS MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE?

>> IT WAS AN ALL DAY TRIP IN HORSE AND BUGGY THAT THEY MADE.

AND THEY HAD FRIENDS OUT HERE, THE PLEASANT'S FAMILY AND THEY WERE HERE SEVERAL TIMES VISITING THEM.

THE AREA REMINDED MADAM ç& MODJESKA OF A PLAY.

THAT'S WHERE THE NAME OF THIS PARK CAME FROM ARDON.

>> Huell: HOW BIG AN ACTRESS çúW?

>> SHE WAS A MAJOR LEADING LADY.

SOME OF HER LEADING MEN WERE MAR'S BEDDINGMORE.

ED WIN BOOTH.

THE BROTHER OF THE FAMOUS JAMES BOOTH WHO SHOT PRESIDENT LINK ON AND SOME OTHER LEADING MEN.

>> Huell: SO SHE WAS A BIG DEAL?

SHE WAS A HOUSEHOLD NAME?

>> YES, IN THOSE DAYS NO TV, NO RADIO, THEY WENT TO THE THEATER.

>> Huell: WE'RE ON THE FIRST--WHERE IS THE SWIMMING POOL.

OH WE ALREADY PASSED THE SWIMMING POOL.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST RECORDED POOL IN ORANGE COUNTY.

>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS THE FIRST SWIMMING POOL IN ORANGE COUNTY?

>> YES.

>> Huell: THAT'S A HISTORIC THING IN ITSELF.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> Huell: SO SHE WAS AHEAD OF HER TIME.

DID THEY ACTUALLY SWIM IN THIS POOL?

>> YES, THEY ACTUALLY SWAM IN THIS POOL.

HER HUSBAND HAD IT CONSTRUCTED.

THERE IS A COUPLE OF PHOTOS HERE OF PEOPLE PADDLING AROUND IN BARRELS THAT WERE PUT IN HALF.

THE STORY OF MADAM MODJESKA DID NOT LIKE IT.

THEY WERE FISH THAT SWAM IN THERE AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SWIM BUT THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME.

>> Huell: THAT'S HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE THE HOUSE IN THE DISTANCE.

NOW WHAT IS THE NEXT--WHAT'S THIS BIG ROCK DOING OVER HERE?

>> WELL THAT ROCK IS A MEMORIAL ROCK.

THERE WAS A BIG THING UNDERNEATH IT WHERE SHE READ.

WHEN SHE DIED, IT ACTUALLY WAS MOVED TO THIS PARTICULAR SPOT.

AND HER HUSBAND PUT THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE ON THE ROCK FOR EVERYONE TO SEE THAT VISITED THE SITE FROM NOW ON.

AND THEN AFTER HE DIED, THE ORANGE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUT HIS NAME ON THE PLAQUE.

SO BOTH NAMES ARE ON THE PLAQUE.

>> Huell: NOW THEY'RE NOT BURIED HERE?

>> NO, THEY'RE BOTH BURIED IN THE HOMELAND OF POLAND.

>> Huell: THIS LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE'--LILLY POND.

>> RIGHT, THE ARCHITECT OF MAD SON GARDEN AND THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTORATION.

SUPPOSEDLY DREW THE PLANS TO THIS HOUSE ON A NAPKIN AT A PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

>> Huell: BACK IN THE 1880s.

>> CORRECT.

>> Huell: WOW, LOOK AT THIS HOUSE.

AND HERE THE LADIES RIGHT OUT IN FRONT.

WHICH ONE OF YOU IS MADAM MODJESKA?

YOU ALL KIND OF LOOK LIKE SHE WOULD HAVE LOOKED.

>> WELL THANK YOU.

WE HAD PERIOD OUTFITS JUST FOR YOU.

>> Huell: YOU'RE ALL DOSEANTS DOSEANTS.

>> YES.

>> I'M PAMELA.

WE'RE BOTH DOSEANTS.

>> Huell: THIS IS OUR TOUR GUIDE YOUR NAME IS?

>> ALAN LEE.

>> Huell: I LEARNED AHEAD OF TIME THAT YOU KNOW MORE OF MADAM MODJESKA THAN ANYONE?

>> I CAN'T CLAIM TO UNDERSTAND THE POLISH STORY.

>> Huell: LET'S START THE TOUR CAUSE WE'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.

TELL US ABOUT THIS HOUSE AND WHAT IT'S DOING OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE?

>> WELL YOU'RE RIGHT IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHEN IT WAS BUILT.

11 MILES FROM EL TORO AND 29 MILES FROM OTHER CITIES.

THERE WERE MOUNTAIN LIONS, RATTLE SNAKES A VERY STRANGE PLACE FOR A GENTLE POLISH ACTRESS TORE LIVING.

>> Huell: IN THIS HUGE MANSION.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A STAGE RIGHT HERE.

>> WELL AS FAR AS WE KNOW IT WAS A LITTLE STAGE.

THERE WERE TWO ROOMS AND A HALL BEHIND IT.

SO THERE WERE THREE DOORS.

SO THAT THE ACTORS COULD COME OUT.

AND WE'VE HAD PERFORMANCES OF SHAKESPEARE HERE.

>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE, DO YOU THINK SHE BUILT THIS TO BE A STAGE?

>> WELL MAYBE FOR INFORMAL PRODUCTIONS.

OUT HERE SHE CAN YELL AND TALK AS LOUD AS SHE COULD.

AND SHE DID.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS--LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE OVER HERE.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR.

>> WELL NOW THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGNER STANFORD WHITE A VERY FAMOUS ARCHITECT.

WHO AT THAT TIME HE WAS DOING A NUMBER OF COTTAGES ON THE EAST COAST, THEY TEND TODAY HAVE A SHINGLE TRIM AND THAT'S A PALLADIUN WINDOW.

>> Huell: BOY WHEN PEOPLE CAME OUT HERE TO VISIT AND DROVE UP IN THE FRONT, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY AT WHAT THEY SAW OUT HERE.

>> WELL THERE IS NO OTHER HOUSE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT.

THE LOWER WINDOW IS SUPPOSEDLY AND WAS A BEEF-IN WINDOW SUCH AS YOU WOULD SEE STANFORD, SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE.

SHE PLAYED ABOUT 14 SHAKESPEAREAN ROLES.

>> Huell: NOW DID SHE SPEAK IN ENGLISH?

>> YES, YES, THEY SPOKE VERY WELL ENGLISH.

SHE SPOKE FRENCH, POLISH AND ENGLISH.

>> Huell: AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.

>> THIS IS A WELL, A VERY FAMOUS WELL.

SOME PEOPLE CALLED IT A WISHING WELL.

AND MODJESKA CALLED IT AS A LOW LEVEL WELL.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WOOD PECKER BUILT THEIR HOLES.

AND WHEN THE WOOD PECKER PUTS AN ANA--ACORN THROUGH THAT HOLE.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THAT HOUSE.

>> THIS IS SYMMETRICAL.

YOU COULD HAVE LAID IT OUT WITH A COMPASS AND A RULER.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

THESE HAVE TO BE ORIGINAL YOU CAN SEE THE GROOVES.

>> WELL THOSE ARE REPLAYS.

BUT A LONG TIME AGO.

THIS PART OF THE HOUSE WAS AN ORIGINAL PINE STRUCTURE.

>> Huell: OKAY.

LET'S GO INSIDE.

I'M ITCHING TO BE INSIDE THIS PLACE.

LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL DOORS, AND YOU'RE TAKING US RIGHT INSIDE.

OH BOY THIS HAS A NICE FEEL TO IT.

OH THERE'S A PICTURE OF HER, I BET.

>> SHE CAME HERE IN THE YEAR 1876 WHEN SHE WAS IN HER 30s.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST ROLES SHE PLAYED IN THIS COUNTRY.

SHE WANTED PLAY SHAKESPEARE BUT HER ACCENT WAS NOT THAT GOOD.

SO SHE PLAYED CAMILLE.

>> Huell: AND LOOK AT THE HOUSE.

>> TOP ONE IS PIONEER COTTAGE.

THEY DID NOT TEAR DOWN THE ORIGINAL HOUSE.

SHE USED IT AS HIS INSPIRATION.

AND THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE ARE NOT MODJESKA BUT THAT'S A NICE PICTURE OF THE HOUSE.

>> Huell: YOU'RE USED TO PEOPLE ASKING YOU THE SAME THING.

>> YES.

THIS IS THE DINING ROOM AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF MODJESKA WAS THIS ç BIG OR NOT.

>> Huell: TO SHOW HER IN SOME OF THE ACTING ROLES.

OH WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN.

>> THIS IS THE KITCHEN AND I THINK DAN WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE PUMP TO YOU.

>> Huell: YOU'RE WORKING THE PUMP.

>> THIS IS THE WATER PUMP.

THIS IS A SINK FROM KENTUCKY--IF I CAN GET ANY WATER OUT.

>> Huell: I DON'T SEE ANY WATER.

>> THEY WERE STRONG IN THOSE DAYS.

Tçú>> Huell: SO THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PLUMBING SYSTEM STILL GOING.

>> >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Huell: AND THIS IS THE STOVE.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE KITCHEN?

>> ALL WE KNOW IS THEY HAD 7 RANCH HENS.

>> Huell: SHE WAS NOT COOKING SHE WAS AN ACTRESS.

>> ONCE THE COOK LEFT SHE HAD TO COOK FOR THE WHOLE CREW.

>> Huell: SO MUCH FOR THE KITCHEN.

WHAT IS THIS BIG MAP OVER HERE?

>> IN POLLAND INTEREST IN MODJE AND THEY KNEW WHAT HER ITENIRARIES OF HER.

>> Huell: SO THIS SAYS THE 27th AMERICAN THAETEATERRICAL TOURS.

>> YOU NOTICE THERE ARE MOSTLY IN THE EAST COAST.

THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH THEATER HERE AT THE TIMES.

CALIFORNI WAS THE WILD WEST.

>> Huell: BUT LOOK AT ALL THIS BACK HERE BACK EAST.

>> ALWAYS TRAVELING BY ROAD.

NEVER IN THE MOVIES JUST ACTRESS SIX NIGHTS A WEEK AND TWO MATINEES.

VERY VERY HARD WORK.

>> Huell: WELL THAT'S PROBABLY THE REASON THEY ENJOYED THIS PLACE SO MUCH.

>> SHE NEEDED THIS.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL PEACEFUL PLACE TO COME IN THE SUMMER.

>> Huell: THIS IS MODJESKA.

>> A VERY FAMOUS ROSE BUSH THAT GREW OVER THE WELL.

>> Huell: AND YOU'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL THESE WONDERFUL PICTURES OF HER AS AN ACTRESS IN ALL OF HER DIFFERENT ROLES OVER THE YEARS.

>> SOME OF THE GREAT GREAT MANY THAT SHE PLAYED.

>> Huell: WHERE DID SHE RANK ON THE HIERARCHY OF ACTRESSES?

SHE IS THE GREATEST POLISH ACTRESS EVER?

>> YES, YES, SHE'S STILL REGARDED AS THE BEST ACTRESS.

IN THIS COUNTRY HER TWO RIVALS WERE NOT AMERICANS, SARAH WHO WASñr FRENCH.

SHE BECAME MOST DISTINGUISHED SHAKESPEAREAN ACTRESS.

>> Huell: WOULD SHE PERFORM IN LITTLE THEATERS AROUND THE COUNTRIES?

>> OH YES, ACTING COMPANIES WENT ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

BUT ALSO TO THE GRANDEST ñr THEATERS IN NEW YORK, AND CHICAGO AND CALIFORNIA.

>> >> Huell: WHAT ABOUT CALIFORNIA.

>> SHE DIDN'T ACT IN LOS ANGELES AT FIRST.

>> Huell: AND DID EVER ACTED IN ORANGE COUNTY?

>> SHE ACTED IN THE LOCAL OPERA HOUSE.

BUT THOSE WERE MOSTLY BENEFITS.

>> Huell: DID THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA--DID THE PEOPLE OF ORANGE COUNTY KNOW HOW FAMOUS SHE REALLY WAS?

>> THEY KNEW BECAUSE HER AND HER HUSBAND WERE THE CELEBRITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT THAT TIME.

SHE WAS VERY GENEROUS.

SHE WAS ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE.

SHE KNEW JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SHE ENCOURAGED THE FIRST LOS ANGELES ORCHESTRA.

THEY WERE VERY FAMOUS CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND HER FAME HAS SURVIVED WHILE SOME OF THE CITY FOUNDERS HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN.

YOU SEE THIS HOUSE.

>> Huell: WE'RE GOING INTO THE GRAND ROOM.

THIS MUST HAVE BEEN THE MAIN ROOM IN THE HOUSE, LOOK-- AT THIS FIREPLACE OVER HERE.

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED?

>> THIS WAS THE LIBRARY WHICH WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROOM IN THE HOUSE.

THEY HAD ç OVER 2000 BOOKS.

AND ALSO THE MUSIC ROOM.

>> Huell: THIS WAS NOT THE LIVING ROOM?

>> IT WAS THE LIBRARY SLASH LIVING ROOM.

THEY HAD GREAT MANY OIL PAINTINGS.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS A PICTURE--.

>> YES--.

>> Huell: OF THE WAY IT WAS.

>> GIVES AN IDEA OF HOW IT WAS.

WE HAVE A REPLICA OF THAT PAINTING.

>> Huell: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ORIGINAL?

>> IT'S IN A MUSEUM IN SANTA ANNA.

>> Huell: CAN I TAKE IT DOWN?

>> WELL IT HAS A LIGHT ON IT.

>> Huell: THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE LIVING ROOM AS IT EXISTED BACK THEN.

>> YES, A VERY FAMOUS TABLE WITH CARVED LINES AND.

THE BUFFALO HEAD WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY THE PEOPLE OF CAPISTRANO.

>> Huell: NOW OVER HERE WE HAVE A PIANO, WOULD SHE ACTUALLY PLAY THE PIANO.

>> ç AS AN ACTRESS SHE EMULATE MUSICIAN.

>> Huell: SO SHE HAD TO BE ABLE TO PLAY.

SO HER MUSIC HAD TO ECHO THROUGH THE HOUSE.

>> HER HUSBAND ALSO PLAYED VERY WELL.

AND THE MUSIC YOU SEE ON THE PIANO IS A REPLICA OF THEIR MUSIC.

THEY USED TO PLAY TOGETHER BEFORE THEY WENT TO BED.

>> Huell: THIS IS A CUT OUT OF HER RIGHT HERE.

>> THIS IS A PICTURE OF MODJESKA AS JULIET.

AND IT'S A PAINTING THAT HANGS IN HER NATIVE ç CITY OF CRACKWELL POLAND.

>> Huell: DO YOU GET A LOT OF POLISH HERE?

>> OH YES.

>> Huell: SO THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT THE HOUSE.

>> YES, THEY WERE.

>> Huell: IS THERE ANYTHING ELTS ç--ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL ME.

>> THE BANNER ABOVE THE FIREPLACE IS AN ORIGINAL BANNER.

IT WAS PRESENTED TO HER BY THE JOURNALIST OF WARSAW.

>> Huell: BACK IN 1885?

>> YES.

>> Huell: IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN SEE?

>> WELL IF YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE LEFT, YOU WILL SEE THE COSTUME ROOM.

>> Huell: LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> >> WHERE SHE KEPT HER TRUNKS OF COSTUME.

AND THE COSTUME WAS MADE FOR A MINI SERIES ON THE LIFE OF MODJESKA.

THE ACTRESS WHO PLAYED THAT ROLE GAVE THAT TO US AFTER THE FILM.

THIS IS THE GUEST ROOM AND THE MOST FAMOUS GUEST HERE WAS THE FAMOUS POLISH PIANOIST.

>> Huell: WELL SHE PROBABLY HAD GREAT PEOPLE COME HERE.

>> THIS WAS A LONG DISTANCE FOR PEOPLE TO COME.

PEOPLE WHO CAME HAD TO STAY FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO RECOVER BEFORE THEY WENT DOWN THE HILL AGAIN.

>> Huell: NOW YOU TAKE US TO ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ROOMS IN THE HOUSE.

>> YOU SEE THIS IS THIS RED WINDOW.

AND THE RED WINDOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONVERSATION PIECE.

THEY USED TO MAKE MONEY OF CONGETA BECAUSE HE WAS NOT TOO HANDY.

WHEN HE GOT A CAMERA HE THOUGHT HE COULD DEVELOP THE FILT MANY THROUGH THE--FILM THR BATHROOM WINDOW.

BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER STORY THAT IT WAS MADE FROM RUBIES.

AND THE WAY SHE STAYED BEAUTIFUL WAS THROUGH WALKING THROUGH THE RAYS.

>> Huell: NOW ARE YOU ALL LISTENING TO ALL THESE STORIES.

YOU'VE HEARD ALL THESE STORIES BEFORE.

COME ON UP HERE JUST A MINUTE.

DO YOU GET QUESTIONS?

WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO YOU GET WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE HOUSE ON TOUR?

>> WELL IT'S REALLY FUN BECAUSE THEY DO GAWK.

WE GIVE THEM A TEASER.

MAKE SURE YOU LOOK IN THE BATHROOM.

AND WHEN WE GET IN THE NEXT ROOM AND SHE SHARE.

>> Huell: ARE SOME RACEY.

>> WELL WE WON'T GO THERE.

>> I'LL TELL YOU ONE, AFTER THEY SOLD THIS HOUSE, IT WAS A MUSEUM YOU PAID 10 CENTS AND ANOTHER TEN CENTS TO SEE THE FOREST ON FIRE.

>> THAT'S NOT TOO RACEY.

>> Huell: I THINK I'M GOING TO MEET UP WITH YOU AND HEAR THE REAL RACEY STORY.

HERE IN THE WHAT HAD TO BE THE MAIN BEDROOM.

>> THAT'S RIGHT AND IT STILL HAS THE DARK WALLS.

IT SEEMS DARK NOW BY THE TREES.

>> Huell: IS THIS THEIR BEDROOM?

>> NO IT BE LONGED TO ANOTHER FAMILY THAT LIVED HERE.

THE FAN--DRESSING TABLE, THE LADIES IN THE ANAHEIM LIBRARY FOUND AN OLD PICTURE OF MODJESKA ç OLD DRESSING TABLE.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE AN EXACT REPLICA OF çIT.

THAT IS A PICTURE OF MODJESKA MODJESKA'S HOUSE.

>> Huell: YOU DON'T SEE HIM VERY MUCH.

BUT THERE HE IS.

>> YES, HE WAS JUST BEHIND THE SCENES AND TOOK WELL CA ç)E OF HER.

ACTED AS HER PERSONAL MANAGER.

THE MARRIAGE LASTED FOR 40 YEARS.

>> Huell: NOW YOU SAY THE FANS ARE ORIGINAL.

>> YES, FANS WERE VERY POPULAR.

AN ACTRESS'S OUTFIT WAS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT A FAN IN HER HAND.

>> Huell: WALKING THROUGH THE LIBRARY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REALLY LOOKED OVER HERE, AT THIS WONDERFUL--THE WAY THE LIGHT COMES THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND THE FEEL OF THE ROOM IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR.

>> THE LOWER WINDOWS WERE ADDED LATER.

AND THEY WERE NOT HERE IN MODJESKA'S DAY.

BUT SHE HAD THE UPPER WINDOWS WHICH APPARENTLY GAVE NORTH LIGHT FOR THE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS THEY HAD IN HERE.

>> Huell: THIS IS JUST--IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SETTING.

IT FEELS GOOD IN HERE.

>> WE DON'T OFTEN COME IN HERE IN THE AFTERNOON AND I'M ENJOYING SEEING IT IN THE AFTERNOON LIGHT.

IT'S LOVELY TO SEE IT THIS WAY.

>> Huell: WELL WE'RE ENDING UP THE TOUR ON THIS GLORIOUS AFTERNOON OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE MODJESKA HOUSE.

LET'S GET OUR DATES RIGHT.

SHE AND THE COUNT LIVED HERE FROM 1888--.

>> TO 1906.

>> Huell: TO 1906.

AND YOU WERE TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL ORANGE COUNTY PARK IT'S ALSO?

>> A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

>> Huell: ONE OF ONLY TWO IN ORANGE COUNTY?

>> YES THE OTHER BEING THE NIXON LIBRARY.

>> WHEN WE HAVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE LITTLE KIDS SEE THIS HOUSE, THEY WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SAY, OH IS IT REALLY WHAT IT WAS ç LIKE TO LIVE HERE A LONG TIME AGO.

>> Huell: IT MUST HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO LIVE HERE A LONG TIME AGO DO YOU EVER IMAGINE?

>> WE TRY TO FEEL THAT'S WHY WE DRESS THIS WAY.

BUT IMAGINING A YOUNG LADY, IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD.

LIFE WAS DIFFERENT.

LET'S SEE HOW IT WAS DIFFERENT.

>> Huell: AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THIS NAME WHICH MOST OF US IN CALIFORNIA HAVE NEVER HEARD OF.

>> NEVER HEARD OF THIS WONDERFUL ACTRESS.

JUST A PART ç OF HISTORY THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW HER.

>> Huell: WELL MOST PEOPLE KNOW HER IN POLAND, BECAUSE SHE WAS THE GREATEST ACTRESS IN POLAND.

>> THE MODJESKA CANYON IS ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MILES LONG.

AND SADDLE BACK AND ONE OF THE PEAKS IS NAMED FOR MODJESKA AND THE OTHER IS KNOWN FOR ç St JAMES.

>> Huell: BOY SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

>> SO WE HAVE A POLISH ACTRESS AND A SAINT ON TOP OF SADDLE BACK MOUNTAIN.

>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU COME TO ORANGE COUNTY.

THIS IS A REAL JEWEL, IT'S OPEN FOR AWFUL US TO ENJOY.

THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF AMERICAN, POLISH AND CALIFORNIA HISTORY.

IT'S CALLED ARDON AND HELEN MODJESKA AND HER HUSBAND, THE COUNT LIVED HERE FROM 1888 TO 1904 ç--1906 IN THIS WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PARK.

THAT'S IT OUR AFTERNOON IN THE HELENA MODJESKA HOUSE.