, 1874-04-25
THE STAGE,
Moral md Social Stutus OF Actors.
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9. tho v;1]inc tn caat +to .tono t. - hoo.r
+,av +han,..1roo .~a . o~@u
sin5 acta1s I'd ~ na,xo.s, ~ ioa 1som
IL as standing upon almost the lowest rom
3 OF thu moral and social ladder. Do they
" truth occupy that position Most emnbat,ca1)
NJ ~ rs ,nonx rona a.,.,:.;oa oSS 1sAs.sa44 a.
the world abao1nte,s @ % s1.s ss a. Lucy posnes
It ia dotepm;nsd not nuu ~ ss eyes, II Is Dun
). The moment man or woman steps upo
the utaco. he or ahe undoreooa a comn'ato ~ ~.
mornhoais heconro .t 49, ip4.o s's uets
and canah1, ~ -; ose asl oAaolnt'
dar,-ao ono would suppose, at least, from I'll
manner in which the majority Of tbs yorl
talk. A shameful ca,7;no thov ao- 4, h.s
profession never disrraces MN 3honri @ aoaes sna
may disgrace hia profession, and some actor tor
undoubtedly have done dishonor to theirs iou bu
IS a eyeiy Other ths profession 50 pure 50 FREQ
"Staul asido: .m hol;ar Ia o43 t ~ en actor
Arc thoro 10 merehamta et u,,n ,nan ataa .noo :.
daily fraud to incresse their o'ocp cpins 70
Are our lersIatnrs nayar '3oarnioI - ~ nAua'etS
ceptauce Of hTiho A., ti's .aa ~. ~ .ue &C
the wolves in aaeus cotbjnn o nGn atra~ wno Tempt
Do no women but actresses fall '"''' @''o'S
tg-who are mon of honor tr,,a 1-u nos sne mlnorl
men, fhara ara actrasao nonoi, 51ue. Nholc-souled
few-who attain to fbe n;nhnat lucy are not the
womanhood 1iVirc ,iro. 1euesa a n.anaara OF
eyes OF God as arc the lives Of n,snr - - 41 eno
| who shrne. f1o;r ehou1ao-a aa'1ty ~ y u tooSe
sav sli1sht'nnir .sn,t,, ~" eonsen'htuously, and
In a,,nnor3 ~ +,,;a - asuos1: an
girl nnentionei hv s1s 1Ta,s4. ~ u pallot-
Experience on the stnre snre1v .ose years of
tn aon,a ron.,3as, o"A ny ny out.t,e Aef Wold3
n1ncata5 eoa7."oiaslon. ~ d Inc elrl Ind been
literoIiv erovn ,.n -, itoia infancy; had
thcatra Hor ,o9i,ar ul nle Wals or
and betir;dden. hor ao'net t.th "ss pa1alyt,c
to earn q pittanca nv cnnt,,s seI.ee1y lo enlo
(;aoTrna tba ho11st1 eo!slne la"-papcr5.
snnnfind In von4s ~ ~, y net omn M e1ertlons,
gerrnnt Georano u J5 ~ y lainly' Ihey Kept no
tur. sewinr Na9aTrth;,e e''Tu6, Washing, 1son7
eLo must h, AZ rta rs,s..r a1efy u1ornlng as ~
wali tWn n,;ae =. az ~ ana sue had to
tbat bo, ,"u es a lang ano naI to tao theatre Before
do tho marketing arr.1"o tha to %ho,nnsmeal, houn
dnv II earv ~ H. nnueo lne mousse Tor tho
dc. ron If At t,'a A' naa naeA ~ INC mid
made all hor own % and 1Ier 1su"'[lot r'ot,l,, sne
Ia -a,oas,.1 - "Aht nout must she have rlsen2
nanallv tha iot+o- Whan a1ou t'o TO 1onr hours,
occrn;o5 i,a. t;.s, "noI hoI On tho stage ahe |
lnlttinr lace cntting ~ 1rs.a naan altlcia howors
nnnar 9r a1oheo;aa1ls SUBSCRIPTIONS OUT OF tissue
Of which sho added 70 LEI mesns y From lnn sa1o aoo
meal and attend to bnr nntpar's 4 .ne nlaaay
dinner she tanrht I .ion,inl Gonet =. wants. Alter
dren ' for q small sum. Lad aha ,'n . in1f balf
r1f,1
served, and hor mott'er arranead anen 'ea must be
for the night. She mnst .ooa6,r1;st Gtonl.ottanly
walk to the theatro At 1aast b1pnsn XIV neI iong
Lhe curtain rose-harelT t1na a. ~ nuul , pelofo
soffet Between the acts. or when MT y ~
80 ~ er Aea, ~ Al 1enee1sal, only laying
3oy. sno was frennantr nnt ~ oy .ne cay
':st II, and was then Obliged to Wa}s - hn'na n1a-
nd upon her arrival there i3,uas ap,r Gnn nozoe
0 tic wants of hnr Invalid 9,o.hss ;n ~ munster
rcaried limbs OF that nnor % haI,o+ "a, nan notthe
heir sweet repose2 Ana f}1era ,,,s ~, e.'fnea
reshment is SO deserred -wi'osa n..y nnoso te
y1ng down aro surrounded bv ci1cio u " znn
No one ever heard her complain. sha haI ~ tas,,
etrothed for years 10 vo,,nr r-s;oas aao W. puan I
hau he fo1sook her for ! fsirer.lno cnn7d Aao; ~
ave found gwearar.-1ncn .1.s Goulo 1 nos
9rrov with lovoy sui,n;aaion snn oofe ehai, her
9th elevated and raf;no5 ,a,sslon! hor "mch
3u mnst he - .pi,o t4S .rn.'iI aa ;.vtw Aow weary
~ 41!-Is n4uas 10: sup "onia say, - Yes, but am
fell III - :. Hov " ny n,otner or my father,
snct, -, .o,,,e -" ~auy aso tnere who render y,
~ o;-1 1o, -s;su ~ snIu stewardship as this
n ~ III ' ~. G.'u ~ ~ 1no rs, herea1ter' How many
.ose .e.Sa,'A, ..,o n1a noon in
OF is he.ssp%srd sussoai snpsra,,.,, ssnw.h >. in
d" And this flower bloon,ed Win, .b.-n,,a VI
,rsti ~ tnS lna'eenons growth Of thea -
II sard;,e "Ao-uo"et' @ Il you like, but IN
Il stnqanS 3i.,aJS up tho rich frng granco 80
VS. 6tasguo fasi';en,a 10 n! h.m by whose hand so
SAs 1asA1onea~ 10 the eyes OF the phariseo | ~,
~ ~ oenouncos all dramatic representations 60
e, t, WIN seI-applauding righteousness be CO.
'uy Approaches the Throne Of Mercy, this I'D
; 70 the eyes ~ thn nra.t stooo aia5 TIL
nearests' a.
u Aef memoirs OF Hrs. Il. @. Mowatt, Mary ~,
Wit WITT woman whose pure religion ali viii !
nco al.7tass - &C of tue stage "We especiany to
meD. not teo onn Ion o 1sn Ornaments men and n Gn