, 1877-12-13
KEEP THEM APART.

CnscAoo, Dec 1o.-Iiending An article IN your
fsano Of thta morning from tho CINCINNATI Tmts.
and headed BY yon :" In FEite de Nine. Anvot," +
was surprised at the angular train Of thought Into
which It led me, anil I note my thoughts on tho
subject; perhaps yon may ind some merit In them.
There ts muFbId ta,tc in the public for the private
life Of actors Rnd actresses, and thnnght OF tho
influence acquaintance With them might have upon
the critics hhould they know each otner And
does socta! thtescourAe mprove the work Of ethort
think not. helera 1t works harm to botli.
The actor occupies aoublc life: he has two sides,
hs wope H. y pus s
nest cndcavota to excel in ns labor, and their In.t
unis. Whcn tba curtsin falls and tie play il ovcf
the actor N aHan the cltlzen And II he breaks thc
laws In nnJ manner no IL eqnnlly amenAbte tuthcm,
zen; neither Is he excusatte nndrf t,o samc head.
The critic, on the other huud, Judges the Rctnr's
s 4. H. .nss a IT, aea np sts knsx
snlarsties, and cannot zee Them In h!swork. ThIs
Views. and in personal intercourse tries
h. so | " rtes. s bs hs lit ,5 d HI s: ss. Tsa aaa
.nd may In many cases havc su.ns weight upon tho
s s1e " . an 'ns he sss Aif l.
a'iowes that often he Who abuses through tho pen
must feAEA the abuse bf either pen or tongue, and
there hare been cases vhere th!e foar Inns been
paramount to q, otheta. Tbs Rohson sud llarte
so tsreoeh socai ' in,creemmu%ieattea IN s Easts
ern writer haa said that ''lls admired tho man
who would sell Ills peu for cash rather
Than tho man who, fatterca hy some manager with
supper. ,nad pnfIrd the piay:" This n eaustlc
trnh. 4nd Is 10 thu point. What has hn hclors
cial life to do with Ills work. Nothing. Tho crit.
les misslon IL 10 Jul4e tl.e wufk. NOT the man;
md II Tue work Il bud. say M; OK good then speak
itR reA&e GrCn tjnnvh the man may be tho pGfh1osl
friend Or bitter enemy. The work of tho true
critic 10 we'll done when the hts faults and
eorFects them. llut ~ s1y the actor II bad or low
nnl axccrnble. sftet he bus labo.cd to make him.
Rclf perfect, without showing Tho nssailnb!a
pn1uta, IL unworthy critic or 4 gentleman.
fully aware. unpopular still It il truth itself, and
cannot be dcnlca. / hare never heard OF ; real,
true friendship between Ut act1r and cttic where
thu critic has not gioascd over the fanss Of hts
irIend. u II Dntnfal II should bt 3d. Who wlsllcs
~ pabtah the tnul!s u bis freud! No onci Thcru
In not un editor In tho country who will not Dear
up the Assart1n that the aboye is trl,c llare
much with the aetors ,rrlvate life Oh tho staHc.
Every ru,nor ts turned inside out, and opinions
are biased theroty. Mr.. Daka may have forty
wives. but his acting ia tnat ~ good. Mrs, Duke
MAr have vino pnfty rrefy nlEbt In lcf hoicl,
but II she acts and sthgs well. no matter. Tho
u.tic don't caru actually abaut tho private scan.
uas uf thu lives 0s nctors and the critic unh pr.
fanlt In private Softhar do tbs hctors themselves
like It; they t.u their worx and cars not 1nt for
the pubic 0pinIan Oh ttclr private actions. No
mans pFtyato 1fa belongs 10 the public. Let tho
actor and critic b. atranSers, and then honest
opinions will follow. IlAHnz o. FnEE.