The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20

Gretchen has driven him out OF his house nor
whom Hendrick ilIuison has given him the
sleeping drnught; nor when. after his strange
ana sorrowfuI experience. he finds his home
and family and fortune only 10 go hack again tn
his old habits Of intuNicntiOn. II they are
thinking Of Kir on these occasions they GER
tainly are not inclined to applaud him. Blu, If,
on the other nand. their thoughts are upon
JOE Jefferson. the clever actor. applause s
natural and irrcsi-tiblc. The fact that there is
2opnagss c sGcw, hGw G9,mrste Mr. Jclsr.
which hc has undcrtak On to impcrsOnatc.
FLOWERS AND CALLS.
well remember how earnestly Mr. Jefferson
once expressed to me his delight in having
theatres Of Germany forbade the actors to re-
ceivc flowers OF To- 70 before the curtain. why"
he exclaimed. " that is what have been insist
ing upon for twenty years. People used to tell
mc that was wrong, that was shooting oyer
NE heads OF my audience, that II + impossible
for an actor to succeed without such loud rccog-
nitions of success But here they are in Ger
many adopting the very views that have been
urging. wagner. YOU know at the grcat Bal
reuth festival last year. refused to como before
he sura a s sSem n 10 NE 6 calls OF tRa
put. He said that an actor had no business to
! listen To such demands. lhavc bcen Of the same
opinion !9r years and one o, my principal
people from making such dcmHnds-tO play my
part SO that they shall not think Of calling for
Mr. Jcfrerson's artistic instincts control his
management 81 the play as well ~ his impcr..
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| not? Other actors would do So; other actors
| have done -; But whore would be- the art Of
the dog The animal II not an Intelligent. re-
sponslble being; everything he did would be
out OF harmony with the play as an organic
product of mind, A. result Of intelligent cause
/ producing designed crc't. Besides. suppose
the dog should be- whisted at by boy In the
gallery he would was his tail and he doubt
| less highly amusing. But his performance
would be- n distraction. a diversion. an cN-
crrscenco-not an integral part OF a work Of art (:
and the laugh would bc sure to come IN AZ an
iuuppuriuue moment. Moreover. every person
IN the audience has his own iden II what sort of
of sight. docs not interfere with that idea But
the instant you bring him forward that instant
you are bound Co I~tupoint thu conceptions Of
o. ln am altogether different Kind Of animal.
Stll further. surros" that Schneider should
m i-hehuve himself or the stage what an utter
nuisance and hindrancg he would bel To put
nm ON the stage would, therefore. he an afro
hand. when on tho stage. he can easily bc
lmas mod H. running away up the nil; as
kno King over tho Gro kerry in Grrtehcn's
kitchen; ns doing in "a word. Whatever he Is
supposed to hc dong.
HIS ufaursr ptr,srnp
NJ, - - -. -
pr Jeiiers N saws that the tim" IN the play
wien ne "NirflrhNs me hiEh.st pleasure Is
Tmgn ne H. '4Sins To- h'ndr,k iindson AMI the
i'inui~ III inc srrun at when there - no
SOUND. no VOICE nut M own when nothing can
o''ur !" lht 'rler. "i!h or To .-s'n ti, impress
y9nd ne power Of expression. | onec heard
Anl cN'Mim, No one not hi actor can appre-
.'..'f
t6cieadms periormcr At the most critical Il mo, o,
mrn' Wien tl" ini, rrs' IS inirnseSt when me
er. when the 81 attest and best effect isto bo pro-
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Soni,thins or other tAnt VIII attract attention 10
u, lu ~, I ad 81, ~, nni ol ie lrnd 81 fnaTm'
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nuiy else Nl-lhic-lor II udrlek Hudson aud his
master Of the situation. Aud how truly a mas
ler ne Is ,.,,.,
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