Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
HOW ACTRESSES KISS.
IhosY sNAcKs-POZTIC swEETNEss-MISS NEIL
SONS ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND MRS. LANG
TRY's COLD sALUTATIoNs


Sons ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND MRS LANG
TRY's COLD sALUTATIoNs.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The fact that an actress cancelled her engage
ment In st. Louis the other day because the star
insisted upon kissing her in a manner too natu-
raj to be congenial. induced a Times reporter to
seek, through the channels of professional au-
tho.ity, some points about the practices of
prominent actresses and the pecuiarities which
mark their differences of opinion as to the
most effective and expressive sort of kiss
TO bestow upon an ardent lover on the stage.
Love scenes, said old actor yesterday,
Who In his young days famous :" juve-
lille, Though they may seem so cOneeEia are
recognized by actors and actresses of ability as
especially hard to rOrtray. particularly before
american audiences who will not endure them
II they are at all mawksh or gushing. They
require them to be PLAYED by the actor with
manly vigOr and strength and by the actress
with natural earnestness and grace. The
slightest impcrfection, resulting from mex
Qcrience awkwardneSs. will mar the attempt
ard change the tender woOin9 into ridiculous
farce. The point of equipOse at which the actor
is required TO maintain his delivery and move
ments Is such nice one that it needs years
OF experience TO acquire the necessary tact.
No scenes are so carefully rehearsed as these
1t will doubtless seem strange to be told" con-
tinued the Thespian with twinkle in his eye.
THAT very few people have any idea how to EN-
Grace woman gracefully and effectively At the
nrst thought it would appear that no instruction
Is necessary TO show fellow how to put his arm
around pretty girl and print kiss upon her
lips. But let the amateur stage lover try it be-
lore spectators and he will he very likely to find
himself entangled in a train OF delicate silk that
must be neither stepped on nor stepped over:
ne Will stagger under the weight of IL healthy
female whose arms are casped tightly about his
nech and when she walks he will step out with
the wrong foot and the gait will be anything but
graceful glide.
ARTISTS WHO KNOW HOW TO KISS.
$50 the art of love making and the art of kiss
Ing, continued the Old sta"er have been care
FULLY studied by the leading actresses OF the day
and each of them have their peculiar methods of
meeting lips with lips. Pretty Miss Nelson used
to hang about Ro,neOs neck with an ecstatic
abandon that was almost frantic at times and
when the kiss came it stayed long while
Mrs. Langtry. 1t is said doesn't impress the
spectator with the idea that she wants to be
kissed. as she allows her leading man to touch
her lips respectfully and seems very ill at ease
while she is i'm his arms. Miss Mary Anderson
is rather difficult to kiss nicely. because she is
too tall to nestle down upon Mr.. DOwning's
broad chest. She kisses in good. straight
forward way. however. as though she isn't
ashamed of it, and there is no nonsense about
the performance. It's in the part and she does
It, without putting any very delicate touch to
1T. Miss Catherine Lewis, whose sprghtly ways
In opera boufe win for her hosts of male adj
mirers in every city she visits, has evidently
given great deal of thought to the art She
/. wraps her arms about the neck of her mock lover
l aS If she wanted them to go twice around.
and when she is sure of her grip she gives a
hungry snap. and then all is still for a few
seconds Suddenly there is loud pop and
the operation is over. Her sister Miss Jefireys
Lewis. is something like her. but her methods
ore more subdued. 4 fayoritc bit of business
OF hers is TO have her lover sit in chair and
she comes before him. She walks cautiously
around him first as though she were watching
for place To light on. With q whrl she falls
on her knees and bends backward over his right
knee, tossing her arms about his neck and draw
Ing his face close to hers For moment she
looks into his eyes and then proceeds to bust
ness The kiss is long. quiet and dreamy,
ono means whole volumes.
THE aODJEsKA PICTURESQUE KISS
MOdjeska kisses in an intellectual fashion.
She prefers to be kissed rather than to kiss. and
her graceful movements make her an easy per-
son to act with. There is no unnecessary clutch
ing and clawing TO hold on to her lover. She
rests upon his bosom in picturesque way that
h very pleasing tothe eye. Lolita just pecks at
fellows face and is Liable to strike anywhere
between the eyes and the chin. There is Jump.
. smack and that's all. It's the worst kind of
kiss, because it can't be anticipated. and the
actor only realizes what it is when it's
oil over. Clara Morris teeth have been
discOlored and depleted by too much medi-
cine, and her mouth is not an inviting
one for this reason. There is nothing girlish
about her kisses. They are wOInanly and bust
ness-like. Janauschek has yerysGttle kissing to
do, but she never tarrieS over it when it is to be
done. She places her favors on the forehead in
maternal sort of way, and doesn't appear to
elicit nor bestow much satisfaction. Sara Jew
ett the leading lady of the Union Square the
ater, is said to bestOw,a kiss as soft as velvet
and has become nOteRfOr the grace with which
she can pose within pair of manly arms. Her
scenes with Charles r. ThOrne were ALWAYS
pretty. because she has about the right relative
height TO his. Maud Changers kisses
are generally bestowed with her head reclin-
Ing languidly on the shoulder of her
lover and magnificent pair of arms eDtwiniDg
him. Fanny Davenport is much too large for
man of ordinary stature to look well with her
In his arms. She generally assumes the entire
responsibility of the kiss. Alice Oates spreads
her arms out wide and goes right for the obec-
tive point with a will. and the labial sound is
noisy and ndelicate. When the kiss is given.
long-drawn sigh shake Of the head and per-
haps backward kick indicate her delight
There was an alarming uncertainty about Sol
denes kisses which made it toss up whether
the kisser would have to go the inside or re-
. main out of doors"
The Collapse of the Rochester Bank.
1HE FUNDS SQUANDERED BY THE PRESIDENT IN
OH. SPECULATIONS.
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