Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-03
THE JEFFREYs-LEwrs KISS.
How this Actress Does the Collar-and.
Elbow Hug.
PecK's Sun.

An6Ie Is SOOu zeal OF Talk among
theatre goers, and in the editorial col
umns of the newspapers, about the new
|, styles of kissing and hugging that have
been invented since last season by the
theatrical profession. One lady has re-
signed from IA dramatic company because
Stevens, the star kisses her with q
Henry V. kiss" We have not seen
the kiss, and never knew Henry ", but
description of it shows that it is kiss
that is in use largely in society, though
it is probable that those who use it do
not know that Henry has patent on it.
1t is said the actor in this particular kiss
comes up behind the GIRL who is seated
in chair. He reaches his hands;around
each side of her head, takes her chin in
both hands, then leans over and presses
his lips to hers, and leaves them
there for about four minutes, each min
ute the lips becoming glued to hers more
until finally, when the bell rings for him
TO cease kissing and say something, it is
with the greatest tticulty that he can
be torn Oft We do not read that the
actor leaves his lips sticking to those
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other business, but it seems as though
he might. the girl does right in throw
ing up her engagement, because no girl
likes to kiss that way in public for wages.
There is only one person in the world
who should kiss a woman the way the
papers descrine this affair, and that is the
man who is all the world to her, and in
that case it would be best for him to
have damper in his neck so she can
turn it Oft when the room becomes suf-
iicIently heated. But the new JefTreys-
Lewis hop-skip-and-jump and throw
self-all-over-a-felloW is the
worst. If that style comes
permanently into use, the male
lovers will have to be prize-fighters and
acyobats. The woman, Lewis, sits or
stands as though unmoved by anything
hat is being said, but suddenly, without
thy warning, as though somebody had
pulled string, she jumps clear across
the stage, and falls into the arms of the
lover, and roll over in his arms a couple
OF times, wearing the buttons off his
vest, and fetches up so that he has to
Use all his muscles to keep from falling
Town with his burden. If this actress
was small creature, an actor could
-tand and take good deal of her aero
battle tlying-trapeze love, but she is as
big as Mary Anderson, and seems to
weigh ton. That is. she seemed SO to
| fellow IN the audience, aud the lover
N the stage acted as though he wanted
his salary raised, or a smaller oman.
1t is possible that the actor who
supports her knows when she is
going to break out into new tantrum,
AMI can tell by her looks when a spell is
coming on, and can get ready and brace
himself, but it looked to the audience as
though he had to be on guard constantly
for fear she would throw herself at him
in q new way, and he would not be in
position, and he might let her drop on
the floor and break her ill two. We had
tbOut as soon have Northumberland
solid shot fired at us from q gun, as to
have that actress run at us head first,
aad fall so her feet pointed the other
way, and place the responsibility of
catching her properly upon us. OF
course, if she had lot of shawl strap
holders and grip-sackand cOffin-handles
sewed to her clothes in different places
and it was catch-as- catch-can wrestie,
and he could take right hold whateverit
happened, when she came at him
with her teeth set, and every
nerve at its greatest tension an actor
COulu NOih iOI lc7S wages; Dut 10 KNOW
that you have got to catch her Just so,
with your arms and hands in the proper
position, must necessit tie great brain
on the part of the actor, and much prac.
tice in private before public exhi il
ion can be given. Next year we ex-
pect the stage will give us several new
Things in kisses and hugs, and it is not
impossible that whole evenings en-
terainment Of hugging and kissing will
be given by the best companies, as
plutomime, with not word spoken all
the evening, except 'yum-yum," or
pas the FAM" or "give us rest" or
something appropriate; and we should
rot be at all surprised to see actresses
throw themselves from the flies of the
theater, or the upper boxes, or from
balloons, into the arms of lovers who
hive been transferred from the prize
ring or the Graco- Roman wrestling
arena.