The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-07
10 IntcnAlng Actrcsses.

rs r." said Nine. Janiugc aek, You have
come 90 me- To ask about these poor chill
dren who want 10 90 upon the stage. Whut
can | say except that | um glad when for
tune grants me the opportunity by my
advice, 10 keep any rood girl from He
whicn, nine times out oil ten, 3 ono OF mis-
cry or aimless eelli !hncss. TAke tue ca c
OF that poor glrl, Alice Criwiord, VINO
wanted to be an &C fess, and who ran away
from her mother to become one. She was
very earnest in her wishes and very sincere.
she came here on Monday evening ten min
utes before The cur.ain should htve
gone up, aud said she must aud would s,e
me. | was dress Dg and In great hurry
hut could Rot refuse her, aud she came
1 am near.sigh'ed and cannot see, well
vi hout my glasses, but l was struck by
her extreme paleuess aud the brightness oil
her black eyes. SIZE closed tho door, and
| rushing uD to mo with her hands clsspec
burst out: 90, N adame, please teach me;
| please help me 10 60 on the stage! l must
do something.' began TO tell,t had no
| time to take pupils, but hardly had time
/, begin when sac said, Thank yon' and
rushed to the door. called her bsck and
tried to explain my position to her kindly,
bot as soon as spoke word against her
project she tried again to leave the room.
Then saw that her, was an unusual case,
and that II would be wrong 20 let her go
away discouraged In a city like this. So |
told her TO come 10 me n o O'Clock on the
following evening, and that / would talk
with her for an hour and do what | could
| for her. The next day | was made very
happy by reading In the papers that the
poor child had been taken home by her
mother. | did not see in her great
ac,rees-such a thing Is impossible-but |
saw earnes'nees OF purpose and modesty,
and that interested me, for these are rare
GU ,litles in aspiring amateurs.
80 many impudenf, Eighty young
creatures come TO me. They hop in Ike
sparro SO with pescocks feathers aud want
10 be called psac)cks by every one who
sees them. They consider themselves
great ldies, ana only ask an opportunity
10 eiectriiy the word With their art. With
such l have no patience, and l tell them
frankly where their silly ideas will lead
them.
DO | have many applications from
would-Os ACTRESSES? Yes, and rom would.
he actors as well. Scores and scores OF
tnsiu a.l the Time. ! can not see ouF-hllf
OF hem. Look at these letters"-ho lding
up a dozen notes tinted ia all the colors OF
the rain ~ov--"thay all tel the same story :
i want TO be an actress; / have never been
on the stage; | am only tweGty six years
old. | oncs played PJrtia, and every o,dy
SAYS / have remarkable talent Would
you llre to engage me" So 1t goes. and
these letters come In every day, some times
many and sometimes few, with occasionally
one with some sign VI promise which |
am always careful TO answer
THE young men are even worse than the
girls. They generally make up their
minds to go on the stage because they have
proved unfit for Anything else. They all
consider themselves very handsome and n
great catch for the profession. A Young
man came TO see me the other day. He
had lost his place In q dry goods store and
could not fad another. All his friends I'D.
vised him to 20 on the stage, and he had
concluded 10 do so, II had good induce.
ments to off,r him; | did not offer him
any very great inducements, and he has
not come back"
''Do you think II possible 70. person to
b" born q great actor or actress aud show
~ think that not ons.tentb, perhaps no,
oat -hundredth Of the great artistic talent
born into the world ever comes to the sur
face, and I think that all really great
artiste-psintert, sc1lptors OF acturs-are
born 80. But our art is ike every otner.
To attain emiBe' CO 80 it means bara
work, long study and much discourage
ment. Look nc Racnel, VIII began by
playing and singing in the streets. At that
time ali her talent was pent no In her, and
had no chance TO show ITSELF Slddons
career was tue Same haru WorK nrsf, and
then sIccf IS.
20. course II occasionally happens that
an actress by her attractive appearance, and
the shim OF the public, rises into momei.
tary prominence. Bat che soon sinks
down again, like bubble with nothing In
IL. When youth and beauty oil feature has
gone then the true metal shines out, and
art, IL thsre be any, must then arsert itself.
bat opportunities tor young people are
becoming rsror every day, ani the path
which they have TO tread, instead
Of being msde smoother by the
many who have gone over IL, necomes
rougher every day. Esen II l knew
youDg girl TO have talent, even great talent,
sho aid sdvise her and on.reat her to keep
away from the stage. for ftr own happiness.
Everything Is saiitlrts aud unmst odicsl.
There are no 10 r. stock ccmpaniss l.. rh.ch
Q young ariis, can play one thing until he
has perfected bsrseit. sid gradually rise a.
vacancies occur. Every con- % v is trsve,-
ing, rushing from town ~ tovD, two natl
ness . week, and sometimes 10 the west, on
Sunday. A play only lasts Tor o season OF
. lev wesks, aud IL dropped for something
elss, and even airing that time the poor
beginner has mo time to study. for ~ coon
~ abe 10 OF the st,ge che IL on the cars, with
srdIy time 70 dress.
whist q life for young girls living In ho-
Iels and going home late ct night, sxpossd
10 al temptstions, with no home IN husnce
% couutsrsct them. Az I said the best |
hing for young girl 70 Dc. no matter h,W |
Hsaf che expects 10 become, 10 10 hep |
lgsy from the tbestss, and do ouythiuR |
>uf ~ non ths ofase That n Rbaf tai I