The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-21
climbed the stage and played With the
3acfnr far fo1r rounds, greatly tothe de-

climbed the stage and played With the
actor for four rounds, greatly tothe de-
light of the spectators.
Pending the disposition OF the matter
by the New Jersey courts, the actors in
this city: have hacoms considerably
worked up, audit is not unlikely that
some action will be taken with reference
to securing the conviction OF the hala-
cious husband.
sssThis subject Of stage-kissing,sn said
MI. james Collier, when questioned by
q Journal reporter, 10 one OF whachsac-
tors are only competent to judge.
There are occasions when the character
Of the scene demands a great deal or il,
and if il we're not done pnople wouldgo
away disconnected and say they had
been robbed
sDo the actors enjoy it?n asked the
HWella replied Mr.. Collier. coloring
deeply aIcant say that 1 ever Ilaes-
toned them upon the subject. Speak
ING for myself, however, Iamn not
ashamed to say that / alwaystook my
medicine without complaining"
"Have, actresses ever complaihedt to
their husbands that you kissed Chem
too much?n xs i
81 should say notl OF course I new
err went to extremes insthe matter, and
can form no idea Of what the consequeu-
ces might have been if I had but Il will
say this much, I never yet heard 81 any
grumbling insso far as l was concerned,
save one, and, if 4 remember arigltsit
was because / underdid it"
"Isn't there q good deal Of pretended
kissing on the stage
.Oh, yes. When an actor and act
ress are enemies for instance, and
their parts require them to kiss, they
generally lay their heads over each
others shoulders and smack their lips.
IT would be better, perhaps, il this were
made the rule, but after all syou know,
human nature is human ~nature,sand
actors are like other people" M
my dear boy-my dear boy-~my
dear, dear, dear, dear, boy!" exclaimed
Mr.. John Dorcas Mathews, ssIsknow
you won't believe me, but th~estrutflGis I
know very little about the matter. I
am generally cast as aSvillian OF an old
gentleman, you know, and I've enjoyed
very little of the luxuries Of thespro-
fession.n
VAST always thus?." ~
"Not always, thank heaven. There
o time" Il Mxss
And Mr.. Mathews gazed mentally
into the past and sighed.
rs kissing, then, one of the Injuries
of the profession ?"
my dearboy, replied Mr.. Mathews,
'it's the only perquisite the poonsdeyils
have. Business is no longer what il
was, and if the boys and girls could no
longer kiss ach#other-in o friendly
way, you know; nothing but friendship,
my boy; pure, unadulterated4 friend
ship-Lord help them! don't know
what they would do"
what is the general feeling With re
spect to the Hoboken ASSAULT"
Sympathetic, sir, purely sympdthet-
ic. Husbands who are not actors
should not be allowed on the stage.
Ihesy+eee are no good,
noAgood; positively and emphaecalIy,
n. 6. Why, sill, i'll had q past,4apd
was called upon to kiss q pretty girl,
sir, I would
Mi. Mathews sighed again and then
began o long story about . ma ins1Kal-
amazoo who triedto kiss o sbalky vhorse
and had his nose bit off. kH 4
"Ihaye given the matter no con sidera-
ticn, said Mr.: Henry Rergh. III is
not a subject in which ! nm interested. y