St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26
A Glimpse ut the Reat Life of Those Who
appear as Ideat.

A Glimpse ut the Reat Life of Those Who
Appear as Ideal.
Fortnightly Review.
Now supposing young lady at once OBJ
tains an engagement at reputable theater
and is cast for a good part. What then?
Then the atmosphere of the the theater at its
best is not a pleasant one. Your daughter
will be astonished at the extraordinary varia-
tons of manner, from the abiectly servile TO
the free-and-easy, described in Mr. Namby's
case as ''B ,tany -bay gcntility." She will
hear everybody my dearing'' one another.
At first she will not understand half that is
| said and very little that is meant. When
they are all warm to their work the veneer Of
politeness is soon rubbed off, and actor and
actress are seen as the real artists they are.
The stage manager comes out strongly, too;
strange words are used, and whether it be
high art or not chat is being illustrated there
is pretty sure to be a considerable amount Of
forcible language employed in the excite
ment of the moment. Your daughters ideas
Of proprety will be rudely shocked at every
turn. When she ceases to be even astonished
she will be unconsciously deteriorating.
There is one sort OF girl to whom all this does
no harm, and that is the girl who comes Of
| Woodworking, theatrical family, who has
beer decently brought up in the middle Of it
all from child, whose father and mother
are in the theater, Thoroughly respectable
people, and as careful Of their daughters
morals as though she were the niece Of
bishop. Such a girl as this, If she remain on
the stage, will be tolcrable actress, always
errrp ~ at nrf-fn
decent, respectable actor, or some one con-
nected with theatricals; will bring up family
excellently; will be really religious without
ostentation; will never lose her self respect,
and in her own way be perfectly domesti-
Gated, happy and cOntented. Or she may
| marry some one in good social position; If
50. she will quit the stage without regret, be-
cause she is not Of the stuff Of which great
/ actresses are made; but she wiz look back on
her theatrical experience with affection for
| her parents to, whom she owed 80 much.
| She Is neither Esther nor Polly Eccles, nor
| is she in the position OF the well-brought-up
/ young lady We have been considering. But
she is an admirable woman, in whatever
! station Of life her lot may be cast, and not
bit Of a snob. For young lady travelling
with a company would be simply impossible,
/ unless accompanied By her mother or by
some trustworthy relative. a manageress
might undertake the guardianship and exc
/ cute the trust eonscientiously. But this is
an exception al case. There Is another point,
and very important one, TO be considered,
and that is the artistic temperament. II
| young lady Of attractive personal appe araDce
| possesses histrionic talent, then in proper
/ ton to her talent will be her temperament.
/ Sne viii be impulsive, passionate, impress
sionable, self xilied, impatient Of coDtro.,
simple, coDfidiDg and vain. but srtistically
/ vain, and desi-ous Of applause. She win be
Illogical, Jrcoasistent, full Of contradictions.
| fond u variety and unable 70 exist without
excitement Il only requires her 70 be
genius to be duped b. the first schemer who
throws himself in her way.