Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
DO Actors Shed Real Tears =
London Topical Times

am an emotional actor lint co.
life of me can't shed tears. on tba sne
or off. Charles Warmers ssoonion. 9,age
burst has completely dumbfonndaa
do not think this is secret NJ We. NE
should keep all to himself. want 81
suffer in my profession. and wooII ~
anything to work up realistic feelina h w
try all l may, 1t won't come. co.
more cast myself an serienx 80 u ~
character am representing than T 80
ny. can imagine myself the individual
| depict, but inwardly ALWAYS cbncIIa
ana thlnk wnat fool the man must he
not to take things quietly and not make
fuss. Perhaps you will say am no actor.
well, | must disagree with You there for
the pubic have stood me for some wears
and managers give me pretty good sal.
airy, and am not often out of an en-.
gagement. But pile up real agony and
shed crocodile tears, | can not. If Mr.
Mr.. Warner will only tell me how irs
done, l for one will be everlastinplv
grateful to him.
Faithfully yours,
TuBAL CAIN.
Mr.. Warmers interview interested m.
very much, but l must take eycen.
ton to his answer to your Question
about weighing real tears when he i
playing emotional parts. l, sir. have
played many parts IN my long stage ca.
reer, from clown in a pantomime IN
Hamlet. But although of highly emo.
tional temperament, | have never vet
been able to summon up a genuine tear
If there is a secret in regard TO this
certainly think Mr.. Warner should give Il
to the world, as a curiosity of art
have frequently moved whole theater IN
tears with my sympathetic voice: the ac.
tors with me on the scene have went CO.
piously, and l can solemnly assure Won
sir, that mine has been literally the only
dry pair of eyes in the house.
| should not have troubled YOU with
this letter. but, as an old actor, | can NOT
let such statement pass without asking
for more light ON the subject. l am, tru,
ly yours.
AN OLD AcToR.
We are mostly middle-aged men in nv
set, and have seen something of life in
London and other cities of the world. and
in our Ignorance, presumably, think we
know most things. Well, we have had
powerful argument all this week and it
has eliminated in a bet, which it has been
finally decided to refer to you to
adiudicate upon. One side says Mr.. War
ner was joking and getting at your Mr.
Ituriel when he said he cried in reality
when playing his emotional parts; and
the other side stoutly maintains that the
statement was perfectly feasible one
am not going to offer an opinion my
self as | hold the stakes, $40 a side, but
we have decided to abide by your decis-
ion, and the sooner you let me have it
the sooner heavy responsibility and
great weight will be taken off my mind
Simply confne yourself to the fact in the
answer, sir, to avoid my further troubling
you. l know my men, and they are as
argumentative as can be. Will.
THE EDITORS ANSWER
Our answer is yes! Mr.. Warner does
actually experience the sensation he
states. We have known him many years,
and have no reason to question his
veracity upon a subject which is we'll
known to all who act with him. Our Mr.
Ithuriel is far too old bird TO be got
at" and is quite a match for any one in
the profession or out of it.
Ed. L. I.