Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-26

Those that Overwhelm and Hhose th"t
..,.... simply Exhilsrate.

preston ON an audience wiz D0s "uN 8"
shrawdest of theatrical Judges turn din
dent when asked about II.
Tho last Tune that the beautiful AIDE
laide Nelson played "JuiieU" IN New
Work. she had babe Romeo lingering
farewell aud was turning away from lh'
balcony when a sudden within seemed u
seize her. and, wheeling about swiftly
sbe caught his face IN both her hahdsi
aud, leaning forward, gazed into his eye
The house was still as death. Inc auui-
ence, already seriously wrought upon
and feelingbarched, arid, ana QpGy uCn'
leaned forward nerYOusl!. TWO Ihous-
aud eyes were riYeted upon the actress
There was long waits tnen sue Slowly
pressed her lips 10 " kOmeo's ana seeHeu
lost 10 everything around her. ne peO-
pie sat like stones. 4 programme Hoal-
cd down from above aud TELL athWarJ
woman's bonnet and she did not raise her
hand TO remove il. A spinster coughed.
.tIuhet'' raised her head slowly and glld-
ed aWav. looking back over her shoulder
as she disappeared with an expression
that no man who saw IL will ever forget,
There was long silence and then the
play went on. But no one paid the
slightest attention to 1t. One by one the
people relaxed their strained ana intent
attitudes and leaned back IN tholf chairs.
There was no rustic oI noise. The woman
did not notice the programme on het bon
net until the curtain Tell.
Miss Anderson played Juliet mere
when she returned from London recently,
and in the fourth act she kissed Romeo
As she approached the event the bald
headed man IN the orchestra who habltu-
ally daWdes with the base Viol rose
from his seat and looked over the foot
lights. Everybody knew the kiss was
coming and wnen the actress leaned FOR
ward irigidly and resOluLeiv placed her
face in the immediate proximity OF ITO
meo's," the house was all attention. she
leaned back again The deed had been
done. The baid-headed man in the or
ehestra sank back in his chair, shivered
bit. ana turned up his collar. The lights
.6ickered. An usher sneezed. and uptoe-
inQ softly 90 The door be put his naud
across the crack TO see if he could
lind cue where the chilling draught came
from. Then a bowling swell rose from
bis seat, blew upon his fingers, pulled on
"a fur oyercoat, went out into Thirteenth
street and wished audlbiy that he was
dead,
The vagaIies OF actors in dealing with
the stage kiss are Infinite. Henry Irving
usually kisses the actresses Of his compa-
ny on the forehead in a cold, dropping,
rcndiug moments with his wife, when he
plays Charles L. he does little more
lhan look az Miss Terry piteously, reach
fer her impOlently, and occasionally press
a-CeIfeet, severe, proper English Bliss up
ou ner classic brow. Mr.. Irving also dis
-tiag aished himself by the manner in
which be threw a kiss, or rather didn't
fAIoHi, 10 was his custom TO raise his
hand slowly aud Imply TO his lips and
t4aut small, rigiuly-dlsciplined and
guastened kiss upon his finger tips and
i00k sOuifully at the actress toward whom
fix Kiss was supposed TO travel. Having
Neiie TINS he wOuidleebly drop the hand, as
though IL. We're strange and useless
thinga and stamp twice upon the stage
very touulY with mis- OF foot, whereat the
-;4iIress looked extremely glad,
& selma D0larO once employed the kiss in
avery effective way. The play dealt with
8 quarrel between lovers, and at the very
height OF the eXcitementthe actress threw
herself into a corner OF sofa with her
head resting on the back and her face up
turned. The lover suddenly stumbled
across letter on the table which ex-
planned the difference all away. He read
10 silently, pressed it to his lips, and look
ed toward the flies with an expression of
deVout thanksgiving. For long while
be did not say word, but stood gazing,
after the manner OF leading men, at the
motionless figure and upturned face of the
actress. The audience, which usually
scents trouble from afar, glared at the
stage. Then the actor moved slowly for
ward, and, leaning over Nine. D0laro, ST.
llently pressed his lips to hers just as the
curtain fell.Not alword was spoken. Their,
was terrible outburst of applause, anC
the audience insisted upon having
tho pfIFfoiD ralGnd arn5n ngidanfIv ar
hOus to see whether be was still there. Ii,
wasn't, and the applause died out in
stantly.
OsmOud Tearle usually kissed Miss
Coghlan in a Straightforward, up-and
down fashion that was quite devoid Of pc
etry or grace; MIR. kyrle Bellew accom-
plishes the feat in rather a dainty anC
emotional manner; Mr.. Herbert Kelsey il
stolid and commonplace, and Mr.. Mantel
usually tries to produce an effect by look
ing wildly at the object of his affection
for at least half a minute before reachin,
Hhe climax. MIR. Kelsey and Mr.. Manuel
are devoted, fond, and rapt husbands
which explains, possibly. their meagr'
results on the stage when there is an
kissing to be done.
The awful OSCILLATION Of Emma Abbot
did more to make her famous than ne
voice. She had a shrewd aud TALK
young Irish advance agent who wen
about the country and gushed and wrote
OF the Abbott kiss until million or twt
people became actively interested in il
Theatre-goers in the West were amused
at this novel form OF advertising, and tn,
newspapers doomed the scheme. The kiss
was lingering and vulgar one and it wal
very sharply commenced on elsewhere
sui IL made great deal of money fo
Miss a bhOtt, and established the adVauc,
agent on a sure financial footing as man
aRer.
The comedians have employed the stag,
KISS TO great advantage. Perhaps tn,
most notable thing that Mr.. Francis VII
Son has done on tue stage OF the Casino
was his love scene in "Apaiune.v Il
saved the opera. People went repeated,
10 see IT, often leaving after the second
act, ana many club men dropped In fol
an hour alter dinner regularly ever,
night. Mr.. Wilson played an earnest a nc
acJlFe sort OF Partisan nObleman vvht
hnds beautiful little peasant girl in ont
OF the apartments OIL his country house OF
the occasion OF an unexpected visit. II,
makes love 10 her In "a red-hOt, gulpinv
harassed, tumultu0us fashion that exer
crises an inoescribably-funny in1uenc,
over his legs. The comedian gave suci
an artistic coloring TO the extruordinar,
scene that although IL was lmpetuoui
and dasning, II never became vulgar
and herein lies tue secret OF the stag
kiss: lit Is given lightly, cagelessly. q
without the appearance OF realistu. /
amuses an audience, but the very instan
that It turns suggestive the house become
sullen, sluggish, and ~ az ease.
MIR. John A. Mackays plaiutiyp AN,
foYohiuV dilemma whom he affnt,,r,t. /.