Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Do Acters Shed Real Tears ?
London Topical Times.

[ am an emotional actor, but for the
life of me | can't shed tears, on the stage
or off. Charles Warmers "copious out
burst" has completely dumbfounded me.
L do not think this Is a secret Mr.. Warner
should keep all to himself l want to
suffer IN my profession, and would do
anything to work up realistic feeling, but
Try all L may, 1t won't come. l can no
more cast myself au serieux into the
character am representing than / can
ny. can imagine myself the individual
oeplct, but inwardly L always chuckle
ana thlnk what fool the man must be
not TO take things quietly and not make
russ ferhaps you will say am no actor;
Weli' must disagree with you there, for
the public have stood me for some wears
and managers give me a pretty GOOD sal
airy, and | am not often ont Of an en-
gagement. But pile up real agony and
shed crocodile tears, l can NOT, If Mr..
Mr.. Warner will only tell me how it's
done, L for one will be everlastinrIv
grateful TO him.
Faithfully yours,
TUBAL CAIN.
Mr.. Warmers interview interested me
very much, but / must take excep-
ton to his answer to your question
about weighing real tears when he is
playing emotional parts. I, sir, have
played many parts In my long stage ca
reer, from clown in a pantomime to
Hamlet. But although of a highly emo
tlonal temperament, | have never vet
been able to summon up a genuine tear.
II tnere Is secret IN regard to this, |
certainly think Mr.. Warner should give If
to the world, as curiosity of art. I
have frequently moved a whole theater to
tears with my sympathetic voice; the &C
tors with me on the scene have went CO.
plously, and l can solemnly assure YOU,
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, I can not
let such statement pass without asking
for more light on the subjec I am, tru-
ly yours.
AN OLD AoToR.
We are mostly middle-aged men in my
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 a
powerful argument all this week and it
has eliminated in bet, which it has been
finally decided to refer to you TO
adjudicate 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 a perfectly feasible one.
am not going to offer an opinion my
self as L hold the stakes, SO q side, but
we have decided to abide by your decis-
ion, and the sooner you let me have it
the sooner a heavy responsibility and
great weight will be taken off my mind.
Simply confine yourself to the fact in the
answer, sir, to avoid my further troubling
you. know my men, and they are as
argumcntative as can be. w. Fl. l..
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. T. L.