New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
ROLAND REED TELLS A STORY
WHAT NE is GOING TO DO WITH THE "o"AN
UATER."


Roland Reed IS naturally very much cla'eu os0' -
succcss during the last two weeks at the Four'oeh"
Street Theatre I'm David d. Lloyd's clever c0mcdy,
The Woman Hatcr.v Mr. Reed seen the othef
evening by a reporter while the actor was maMng-"T
for his part of candy "a proceeding which takes hn
very Httc time, a. his strongly marked features re-
quirc little lining" to give them the appearance OF
middle age little rougs PLACED very high on the
check bones ami :hc OF dark flesh tint are aDc'nt
all that he needs. cannot express, said Mp iec"
how great Is my qualification at the reception thM mas
been given and my play. For years nave haa
the ambition and desire to get away nom tbs mod
ley drama but had to feel my way cautiously My
first start as a star showed which way my incina'oh
lay / purchased the rights OF The Arabian NIsh''
from SIR. DAILY, and started ont to play II In the west
II was TOO neat. | went out with two trunks ana q
came home with paper bundle. There was no MS
taking which way tho popular taste was tending,
peciay IN the smaller cities and the West WIS
rot strong enough fight against the tide, 90 deter
mined that at first would swim with It, secured
Check from Mars&en, and followed that win 'hhm-
bug But / always desiring 10 get into SOME
thing more legitimate. and after RaymoDds DEAN
was told about Tho Woman IIaer' and got It to read
Well the first time read it didn't think much OF 1t
the second time liked It shade better, and when
had read five OF six times Ia raptnres about It,
This Is entirely different from ones general experience
with comedy which seems funny the first Tine yo1,
you every hear ths story th, point about the man
sger and the Gramatlst MOI Well, It runs this way
d. d'sniafi-f read q comedy uana,rr y 10 va ne
lighted with It and requested the dramaist to leave
50 that no. the manager. could 90 over It again When
the dramatet called The next morning the loIo"ihs
dialogue rn,ucd.
pramatl,t-WrH how dld you Ike the play
Managcr-Ilm ! dOn't think II bears repetition. II
didn't sOund hair - funny tie second time.
Dramati,i -Wric you insane enough 10 eNp"ct " :
shall have tell Won pa able IN the form Of story
There was one man who vas h&ls tried for IN.
lic. and his counsel came to ~ cell and read him ne
speech he going TO mako 10 the jury. Hplerdlf'
cried TIE prisoner. fury viii ever convict me- amer
hearing thai. BIT wish you would leave II with me
over nil hf. ! be able 70 suggest point or two
more when the lawyer came the next morning he
fortunate man \ don't think This Is very strong
But, exclaimed The aStOnshed lawyer, 'laei nish yon
thought r W.. Sflendd' ! Know answered mo
client 'bat then ia only heard IL once Then the
lnwycr arose I'm his wrath and al. You bgnhcd ~ u.
the jury VIII Only hear Il once
YVES naturally very anxious continued Mr Rcrd.
" a. ont l''epun Gu nj, part u N"wl ok. The INST
race whore tr play has had real test Their is lile
doubt thai II coIid DE- flayod i"nuncl afivcly I'm this
theatre for the next three months. ! have 'fHi 10
lry The tine 70, 0we Of th, following STA IN va, m
~i"roeefll CD WU-f go on 'h" fO-l aft'n. nlf D. "
on shall com" 10 This theatre In November flf
long rnn. ln'lr have been reports pnJ shed about
inf@udIfr - rr thnr pars. hui iNn:r !, no ii IN
I'm them 'Th' Woman Iater' T. good enough for me
for several tnat> 10 come. IN some o. me smaller
'Ch"eN and thinning mis- year. fer they demand
coar~cr dramatic fffe play o" p ~ a, IAN Tran
cisco and ry season VIII fNteni iafo IHue.~
IinW long ltyc you lecn ou t' STA ,c. Nr Zee -
INrr ~.!re vas baby and was carried on. Wv
f,her who q, c.'fy'wo yea, Ola. 3, th. Oldest man
W. fr ove. .1y ycats in 'ho " a.na street ihoa'ro.
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