The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-27

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~Rs shame n disturb po'ln
friend, standing silent nna cxpcc,anJ ON tl'
hearth rug "Do you remember that play Of
nine | showed you in the sprngF
Kendall took time % think
Perfectly You mean that play 10y thai
Young Italian fellow which You altered an
ranslatedi remember 10 quite well
ave meant 60 ask you about it once or twic.
ltely."
"Yo1 thought well Of &c. know We
my sister has got me into the most uneom
ortable hobb.e about 30. You kn 1887 Ladu'
AIKEN 10 70 any manager I've been keap.a
Q by me, wDrking 10 mp here AMI tacrc. ar
no want OF money just now, and had Sc
ny heart ON the things being really good
ve.l written and well acted Wei, Agnes
a rash moment two or three days aS1, ~.
Without consulting me, told Miss Bre,lerto.
.ho whole story of the play, and said that sl.
imposed / should soon walt someuod
o bring &c out for ms Miss Brethelton 80
enormously struck witt tic plot, as Agnc
old 10 70 her. and the next time saw lee
,ae insisted that / should read some scene
rom it 10 Ter 49,
Cool heayensl and now she has offered q
roducs 1t AMI play the principal part IN II
ersalf, Interrupted Ken lal
Wallace nodded just so. you see, my
.ia,ions with her are SO friendly taat
ras Imposs,b.e for me o. say no. BI- uere.
rs 40 greater fix. She was enthusiastic
.le walked no AMI down the room after I'll
)ro reading, repeating some OF the passage
Ding through some az tle situations ana
-ouui up by saving Give DO me, llr Wal
ice Il shall De the first thing J bring out
B my October season-f Won sill iet me
ave it, Well of course. 1 suppose mos'
e0ps would jump at such an offer Her
0nulari-y iust now Is s3meth ng exlaordl
airy. and | see NJ slgas Of is les-cuing
my piece she plays in is bound % be- sue
ass. and / suppose / should make good
cal II money out of it, tlt then, you see.
don't want the money. anil
eyes, Yes. | see said Kendall thought
lllv: "yol dont wan, the money and YOU
rel that sba viii ruin thspay It's u great
i0ro certainly
"Weu, you know. how could She help ruin
ny ti She couldn't play tas part of ENira
YOU remember the p.ot,-eYel decoltiy
Is an extremely difficult part 10 would be
iperb-i think SO, aJ least-ia tAe hands @.
u actress who really understood her blsi
ess but Miss Bpthertou VIII make ir one
)ag STACEY scream, witl0u, any moiuia.
ion. any shades, any dcIcary IL drives
ne wild 70 thins OF &c. And ye- bow, in the
ama of fortune am 20 eet out Of itN
You had thought said Kendall, IL re
member OF Mrs Pearson for tAo heroine
"Yes. should nave tried her She is no'
irst rate. bat 40 less. Sue IS intelligent sne
understands something of what yol want in
q part ike that But for poor Isabel Brother
90, and those about her. the great points 10
BIO pay wiU be that She wih have long
Deeches and be- able o. wear medieval
resses | don't suppose sAo ever heard OF
lrag0n iu her lie just imagine her play
ng a high born Spanish woman %, the Fif
een,b century Can't you ses herP
"Well, after an ," said Kendall, with LITTLE
augh, 81 should see what tine public goes for
nostly-thar is 90 say, Isabel Brathertou in
fectlye costume No, 10 would be a great
aiiup-not q failure of course in tho orii
AIRY SENSE Her beauty. m tl3 med.mya.
-st up. aud the romantic plot of tho piece
soud carry 30 through, aud, ass you say, sou
would probably make "a great deal 10y IT, But
lrtlstically, t would boo CHASTITY failure.
And Halves. Halves J suppose, would play
iac.asi Good hcayensr
YES said Wallace leaning bis head 90
lis hands anl looking g0omi.y out Ut the
window at the spire Of ST. Brides church.
Pleasant. isn't i-i But what on earth am
% dot never was iu a greater hole. lmu1t
be least in love with chat e.il, Eendal, but
hers isn't anything sIed ass me % do t3f
ler that / wouldn't 30 u ] could She's the
7armest hearted cIraturc-0ns ~ tho k.ld
.st, flaukest, siucerest women that over
i,eppct feel at times that Ill ru.er cut
ny hand of than hurt her feeling bytlro~
ing her offer ia her face. and yet tLat play
las been tho apple of my ESQ 20 me- for
months, the thought Of seeing ir spoiled Bog
clumsy handling is into.erIble 90 me.'
i suppose 10 would hurt her feelings
said Kendall. medtaugely. Ell you refused
YES" said Wallace, omphat.caiy, Il be-
leyo 10 would wound her extremely. You
see. In spite II all her success, she is begin
ling "a be conscious that there arc tive
oublics IN London There is the small
.astidious public OK people who take the
theatre seriously. and there is the large.
easy going public who get Che only sensation
they want out Of her beauty and her per
somal prestige Tho enthusiasts have no
difficulty, as yet, iu holding their own
against the scoifers and for a long time Miss
Brethertou knew ana cared nothing for
what the critical people said, but of late
have noticed at times chat she knows mere
and cares more than slo did. 10 seems Co
me that there Is Little growing soreness 10
her miud, and just now X refuse 20 let her
have that play 10 viii destroy her confidence
10 her friends. as it were She won't re-
proach me, she WON'T quarrel with me, but
&c viii go % her heart Do for heavens
sake. Kendall. help NE to some plausible flo
ton or other"
"Ivish / could. said Kendall. pacing up
and down, his gray hair falling forward
over his brow. There was a pause, and
then Kendall walled energeucaily up 20 his
friend and laid bus hand 0n bis shoulder
you oughm't 90 ct her have that play,
Wallace, I'm quite clear ol that You know
how much like ucr S-es all sou say, and
more, but art is art, and acting is acting /,
az any rate, take these things seriously, and
sou do, too. We rejoice 10 IT. for her sake;
but, after all, when one comes 90 tank OF Dc,
this p0puarityo of hers Is enough 20 make ono
despair. Sometimes / think 30 wil throw
back the popular dramatic taste for years
80 any rate, am clear that IL a man has got
hold OF a fine work Of art, as YOU have 10
that play, he has duty % it and % the pub
.ic You are bound 10 see 10 brought out
under the best possible conditions, and VIC an
know that Miss Brerhertons acting, capr 1
with Iawes, would Kill 10 from tue ART ..lc
point Of View
Perfectly true, perfectly true, sal. Wal
ace. We'll would you have me g. ner SOC
"Y0u must get out Of it somehos. Tel her
that the pn'r is one YOU feel vn't suit her
WON'T do her Justice"
"Much GOO ..iag would DO. She thinks the
part lust s.iade FOR her. costumes and all
""ell, then, say you haven't finished your
revision, and you must have tlIle for more
work at It; that will postpone thething. and
.le will hear OF something else which VII
put 10 out Of her head.
There are all sorts Of reasous against
that said Wallace; SITS hardly worth while
going through them II tho first place, she
wouldn't believe me, iR the second. she won't
forget it, whatever happens, and 10 would