Telegram-herald., 1889-07-27
PLAYING THE FOOL
A Lady ADDlfss u New York A&n-
4sers for = Position

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wisa ~sica 1 soa<ns Interviews vita oza
81 tas s1satn1a. managers
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slsn sFsTE 4aaaLe1f actress considers ner
seif h&shel "a "a. Fouga. ir . sal1 Ea2
ths managers ars oT@rSbe med "a
offsrs from Tsazx ~onsz eager - Lazs II
1efiaz - = Drcfsssisn
What rses Dgi0a q accorded % the woal1
be zsDirass for stage asaorsf IL ~2s sals
~ acting EAs role sf IA aspir&Rt Tat
eoQld aad . satisfactory answer - tkh
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Altzsakh ast possessed Of 6ramstfs
soi4lsy sasazh 20 naks successful eall
bss. I started cat I. 80 lays azo 20 srsl
ny ssryiess 70 AF. FrohAaa IA the capacity
81 l-aSiias iaysaLe. .alkisx LADY %
simply =. apD4sI1.oa X aatAIaz better
s1sred
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b = small roon. - ERs third story of ths
Lyesaua-
Ar. FfoAmAn - TAIL tain. nervous
leokiak nAa, sith restless brown eyes
prosecLed sY sOecLacles. he has a sallow
D1mpisEioo, q n0ast4ehe and a sIfzar sag
xs-ssss IL beard he Il az stteatlea q
susfn go. aAd % 1 stated aaias a. oacs
~AF. frohnAn. I an thin King 0fstudY
nx fsr me sssss,' reaarkzd, ~ith01t
preface "a sxordtam
hr Broh man sligatly iaclined ais head
Nhfie az expression sqaivaieaG 20 Il am
aot at al Surprised. evsryoBs u sEDdyins
gsr tns stage" sppear-d on his face.
Il nave come 30 you" I continued. ''tc
ssk n yoa have any vacant Dlzce Ia y0uI
sonpasse
No ws have nene zt present"
'.NsF aay IN your travelling coInpaaies'"
No. aa afraid every place Is filed.
fhen. arter a pause. May | ask what ex-
perenco yea have n8df'
My experiences was extremely limited
buL | s0.arxed upsn the one occasion
~hen I rad displayed ny ignorance Of
Shakespeare in thc character or Juliet at
an zmzsear performances That / could
play one part A. well ss another l nixas
eave added without the staremsat being
questioned BY my worst enemy
We have good maaY names already
On onr books, profrssioa oaals as well "a
smstsars, continued Dir. Frohmsn. 20
Witch remarked that presumed he was
bessigeG with application from amateurs
They d0n come IN shoals exactly" hs
remarked. smiling. hat they average two
or tsreo day
DO you ever give any of tssn posi-
tiossr'
Occasionally We are able 70 DO so, and
n vs thsnk that they possess any ability.
we eater their nAnes in our books against
sny possible Opening ia the future. II
10. ike" ne added, II viii take your
name sad address,
This ~ss an act OF self preservation on
Mr. Froh mans part. evidentiy. for pre-
sumo be thought that 7 intended TO re.
main a dx.ure IN his Orace until ne offered
ns hing definite IL the way OF an
engagement
I thanked him for mis- offer. but re-
marked shat thss seemed such = dubsou.
way. a. I wss very anxious 20 go on the
stage at once.
Il can suggest nothing bettsr-unless
you should care 30 star" yourself IL
Jou Feel conddent of your ability, and can
fnd no manager who needs your services,
Won muss ~ your own manager-sl-
though. by the way. DO not advise such q
course"
What does on. 10 IN su ch s case"'
''You must frst ren, theasre-you car
get ous tor about twenty live huAdre
dollars"
Twenty I've hundred dollars a years" !
asked, somewhat aghast at tae price.
NO. week.
"Oh p replied In feeble accents. but
finally mana xsd 70 AZ u that would in
efude everything
''No. you would have % engage your
con Dauy; thar would - an additional
sev~u or eight hunGred dollars, then tn.
afvsrsislnz would cost two or rhrer hun
dre6 mere
Or sbou. four rhoussnd dollars for one
weeks pcr'ornances"
Yes. but then II you take you can. o.
course. 'cousinns as long AZ you ike. or Il
you rrefsr 20 Try single matinee, that
eosslsi % arranged for from eight hun
drr1 20 one Thousand dollars.
Acting seems very expensive smgse
rnsnt. uuisss you eau succeed n fncing
sansgrr willing 70 undertake the Inan
cial rangemsnts. I suppose 7 con
finusd 'if one can manage 70 get he
name before the public it sconperafiveil
easy 20 iad manager
A. glanced Just then a. the picture o
Mrs. biaine which urarly covered one sd
Of the ~si. suppose The infeTcnce VA,
plain, instead % replying directly 70 ID
Question. Nr Frobntn said Il RAD
contract with Mrs. Biaiae some tiIs AZ
which her Marriage Interrupted
II you thiak seriously 81 taking n
acting - a profession. would sdv yos
Ers1 20 devote some time % the study o.
the fTsmstic arts. Ios fans, les~l-i
you vii Dardce ms-hsw % stalt. v.sis
<fs. tax. Rsa h0~ % --ploY the arms sn'
hssais - ttss The word may be nnited =
shs gesture sad The g--surs "a ths ws~d.
sow n-itoer ypa uor 7 could sis ar
s<kklax nov. u 70 rsrr On the stage. rh-rl
I. c-rtsin style ant Wy OF eaiag every
xhnx wAsch Ysa mast learn IN sss -,
sre a4rsadv possesssd sf dramatic ta
setoes ~hica teiis yea isss how 20 do SO,
rsxas rsius ss she ri-hs tims. Nov s 70
suir>z sxiii more than vsu saink for p.r
ha2=. iuss "a % va King lsfy. How 4
~agk srd as property srs trs frst thia q
taagar in oar School
a. the-~ s-eret ~ 2,-.rs-s % par
ss.aiaE M Fro ma tAss oosseSs-<
sr.u,Asic instinct enough 20 warrant tin
"a xivi,< N-s Bi-e- I sook raT Departure
s-xs sought NJ Dalr His rfrhs hass
uase - az cuisine n snsksr, Mr. Dsrn@y
.nd it ~ss - this fstr.r person thss 7 -
a---Sed nysslf H- vss sss-ion-d a@si6,
80 --s-srcr ~ r. th.ssre frvrr. on -
serRoon inst b-s~-s &C. con- asrce1rert o.
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