The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25

the Same way at the same time. Every I0ld
women will be the target for hundreds Of eyes.
maRhihed in Vision by the most howerluI ope ~
dresses must o be trSed through long dusty
passages. up crazy carpetless stairways nnout
sotled stage carpets or boards, yet pc alwa way.
5hrous6 the wings. AT last it e over; She has IS
precisely the same" same SPOT S Where. she has per-
formed the little ceremony hundreds OF times
With her eyes sbut o or sound asieep she knows
so well Just when arms will be strei,eheu 0ut 70
receive her as she dies or faints with loves eX-
altation. Then the mako up is removed the
etrain is lifted, tho cares vanish. and the ae-
tress's recreation begins after every one else
fully into the restfnincss OF sweet slulnber.
The supper that relishes so keenly, inc VINE
and nonsense. and relief al. the thought Of ac-
compshed duty. Who can blame her iorloying
itaIl though success demands its surMTe mii,
1t by one or two hundred. add one or TWO mat
n6es u week, and you have the routine OF a sue
IN New York. But again when the niece falls
flat on the capricious pal ate oil the stated New
one piece with the anxiety and strain of max
ing new character conceptions; arranging
re,h and original draarT noRS aRs
in dark and cheerless theatre prepare one
poorly for the strain Of the evening: when the
lines of the new part continually inlerpose
themselves amid the monotony OF tho old one.
and foverish anxiety drives sleep away for
days at a time. Just how often this state of
atfairs repeats itself depends entirely upon the
cap ice OF audiences.
When the winter season ends then the actress
spends one or two weeks dispo-nE OF her
ELECTS. and for summer recreation makes Q
professional tour OF the continent. packing and
dressing rooms underground and unventi-
lated. putting up with oil sorts OF hotel accom-
Ike sscSsss ali smi ne
fume. and beds Ike boulders; where the beef,
steak y fried. the roast beef deslccated ana
one night stands. where YOU pack and nnpack
your trunks between the acts, when the cur
tain falls at lOh, and the train leaves at II a.
and there's hardly time to wipe or the make
NJ between.
One actress tells Of q tour when the ladies
never saw their hotel trunks Tor three weeks
at time. and another relates her experience
In train where no sleeper could be secured,
stolen at a way station, supported by two car
seats. and covered with oVercoats, which the
ad or kpa Ror mad
other ladies' depend upon the services OF tho
dressers hired by the management for assist;
tiresome Journeys often that the foundation is
laid laid for future ruin in health and character as
the weiirines s0 Of travel I" and make ''Gi
spirited performance POSSIBLE after a long ride;
me me, continue copranlonS5hiip OF men and
spire to work the dest uction of women. Ac-
tresses are nothing il not impu! siye. Actors
Wives are separs ted from their husbands.
Husbands are travelling apart from their wives
in the same me- company by and by i" they meet meet
at some way station. The husband has the
satchel. the leading man is carry
dal. a divorce. and 80 it goes. 1t is tho eXcep-
tional woman only who has strength of char
acter to resist the combination of circum-
stances. That such women do exist is true. de-
spite the incredulousness OF men, and is a
glory to womanhood.
Mr. Frank Sarpant NJ tho Tvnaupn aohoo1
said once IN speakinG OF the dramatic. profess
sion and it, advantages for women Know
would never consent to a daughter or sister
81 mine going upon the stage unless she gave
81 scn rare tnas no other ne
her profession all that is best and dearest to a
heart meets with countless disap-
turn for her most cOnscientious efforts. suffers |
much from unjust favoritism Of managers and |
unreasonable jealousy Of associates. and il |
through any mischance her health fail, her |
capital stock is gone"
But the general impression prevails. not only
among staRestruck girls. but people of more
nature judgment. that an actresses life is one
u constant variety and pleasurable excite
he lot OF common humanity and overflowinR
With the adulation WHICH women love: All OF
which may DO true Of the extras" and cory
,hees y III the ballet who stand about on the
tage IN startling gorgeousness at iGht and
'romenade Broadway in Kaleidoscope array
he stage to-day works harder than the aver
&c shop girl with seriousness. consrien-
lousness. and nervous anxiety concerning her
FORK that II exercised by teachers and preach
RS and spiritual advisers in general would
yangeliZe the world. She lives on applause.
les II deprived OF sympathy. and wouldn't
cave the stage. wit oil its hardships and pit
ais. to be crowned queen OF the world and
impress OF the nations.
Miss Jansen say the greatest hardship OF all
always to smile and be sweet, no matter how
le critics have roasted her and the audience
at dumb and unsvmpathetic Manola COM
lalns most OF the nervous strain arising from |
nXiety to please. Fox objects to the travel |
Ing and Rice to the rehearsing. Mrs. Kendall |
)und 1t hardest to adhere to the programme. |
Ir on certain nights one feels much more |
ke playing CAV part when all has gone well,
r sad part when sorrows have come or the
Deil Is on. for OF course. with the dcnravity of
llnGs inanimate. you, find yourself booked for
gay part when your heart is broken. and vice
ersa. Miss Georgia Cayvan finds il rksome
} be always expected to look sweet and be
ilntly every night. and would like a rile with ,
st dash OF wickedness in it. The Casino
rlma donna. who is lust now working more
lily and seriously than Patti her
~. SAYS the hardest thing she encounters to
" SO you Sec" concluded the pretty woman
l the diyan. " tho high lights in III" picture
10 world secs have their corresponding shad- ,
vs.; but still somehow there is fascination '
Id q charm despite them all. Given gift OF '
anlfestation and expression OF II. What song ,
to the nightingale. hight is TO the bird. speed
70 the fawn. acting is TO the real actress 1t
lie itself: and something vital seems 10 be
ing within us when we give IL up