Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
control stars. they had better run ordinary,
eYerY-daY actors.

THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS AND THE ACTOR.
Who hasn't gone to matinee and seen an
entire cOmpany slur the play, chat among
themselves, and have . good time gener-
ally? At the expense of 1Shat2 At the eX-
pense of the public. Ard why should the
actor have any more right TO slur his work
than the painter, or the writer, or the car
penter, or any other workman There has
been entirely too much leniency shown
him. and it is excused Oh the idea thu. he is
a creature of genius, and his whims must
be catered to. That might be possible if
people were invited to the lheater 10 see
the performance; but when the actor IS
willing to make it a work, to accept money
for it, ne is bound to give in full for value
received.
ACTING AS AN ART.
Personally, l don't think the actors life
is an easy one; but | fully agree with
George Moore, when he says that acting 10
the least of ali the arts, If IL is. indeed. an
art at all. You can teach 4 child three years
old to act. This accomplishment TO Il de-
gree can also be taught to dogs and birds !;
but the child does not make poetry, nor
does the Child paint picture. Tho little
child who begs you to be permitted to put
on your skirt for long train, that she may
play lady" is ouly showing her first
knowledge OF acting, which is an instinct
with her. So, really, | fail to see why the
much in the way of carelessness and poor
work, when. after all, his chosen profession
is oy no means the most difficult. Gcrius2
Well, | suppose some have had it; but
honestly believe that genius IS simply de-
ightful mixture OF personal magnetism and
adaptability.
MONEY AND THE DRAMA.
Don't You think. with me, that it is quite
time we didn't have to submit to lire
haa cal MI ay IN no of ar,
women who offer us bad work in exchange
for good money! This does not apply to
many who are on the stage. who are honest,
good workers; but it does apply to num-
Der of idle droneS. who think that tne
public will take what they choose To give
them and not mind: 1t is just possible that
they don't ''mind,' but the lack of mind
ing will be found out when the re-
ceipts in the box office are counted.
Vulgar, to refer to money in the drama2 |
don't think so. The better plays we have
the more money will the actor make, the
better will he be able to live, move and have
his being, and, feeling an Independent man,
he will be able to do his work better 1t
seems to me as if l had been writing an ar
ticle for one of the reviews, but l haven't:
I've been telling the truth; and don't you
agree with me- Sometimes one does get 4
little off the frivolous; but then we come
back to frivolity just as we do to sunshine.
NEW YoRK's LACK OF WATER.
They are moaning in New York that
there is no water; at least they say there is
gong to be none, and in the meantime it
would interest the scientist to see what the !
water looks like. Drawing glass of watsr
on the second story about 10 O'Clock results
in your getting something like weak Fish
stew; you regret there wasn't little taose
meat put in it, and you would like TO sug-
geSt to the man at the aqueduct that we
don't put fish in ours. Now will come in
my great advantage of not drinking water,
for | can smile at the mess that everybOdYd
else has to take, and hum tunes about tF
-'Old Oaken Bucket and feel as happEsf,
most people usually do when their friends
have the worst of it. 1t is remnant of
the original sin left in US. 1t comes out in
queer ways.
WHY ARE THESE THINGS THCS2
Why should every woman in street car
smile when another woman geUS in who has
forgotten to fasten her belt and has two
white strings hanging down in the back?
Why should everybody look overjoyed
when the conductor gives woman with q
tiny little bit of purse the change for two
dollars in five-cent pieces2
Why should everybody smile with glee
when big fat woman plants her foot on
the polished shoe of an inofensive young
man who is making a great effort to be
polite and give her his seat?
Why should everybody look at everybody
else when somebody has not paid his fare?
Why does everybody smile most sarcasti-
cally when an innocent little baby cries be-
cause it regrets it was ever borns
Why do people do these thingsl
It's because the leaven of original sin is
still In them, and they take monkey-Iike
delight in the woes of their neighbors. /
doubt if Darwin could have answered that |
better than has BAB.