The morning news., 1891-11-29

into comfortable lounges And then, too,
the audience are inclined to think that
madame might have done her resting dur~
ing the day, and not have chosen the time
for which they are paying. 1t is about the
year when the rights of an audience should
be regarded little, and if managers can't
control stars. they had better run ordinary.
everyday actors.
THE PUBLIC's RIGHTS AND THE ACTOR.
Who hasn't gone to a matinee, and seen
an entire company slur the play, chatf
among themselves, and have a good time
generally2 AT the expense of whats At
the expense of the public. And why should
the actor have any more right to slur his
work than the painter, or the writer. or the
carpenter, or any other woman9 There has
been entirely too much leniencv shown him,
and tits excused on the idea that he is a crea-
ture of genius, and his whims must be Ca
tered to. That might be possible if people
were invited to the theater to see the per-
formance; but when the actor is willing to
make 1t work, TO accept money for 1t, he
is bound to give in full for value received.
ACTING AS AN ART.
Personally, don't think the actors life is
an easy one; but fully agree with George
Moore, when he says that acting is the lesst
of all the arts, if it is, indeed an art at all.
You can teach child years old to act.
| This complishment to degree can also be
taught to dogs and birds; but the child does
not make poetry, nor does the child paint
picture. The little child who begs you to
be permitted to put on your skirt for long
train. that she may play lady," is only
showing her first knowledge of acting,
which is an instinct with her. So, really, l
| fail to see why the actor should be so ca
| tered to, privileged so much in the way OF
carelessness and poor work, when, after all,
his chosen profession is by no means the
! Il. I'LL
some have had it; but l honestly believe
that genius is simply delightful mixture
of personal magnetism and adaptabillty.
MONEY AND THE DRAMA.
Don't you think, with me, that it is quite
time we didn't have to submit TO iu-re-
hearsed plays, or to the caprices of men or
women who offer us bad work in exchange
for good money? This does not apply to
many who are on the stage, who are hon.
est. good workers, but it does apply to a
number of idle drones, who think that the
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
minding will be found out when the receipts
in the box Office are counted. Vulgar, to
refer to money in the drama? l 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 mis- work better. 1t seems to me
as if had been writing an article for one Of
the reviews, but haven't, pve been telling
the truth; and don't you agree with met
Sometimes one does get little off the
frivolous; but then we come back to friv-
olity Just as we do TO sunshine.
NEW YoRK's SLACK OF WATER.
They are moaning in New York that
there is no water at least they say there is
going to be none, and in the meantime 1t
would interest the scientist to see what the
water looks like. Drawing glass Of water
on the second story about 10 o'clock results
in your getting something like q weak Irish
stew; you regret there wasn't a little more
meat put in 1t, and you would like to sug-
gest 70 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 everybody else
has to take, and hum tunes about the "Old
Oaken Bucket" and feel as happy as most
people usually do when their friends have
the worst of it. 1t is a remnant Of the
original sin left in us. 1t comes out in queer
ways.
, WHY ARE THESE THINGS THUS?
} Why should every woman in a street car
smile when another woman gets IN who
has forgotten to fasten her belt and has
two white strings hanging down in the
back?
Why should everybody look overjoyed
i when the conductor gives a woman with q
! tiny little bit of purse the change for two
dollars in scent piecessss
, Why should every body smile with glee
when big fat woman plants her foot on the
, polished shoe of an inoffensive young man
. who is making q great effort to be polite
and give her his seat9
Why should everybody look at everybody
else when somebody hal not paid his fare?
/, Why does everybody smile most sarcast-
, ically when an innocent little baby cries
, because it regrets it was ever bornl
! Why do people do these things!
, It's because the leaven of original sin il
still in them, and they take a money-like
delight in the woes of their neighbors.
doubt il Darwin could have answered that
J better than has BAB.