New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28

will relate II as got IT from Mr. Couldock ard then
refer 10 Its Influence upon myself ana The means
mingham. England forty years ago. The mar
ratcr present and naturally listened with interest
eSpone2s Of as "G T MacrDady and Mrs wane
What they said referred 10 an important scene iu the
Tragedy OF Wcrner," which had been acted the even
| ing before. Mr. Macready it seems. had mach re
-pect for Mrs. Warmers Judgment In matters relating
mes and dement's Of the preceding evenings per
A. h nearly @S o can fedTs remembered HIS
% dear madam ad crnd or haye %
my manner of acting that character have noticed
lately. and more particularly Inst evening that som,
the ' cec P they formerly m 0 dd pa" There is
speech especially that seems I" have lost ms
e eSSfes himself f't to- his soS for the petty plumber q
stnienheims cold In our earlier pU nih NAKED
favor and as You must have observed last evening
pHn; ,s no s, apparent s eject a y2 the o ona"ce has
grown too familiar with the story J. must beg you
TO be candid win me small mI not , be eh henG vo
say that the fault /, with me-
Vel Mr. Macrcady. since YOU desire that should
speak plainly" said Mrs. Warner. Il do not think II
IS because your audience 5 TO familiar WIN Inc
story. bu because YOU are too familiar with 1t your
IT thank you, madam said Macready. but how
does Ais mar the effect OF the speech .! , .
! Thus" said Mrs Warner. "Whcn You spoke that
speech ten years ago there was shrpIiSe IN y1lr
Zone d" You ,G looked Shoed and bewidcrrd and In
n forlof-1 way seemed to cast about for words thai
would excuse the crime; and all thl' with Depth OF
feeling and sincerity that would naturally come from
an honest man who had been for the first 'A' !" MS
THAT IS as IT should be gwen said Macrcady'
Won speak it," said hi, frank critic. like one who
has committed a great many theft, in his life. and
whose glib are so pat and frequent tlat ne
is neither shocked, surprised nor abashed at The
II thanh Won. madam said the old actor. The
distinction may appear at hr'' rs a nee o"'' 0"'
there is much In IT.
MR. JFFFFR.ON EXAMINE HMS'LF'
when | beard that story from Mr.. Couidock 1t
struck me with much force. knew then That hau
been uncon sciou,v falling into the error. ana
felt that Che fault would increase rather than diminish
with time If / could not hit upon some method 20
check IT. began by listening TO each important
question as though II had been given me for tie nf
umc, turning the query over III my hnu T t want
answering it, even time, bc-itaiing as II lW N"Iil
Of words 10 frame the reply. VIII aahht VA G
/, dangerous gond and apt to render one siUW nin
pr1>y I'm fact. | accused, and daIe say qm'e
justly. OF pau,ng too long: me, Oh oouI' ". =, Le
other extreme and had to be looked TO- 80 iln W
came necessary that the paIses should, by the mah'
aud pantomime, he mad, sufficiently lntcr'%"Is nU,
20 wary an audience; 30 snlnl, ne tot. unic
somewhat after the advice Of Mr. Lewe' 10 "'N' ''"'
Hntolniinlc @rtion miles il is IN perfect harmony
with the scene + fsaal to the effect OF " Cchc'r
PM II tie ; IN be , yTli or o wi T,' amc
nclc rises from his ~cat In the play scene SIN,
the audience the 4tualon being Icon0Gnc,d ana 'lt
action ,tronc. indifferent pantomme on me lSll' "i
thc acto~, might not be noticed in The hustle "nd
eXcltCnent hut 10 eX.mrlify my m,aniug, let II,
take point where the audleUce is called upon, non
wbcre tb@ situation ! % subtle thai the head bowed
slowly down. or n movement Of the eye, VII rcVeu
The meaning Now AZ this critical point. II one 81
the actor should even remove his hat or unnoininSN
sEr his position he will destroy the erect: me
liner the a6tirc m. more easily tie effect Is d. ioyeI
lust az scratch viii dfgure polished surface inat
would not show the face Of cob5leston". ~"
ovilarcc cannot look In two places 81 once: INC
eye is such t,ra@' tint It d,trlciS froIa tW yi
at.cnton 10 It useless and intrusive movem, u
Tho value Of rcpo,c !, great th't
10 Is difficult TO estimate it.
TIE APT OF Doing NOTHING ON THE STAGE.
At rehearsal tho amateur. having finished ~
speech invariably asks the stage manager what lie
should do ncXt. A. soon as ne ceases 10 De inc III
cresting figure, he should observe the action OF INC
other characters; TIL, Is the most natural DN-p"a'
and the lcas, likely to do harm. 1t acts like the
distance in a picture which, BY being subiucd g.vcs
strength T. the foreground. But the yro Is generally
learlul tat lie will rdl TO a'uaet attention. NheI ~
mcst desirable 10 90 nothing upon The stag sccn''
quite simple, but some people never aclhr" NJ
Rivals~) that tcIrliics Acres How could "a audience
get the fu value Of what David say. II they were
would conflict with each. other, and rob the picture
Of clealncss. But Acres here Will .ubdue h.' per
the audience will get the full force OF what Davll ,iN
ana 6re 'g al pSi d% .e 6"w t Sh then are pea
rec tae expression Oh fear from 'hc ia''er Ntr
at ful communicative slightest suggestion from him IS
Isken M al once They know his chAra'ier aud |
realize hs position as MVdy "a, lie zoe, hrm II
benefit Of the previous scene. IT, dullng bdNd |
speech !, as Acres show my face u me audience
d ~ tho end s' sS eject Of nv own ciar,c,cr
and. believe me. an audience Is always grateful to
actor who directs It's attention III IN" night way
never forgives the rascal who Ia, mladlrcctcd him
Nothing In art is distressing than T. see an
actor attract The attention Of the audience from IN
he
Of some unlmpOrtant byphy. At times thiN Is done
from ignorance, but, ! rcgret f. say often ,h"nEEn
guilty party for the public resenlN II quietly Whlc me
offender least Suspects their enjoyment ma, 1S1
only coasolcd them by IA. dPayG 2 %Hn
mark tie individual who has to mpcItuence u offer
II. But. Us two pigs under gate make more nolsc
eo S o Of baaoons trying to Guido each other There
in the conflict
And iT choke sp'as . i" arr that 90 cling ''''
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE STAGE.
was present time ago when there was quite
an interesting conversation In relation b the stage
MANI subjects were discussed and was INTERCEPTED
a point wh'ch f. OF some Importance. II rmcm-
Der rightly the question put to me this
do you consider the stage In better condition now
than it was formerly! ray from one TO two hundred
years ago1'
me a kng way back and that though | might win
Justice ay claim a heightened dramatic experience,
the mentioned rather before my time. hut II
mn from my knowledge and cngiat il III the
history OF the past would nnhestaiingN declare that
the stage is In much better condio now than II ever
was before The social and moral status Of the whole
world has undoubtedly improved, aud gone hand IN
hand with scientific ana material progress aud permit
You that the stage ia this respect ha,
not been Idle. but that to my knowledge, II has IN tn
march Of improvement kept pace foot by foot witi !
every social advance.
I Even the in o" EssoS Sa% xn Of the G%s9
of the soslab and literary sDd ~ |
that surrounded IT, Those pays that appealed to nc
lowest not only welcome but demanded by
the court Of Charles. Old Pepys. who lived during |
this time SAYS In his diary q went last night 10
see y Midsummer Nights Dream: il a great |
waste Of time, and hope shall never again be con |
demued to such poor play. An, give me a |
comedy OF EhcTid- and let have no more Of this
dull vague Shakes I,rarc" II wa not, therefore, that