The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
OSCILLATION ON IRE STAGE
DiTsre-t Actors Methosst Irs Chsr-,i.s .
See but Unsntisrsetory In Reality.

DlGerent Actors Methodst les Chnr,tng -
See but Unsatisfactory In Reality.
II there is one thing that the matinee gin
knows more about than all the rest IL IL the
stage kiss. She doesn't go to the matlnees
flity-two times in the year. besides twice In
Christmas week. for nothing. There are .
great many kinds Of stage kisses. and the
matinee girl knows them ALL She chartered
about It at the lunch counter the other day
with her mouth full OF sweetbread pattles and
olives. There's Henry Miller" she said.
when he's telling the heroine that he loves
her he always closes his eyes and seems to
grow pale. And Jean de Reszke has atender
way VI taking the sopranos face between his
hands. bending down. and kissing the
parting In her blond wig that IL perfectly
lovely axes the little cold chills run up and
down your back. like Paderewskfs playing.
Mr.. Bell. Maud Harrlson's husband. is the
most chivalrous, higb-minded lover. and de-
posts all his kisses on the soubrettes 'front.'
hair. In all the times l have seen him. and
they are not few. never knew him 10 gee
any nearer her lips than her bang. You know
the stage lover is so artistic In his respect for
q bang, too He Is satisfied without rumpling
II all up and smoothing 1t over back until he
takes the curl all out of it 1t would be Rreas
deal more realistic ~ he did you know to
every girl who ever had lover; but I suppose
barrymore swaggers toward q girl with .
half sad smile and alAnguid. world-weary look
in his eyes. Sothern either stammers over 10
in supposed confusion or comes out with 10
de1antly and takes his stand on IL. Mantell
glares and leans over the back OF her neck.
Kelley puts so much reverence ir'o his kisses
that don't believe he enIors I. VI the girl
either: Otis skinner lis noted as an cleo.
Mather, who is a realistic kiss artist. Henry
Hallam's kisses are 80 cold they Just gave the
can make you laugh more with his kiss than In
any other way; MT; Robson rs Bert,e the
hsr S the
and Yielded. As II any girl ever would after
s then her shsekD h eS1
fried kiss. Forty-two seconds It lasted BY the
watch. and the music played softly oil the while.
kissing. The Cayvan kiss Just makea you
faint sometimes. 1t Is so slow and sweet be.
sys hSr hs kss al h:
scene was the kiss between Miss Cayyan and
tie little Mrs. Within and the leading lady
loved each other by that kiss,
once that in The squire after she had per-
tSs nfs Fl. 8ohsS the %a9
Kendall suddenly stopped down and kissed
the hand With which he was writing was the
DO, EXCEPT perhaps letting down her back
letting down. her back hair. before . man,
especially, Il the hair is blond and
she can't do in any other way. Mr.. Glenden-
ming. the man who played leading parts with
Mrs. Kendall on the other side, says that the
first time he played The White Lie with
Mrs. Kendall he was q little timtd about maxi
ing the advance the part called for. and. see
ing his embarrassment, she graclously came
to the rescue and told him to act 80 uncon-
strainedly toward her as he would toward his
wife, and not TO hesitate to smooth her hair or
caress her all he liked.
>" the very cutest kissing 10 done by Marie
Tempest She has trick Of placing her
thumb nails to her lips and kissing the space
between them. making q distinctly audible
sound. To all Appearances she has the tenor's
face between her hands and her lips pressed
to his. whereas there are the hands between
them. They say the tenors do not like the
prima donna. We'll. don't suppose any OF
them are as sweet as they look, for there is sls
worst Of all. the people looking on"