The herald., 1893-05-08
THEY WANT TO Be ACTRESSES
The City Full of Stage Struck
Young Women.
They All Want Leading Parts and
High salaries.
The Experience Recently of an Amateur
Manager in interviewing Amsteur
Players About Engsge-
mente.

A local amateur author, who had con-
structed realistic wild western drama,
advertised for ''an amateur actress to
play star part. The answers came thick
and fast, indicating that the glare, gilt
ter and glamor of the dramatic stage
will never cease to attract those giddy
heads that are vainly turned towards
ambitions ladder. On investigation it
was found that not one of this score of
applicants to play star possessed the
slightest qualification, and having no
training, were vain enough to think that
they could BLOSSOM out ae stars of the
first magnitude--an all this without
study, or without the slightest prepara-
tion, excepting, of course, q few lessons
In elocution.
The first answer was from
SOCIETY LADY
living on Hill street. The reporter gave
to the aristocratic porter his card, on
which was written, "Mr. Black, man
ager of the Stage Struck Com bination F."
walk right in, Mr.. Manager. Pm
so glad to see you," was the welcome
fever. II should not have answered
that advertisement" said the aelf-styled
star, because I'm not an amateur
actress, no, nor professional, either
have never in my life been upon the
stage, but just know I should succeed
Why do l seek to play star part
Well, could succeed in that just as
we'll as l could in a smaller character.
| would give anything in the world to
be great actress, and just know l
would soon. know that to be grand
success one must wear fine dresses, and
I've got just lots of 'em. Oh, don't look
at me now. + haven't got on anything.
But here's NV photograph when Pm
fixed up, as the aides call it.'' The
embryo star crossed the room with a
Zicka-like step, took her panel photo
from table and handed it to the re-
porter manager. From her stealthy-like
manner in approaching the table merely
to take up photograph, the reporter
asked her II che preferred
STRONG SOCIETY DRAMAS
With deep underplot.
sob, yes, must have a character in
which / change my dress in each act"
replied the bright blonde star, who e7i-
IDENTIFY did not understond the question.
The reporter left promising that the
drama should be revolving milliner's
window.
The next star called upon was neither
prettysnor stylish, but she was business
like, and without an overture began the
conversation with:
Now, before go on the stage with
your company, want one thing dis
tinctly understood"--
The reporter interrupted the self-en-
! gagged star with the statement that the
ghost would walk in advance every
week." 48
What on earth do you mean ?" asked
the astoniahed star.
"That is technical term, meaning
that salaries would be paid in ad-
| vance,"
"Oh," laughed the star, 'swell, care
nothing about that; but what | mean is
well, [ understand that there is a
| great deal OF love making in theater
companies, and just wish it distinctly
understood beforehand that shall not
permit it. am society young lady,
and if any of the company
ATTEMPTS TO FLIRT
With me, / should quit the company at
once"
She was informed that the man who
played opposite to her, or the lovers
part usually filed in his time while they
were waiting In whispering soft nothings
to the star. but that If he did not confine
his lovemaking to the written lines he
should be discharged
This seemed to satisfy the ambitious
lady, who was dying for romance with
the realism omitted.
A would-be star was found on Hope
street, whose deferred ambition had fre
quently made her heart-sick of attempt
ing to star. :
II play leads" said the unsuccessful
star, who finally admitted that she had
only played minor parts, but would now
accept nothing less than "leads."
All wished to play leads" The
Hope-street star was given no hope.
Another star at private boarding
house on Temple street, said: II was
out with company once, but | was not
properly managed, or | just know |
| should have succeeded" The manager
assured her that such was the usual
complaint (among unsuccessful stars.
but it would be different in this in
stance.
A GREAT SCHEME.
SWELL" she continued, ''we remained
out only two weeks. No, l did not get
my salary. But, ii play in your cou-
psny, must have my salary in ad-
vance" This was promised, and she
asked as to the role ehe was to attempt
The reporter outlined the characteristic
was first to poison her rival by present.
ing to her a pair OF gloves saturated
with liquid poison; then marry the
''Dook," when they would both go to
New York, join the noble one hundred
and fifty and live happily ever after
ward.
.'Oh, that is not strong enough = re-
piled the modern Lucretia Borgia star.
write in another part for me-some
thing real sensational"
The reporter promised to rewrite the
drama and have graveyard full of dead
lovers and deceased husbands in each
act.
The next star was rather business
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