The sun., 1894-05-13

The blind actor was Mr.. Thomas 7. HAYDEN.
BrooklJnits By birth. who has been ro-
| iessional actor and head OF . company Of his
own for the last three JearA For many
years Mr.. Hayden was an actor OF nots
in the companies OF the Brooklyn ANA
teur dramatic associations He was Presi-
| dent OF the Booth aud Melpom ere eubs.
ani . member OF the Amaranth. Gilbert and
Faust AN atsur drama attic clubs He was 10 full
possession OF his siRht at this time. He lost
his sight three Jearr ago through atrophy OF
the optic nerve. And he WAS compelled to give
up his business as Secretary OF the American
Lloyds and the shipmasters' Association. He
had been Exalted Master of the BROOKLYN
Lodge OF the Beneyo ent Protective order OF
Elks and had host OF friends. who heard OF
his total blindness with sincere sorrow.
Mr.. Hayden mourned more than ;heJ did.
but he knew thA: griryiug would not bring
uack his sight. and ne almost N n e,iiately set
20 work to turn his dramatic tal-at to account
ant How well he has succeeded 10 shown bT
the long list 81 favorable notices frl u news
actor. No one who has sesa him act ia the ast
three years would suspect from his actions
unon the stage that he I. not Possessed Of III I.
through : mimic duel with pistols dance. aud
walk about the stage with q certaiu,T
really marvellous 10 all the three Tears he
has never made . misstsp uoon the stage or
= IL
through the portrait in the BROOKLYN play Is
one OF the easiest OF all his remarkable feAfs
How is il possibls for blind man to act so
naturally p was ASKED Of him one afternoon
last week as he satin his once in the Arbuekls
building. looking after the closing up Of his
Il ealI IL :. nen..l Photography" he. said
enable q man to get 10 in the middle % the
night and walk ABOUT the room in the dArs.
With xi.h chs char. or .aS!ss HE'S He % 70 do % that bs
cause long familiarity With the surroundings
IA. lmp.Etsd TO his mtnd sort % ph2,OEFaSh
same with me. only that have az advantage
over the man with his sight in the fact tha;
What is Jour IN ethOd Of actin G - WAS asked
useripi 10 read over to me ana repsa, the
ltnss after the reader until Shey are all firmly
Iass,iTe es.. 1 % bsesass am 90 9hati. M fuoSS SS a.
k.i the play esil fshssSs.,s / .:Iso@. il
o. the stage parlor II sufficient 10 10 set for
me with properties. lust as the stage 10 set
.rsr5 a property is @ seeuTn,sis i S..eriSsd 10 me- me-
~ ny stage director. and nx the locAnou In
ural aptEess at memorizinz locality. IhsAr
all the resi- 1.-THE company recite their iines,
aud the stage direetoL tells me the stAEe 6Tsi:
10 Jon net get the cue from the sound and
and would be sure 10 mis!eai !, especially when.
ss In the comedy SaratogA.' there are nitesn
director simply tells me how far each actor
moves. 1 have already. yOu remember ae-
CURED nsn,al photograph Of the .esne SCI
Just where each OF my ASSOCIATES in the cast
Is, wh.n | hAys msmorizsd What ssrh Is re-
With dress rehearsal UPON the stage never
go upon the stage Any time until about Ave
minutes enables m TO nudge distances
and once nave the distances In my mind
E.s Il the sssas ID p.9s Ssa Mss
an a gIAss Of wtss from dssanisr. dIins i.
once. because can see that dscAatsr. glass.
aud iEaJ as stthrtly o. nT mental vision As
Il was this qualItT Of sure mental yisio4
n abe M debut At the criterion Theatre 10
ASJ; L Isl. n ne PAf o. ,.an'sI s9,soi 10
6iiad MAJ. Tie Whole psIior n spes yea, sLth,
HIssan. / DiaJed the tfsIs tfsTt ~ a. "a Hs4th.s &
and introduced . duel with sWordA which vas |
tsTDostsd ri @ MA Jet isSdSs the S dsat. % nS.s
> ni sny 0ns who has sssa minast knous
mat osr spSS sss ., ss.S
graceful ant accurate at all umss or the pie |
NJ Ihirt sssAT vas D,,.slIs Flaikyop in
,YOuaE NFs Winthrop and thea followed |
the part that the late Charlss 4 Ihorns. JT. |
IN Ads . success OF. in which duel With !
piSt0ls IL one Of the mOst striking scenes, |
acre IL duel over woman, And thaAstOce |
Is WOsndsd IN the ught arm he stAkEsrs |
hack With q sharp err, drops his pistol. picks |
Il up again. and aims lt u1steAilIY at his ad- |
EsrsATy. gut does not nrs- AnT indeeision OF /
action would ruin the sesne. | an therefore /
required 10 drop be pistol sIep back = pace !
oE -. aud Al~aIs keeping Ia mind where the |
Weapon fell. Salk forward stooD ahd PICK ID !
up and then hold IL aimed a. the breAst of nv /
'slloE actor. This IL psrhaps one Of the besG |
iss,s Of hos perfect uhAt | have ca ed the /
2 smoEy OF lOsAiftT mAy u made bI prAetIcA |
. e . 20 this time had never ATtsmp ptsl e0m- |
fdY. and the plAJ With this sensational plURgs /
through the portrait wAs my o ret effort In this |
Inc OF course the plunEs = even lore show /
10 stage eject thAn the business with the pis- /
ioL / put IN the explanatory n0ts 10 ths pro- |
ZrAumes % PTsyeat the nOtlOn that the fail /
aAd thai snscS sIth DAny In the ~ disassA
Tns secret OF the asllinE and the fall aad I
be dance ls simply that it u aeeomp plishsd ~ i
espinG your had perfectly cool and nAin- /
AininE sslf-eontroI IL IL this that sa- /
lbles ne 70 nRd = table SithOas gropinE for IL. /
70 drop late chair. and to SAlk % 70 Eay 0as /
lnd shake AAnds naturally. Aad ID Il this. too. Il
hal snAnlss m 10 nsst aAd DArry the thFusls Il
y the sgosd " tAs dasl sesAs In Tks Two
iltR0aEh hr. Haydsa eaa aoss abAzt ths 4
loass % ths thlttre QhAldsd - any hs. ~ Il
lsIaz EoGtafes slt e daaE8 alkhaat G9aida.