Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-It came about
In this way. The Colonel had dropped
in to see if residence in New York
had made my maternal parent lose her
ability as far as eggnog was concerned.
When he reached the third glass, or,
rather, goblet, for she serves it that way,
he said that "Once you know a thing
well you never forget it," And gave a
look which meant that it would be
agreeable to have his goblet retilled. |
laughed and reminded him that actors
once knowing their lines, frequently
forgot them, and he slowly murmured:
Actors! my dear, there is to-day no
more overappreciated human being in
the world than the actor. | have the
honor to number among my acquaint-
ances ladies and gentlemen, and when
say this, mean in the finest sense of
the word, who are actors, but not one
OF them would permit son, or
daughter, to go on the stage. Tie
actor considers himself a god-he NAV
be tin one, with clay feet. The actor
demands continual pity, and yet, when
ne can do anything at all, he makes
more money and does less work than
any other man in the world. He poses
as a genius, and he is not even original.
for he speaks other mems words. and
the mimetic quality which he possesses
he has the honor of sharing in common
with the monkey and the baby. He
has concluded that the duties other men
owe society do not attach themselves TO
MIN, consequently, he fails to sec why
he should pay his debts, or save his
money. When he is making hundred
dollars week, he is spending a hun
ured and nifty, and the responsibilities
oil husband and father hang very lightly
on his shoulders.
WHEN ACTORS ARE GOOD FELLOWS.
When actors are in trouble, somebody
gets up benefit for him, or takes up
collection because he is such good fel-
low, and being a good fellow among
actors seems to mean hanging around
the bar and treating anybody who wants
TO be treated, and giving away heed
lessly, and, as l call it, dishonesty, No
man has a right to give dollar to
Deggar when he owes his landladv. The
world is inclined to attach sickly
sentimentality to the actor. He is be-
lieved to be SO Overlooking with good
heartedness that he can't stop to think
out any of the other virtues, and least
OF all is he supposed to consider money
matters. Now | have the words OF a
good many actors for one thing. and
that is the actors lack of charity. They
see nothing good in any other actors
work; they are inveterate gossips. and
they are as delighted over scandal as n
woman is over good cup of tea. AS
Ior vanity, my dear, the peacock isn't in
it with them. You can spot them as
you would the leprosy. Each walks
down Broadway with an air that tells /
am Mr.. Montmorency Howard. horn
McSweeny, playing leading parts in tho
Lost Soul, or How Did He Win Her,'
Company. Mr.. Montmorency Howard
IS out for the admiration of the world.
he gets it from few silly girls, and he |
seems to have no computations as 10 |
accepting whatever that admiration NAV |
mean. ''
I'm Shakspeare's time
THE ACTOR WAS A vAGABoNp.
strolllng about from place to place.
anu IL seems to me he was more lovable |
lnan When he Knew something, aud his |
clothes We're not over fine, than now
wnen he knows little and is the adver-
Using block for the tailor. Severe {? No.
my Gear, am just. The actor rings
up doctor at 2 o'clock in the morning.
and thinks that the doctor ought TO be |
glad TO attend him for nothing; he meets |
the Honorable Mr.. Justice and saws
casually, Are you professionally |
Al Ana Mr. justice calmly says, Yes
Then he asks, What company And |
Mr. Justice responds, Pm a lawyer:' |
and the actor says, oh, | thought Won |
were one OF us 70 him there is only |
one profession, for so he has the impu-
dence to call acting. He furgets thai in
france be was not even citizen until |
the days of Robespierre, and he doesn't
Know that to-day, in Holland, he must
prove himself a gentleman and appear
IN That capacity before he can enter a |
respectable house. 1 am sick and |
tlred OF seeing the actor brought |
into social life without any regard 10 |
his manners and his morals, and /
think the worst evidence of the decud. |
ence OF the times is to find Mi. Mont
morency Howard talking to my Lady |
Splendid. Now understand, NV dear
there are men and women ON the STAGE |
who are my dear friends, but they were |
ladies' and gentlemen by heart and bv |
birth before they were actors"
interrupted the Colonel here and
SAID, Yet you go TO the theatre great |
deal ?n s''A'
$50 dc" he answered. al went the |
other night and came away disgnstnd |
That merry knave who has PLAYED the |
1901 SO advantageously, Oscar Wilde. |
mas written what he is pleased to call n |
play, and so | went to see it. II was
called The Woman of No Importance.S
II ought to have been called "A PLAY Of |
No Importance u
ACTED BY WOMEN WHO HAVE prrN
1T was given in a theatre that would
have Mortified Mr.. Wilde's artistic tostas |
by its Vulgarity. 1t was supposed IN he
epigrammatic. If you will kindly sat i,
down 10 the strength of the erpnog onJ
permit me to say 1t, should like IL coll
IL damnably tiresome. In the frat M,
the hero, who is given over N ~
trousers habit, by which / mean thot ~
stood with his hands in his pockets tLe |
greater part Of the time, answered nuas.
tions asked by lot of overd rlssoa
women, who would never have heen
seen in a decent English house- and
who, thank heaven, Arc eonaII,, ~,
auoMn ~ America of the stage; and at
other times he asked them 0nastio,s
The women all looked as if thev had
oeeh ground up in the mills Of the gods
gutc Slowly, and put on fine frocks to |
niue .ne effects. One lanky indiv dual
Was my IDEA OF "She" after the fire. The
guestions We're something after this
style; Dear Lord Wiggle- Maggie, isn't /
x ytce Generous Then Lord Wiggle-
Maggie QrOnnnd hiu t,aonno1a -,