St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-22

surprise. why, you are not come
dian," he said. you cannot make
them laugh" but let me play the
part" pleaded young Kean. The man.
ager, much impressed with Kean's
earnestness, consented, but told the
stage manager to be ready with farce
or two. and ring down the curtain if the
audience Missed.
Night came. and young Kean stood in
the wings ,'made up" ready to ''go
on" His fellow actors nudged each
other as they saw he had neglected the
immense caricature of nose that the
comedian used to put OH for the part,
and predicted immediate failure. Why,
he won't be funny a Bit i'a'
The play began. and. when it came to,
''Snylock'S entrance, there was hush
to see the new man. Kean strobe ont the
stage, and the manager in front looked
at him with dismay. He didn't look
funny a bit. They saw the character
of weird, determined man. with a set
purpose. And as he spoke the famil-
iar lines. Three Thousand dueats.'
the manager became uneasy. No
funny dialect. What was he
thinking of. The play went
Oh, and as young Kean unfolded the
character of the jew that Shakespeare
drew, the audience went wild. Sucn an
innovation. His grief and pathos this
daughter .leSSica's flight was superb
and at the last, when he appeared in the
court room scene with his knife and
Scales, his success was assured. Cfhe
comedian, i'll this scene, used to make
them roar with his funny business"
sharpening his knife Oh his bald head.)
kean stood there impressively. with his
knife to cut out his pound of flesh and
tn hny,
case was decided against him and he
retreated, his baff1ed rage. grief, hate
and despair electrified the audience
he was called back again and again.
After that he was the rage in London.
Tickle fortune smiled on him and loaded
him with wealth and hOnorS.
lie afterwards visited America
with his son, now grown TO
manhood Chat same son he carried on
that stormy twenty nile trip to
LondOm. One played Othello and the
other Iago. He finally died ON the stage
IN his sons arms. He was playing
Hamlet, his son Horatio. His physician
had forbidden him to go on with the
performance; but that same indomitable
courage that had nerved him TO success
helped him to finish the performance,
and his last lines on the stage were Il
die, Horatio''
Wasn't he brave little fellow? l
orteH think that true merit accOmpliSheS
Its aims quietly. Bluster and loudness
invariably fall short. Look at the case
or Gov. Waite, of Colorado. His loud,
uncouth methods recently came near
resulting Ill bloodshed. 1 think the
quiet, easy way is the most effective
When see man or woman rushing
about, bundle of nerves, all trepda-
| fin hn ,lr e i,Di,.
prise, whatever it may be. The quiet,
easy way is the best. A notable exam
pie OF this type was the late Edwin
Booth. He was loved by all. Gentle,
Kind. always willing to help the unfor-
tunate with kind word and helping
hand. The average star is very particu-.
lar about the actions of his or her COM
pany. Very jealous if they infringe on
their position On the stage. A friend of
mine whom Mr.. Booth engaged to play
his leading support told me that they
were rehearsing Hamlet" She was
cast for Opheia. She thought that
such great actor must be very Lar.
tlcular about having the center of the
entrance she approached MIR. Booth ap.
prehensiyely and said. Nv here do you
wish he to stand in this scene, sir?'' He
turned TO her with a smile and said,
Stand wherever you like. my dear. /
will find you" :
fear my article has become too long,
so will close, with bit of advice to
my sisters. Whatever your life's work
may be, whether at the fireside. follow
ing out the noble mission which "Vir-
ginius" wished for his daughter. or
striving to make place for yourself in
the pages of history. be true to yourself
by following the dictates of your heart.
Put art into heart, and heart into art
Sincerely.