Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15

rfn, Joseph jefferson. Lawrence Barrett, |
Lester Walack. John Gilbert. Edwin /
Adams. Gcnevievc Ward. Mary Andcr- !
son. and Fanny Davenport
one OF the most distinctive products OF
the stage In our generation was Clara
Morris; but Miss Morris was born in
Canada. Ada Rehan. stll more dis
tincuyely American product. - a native
of Ireland. She was. how yer. brought
TO America when "A child. and IN America
she has had her experience and gained
her place. Like many other sparkling
persons born in the land Of GOLDSMITH
and Wellington. Miss Rehan has that
temperament OF tremuous sensiblliy
which oscillates be.-reer smiles and tears:
but. unlike many OF her tumultuous
compatriots she has hnely-balanced
mind, and that complete mental con-
troll or her facuit es and her art site
resources which IS the main constituent
Of intellectual character. Her p~rform.
ances therefore, have not only cap
tured the heart Of her time. but have
convinced its judgmsnt. They are ycri-
table impersonations and they are
much divers fed. but they are strongly
marked-as they ought 10 be-with the
indiv.dualism of the actor, and this
gives them their chief value.
Many actors. Tx many writer's leave
their works. s they pass through tn
world. much as a carpenter might leave
a fabric Of his craft that has been pur-
chased nom him; the job IS done. and
The goods have been delivered Such
actors put nothing Of themselves INTO
their art. The product OF their effort
may be useful. hut II is colorless and
cold, and no one regards II or remem-
bers It. Ada Rehan has. from the FIRST
been exceptional for intense earnestness
and self-deyOtiOn. Each part that she
has undertaken has been permeated with
something Of herself and has been
played as well as she could possibly
clay IL. Her soul IS given 10 her pro
fess on. and the nature of the woman
herself Is d'scerned in that Of the charac-
ter she represents.
Exig5nt Observers Of acting have been
known to object TO that sincerity In an
actor, maintaining that the only true
actor is he who utterly sinks his ident ~
and come on 50 well disguised that
he cannot be recognized. That might
be valuable accomplishment in de-
tective policeman. but II Is a trivial ac-
COMP shment IN a dramatic artist. The
faculty OF taking on many shapes is one
# the primitive faculties ana II makes a
good mimic: but the experiences In the
assumption Of DISCUSSES is not skill IN
the perSonhcation Of character. The in
ferpreter Of human nature must GO deep
sr than that. Neither is II ever desirable
that an actor should 40 far be obscured
/ I'm what he represents that his own splr-
/ ifual identity, his own personal quality
shall disappear. The woman who plays
/ Juliet must represent Julets love-not
/ her own: yet, II IS with her own voice.
/ her own eyes, her own demeanor and
ways that she must represent this. and
/ the passion Of her own heart. the glow
-
/ personality must enter into the emotion
and into the personality that she as
sumes 10 portray.
Murillo painted many contrasted sub
/ iects. but every painting by Murillo bears
/ the unmistakabie stamp of his In
I dividualism, and would be worthless
without IL. a true actor will show you
/ many different persons. but I'm one re-
/ spect they VIII be the samc-and ought
/ % be the same-in the pervSsive and
| 90minalt attribute Of his own genius.
The quality that makes a performance
s-ec ncally and distincuvely that Of FL
Terry or Sarah Bernhard or Ada
r. han must Be present or the perform
/ ance may as well be that Of somebody
else-anybody-a wooden image. for eX-
ample that Is worked by strings.
Charles Frohman becomes the manager
] ~
February Cd Richard Mansfield and
I Charles Frohman are TO share the profits
! or losses for term OF years, the former
7 remaining the lessee ard TIE lait r b, D..
coming sole manager. and Mr.. Mansfield
VIII play his annual engagement al the
/ G3rrlek w. A. Mcconnell remains Mr.
/ Nansfeld's general manager, and VIII
book his tours ard look after his interests
Sol Smith Russell was recently asked
II be had ever known what n was 20
be hard up. "Oh. yes. have been very
hard up In the first placa. went on
the stage when ] was a boy Of Il. to plav
| general utility. at a salary OF s. week.
Ard il was general utility, II meant dou-
/ bling small parts, singing comic sons
/ or two between the acts. and then JON
ing the orchestra to beat IN drum. My
/ board cost me $3.50 week, and ! had u
sleep in the theatre. because ! had No
money for a lodging-house. II was b au,
/ tful" said he, beautiful and to-day
would gladly 20 back 20 Sc a we and
/ bed in tie theatre, II | could take with
me that young JOY Of life and those younl
/ thoughts 4 ittle while after J was rals ,
20 IS a week. and then was happy, bu
when ! got Sl2, why, l felt perfectly IN
I dep ndent."
Anne Dupont is now the swell theatri
cal photographer IN New York. All me
sttngs, and some of tn pictures he d
turning out are veritable works or arr
Before Modif ska left New York she ha'
some photographs done by Dupont an.
they are the best this eminent Polisi
artist ev,r has had done. The best O.
them represent her in the title role o
her new PLAY, Mistress Betty
TIL weekly salary list of Charles From
mans numerous companies, which includ
40S players. foOts up exactly CLIO IhL
is paid out 20 the regular forces. There j
"A large corps OF extra and minor people II
addition 10 the 41s included In this list
and the amount paid 70 them woIl'
! greatly sw n tn weekly total As IN
figures stand. Mr. Frohman pays his &C
D
, a vear for their salaries.
MiQue O'Brien, the well-known dra
matte edfor OF ne Cincinln.ai ~. Ut pun .iI.
It's purpose is TO determine how muc
; ! SPACE ..4.I .e d.yH.. 4uNAll-l daci.ls
how many cigars shall be deposited o
, | the dramatic editors desk by agents, an
? | to convince the agents that tn IDEA tina
} ! dramatic cd tors will dash or a three
? column article about star without ua'
, | IS wild
. TIVE soulful eyed Julia Arthur has bee
/ asked by Henry Irving to return 10 Lor
don with his company. and she mas al
ranged TO do so IL - understood. now
Y ever that Miss Arthur Is wiiling h.
opportunity 70 blossom forth as sta
> once more. ST. is certainly more entitle
T. ~ar than many OF the women no
p iuhicting themselves on long-suifefin
I NJ 'nager Augustus Pitou Is having Yer
great success with mime. Sans 6 ne
D every city WI re Sardou's play H. Pr
e ntSd me audiences are large and e'
2 thus'astic and 10 many cases peopls al
q turned away. unable 70 secure seats
= standing-rOom The play has made al
D wards OF $1,000 thus far this season.
a Frederick Warde is touring the lars
c cities i'm Tayas Whera he has long bee
popuar faVOrTe. and always does a
= exc lient b business He writes that h
me emf season In that section OF the coul
!, ~ is the mosi profitable that NJ mas eV'
| known.
l. lam. OMEN viii always rank amor
q orr representative American actors ii
b Vircinius is one OF tie finest imperson