The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-12

anu no bitter feelings ranllle In tho nu-
man heart.
Tragedy and comedy arc both necessary
as adjuncts to education. We should know
tIe Sorrows CT mankind us we'll as its joys.
h"'i"rc, fr ever, that we should see
more Of tn e nshino than of the storm
clouds. One participation in the harrow
ing grief OF Nirginilis is enough to satisfy
man or woman Tor n year, while either
couli follow The Gildcd Fool'' in his lu-
dicrous adventures every night for u week
without experiencing any depression of
spirits or even THAT tired feeling the
cure all medicine mon talk about. Upon
either mans or woman's physical being
comedy has n more beneficial effect than
tragedy. 1t is tonical AS regards their
mental Improvement believe the adyan-
tagcs nccruing arc about equal.
have run on thus further than I had
intended because I have touched upon
what is always an interesting thcme-the
grandeur of my profession. 1 glory in it
and in the achievements of the great men
who have ennoblcd it. Garrick, Kean, Le-
maitre, Macrcady, Kcmbc, Forrest, Booth
and Mccullough are names that will live
in history with those of the distinguished
patriots, soldiers and statesmen of all ages.
Their deeds arc their best cpitaphs
In conclusion will dwell for a moment
upon what may be appropriately termed
the humorous side of the subject in hand
am daily IN receipt Of letters from cranks
enthusiasts and ambitious people of both
sexes who either want to elevate" tho
stage, instruct the masses" OF else want
tips from your humble servant rs to how
they can best succeed in their laudnble in
tcntlons. That is II poser for almost any
body. L do not pretend to be DOCTOR
counselor, prophet or any other kind Of
adviser. Almost any man or woman who
has reached the age of discretion should
be able to best judge what they are fitted
for. shrink from giving ''advicc," but
might without being subjected to any sus-
plcion of cgotism presume to "give tip. f"
"A famous writer has said that poet is
born and not made Another has as cx-
p!icitly stated that genius is an abnormal
capacity for hard work A happy medium
"a combination of Unborn dramatic gon-
JUS and the ability and pluck to work
hard and pcrsistently constitutes, 1
think, the germs of u great actor. Pluck
and perseverance alone, with u fair pres
once, can make pretty good actor. In
Doth cases Tho heart, of course, must DO in
tho work. 1t cannot 10 done pcrfunctori-
~. No man or woman can walk through
n part" and expect to succeed even in
n mediocre capacity. That is about as sue
cinctly and accurately rs I can state the
case. There Is no use entering into "details.
Besides could not do it satisfactorily
either to myself or to tho seeker after
knowledge
One idea, however, which seems to pre-
vail among the public generally would
like to disabusc-that is, that favorito &C
tors of either scX arc an ease seeking lot.
Their lives aro supposed to DO ono contn-
ued round of pleasure. This is an cgre.
gious error. A footlight fnvorito man or
woman, works harder than any merchant
and almost rs hard rs any newspaper man.
They study constantly now rcnditions of
their parts, continually think of now ideas
and improvements, mechanical or thcoret-