New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14

cneh these yansIorio@s creations IS
needless say she never quite catches It, Indeed.
at times she is diverted from her path by glim.
as these ITO say that acting is not a true art is
not to say that the actor may not be true genius;
genius" Irving and Taima are voted great and
undoubted genuses" Again: the dramatic author
The great actor Is freqT Ys the Pygmaon,
a n se end Of e e rea resns
modern plays ut Is entirely the talent Of the actor
Skeletons and it is no slight talent which can
persuade the public that these poor bones do move
selves
i am thankful 1t is no duty OF mine to reconcile
true genius can find satisfaction and delight in the
service of untrue art 0uida may ~, knoT but she
taneity and originality in acting upon such evidence
the limitations Of language learned by rote shows
that he can never be completely carried out OF him
as ns h m tire %
ton"
MISCONCEPTION OR A QUIBBLE.
What entire nisconceptIon Is this OF the
exigences and conditions Of Playing; is 1t merely
monstrous qubb.e? Now does the sculptor. l
must ask. In This hour Of creation forget that the
plastic clay is beneath his hand and before his
eyes? Is the painter Obvious Of the brush in his
fingers and the canvas In front OF him? Does the
poet or composer so forget himself that he is un-
actor In not being carried out Of himself beyond
s or the on in aha ha s
the kindred arts
The sculptor who should be so carried out Of
himself as to hurl down his own gladiator: the
painter Of bacchanaian revcl who should be so
his own easel. and the poet who In his fine frenzy
should tear up his own manuscript would not i'm
does not do the precise equivalent of this in his
performance is branded deficient in art feeling!
this state than any other kind of artist he Is con-
an in strong snaS1s on 18th the y, very brink na q
he fell he would have the best excuse; for he is
% sor ne ss clay hs knS o son
scousness only acquired by experience he proceeds
and phsscay sculpture. hsf the
CURED fuses his own personality In that OF the
hs and he ns he
ward Of the others is denied him, however for he
His very tools and materials are intangible and in.
yslb e-to him He must paint blindiolded; using
naton-and can only learn Of others II his work be
Members OF the dramatic calling may never hope
to be rightly appreciated by the public. They will
continue to be praised for what does not belong to
earned Theirs is * peGuay an art Of b
and perhaps the bunders OF critics are their trues
compliments. To look at good acting is like look,
want t to p # ony when the puts on
the skates himself and founders heipessy that
the skaters pull others down with them. and
the charm and illusion OF he scene are DESTROYED
hero's courage ION the stage not the ice( is not
real courage and the villains terror not real ether
mountain soubrette with her tmely rife shot Is not
ny and Of ien sd 90 na Ra her S
was hot a burning secret ;ove. but ,25 a week. so
they saTs sa; no a
There is room fT art in every Play; II II be abused
discussing the best rather than the poorest; let
melodrama thrive with al its faults II needs be; II
Is the Sa.vaton Army OF the stage.
ABE >-I-u, nL-EIE1TIOVS NEEDEn1
II the intricate operations OF mind alone. the
memorizng. constituting. simplifying. adapting. har-
monizng, creating and expressing OF himself or
herself through the medium Of a new character.
which actor or actress commands do not con-
sttute art, and true art. then we need some new
A further explanation of why this art has been
frequently dismissed from the. proud company OF
her sisters Ia that the degree OF true art feeling re-
qured Of Ats votares varies so much in different
eec sens from hs
while exquisite art Is often frittered away upon
paper. or chiseng in mud
Another and more potent reason is that grossly
spohtanel,y or Or originality. or art~Shatever we
may call it-that enters into the making Of a
looked that a whole science OF painting and draw
ing exists which is first TO be acquired laws OF per.
symmetry massing. high lights. and deep darks
BY sJo o na the na the Of % 2
bow TO the most complicated shades illustrated
"a
These grindings Of the schools are stock IN
any creative power. turns out many picture. II
anything it Is the art Of copying; 80 per cent SCI
tant In the making Of which models were not used.
or actual from nspTs as WORKED asa III ow MeTs
that addition which gives picture II, greatness
eSea spark big
blaze sometimes-even Of wood
thousands Of other moulds in which the main feat
u t Of this tragedy might have been cast. How
one? 1t seems though he must have passed IN
the changing relations Of The elements OF the group;
the conflicting emotions OF fear. anger parental and
a love hgro ssrb sansS spdn en sa
wretched family doomed by the gods seized them.
pcity Of IDEAS to be expressed in one liked shape!
All this. and very much more he had TO hold sus
grasp that magical nstant-as Ruskn says-which
best told most. and with his enchanter's wand
THE CORRECT TEST.
This gift OF focusing into the mind the essen
tials OF subject. the intu!tve combining OF means
TO beautiful end. appears to me the correct test OF
art. for this power Is the measure Of excellence
In all arts-even the poor players The actor may
be told In a general way what TO do. and have his
words supplied; but the finishing the mas'ers'rSke.
which makes mars the whole. the exact now
and the exact when. the LAGOON instinct ""h'h
Whether the art Of acting should take rank and
place beside those called fine is a matter OF
secondary Importance. after all. The practical fact
is that IL can never be quite divorced from author
ship though 1t may add word: It's Just due were
more nty subject for fraternal discussion among
it's own disciples and within Its own temples.
where It stands chance OF being nnderstood: Let
who reminds them OF the obvious fact that i Is
is its own but for the signal 10 exercise -and.
sharing in the common glory. join hands with the
dramatsts presenting to the public as theirs only
| that grander, all-comprehending art OF the STAGE
or this they may always be proud and always
sure, the world is stage struck as II ever was
Had there been other arts, the theatre would
have given birth to them: and perhaps could we
turn mighty telescope upon the far-away or
| the ages. II might be discovered that she was the
mother OF them. though as yet men have only found
| her children's TOYS. RICHARD GANTHONY.
New-York. June g. 1895.