The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01
has had to contend with. 1t Is taken from
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has had to contend with. 1t istaken from
The Evening Sun:
An injustice was unintontionally done
to Mr.. Edward Yroom, tho young actor
who attempted to elevate tho stage at
Palmer's on Monday night. BY mis-
print In Tho Evonlng SUMS criticism 1t
was said that mother as on actor nor rs u
ucrvish did Mr.. Vroom scoro a great sue
cess. Some friends of Mr.. Vroom have
Indignantly resented tho 'dorvish.' There
was nothing in his part they say, which
called Tor tho uso OF such m epithot. This
is quito truo. Tho sentence should havo
road, 'Noithor as an actor nor rs u derrick
did Mr.. Vroom score great success in his
attompt to elevate tho stage
Arc not such inano, idiotio specimens of
rubbish which arc allowed to masquerade
as criticism In this city enough to discour-
age Dolder mon than Mr.. Vroom from
conscientious efforts toward the better
mcnt OF the tone of our drama?
Min, tho Preaoher-Actor.
George G. Min, the actor who compare
lively few years ago was ono of the most
eloquent and Woodworking ministers in
NOW YORK and nfterward In Chicago, Is
to DO tho central figure in On elaborate
Shakespoarean revival at tho Broadway
thonter In this city next month. Julius
Cnsar' Will be tho first play presented,
anu hear that Richard III" will BIO Its
successor. In tho title rolo Of tho latter
and as Marc Antony in tho former Mr.
MIN ms won high communication from
many careful critics. His stage career has
boon remarkable ono in many respects.
According to his biographor, Ii was in tho
1all OF 1852 that he made his first appear
ance rs IN actor. Tho part no selected
was Hamlet, which no hns since played oil
over the world and tho thenter was crowd
co with those who had known him as q
preacher ana orator, intent upon observing
tho result of his now venture. One who
was familiar with him ut tho timo is au-
thority Tor tho remark mauo by Min Just
Dcloro his 1rst entrance upon tho stage,
My dear fellow, can say this evening
with lago, This is tho night TINT either
makes mo or fordOes mo quite " Tho
now Hamlet was Endorsed, and tho next
day tho entire press of Chicago was warm
and unstintod in it's praise. This was tho
moro remarkable rs tho newspapers had
anticipated fiasco
From that time forward Mr.. Min set
tlod himself to tho task of mastering thu
technique of his now calling. Ho travelled
1ncossantly throughout tho west and
south, Canada and British Columbia, I'M
TIL he had thoroughly exploited tho United
otatcS anu tho BritlSh dominion of North
America. In 1883 he mndo his initial an
pcaranco In Australia. There ho stood
purely on his merits as an actor, and his
success was Immediate. Two misfortuncs
befell him In Australia. As tho result of
ovcrwork no was stricken with brain
fever. When he arose from his sicllbed,
he found himself II poor man again. Dur
ing his illness tho business in his thcatcr
had fallen away to almost tho vanishing
point, and mining speculation i'll which
no had embarked his earnings proved
total failure
Since then Mr.. Min has appeared with
success in tho Shalcspcarcan drama in
India, Chinn and Japan. He also played
brief engagement in II romantic work in
London, where tho critics were surprised
by his freedom from manncrism and his
clean cut clocution. His Now York debut
Is awaited with much interest.
Duscs Self Advertising Methods.
What an artistic press agent Eleonora
Duse, tho wonderful Italian actress, would
mako! When sho was last in this country.
sho got columns of newspaper space by tho
simple announcement that sho would not
submit to AN interview. This year she
accomplishcs tho Same end by declaring
that she positively hates America, and
only mado tho second visit because she had