The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-08-07
TnE MAklNo OF 4 PLAYER.
Tralnlna . Lad for the stage In the
Days Of ehakspear@

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John Rennetts serial story, 'MasteF
skylark," running in st. Nicholas. has
many pictures OF life and scenes IN
ShakSpeare's time. The following ae-
count OF the training Of the hero for the
stage by the masterplayer Is from the
June number:
He had Nick learn no end OF stage
parts on By heart. with their cues ann
business" entrances and exits; ana
worked fully as hard a. his pupil. read
Ing over every sentence twenty times
until Nick had the accent perfectly.
He would have him stamp. too. anu
turn about, and gesture IN accordance
with the speech. until the boys arms
ached. going with HIM through the
motions one by one. over and over
again. unsatisfied. but patient to the
last, until Nick wondered. Nick, my
lad" he would often say, with tired
but determined smile. zone little thing
done wrong may spoil the hnest play
as one bad apple rots the oarrenui
Wen have 1t right. or not at all, u
Il takes a month O. Sundays"
SO often he kept MEX before
mirror for an hour ut q time, making
faces while he spoke his lines, smiling,
frOwnlng. or grlmacing. as best SEEMED
to at the part. until the boy gre"
fairly weary OF his own looks. Then
sometimes, more often as the time
.Nt.Sr..sR ~ Ca..,,. y.,o,,lA clan his hands
with n 5oyish laugh. and have pie
brought and cup OF spanish cordial
for them both. declaring that be loved
the lad with all his heart, upon the
remnant Of his honor; from which
MEX knew that he was coming On.
Cieely Carew's goyerness was
Mistress Agnes Anstey. by birth she
had been a Harcourt. OF Ankerwyke,
and therefore she was everywhere IS
teemed DIT by birth and breeding to
teach the young mind when To bow
and when to beckon. She came each
morning TO the house, and Carew paid
her dOahle shlllLngs To see 10 II that
Nick learned such little tricks VI cap
and cloak as lady's page need have,
the carriage best lifted for his place,
and how to come into room where
great folks were. Moreover how to
back out again, bowling, and not fall
over the stGols-whkh was no little ART,
until Nick caught the knaek OF psepLng
slyly between his legs when he bowed,
Ills hair, too, was allowed 10 grow
long. and was cpmbed carefully every
day by the tIring woman: anil soon, ~
II was naturally curly. 1t fell In rolling
waves about his neck.
ON the heels of the goyeruess came
MsIeu' DE Fleury. who. It was said.
had been dancing master To Hatton. the
late Lord Chancellor Of England, aud
had taught him those tricks with his
nlmble heels which had caper-d him
into the Queens good graces. AMI -
got him the chancellOrshlp. Msi-u'
spoke dreadful English. but dahcrd
like the essence OF agility. and taught
both MEX and Ciceiy the latest Italian
cOranrO. playing the tune upon bis
queer little tiddle.
CIcely already danced like a pixie,
and laughed merrtly at her comratle's
nrst awkward antics. until be nuShssi
with embarrassment. At that she In
stantly became grave. anil. whrn
Msieu' hal gone. came acOAs the
room, and putting her arm about Nick,
said repentantly. don't thou mind the,
Nick Father saith the French all laugh
too soon At nothing; and have caught
Il from my mothers blood. A buy =
not good friends with his feet as q
girl Is: but thou wilt do beautifully. I
know; and M'Aicu' Hhall teach u the
gnlliard together"