The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-01
VANITY OF ACTORS.
The Self Esteem OF the People Connected
With the Stage.

Tho self esteem of people connect
ed with the stage is Immense.
There is no profession where this
feeling is more developed. Actors,
chorus girls, dancers every one
having to do with the theater seems
to be vain to the verge Of burlesque,
Fhis self esteem is not only u quality
of mediocre artists The greatest.
are not less vain. Celebrity ought TO
put them above jealousy, but il does
nothing of the kind
Frederic Lemaitre, aotwithstand-
ing his talent, could net endure the
success ofone of his comrades. In
melodrahna he came or the stage
holding i'll his arms his son, who
had just been drowned. The actIf
who took the part of the dead boy
was horribly lifeless His realism
was striking The public applauded
loudly. This did not please the great
Frederic. Piqued by jealousy, he
pinched the drowned man, who, con.
trolling himself, made no sign. Then
Frederic tickled him, and this time
he could not hold out. Ho began to
laugh. and the applause was soon
changed TO hisses. In q provincial
city blood and thunder drama wac
represented IN which crime fol
lowed crime, assassination succeed
etl to poisonings, and, at the end, az
in every good play, the traitor, AZ
rested, was condemned to be behcad
cd. His head, covered with blood,
was placed On the table Thanks to
hole in the top, the actor, hidden
beneath, could display it as if it were
actually detached from the body,
and tho illusion was complete. A
comrade, jealous of his success,
placed pinch of snuff under tho
nose, and soon the detached head
began to sneeze violently, which
changed the horror Of the spectators
to shouts OF laughter. I. .3.
But it is not actors alone who are
vain; simple chorus singers and
ballet girls have also their self es-,
TEEN. In an opera where the scene
opens on the eeashore, storm takes
place; boys hired for the purpose
shake the green nlesh that gives the
illusion OF waves. The device had
succeeded we'll. and the public were
manifesting their satisfaction by
applause "They are applauding'
my wave" said one boy. Not at
an," said another, ..it's mine =,
Mot on your life, it's miner A
dispute ensued, loud words passed
and a struggle took place in tho
depths of the savage ocean. All
this time the actor was singing:
Sailors, now the wind subsidies
Calm reigns DER. the waves
But the waves had never .55e,, .55e,, so
much agitated The director had to
go and re.establish peace by means
OF vigorous kicks in the bosom of
the ocean.
Soldiers, too, who sometimes take
part in theatrical representations,
DO not always obey the actors. In
an EASTERN city a tragedy was being
enacted, having for it's subject Joan
OF Are. InStheSthird act Joan, in q
combat seizes5 the sword OF an Eng
lsh soldier The Englishman was q
soldier whoawa appearing appearing for the
FIRST time. The actress tried to get
the sword, but lie refused to give it
So Iaee. ssYgo Ygou snan.t. have nv
swordr' he shouted in a rage. 81
won't have it taken away r., The
actress insisted; the soldier defend,
ed himself; struggle took place
between Joan of Arc and the soIdier5
while the, ,theater shook with laugh.
ter. 81 ss5s.s4. ..53 s t5 js i
One actor whose self love WAS
wounded revenged himself in an
original fashion: "A haiFdresser had
declared;in the presence OF numer-. .
ous customers that the actor had no
talent; the latter went 10 him to be 4
shaved. What do you do v;tla al
ihe hair you cut of o. he aeked the
hairdresser. II sweep it up and
throw it away, waa the answer.
What a fool sou are exclaimed 4
the actor. You can easily ssll it.
Phey make great use Of it in Amer
lea, ana myself makeIa business Of
exporting it. Is that sos' said
the has hsar. 8: OF OF ,conrse. save us l
yClr hair. ] will drop in six months
from now; and take il. e .3
4 The bargain was struck. Six
months after the actor reappeared.
y have been Mating For vo.1 yy;sth
iInpatience, said The tlairdrssser
The hair is everywhere Even the
back hop ard my b;sssi:: b;sss:S sS,goim s.rs full
OF ~ ShowIi Iit to me. y, The hair;
dresser opened d chest that was & over.
flowing with 1t. s.Stnpid IL cried
sle actor. a. What on earth have
you doneG Why you have mixed
1t all together IT is good for moth
ing sowi And lie hastily With
drew. g q lnstration Euron sennes I
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"a wen Meant rgeestion.