The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22
JEALOUSY AMONG ACTORS.
AZ n Race. They Are the Most jealous
People on Earth.

feOpie on Earth.
The following anecdotes of the vanity
and professional jealousy that is deyel
oped to so high n degree on the stage
are told in ILLUSTRATION Europeennc
| Brussels:
THE self-estecm of people connected
with the stage is immense: there is he
profession where this feeling is more de.
veloped: actors. chorus girls. dancers
every one having to do with the thcatcr
seems 10 be vain to the edge of bur-
lcsque.
This scf-estecm is not only a quality
of mediocre artists. The greatest are
not less vain. celebrity ought to put them
above jealousy. but it does nothing of the
kind.
''Fredcrick Lemaitre, Notwithstanding
his talent. could not endure the success
of one of his comrades. In Il melOdrama
he came on the stage holding in his arms
his son, who had just been drowned. The
actor who took the part of the dead boy
striking. The public applauded loudly.
This did not please the great Frederic:
piqucd by jealousy. he pinched the
drowned man. who. controlling himself.
made no sign; then he tickled him. and
this time he could not hold ont: he began
To laugh. and the applause was soon
changed to Kisses.
IL
thunder drama was represented, i'll which
crime followed crime: demonstrations sue
ceeded to poisonings. and. ut the end. as
in every good play. the traitor, arrested.
was condemned to be beheaded. His
head. covered with blood, was placed on
Il table: thanks To a hole in the top. the
actor hidden beneath. could display 1t
as if it were actually detached from the
body, and the illusion was complete. y
nt
"A pinch of snuff under the nose. and soon
the detached head began to sneeze vio-
lently. which changed the horror of the
spectators to shouts of laughter.
But it is not actors alone who are
vain. Chorus singers and ballet girls
have also their self-esteem.
"In an opera where the scene opens
on the sea shore. il storm takes place
boys hired for the purpose shake the
green cloth that gives the illusion OF
The device had succeeded well and
the hubble were manifesting their salts
faction by applause. -,
They are applauding my wave. SAID
one hoy. ..,, ;,or
Not on your life. it's mine.
"a dispute enSued. loud words passed.
and n struggle took place in the depths
of the savage ocean.
IAN this time the actor was singing
".Sailors. now the wind subsidies.
Calm reigns DER the waves
.Rut the waves had never been so
much agitated the director had to 20
and rc-cstablish peace by means OF Wig
orous 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 Il tragedy was BE-
ing enacted having for its subject Joan
of Arc: in the third act. Joan. in Il COM
der The Englishman was soldier
who was appearing for the first time.
The actress tried TO get his sword, but
he refused to give it to her.
lyon Shan't have my sword. ne
shouted in rage. won nave 1t
taken away.
"'rhc actress insisted; the soldier de-
Tended himself: struggle took place be-
tween Joan of Are and the soldier, while
the theatcr shook with laughter.
.Onc actor, whose Self-loye had been
wounded. rcvcuged himself in an Origi-
nal fashion. \ hair dresser had de-
clared in the presence of numerous Gus
TONERS that the actor had no talent: the
latter went to him To be shaved.
"'What do You do with all the hair
YOU cut off, he asked the hair dresser.
~ sweep it up and throw it away.
was the answer.
What fool you are exclaimed the
actor: YOU can easily sell it: they make
great use of it in Aremica, and | myself
make n business of exporting it.
lis that So: asked the barber.
"'Of course; save up your hair: will
drop in six months from now and take
it
The bargain was struck. Six months
after the actor reappeared.
~ have been waiting for You with
impaticncc.' said the hair dresser: the
hair is everywhere: the back shop ana
even my bed room are full of it,
Show il to me-
The hair dresser opened Il chest which
was Overlooking with it.
Stupid" cried the actor, what on
earth have you done! Why. You have
mixed it all together: it is good for moth
ing now
And he hastily Withdrew. Trans
lated for the Literary Digest.