The times., 1898-06-26
TINY TALKS.

'And every time I struck a blow with
my pick 1 thought that the house was
for her. Her feet must climb those stairs
and so they should be low and easy
Nearly all of the Columbia Stock Com
pany was busy rehearsing ''Esmeraida''
and Edwin Mackay had reached these
lines when a Times man entered the dim
" lighted house yesterdy on a still hunt
for Agnes Findlay. Jimmy Barrows
was directing here and there. Maud Has
lam was chewing busily at a piece Of chO-
cOlate and Alexander Kearney was hold
ing the prompt book. After stumbling
over two or three minor distractions
Mrs. FindIay was found in a corner near
one of the boxes, pouring over type
written part bound in oiIcIoth Having
grown used to the darkness she saw her
prospective interviewer before he had the
opportunity to speak. I'm studying"
she said laughingly. And you'd better
go away. I'm to be the villain next week
Don't I look like one-'
Thus accosted, The Times man stopped
in his mad career. but. seeing nothing
very alarming in the situation. ventured
20 seat himself on a step next 70 ths
bold, bad person in question, and ask her
opinion OF the stage for young women
Il can't say that I'M quite competent
20 answer that she said seriously. In
some cases ] believe IN the thing and
in others I don't I have two little daugh-
tiers. and neither one Of them shall ever
adopt this as a profession, with my con-
sent. Il is hard. uphill work though be-
Einuers seldom realize that Until it is too
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ent would do well 30 embarce it-in ths
! presence Of a Chaper0ue. There is no
use Of men and women, whose bent lies
in an entirely opposite direction. trying
20 make this a life task The first r-qui-
site Is real genius, and the aspirarr can
find no substitute for it. 4 h1d-carrier
Is FIRST a ladder man. and he works up
By his energy and his capacity and his
! power for labor. But an actor cannot
achieve in that way. In other words.
a0d-carrier is FIRST born and then made.
while an actor is hrst made and then
born.
"Of course. it is not an easy thing for
one 20 judge his or her own abilities.
Most girls thing themselves instructive
actresses until they are married one
never hears a novice walk about the
street claiming 10 be a bridge builder OF
an electrical engineer. bur children Who
finite art than some Of our new officers
90 about war spend half their time claim
ing TO be capable players. and the other
half in reading the Dramatic Mirror n
some conspicuous place. Even the best
lf them VIII md plenty Of earnest work
ahead Of them IN theatrical affairs. 5ut
the woman who can be earnest and SIN
core in an art FOR which she has tai
! eu-, and who can out,ive the temata-
lions tha- surround her, does Wei 10 ~
| FOR the goal.
| Personally I was Graded behind the
footlishts. Ny family were all stage folk
| Ny father played with COUldOck. I play
| ed with him and strange 70 say my little
| daughter was with him for a very short
! time. Three generations with one star
| how is that2 At the time I appeared in
| his company he was presenting The
| Witch and l was also seen IN a msl9-
| dramatic role. But both were out of my
| line Ny real merit lies II character
| comedy. Perhaps the best thing I ever
| lid was the WasherwOman in My Awful
/ Dad At any rate that IS the sort Of
| material that suits me. I was with The
| Mysterious Mr. BugIe' for a while last
| year. but I did not like it. The opportu-
| mites were very limited and I got out
| of it as soon as possible. I believe i'm
| plicitIy IN sDeciaIties and I mean %
| stick TO mine Am I not right? Thank
/ you. Good day."