New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04


I am supposed to know something about the
art. 1t is hereditary In my family DO you
want me to rehearse with you? | warn you,
shall be very severe.
Jon, BE as severe as ever you please ]
am not afraid. ! have played with half the
amateur clubs in London. and i may say that
my elocution has always been considered very
good-very good indeed.
Miss w. 0. (rcpeats)-Indoed
MY friends will have it that il took to the
regular stage | should become a first-iate actor;
but of course that is Partially
Miss w. O.-How very interesting, You have
youth. Mr. Jarvis-divine youth--in your favor
and-plenty of confidence, l see. Your youth
is above all in your favor for playing Romeo.
This most beautiful love story in the world
should be played 10y boy and girl (SighsJ l
am not young enough TO be your Juliet
Jon. nonsense I'm sure-you are awfuiiy
handsome and young enough-don't you know
to-to be-anythine,
Miss w. O.-Not to be made fool Of. But to
rehearse with l may be OF use, for what nave
is-oxperience
il am sure you have-a lot of experience.
Miss w O. UartlyD-What do you mean by
that, Mr.. JARVIS?
Jon. only that | sec you are awfully clever
and | should like 70 rchearsc with you better
than almost any one-(A cough is heard from
the next room1-I mean. that ! am sure you
could tell me
Miss w GA thing or two. Don't DC dlia'"'
sha'n't spare you. Let us begin tShe mas
been hcaping W books on the tabe SO DR. ~
form q wall to act as a balcony on when she
CHI LII /
shut this door
vo;oo- No, Leave tn, door open, (Sneezes)
Miss w. O-Are you sure you don't feel
draught, dear?
Voce-Noi ] want to hear you.
Miss w. O. (aside)-I thought so. (AIoud)
yerv well dear Perhaps you will pick up some
thing wbch-may he Of advantage, dear. NOW
Mr. Jarvis begin. Get UP on that chair
J-Why am to get up on that chah
Miss w O-You jump down from Inc wall
Forbes Robertson doesnt-but IKE IT, II 10
vounc-spiri:cd- vigorous-it gives point 10
your opening line.
GETTING awkwaraly on chair)-How long
am | to remain here!
Miss w. O.-You don't remain" at all AS the
scene opens your head Is seen appearing over
the wall and you leap down
]. latter jumping down rather heaviiy)-
He tests at scars that never felt "ouhd'
Miss W. O.-God bless my soul You say 1t
as II you'd Just come out of the accident warn
at hospital, Starts up Put some hre-sorhe
lightness-into IT.
lie tests at scars that never felt a wound
lon. can pat fire enough into tiff thar
what you want Very loud
"Hc tests at scars that never felt wound!
Miss w O-Good gracious! That's not 1t.
You'd wake the whole House OF CapuIet II you
beloved like that. You must indicate the en-
thusiasm Of the impassionod you'h-ue io
bound OF his high spirits. after his cisappo'h'-
rnent in Rosalind-a wound so slight That IL
has left no scar-and-
J.-You don't mean that I must Indicate all
this in that one line?
Miss w OF course. you must! But re-
member all the time that he has stolen INTO the
garden Of his arch-encmy! However you must
study the speech 10y yourself Pass on 10 the
CHECK upon her hand"
J-"Sce how she leans her cheek upon her
handr' Quickly advancing)
Miss w. O-Oh, stop stop! You've a great
deal too much check, Why do you plunge Tor
ward like that, as though you were gong 10
knock her down?
Ill wanted to show my emoton-my
Miss w. O-Yorr legs meant for motion
not emotion Mr. Jarvis Let your voice s'ea'
ont those beautiful words in a tremulous whis-
per,
rcpcats in a whisper)-"See. how she leans
hor check unon her hand, Chen forgetting
hir,co,O oh that | were a glove upon that hand,
fwaxes louder) that might touch that cheek
Miss w O-Heavens, You say 1t as If you