The herald., 1898-11-17

riaRe so essential to success, am told, and
her trainer, who was probably more used
to handling prize fighters, would maui her
around like everything. He used to drag
her across the room by the hair, and throw
her behind the piano, and beat her over
the head with chair, and such disagreeable
things as that, to make her supple and grace
full on the stage. DO they always do thatr'
"Well, of course, If an actress is not born
to the stage, and doesn't take to it natur
ally, and has to have special training, there
is apt tos be little hardship to go through.
But one soon gets used to that, and doesn't
mind it a particle"
"But an actress must fit herself for the
stage in some way, suppose. There are
probably few little simple things to be
done in preparation for the work."
20, yes. There are few things that have
to be done, generally. But they are not
hard. A trip to Europe, of course, to start
with, and Irritation with some titled old
has been with whiskers. Then few mar
riages on this side, and about the same num-
Der of divorces; a rescue from burning
hotel in her night clothes, and her diamonds
stolen at least once. That's about all there
is of it, unless it should be fuss or two with
a manager. Ordinarily that isn't required,
but it helps little, perhaps. That is all the
preparation necessary, for the public is not
so exacting as is generally supposed, and
one can get along with that all right"
o O O
OF course was SURPRISED at learning all
this, but / didn't forget that was inter
viewing the lady, and carefully refrained
from showing any surprise. 1T is a some
what delicate subject" said, after while,
"but would you mind telling me whether
actresses make much money or not"
"Yes; they make great deal of money"
she replied. Sometimes they make so much
that the manager has the exact sum that
they receive every week published in the
paper. But we seldom find time to spend
all our money, SO people do not realize how
much we really do get"
'Do you ever tire of all the applause and
the bouquets and the praise that is lavished
upon you wherever you go!'
"Yes, of course We do. l get awfully tired
of the bouquets, especially. One night
purposely neglected to have my bouquets
brought to the theatre-you know each one
is expected to look after their own bou-
quets, and see that they are on hand-and
the man who is hired to present the bouquets
got all mixed up and presented me with the
flowers intended for another lady, and-but
there, l don't suppose you want such little
incidents as that for the paper at all. You
must ask me some more questions"
O O O
tWoud you mind telling me what posi-
tion you hold on the-that isl mean, what
do you do on the stage, in the play?' l
asked.
You mean what part do take?"
"Yes, that's it-what part do you take?"
80, well-you know-it's secondary
part, for the present. But youneedn't men,
ton that. You can say that shall be lead
ing lady next season, or perhaps will STAR"
she replied, with becoming modesty.
That was all l could think of to ask her,
so after painful little pause, during which
she caught me glancing at photograph of
a lady in pink tights on the wall behind her,
arose and bowed. and made my exit. AS
I passed out of sight thought heard the
sound of low, mellow laughter, but l may
have been mistaken, of course.
"What happy life they lead," / thought
TO myself, and grew discontented with my
hard lot, as walked back to the office.
o o o
The managing editor tells me he thinks
have been guyed by some actress with an
abnormal imagination, and he wishes had