The times., 1899-04-09
CHATS WITH THE PLAYERS.

The lights in the auditorium had all been
| turned out last Sunday night at the Co
lumbia. and those on the stage were also
were sitting about the body of the house
managers with their silk hats and long
coats newspaper men in fedoras. and wom-
en- clad in costumes that showed them TO
be waiting for their cues to begin work.
all fantastic in semi-darkness. In one OF
the boxes SantineIli was explaining the
principles OF inesmeTi IN to dozen OF tsose
interested. and in another Mr.. Frawley was
directing the rehearsal that was not yet
quarter done During brief intermission
the manager introduced a Times man to
Blanche Bates. who has become famous in
New York by her work in The Musket-
GERS and The Great Ruby" Then Mr..
Frawley returned to his play and players
and the two individuals whom he had just
made acquainted began TO converse
Your experience in The Great Ruby
was rather a remarkable one" suggested
the critic
Yes" replied Miss Bates. 1T is not
often an actress resigns after appearing in
a part for single night. especially if she
has been successful. After leaving San
Francisco l went directly to Days Thea
tire and was Immediately engaged l ex-
me into notice and that the training would
be excellent My role in the melodrama
put on did not suit me. but 1 continued
with the organization as had been agreed
Then Mr.. Daily and l had several quarrels
regarding bits of business and other un-
pleasant things occurred. The gentleman
was arbitrary, discourteCus. and not at all
inclined to consider anyone's feelings 1
thought | could bear this treatment. but
found that | could not. When l returned
to my hotel after the first performance OF
The Great Ruby | was i'll and upon ristrg
the next day Immediately wrote my resig-
nation, begging that il be accepted at once.
/ had not seen the papers and did not
know that l had made hit with my por-
trayal. II l had failed should have taken
the same course. Mr. DAILY replied at once
and | have not appeared with his COM
pany since
Miss Bates stopped and there was mo-
ment's silence. Bits of the play fioated
from the stage into the auditorium. Sven
gall. l shall live TO see you hanged" ex-
claimed Myron Calice.
THAT is more than can be said OF your
pictures" jeered John Z. Kellerd.
And when you are on the scaffold I
shall make a sketch OF you" This from
Burr Mcintosh.
My friend, you add new terror to
death" And then bar of music
The Times man asked. is it true that
you have signed for five years with the
Lieblers at salary of 100000 a year,'
NO. / am under engagement to no one.
have had great many offers since the
production OF The Musketeers.' but have
accepted none OF them The manager OF
the company suggested that l so TO San
Francisco as Glory Quayle in The Chris
tian. but the plan did not suit me. When
/ left California l had climbed as high as
one can without heading her own organiza-
tion, and l shall not return there unless
IL is as a star. Meanwhile | remain un-
der the direction OF Mr.. Frawiiey. In whom
/ have implicit confidence. He taught mo
all that l know about acting I came TO
him an amateur and he put me to work
at $40 a week. Four years have passed
and now it is rumored that am to receive
$20. 900 per annum. have schemes and