The record-union., 1899-12-24

cakewalk done by the entire company
in the third act, which earns a we'll
merited recall. OF it's class the per-
Torrance ranks considerably higher
than many Of much higher pretensions,
and its humor is clean, crisp and while
some, set in light and tuneful music.
Beginning tonight for five nights at
the Clunie we are to have the Rentz-
Santley. Burlesque and Vaudeville
Company, of which notice is given in
our local columns this morning.
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Viola Allen in "The Christian" fin
ished the fourth of her six weeks en-
gagement in Philadelphia recently, to
the most remarkable run of business
in the history of the old Walnut-street
Theater. The enthusiasm manifested
by her audiences is a continuation of
the ovation she has received-all over
the country, wherever her noble i'm
personation of Glory Quayle, the hero
Inc of Hall Gaines play, has been made
known to the public. Some critics take
exceptions to the play, but all unite in
pronouncing Miss Allen the ideal of the
role. Her popularity is proved by the
number Of curtain calls received night
ly. The Treasurer of Miss Aliens COM
pany is of statistical turn of mind,
and after keeping count of all the cur
tain calls received in the cities played.
he finds that they average 16 to every
performance, matinees and all. Miss
Aliens rank as a star has been so
firmly established that great interest is
being manifested in the play she will
produce as a successor to 1.-The Christ
ian" next season.
The San Francisco press has settled
upon the verdict that Frederick Warde
is more of an elocutionist than an actor
OF course. that settles it and other
communities will now remain silent.
Werners Magazine: The best way to
see a play is to observe both play and
players. 1t is we'll to study the art of
acting, it is we'll to know who is con-
tributing to our pleasure by their fine
Interpretation of the story, but it is a
mistake to think that the acting is
everything. If we are wholly absorbed
In watching the actor we may quite
miss the play. Then, too, we must OBJ
serve that each individual actor is only
a part OF the story, and that the play
includes all the characters. Our best
plan is, therefore, to pay some atten-
ton to the actors at first. to recall them
with pleasure, If we have seen them
before, and then to listen to the story.
In the stronger scenes of every good
play we often completely forget the per-
former. 1t is no longer Mr.. Jefferson
playing RIP Van Wrinkle" but dear
old Rip himself who lives before US.
The art Of the actor Is to make us
forget, and forgetting is the greatest
compliment to his art. The best way
to see play Is to go twice. The first
time we go to see the play, to hear the
story. Our plan should be to pay very
little attention to the acting, and to give
our whole attention to the play The
second time, being now somewhat ia
miliar with the story, we may pay at
tention to the acting and listen to the
play from that point of view. Very
likely we shall discover that the second
hearing of the play is so interesting
that we quite forget the actors and how
they played their parts. 1t is always
an advantage to hear a play twice, as
many Of the points are apt to pass un-
noticed the first time we see it. The
point now is that it Is always best to
see every play twice-once for the play,
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