The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08
AFFAIRS OF THE THEATRE.
"BARBIRA FRIETCHIK" MADE FUN
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,Ss,r s"o, well worked out and Julian Mitchell.
~. s,sge director. who has done 80 much OF
this sort OF thing eieVery. 1000, 700, were some
tricks OF the erstwhiie iamiNar CHRISTMAS pan
tomlme tuhhies. oi lneSe. anu oese oe'ause ~
was an apprec'ao'e uNes, on Nyue lnen
drama. was 'ons e'a,' t"a' ,o'uou nas a,u
let inc charac'erS n''uo Nv" US ,ui' ,ens'"
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know the uran,a.e use VI VIC ~ ',o "o''-
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negro NANNY carry m',n wv W .uV 1911
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and she wants 10 get MN 70 het rom u',oio
her iath"r sees MN. ens asAs VI. on y, W.
soldiers played by MI weber ana Mr. rleIus
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10 T,S Hed t sf xsn. when he the physan
comes out iinth WV y, ih "a u 'e oexa ' to
star .u' .re ~ an. chnncs in a tbousanS
Of hls rSroyety Ply ne must ,h nav, nase perIeo,
quiet nrn ne LIE WI 'p IT, ahe; he car
s sa,a,ead d Of medieSe case. Mabel Fenton
made her re.apnearanse WIN .nn conn p,a as
Larbdrd apa ~as Warmly We,eom s,t r.er
nmSn whGse only aim 5 NE wSs to drink
irene letty ,uiu ner S Svs' VI nn, w.
f fs,i:'& ardsid and f9fs sefS sn;sr,ssiSgss
in their usual ways. Lillian nps a. nag no
! SGs IN !Whflv sis Il was 80. pretty ballad
ma, ,nY os sn,Sr. ia deserted by the ladies'
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HOME JD"" anu ,ne ,vaso" XIV" ~, .nd r rWo
able This fact +. ,nGTn a. .s the na' TSs , OF the
roles are generally well played. while the male
ore.ar. not. But the young women meet
,.---t-t-- II
I TsSomi,ins actresses are more merou. than
actors the fact operates in favor o, the young
men in getting work. good. looking fenow
finds h!mseltin no such glutted market as dis
cograres hi. sister asprrSnt II he is clever he
NH esH Ss on roles eIs s p Ssf pre9 20
nate largely or comely. Intelligent and toier-
SnES aot s@SSd Heroes ars scarce A. Herosss
are plenty. Genius that maniiests ltself ever
50 ,lus ts rrSognired at once once Med9fri,y
,. no at HSse S,o rnsuar smPoymsn fss
10 the dramatic agents. The Zee Tor an engage.
went "a Sslf the first weeks salary. The en-
Sys rays nGns fs sssnt On
nut ias ;%%i Saff s; n0i Who "' have
rule hawavcr he will not bother with other
Dan progisss,on2. o. whose abilities he hs. a
sy ds s knSwlSdse aTaeu or s nR,y
avais nausht A prepossessing appearance
counts But even those who have reason TO be
their GOOD iooEs would disappear on the stage.
The iiea that the iootlights always enhance
beauty Ia a mistake. The effect Is quite as
nothng. The person with nre complexion
~, Irregular ieatureS may look " ,avored
the t"stures and their mobility. Il is hard Tor
even an expert TO foretel how any body will
appear n ,h e. suc VI, a., eonati9ns ~. ,,, q,
general the ladies' Home Journal teils the
truth in saying that y is not hard. coarse nor
u utn anst efIDs anu u,S.ssInudes
Their work these days il usually easy. Mem
beEs OF the low-rriced stock companies are the
my on a ON"r's NNn WIEN .in tns,s an
The actors have no studying 20 DO Rehearsals
are held onlyHnce IN while to correc. care.
,bras es four bnnrs u N.Y. nniHr .Scan, OF
matinGes double the time. Many com.
Ishies on tour spend half the sea
onoar II tbs Sts n,tas mno ons w ,ha OF
homeless. But they need not he without socia-
bllity, There Ia c9ngenial comranionship
ens asntamnn IN S,sodiro ang rnDdcs Thnss
need not associate with those who are not. AZ
the status Of the players has i'm proved with
the dominance Of education and refine
ment in the profession courtesies from the
worthiest people have Increased very much
Prejudice ia no longer indiscriminate The
hardships OF travel are not great powndays
Even when night. by night Journeys are made
by travelling com panies the distances are sho rt
and sleeping cars are comfortable There IL
leisure Ia the daytime TO enjoy the sights quite
as pleasure tourists do The sun shines In
staReland as much as it does else where The
clouds are no bigger nor blacker
Actresses really 10 lose money and dia
$500 - 'o'' "'.e' 80" 49,