The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
ACTRESSES AND ACTORS.
y,c,D BpNTLEr'S PROPOSED ATTEN-
rJONS TO STAGE WOMEN.

rhs Rev Walter Il. Bentley' secretary VI
the Actors -, ,ho nhnrcns, ,broup bout
be well q women W WV -. ,a...,, "a
,b, and we're aunuinted 10 WISH acTessos anu
IN, them 70 their homes.and social gath
erirrs. Mt. D''''V' ,S,,,aI ,nd ,h.-e Ia M
Protestant ,,ooJna,s n, hIs In,entions
reason 10 "'"'' ILeI,i,,,, o,,or tho woman M
In ms ss"'U,0 =, ,,..J 20 he nm actor and
the age, ru' ~ ,bo, h. shoulI NOT
that 'h,' 'e',7 Ia,,.r ,hnn no .eems 10. A
kn"" 'He '"' - orr actr.ss.s being In.
e"oi' ,,r,,,,,sr, and morality. prac-
uIe- 'H 'u'''', .,l ,,an,,es ~ n,lit, societv
tr'ht 'n' ins,,,,a tho attention which
"oud 'e7'"' go, ., ,hrus, upon than.
MI. b'H'r' r,or,.nt stand in tn, atti-
Ih'S "o"u "", ~. ,n.whose welfare stranpers
tu"' 90 po' n ,,l,,g iptrusIve concern
were =" At -, nc In the ouise Of n 40
I"e '''' ,'.,, .hnuId soek to welcome such
cia' l" -, L,r ho,ne vould be repelled
AL "e''''' Ne n sh, we're to obtrude her
quite rs surrey as u BIO "eio w o'iN '
self uppu any other Sel-retpectink anu re-
.,.n,,,dIng member OF her sex. The
h'e' 49,, o,ir... l.,eryInp soejal REQ.
ignition ~ good folks gels all she wants OF IL
,h.r.y.r ,b- goes II she is attractive on the
""e'' vs. IN ~ pra,s. beauty or taller I ber
stag by reason VI E.aeo, o.s ". Ao.
acquaintance among the best people may 90 as
extensive rs her time and wish permit. II
',, ro ~ irreproachabls reputation. II
On} $40 "e " . -, -,
Bile he a genius IN her ART peop!e Oh soou eoclai
distinction are rather prone to overlook a lit
D,,,n II, her personality and court her
Tie oi h''MI''' II ne' ',n, -, w. nrotos.innoi
.truuaiutnnc" On account Vi nor prolesSiohai
standing Therefore, Mr.. Bentley's mission
arI.,,1th.actr.ssesiw i'll surely have their noses
mataphUrica.iY twehHed II they SUCK them into
H., Affairs u such members OF the profession
Hs We nave I's''!, .,,'', 49, ',.n ,ha i,dis,uiroI
Il, hd!ty oI morally as even the indlscrlml-
rnt, a.salauts Of the stage are fond Of assert
,., 1r.ro 10 no need here to estimate their
M lhero - no H.'u 80. .snt go NV.
relative number. " IL certain that there arc
to- many OF them. They are Of all professional
Ef""eH' '''N -, T., - -. 49,.
chorus girls II NOV c"uiu 10 sa'eu from 'her
wicked ways. that would be good thing in
de'i' hu' WI. ., n .,,. .h ,..
more futile with them IMAM with tns seemH
ones They. too. get all tho social recoRni-
We it,v Ty,I.y in,G,,ine that one OF these ac.
Mr neHye, sr..n Tor m instant to social
eIe Sp pTopos a' to take her in while social
rounuSt M ~, rs,IIv ,nean 10, courss he
, Tuss @t tb,t nhurch women shall "Welcome
u'er np' ~, ihnsa ,ctresses who are social
70 ther nH.,es ifyS Ths wom.n ~ The tbssl
.u,'as'S uTrI TO- Srs ouita as wsf on in swsrv
I ro 40 w. romen IN yenaral Thar Condition ia
I STEADILY They are. longer I'M
G.s.t%s ~ lie welcomed to the homes'' Of
church women are IN no need Of an Actors
ShurSh A A., M oone e Will W reaeneu
Tho passing Of the Star Theatre emphasizes
one great change that has taken placein Amor
lean theatrcals since it was known as Wal
lacks. In those days it was tao house that
drew most of It's actors from England. It was
O tradition Of the theatre to import Londoners
for the leading roles The personnel OF the
organization was almost entirely foreign
This practice:seemngly survived from the
time when most OF the players that this coun-
800. .,,",, ,vh.n ~. worao,. ao,.,e.o
at It's best. The Wallack explanation was once
made that American men were not satisfac-
tory when they vera required to wear dress
suits OH tho stags-otherwise, when they were
called lpon to appear as gentlemen. That
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.ivu-h. o"' 49, VI pio,es' az tne tIine: out
80 d.fsn,a n,',bt T.. 80 IL f,I,si,s '. -
S ., y.,r. IN ~ -Wunop' omauSI ing .no
Man. Re NJ. ,,rV ,nt'u T. he
L.Iay ILL., BIZ ~ M u. NJ. ~ oGio
TerryS a ~, 1913 f Dei'e anu Sharles
H'tnLy were Vrpueht from LONDON 70 meet
Me ,om nt,t ~ ~ ~ ~ "u. Gnou 1 10
n,snsrre sr1I;s . my 'hS M toi su t
aan mi,IIv Ne ~, W lat no toan snase
40 satisfactory IN the dress anti as IN nnv nthep