Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-12
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| Among these were Howe and ConErs We,
Collcy C!bber himself. not being able Ia
advantage. was reduced. he tells us, to
write n character for himself John Dry.
denis bioeraphrr AYERS tina, tho srra, poet
in adapting M"!inrc'S 'EtQncd!.' %purposely
constructed the part of Sir Martin Mar
all for the famous Nokrs.
That this practice WAS In vogue In the
early part OF the present century is proven
by remarks made 10y the face'ious Pierce
Eean. who said. giving advice to an author
You must write for the actors. and Tor tn.
actors alone. If You wish to succeed with
the public. You must first make yourself
master of the peculiar Talents of every
performer. ascertain the extent of their
abilities in the scale of merit, and tn. \
write accordingly. The actor must not
he at rarianc. with the character he has
4" represent hofor" the critical eyes of the
audience \ better defense of the practice
could hardly he brought forward. The real,
y excellent PLAYS which have heen written
Tor Nat &. Goodwin. Sol smith Russell.
John Drew. William II. Crane and Roland
i.e.u serve. however. as an admirable oh
1cct lesson. II is idle In say. as one critic
has said. that these performers have rev.
eled in these machine-rnade characters.
which have only served to eXaggsratc their
!dioSH mcrIciss an! left them on"-nart play
"rS. This assertion is too feeble TO need
exposing. Garr!ck refused to play Falstaff.
because his voice. and size did not permit
him 10 undertake il. He WAS an artist
who did NOT possess thar solemn intrepid
i;y of egotiSm and daring contempt Of ab-
| StIrdity that outClaSscS imitation: he chose
those parts only which suited his talents
whether OF no hc exaggerated his idiosyn-
| left TO those who think dramatistS should
not write PLAYS to order.
Mile. Pilar-Morin. who plays in That
dogma for a successful actress TO possess
herself Of:
a strong physique.
An unimpair"d digestion.
\ slender figure.
a carrying voice.
Strong features.
a lack of real feeling.
An abundance OF pretended feeling.
Much magnetism.
Great fascination of manner.
Purity of speech.
Eiocution 10 Il degree.
A general knowledge Of history.
A good general education.
A general knowledge of coStuming.
a practical knowledge of economy in
dress.
An artistic knowledge of the effects of
distance.
Considerable business faculty.
tniiasSinS industry.
tndaunted ambition.
An utter lack of constituencies.
\ capacity for taking PAINS.
An absolute and undisputed devotion to
the t!ieater.
An unwedded life.
An ability to distinguish criticism from
abuse or fulsorle guSh.
\ readiness To profit thereby.
some genus at advertising.
a QuickneSS at Selling opportunities.
An adeptness at making herself neces-
sary.
\ well-deiined specially.
A good memory
Quick study.
Talent.
The next comic opera for Alice Nielsen
will have music by Victor Herbert, prose
by Stanislaus STANCE and verses by Harry
b. Smith. William Gillette is at work
again on u Sherlock Holmes drama. in
which he is to enact the detective officer.
Bronson Howard and Brander Mathews
are Well along III a comedy for William H..
Crane. David Belasco has completed the
next piece for Mrs. Carter. but il will not
be brought out for a year or more. Clyde
Fitch has written The Courtship of Bar
bara Freitchie" for Julia Marlowe and The
Lady and the Cowboy" for n. {. Goodwin.
Victorien Sardou has finished all but the
last act of "Robespierre" for Henry Irv-
ing. Henry Arthur Jones new drama for
Beerbohm Tree is military in character
and East Indian in scenes. Arthur Pinero's
piece for John Hare is entitled The Gay
Lord QueN." II. A.. Du Souchet of comedy
fame has Just completed his first serious
New York carly next season. TIL play
deals with an important event in American
history and is written in the romantic
vein.
Mr.. Robert McWade. who is now with
the company supporting Julia Arthur, has
been growing interestingly reminiscent. I'm
was booked for a two months
,,,,. tour in Rip Van Wrinkle
""N,.- We opened in Cincinnati. MY
-Meency." commended a little Fannie
Brough for the role of Nee
ney. She was a sweet. preco-
cious child of Il. a natural. ingenious Nee
ht!' not one of your uppets of children
such as the conventional child phenom.
She had previously played under Mr..
Miles mHn.tn,IrHn IL, "a nrp.1,,atiny ns Ia,
ven!le Pinafore, and her experience came
to her aid in 'Meeney.' We closed the
season at Wilkesbarre. Pa. and l have a
SOUVENIR of that enlightenment in the shape
OF little Fannie's receipt for salary"
Mr.. w produced The receipt. writ
ten on a note sheet Of a Wilkesbarre, Pa.
hotel. The name Fannie Brough. in a
feminine. childish scrawl. is affixed to this
imterestins souvenir Of the veteran Rip"
was presented TO a New York audience by
Robert Miles as Parthenia in 'Ingomar.'
This child Parthenia was the dramatic
sensation of Gotham that season. and i'm
mediately took her place among the ieeit-
innate female luininaries of Shakcspcarean
and the legitimate. This Miss Marlow'
was the Little Fannie Bruugh" of the
McWade Rip Van Wrinkle company.
The following from the Baltimore Herald
concerning a new leading woman for The
Woodward stock company will he of in
terest TO Kansas City playgoers: Miss
Jane Remark. leading woman of the Ly-
ceum STOCK company. VIII retire from that
organization on April Il. The regular sea-
son at the tteater will close at that time, |
but it is Manager Albaugh's intention to
continue for several weeks as Il supple
season. Miss Remark. however.
will not remain, and on April % will be-
an engagement with the Woodward
stock ompany in the new Auditorium AT
Kansas City, opening in Moths Her d.
parture from the city will cause general
among Lyceum patrons. with whom
she is a great favorite. Miss Remark has
played two seasons in Baltimore, and has
proven to be an ideal leading woman for
a stock company. Indeed. it would
be difficult to find anyone who would meet |
so successfully the eNacting demands. both
and physical, that week to week
productions make. Not only has she shown
Il great deal of dramatic strength. hui the
tenderness and charm that have
invested all of her portrayals have won |
friends and admirers and held them
continuously"
Certain opera gossip in one OF the New
York papers includes the following state |
some of which are correct: .Ir has
been decided 10 couiine the season OF opera |
at the Metropolitan next year |
TO hfteen weeks. in place of
o's"a osS'" me seventeen given during the
Next present season. This Will give
.x sixty performances. The sea-
''' son Will open on December
Is. The New York term WI!
be preceded by a tour in the WeS;. begin
ming in San Francisco early in October. |
This will he followed by visits 10 Chicago
and other Western cities. Il had been said
that the next season Would he considerably |
hu: the results this Year haV.
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