Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-15

marked on one occasion, 1T isn't so
much that a person goes into society
as that society goes into a person,
This is about the way woman and pol
itics stand at the close of the century.
During the earlier years of the CEN
fury woman's part in politics in the
ola world was great, but it came about
almost entirely through social rela-
tions, and We learn from history of
the women who seemed to hold the DO
litical fortunes of men and countries
In their grasp. Political power. was
then used by woman to compass per-
sonal desires. Now, in this wonderful
age OF progress, woman seeks polit;eay
knowledge through the study of social
economies and all government and
labor conditions that such knowledge
VIII crystalline into action that will
make for the upbuilding of a broad ad-
illustrative government which WIN
srNe ever Increasing opportunities and
projection to man. woman and child
Inc time is now ripe for concerted
"s,'u OF individual action. Woman
'"oioushiy acquainted with the val
w Vi orsahlzation in all lines. and
.nose VINO believe that in the deyeiop-
lneht OF government women are eoua,-
~ interested with men have no+ No.,
SLOW 10 pand together that their work
nisnt oecome OF practical yalue m
.ne party in whose principles thew he.
lieve. 'aos "
mat the century has brought wo-
man into politics and politics into MO
man is good for her and good TO- ~,
ties. Politics needs the heart issnes
and home inspiration brought into 4
py woman. Woman needs. for tbo
making of higher civilization tho
many avenues of broad KNOWLEDGE
opened out to her by politics"
What progress has woman made nm
the stage?" queried Mrs. Gilbert. look
OF deep thought creeping over her we'll
known features "She has become
more natural, more refined and tbare
is more exacted of her today as an ed
ucator than there was in the old DAYS
me old farces, comedies and trar-
edies, II they were put on the stage to-
day, would be coarse, vulgar and Womb
not be tolerated by the public for an
instant. What mean by this state-
ment let me emphasize by referring To
the governor (Mr. Daly). He received
much adverse criticism because no
trimmed and cleaned out the old com
edles and Shakespearean plays To mee,
the exactions of the public of TODAY
50 you see the woman on the stage at
the present day has progressed in re-
hnement from these very exactions.
! In naturalness, because of these old
| time comedies, tragedies and farcas
ran In certain groove and the more
artificial you were the better actress
you were thought to be. 1t is the hard
est thing in the world to be natural ON
the stage and in this one thing I con-
slider that the actress has made great
progress.
III the actress of today mad the same
training which was in vogue when
was young, with all the advantages OF
stage setting and gowning. she would
De perfect. There Is no 'winging H.
now; by 'winging' mean getting a
part to learn in twelve hours. and
standing at the wings waiting for your
cue, with yorr part in your hands tn
throw 1t down upon signal or thrust
It into the scenery. go on the. board.
play your part and come back TO find
your part gone in that particular bit OF
scenery, no one knows just where. Talk
OF agony! Talk of acting under diff
culties. The actress today knows 10th
ing about 1t. She goes on in a groove
Tor months, playing the same part and
mas due time and preparation given
her before she is called upon TO play a
new one
In the old days II was really plav
acting-just what everybody called II.
Now 1t is acting, living the part, being
the character itself, being natural. and
all this Is the progress which woman
has made on the stage"