The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

! above ground as is his head and SURVEYED
/ the visitor with eyes that plainly told how
little their owner relished the intrusion.
1t was not until the newspaper represen-
| tatiye had confessed to having lived in vi
! emma, where the miniature gentlemen were
/ born, and to speaking German, that any
/ member of the trio seemed inclined to talk.
| Then all three became garrulous. Garrul-
| BUSINESS in language that has not been
| extensively spoken for years is a trifle
! troublesome, but the caller managed to
! gather the threads Of conversation and to
retain them.
'Wo warren sic geboren?" was the first
/ question asked.
Franz Rossow patted his tights-ineased.
! round little stomach. I'm Wien, was his
reply.
Continuing in German, the gossip-gatb-
\ erer suggested: Your father was small -
| ''Mein vater," exclaimed Carl, from the
| leg OF the giant. "Nein, Err war mehr ais
sechs fusz hoch."
Which means that he was more than six
/ feet high
Still in German. Franz said MY moth
! er was tall woman and so were sixteen Of
| my seventeen sisters. The sister born be-
tween Carl and me is five feet three
inches tall"
How did you come to go on the stage?''
Their uncle" observed the giant. lis
a professional strong man. They saw him
at Vienna and Immediately were DESTROYS
| OF following his example. The little ones
| tdie kleine) have Travelled in Austria. Ger
many, France. England, Sweden. Denmark.
and the United States. They have been in
this country nearly ten years"
DO you enjoy yourself as though you
were iaTger?" to Franz
More, laconically replied that youth.
And then, the orchestra striking I'D their
number. Carl stepped from the giants leg.
| by way of chair rung. and the trio dis
appeared in the wings
"Guten tag" one of the midgets calle,,
after him.
"Guten tag Herr Rossow." returned The
Times representative.
Henry Miller walked from the stage at
the end of the trial scene in The Only
Way and japanese attendant covered
him with long robe Going through
/ that act quoth the star is very like de-
voting an hour to hard work In a gymna-
SUM The speech, especially. is a ire
mendous effort. though it rarely is re-
membered until the climax If the curtain
could fall on that harrangue there would
be dozen calls. As it is. instinctiveIy
Charles Darnay and that resentment pre-
vents great enthusiasm"
Mr. Miller began some alterations in his
costume, chatting pleasantly the while
The star has not a suspicion Of the dis
ease known as Uranium elephants Will
you believe" he remarked that ! have
been anxious to congratulate The Times
upon its stand for honesty in criticism?
Much that / am | eve TO reading sell
conceived and well-eXpressed opinions
When a player reaches a point at which
he considers himself past being improved
there is slight probability that he ever
will be. OF course, | think that only ca
pabIe reviewers should be given credence
and that even those should be conslderate
No artist is more handicapped than is the
Thespian who is annoyed from behind aud
in front while he works. On three occas-
ions tonight I have moved the house there
to sympathy when a crashing seat or a
loud cough has undOne the whole business
But I believe in honest criticism and I
trust that / always shall profit by it."
The subject was reached in the easiest
and most natural way possible.
In the first place. a reporter called on
A. NJ. Palmer with the purpose Of persuad-
ing that gentleman to persuade Richard
Mansfield that submission to an occasional
interview cleared the brain as a thunder
storm is supposed to clear the atmosphere.
Mr.. Palmer who directs the tour Of the
distinguished actor. told Of vain and vari-
Gus efforts in that direction. Then he
politely added that he didn't blame Mr..
Mansfield. a player" said he. "ean talk
only OF himself or of his art. If he talks
of himself he is considered an egotist If
he talks of art he offends those who have
none" Finally. the host intimated that
he would not object to being left alone. in
asmuch as he was in possession Of a sub
mitted manuscript that must be read The
newspaper representative. with his hand
on the door knob. asked if a great deal OF
time was given to the labor in question.
a great deal" was the reply. -Four or
FIVE pieces are sent me every day. ] count
that ! have gone through no fewer than
1000 since entering the business. In all
this great quantity Of literature | have
come across only a single work that /
proved worthy Of presentation. That work
was Sealed Instructions Other men have
had like experiences. The prominent pro-
ducers in New York employ experts to |
search for valuable material, but the |
money is almost thrown away. When l
founded the Union Square Stock Company l |
engaged such an intermediary and with |
the usual results"
The Union Square Stock COmpany-the |
most famous organization of its sort that /
the metropolis ever hadi To be sure, A. |