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 trife
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 gath
erer suggested: Your father was small %
''Mein vater," exclaimed Carl, from the
leg OF the giant "Nein, Er war mehr ais
sechs fusz hoch."
Which means that he was more than six
feet high.
Sill in German, Franz said: MY moth
er WIS 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 OIL the stage?'
Their uncle" observed the giant lis
professional strong man. They saw him
at Vienna and Immediately were DESTROYS
OF following his example. The little ones
odie kieine) 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 larger?' to Franz
More, laeonically replied that youth
And then. the orchestra striking up their
number Carl stepped from the giants leg.
by way of chair rung and the trio dis
appeared in the wings.
"Gnten tag one of the midgets called
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 sis very like de-
voting an houl 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 il is, instinctively
the audience resents the final conviction OF
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. viii
you believe" he remarked. that / have
been anxious to congratulate The Times
upon its stand for honesty in criticism?
Much that | am / eve IL 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
pable reviewers should be given credence
and that even those should be considerable
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 | have moved the house there
to sympathy when crashing seat or a
loud cough has undone the whole business
But I believe in honest criticism. and
trust that l 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. ''can talk
only of himself or of his art. II 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 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 q 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 1
founded the Union Square Stock Company |
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 had, To be sure, A. |