The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-06
FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.

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me-, 's a. Ih'er Pre'ers OF the better class
,1ii'S- ! maven 4 the sllsh,esL lea I
via We WIZ hFsr use. Much VIII depend /
uIou "iat pieces othef stars may put on /.
~, ~ me mean Time FOR instance, had not
Hr- MaHsheld used Henry V this season,
would nave done 1t before long. There
l. no use IN determining upon a play for
our supplementary season, for Mr. Soth
ern and Miss Harmed might have the same /
offering IN mind and precede us
MI. Hackett talks Of these future per- |
1ormances OF his with all the enthusiasm /
and ardcr Of youth-of a man not 100 old |
10 sun wear mis- college fraternity pin
some OF the members Of the lafayette |
Sloch company came here twelve weeks
"so uhheraided-totally unknown and en-
tTelN dependent upon the work which
tHtN were 10 DO IN order n The {
OF Washington theatre patrons. That this
H"S peeH accomplished there remains not !
doubt, and last week during a perform
HHce ilnes interviewer wandered back
10 me Lafayette stage and cornered Fred
erlck sullivan, the assistant stage man
aSeF OF the company, WHO may not have
peeh known mere before, but who viii in
IuluFe, ike the other members of the
Sohipdhy, De counted among Washing 9n's
people
ar sullivan has been cast for small
parts, but his careful and intelligent han
uhhs OF lhem mas always commanded the
atteh'loh OF me audience and compelled
'HeIu 10 remember part which otherwise
hlght never be noticed. In Rosemary
ms ffol Jogram vas one Of the distinct !
mus OF the piece, and IT is matter of
regret mat he does not have such roles
oitener- when questioned. Mr.. Sullivan
declared that ne was never meant for an
actor-
NO, really III tell you one thing-i {
should rather be doing newspaper work ,
any day Acting's easy? Well now. you
Just try 1t and see. Do stock work for
one season and then go back to your
paper. You'll feel like you've been doing
time. ! made my debut four years ago
IN comic. opera and afterward drifted to
Denver. where l met Mr.. Bellows who {
had stock company there. Joined him
as assistant stage manager. A hard posi-
ilOn? Well Mr. Bellows does all the
brain work, and l just see that his ideas
are carried cut. There is no end of
things to remember and one has to keep
wide awake; but. like everything else its
all matter Of getting accustomed to il. J
Ny experience has all been practical. {
! never attended a dramatic school for
the very good reason that | do not be-
lieve in them. Such institutions. to my :
mind not only tend to make ones acting !
but they absolutely destroy
Every character man is
taught to DO the same things. the leads v
use the same business and unlesa one y
has a good stock Of genius To counteract /
il all, students Of dramatic schools be-
ZONE mere puppets before they are aware 3.
nf it. Nc indeed, the stage is the great d
EST the best school, and there's where u
genius deyelcps-and in its own way. As
10 my work here, l am more than glad ,
that my Efforts have proved satisfactory, a
Tor its great comfort. / assure you" .
During the conversation Mr.. Sullivan -
lad been Keeping one ear on the stage,
md The interviewer was startled when the :
rotor turned around suddenly drew him n