The colored American., 1901-04-20

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Is Is one communal struggle for supIem-
acy and lie Or hsru study and re-
hezrsAIs day snd night and even Sui
day. Very lew people ever think OF
the hsluships that Ihe sctOr an0 actress
have 70 eLduIe ID OTOeT TO reach the
top Of the "lzodeI OF IAN e. ana after
they resch tie lOp lhey must continue
struggling TO hold on because there
are hundred ready for ther places. II
people call thesIlcsl lie clLch l can
not see IL.
Young stsge struck guls never think
Of the hard UPS that Ihey ale about 10
face. They always look at IT from the
pleasure sIand point, and how many
stage sIIuck giIls have left their LsppY
homes, their churches ana caused tnei-
parents 10 " Weep IusI for The sake Of be-
ing Chorus Grip They WoulQ
amount IL hundreds week, and BET
ser proof Of this Is 10 just notice when
manager IN this city puts an ad IN
the papers for 3 CnOIus Gul. One
couIdn'G count the applicants and they
ale not only poor girls but wealthy ones
also They msJoTlty OF them sTs from
the country surrounding this city
Just because 8 girl Knows she can slug
3 little and some one tells her she is so
handsome too, she lhlnks II Is nothing
else 10 90 buI 70 60 on the Stage. AND
she says 10 herself "WhaI : fool l
would De TO continue wolkIIg for =
dress maker tor four dollars 8 week
when ! can get fifteen dollars Der week
on the sLsge as 5 Chorus Gul aud See
the sights OF the wUsId also.
WITH this foolish Idea she comes to
Ner YOrk With her fare and few dol
lars over, and knowing but fe - people
here she soon begins 10 feel lonesome
and weary, and IN Visiting al he thes-
tres she finds that all the companies
are hueO for the time being. What Il
she 10 DO now? Al OF her money hss
been spent ana she is too proud 70
vrIte home for more money, she Joins
snow on the BOgery or in some beer
garden ii COney Island, the very last
sep on L IhesLucal ''la6der Of fame.
Ar. RIenard Mansfield spoke The
truth last month when he said, To be
8 successful scgOr or ACTRESS one should
be well bIed, have good manners, .
gOO0 voice, good looking (the latter Is
necessary fol women), snc
8 player who wishes TO succee must
have temperate habits and cannot dlssI-
pale.
NO4ESs
Ritchie and FIanCls who made my
Hannsh Lady" popular and Mr.. NatE-
anisl BIy1ns' great song entitled Ii /
DOn'l CnsDge Ny Mind" sre playing
81 the Academy Of Music III Mr., Brsdy's
proQuclio OF Uncle Toms CABIN. A"
The original Blind Tom" Is still
alive. He was seen IN this city lsst
month md looked very pale and thin.
He hss not appeared in concert for the
past eight years. Ms BethUme. his
guardian, says re Las lost noEc Of his
ola time executive ability 81 the piano,
he viii resppesl ID concert next 1al.
His many IrIends sn over the country
ought 10 give HIM rOuslng reception
s. that viii Dc his last tour.
"a Lucky Coon" company Tlsyed st
Patterson. New jersey, last week
Williams and Wslker II the "Sons Of
HAM played ST PnIlsdel pbIA lss& week
and sre playing ST Newark, New Jer-
sey. this week.
New jersey can not bossE OF being
tired Of rag time when they bsve four
colored companies plsyiEg 70 packed
houses nightly IN different psrss OF the
stale this Seek.
Mr. Pat Chsppelle who owns thes- !
TIE ~ Tsmps. Fl0Fids Is - 7urT1g ths j
country for cOlored performers 10 Pre- /
.eut his musical cOnedy a RGO6Irss /
Foot" written especlaly for him by /
MIR Frank DumOnJ Of Phil sdeIpnlA 4
Penn
Wlllism Brsdy's usmuo1h pEcdue- +
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