The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07

You'll cut them out, please" and she
swept TO her room.
I was puzzled and I was worried. I
had never once in all my dramatic life
been found fault with before. dressed
Tor home and pEn i asked to see Mr..
Ellsler, and told him I had displeased
the star. He looked surprised, and sep
arating himself for a moment from his
beloved meerschaun, said: why, 1
thought You played your part very
We'll What's Wrong2"
told him tears"
He said: Let me see your part ="
L gave IL to him. He smiled q little
as he read the written directions, and
handing it, back to me said: Go
hOme-that will be all right. 1 guess. -
But next morning, before rehearsal
Was over. Miss Reynolds laid the mat
ter before him. He listened patiently.
then pointed out weeping wildly,
grovels, etc.
! rWell!'' she snapped, 'ft don't say
tears-reaI tears. IN supposed to have
the sympathy of the audience-the au-
thor meant L should
Wen. think you have it, he sooth-
ingly answered.
''Oh. do you, with the house APP
Well, ] want those tears cut out
them"
Then you viii have TO cut out the
speech that causes them. Now, listen
to ne, please. No one else can study
that part for tonight. This girl is
seHsitive-hysterica if you like. a
play moves her feelings, and she sheds
real tears-she can't help that-so if
you won't cut out the speech / can't
cut out the tears" and Mr.. Ellsler
lefs the stage.
met Miss Reignolds often after
ward, and always found her pleasant
ana courteous TO work with Looking,
back 10 that episode, I now believe she
must nave been in receipt of some
pafticuiariy bright and reassuring let
ter thdt day. and was therefore extra
fuli of tears for the welfare Of her. peo-
PIE, who must needs have loved her
with absolute devotion to reach a tenth
part OF the adoring love she Iavished
upon them.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson.
When Mr.. Joseph Jefferson came TO
us found his acting nothing tess tl,s1
revelation. Here, in full perfection.
va, MAS the style I had feebly. almost
DIndiy, been reaching for This mar
this poet of comedy as he seemed to
me, had so perfectly welded nature. to
ART That they were indeed one. Here
again 1 found the immense value of
business the most minute, the worth
or restraint, il you had power to re-
strain, and learned that his perfect
naturalpess was the result of his ex-
quisite art in cutting back and train
ing natures too great exuberance.
was allowed to play Meenie. his
daughter, in the play RIP Van
Wrinkle" and my delight knew no
bounds he was very gentle and Kind
ne gave me pleasant words of praise
Tor my work-he was very great. and
and his eyes We're fire, and I approved
OF MS chin too.~ and was in fact
Iapldiy blending the actor ard the man
IN one personality. IN the last act.
when kneeling at his feet during our
io1s wait up stage. kneit and adoredt
ana he-oh, Mr.. Jefferson-Mr. Jeffer-
son, lha- should say it-but you did
hoid my fingers unnecessarily close
ana you made some mild little remarks
that were not in the play, but which
nlied my breast with quite outrsg eous
joy ana pride; indeed. my crop of
young affections, always rather a
sparse growth. came very near being
gathered into a small sheaf and laid AT
-our feet.
Fortunately. / learned in time that
there was an almost brand new wife
IN the motel next door. and I looked at
nm with big. reproachful eyes and kept
(nySingers to myself. and wisely put
on the harvesting OF my affections I'M
til some distant day.
Mind YOU. / was we'll within nv
rights in this matter. Girls always
fall in love with stars-so1oe faII 4,
love with all Of them-but that must
be fatiguing. besides, as 1 said before
my affections were of such sparse
growth they could not go round Yet.
since I could honor thus but one star
must say that look back with COM
plete approval upon my choice and
the shock to my heart did not prevent
me from treasuring uD some kindly
words OF advice- from the artist-actor.
anent the making up of eyes for the
stage
Said he 10 me one evening: my
siri. want to speak 20 you about that
makeup you have on your eyes,"