The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21

life has nothing in common with my stage
life
Mr.. Mansfield stands looking out on
the river. from which the haze has lifted
enough to show in grandiose misty out
line the castellated shore beyond. \ black
tug driving south. its cleawng the sullen
bronzed water; white steam yacht is
speeding north like great arrow dividing
the dark bosom of the stream
What is Shakespeare" says the actor.
turning to the room again and sitting
down. "eW are all the same hearing
people who say that all is very fine but
it is not Shakespeare. do not see how
a great investiture OF his plays. where it
is applicable. should not be Shakespeare
as well as the tallow dips or the floats
Of our forefathers.
We must progress. Richard III. viii
never be played in the good old way
again. The ortrageously humpbacked and
distorted Richard has gone forever. II
was tradition TO add to his hump; it was
originality to add to his limp; it was
genius to make him knockkneed and TO
howl They kept loking back for con-
temporaneous views Of him. Whatever else
/ have failed 10 do l have knocked that
-palmy caricature sky high
Nothing is too good for Shakespeare.
says Mr. GIover-"acting or investiture
and Mr. Glover has loved Shakespeare
10 these many years.
Acting. says Mr.. Mansfield but there
is the difficulty Acting is scarcely taught
any longer. and there are actors b.
whom it viii not be learned
is that paradox, Mir. Mansfeld2"
We'll it's a fact I have some ex-
perience. but J may not teach my own
company. Il is dangerous. may not
SAYS, as was often said 70 me with much
garnish Of profanity, You haven't a -
idea of your - part let alone the
lines l must wait and call the
man or woman aside and say entresung-
ly. Ny dear fellow. OF madam. YOU
should you know. try. YOU know. To get
hold Of the character little-get inside
OF it, if I may say SO. and above all,
il would be we'll TO know the lines
Ten to one the man or woman is 50
hurt that he or she turns around. pumps
down the part on the table and romps
out Of the theatre How the reporters ~
ing in wait seize the malconfsnt and
make columns out OF it. how the word is
flashed along that Mansfield Is broken
loose again. Is The history ~ every dsy
almost
My nature Is kindly 7 love the sun
shine and love 70 De ike THE actors
face is glowing now with q fine light
All people who use their nerves pre-
fessionallv as do may have irritable
moments. bus what poor H,tls have
achieved does not make me more So.
Rather It hIs me with broader charity
and longing 70 D. beneacent and help
those struggling 70 be better
why 7 ask. have 50 fsw q tia
promising Young men ~ the stage reel
lofty ambtionse They are keen o. De
stars but rhey only look for little cor
Nentioral plays
Perhaps because th= great PLAYS ere
Sc seldom played perhaps ard r. smiles
a most benign smile 81 nv direction b.
cause the great PLAYS are 7or written
why dont they write great plays
SIR Glover moves unrasIly in RE sasy
chsir. II is a io7T anszer. but gets TO
where for great piavErizhfs arr sc1rrar
THAR greet actors almost as scarce q.
The ycr1E actors longing % - great
Sha kespeare-s revfvsis rrlrh- n vas con-
ceaed sa scnethlrr TAee nsust ~ On
q grand szal@ II pay SAYS afr Clever
Mr Mars1eit Il nov wondering q lirt.
what al - MS next shak@spszrgzr pay.
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