The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

! Godlove, E z. Darlington, I. Smith. A. L.
Pellaton, ]. L. flanagan. F. II. Swift. c. +.
Meyer. 7. Barnes and Charles Brainard.
The programme will include a variety of
solo selections ard two concerted pieces
from the opera The PUr:tanS."
ss.
1t has just developed that Georgia Cayvan.
the actress, for many years the leading
| lady of the Lyceun Theater, who is now in
a saaitariUm at Flushing. n. Y. has come
to the end of her resources. Her stay at
this sanitarium while it is somewhat doubt
full that she may recover. is indefinite. and
the means by which she is enabled to OBJ
tain comfort and attention at this home
have become exhausted. Her savings have
all been used in the expense of maintaining
her. This fact has just come to light. and
the managers of this city purpose to get
up "A testimonial in her behalf. Messrs. Al
| Hayman, Charles Frohman. Klaw and Er-
LANCER. Frank Mckee. Frank Sanger.
Charles Burnham and Daniel Frohman have
decided TO organize a benefit. to take place
at the knickerbocker Theatpr the second
Tuesday in January. The arrangements for
the benefit and its details are in the hands
of Daniel FrohElan. 4 monster perform
anCe Will he given in behalf of this ia
vorite actress. There is no woman in the
profession who has aided various charities
with her lahors more than Miss Cayvan.
Sit mas appear Ei 1T every i'sitilt SINtI III
behalf of the actors fund in this city dur
ing thu past twelve OF thirteen years. until
she was stricken down by her present ILL
ness. and there is doubtless no actress for
whom there Will be a more quick and gem
erCuS response in these sad days of her ILL
ness and retirement. Al Hayman. Charles
Frohman. Daniel Frohman. Maud Adams
and klaw and Granger have already con-
trihuted S2D each for a seat, and E. II.
Sothern has telesraghed 500 for a gallery
seat and proffered his service at the forth
coming benefit. 4 bill will he arranged by
Daniel FrOhman, and is expected to include
all the prominent attractions then playing
In New York. and a sun will thus doubt
less he secured which will place the actress
beyond need for the rest of her days.
Charles Z. Hanford was recently asked
how he proceeded TO study q part and
whether or not he was what is known in
the profession as an easy study.
Strange as II may appear, was his an
swer. II am compelled to say in reply to
both those questions. I do not know 1t
has heen a long time since l have really
studied a part with a view to merely MEM
or!zing the lines. I have played In both Inc
Tanning Of the Sl;rew' and Much ADO ABOUT
Nothing so many times that the speeches
come like second nature to me. l nave 10
guard against the lack of spontaneity which
may come with too great familiarity rather
than against any danger O, forse''i's
them.
we. I am studying n part constantly
An actor who is closely en- rapport with
his audience feels exactly what response
should be made to his efforts provided mat
they are properly put forth. AT any given
point in the performance. IL the audience
is serious when il should laugh. that is a
misfortune. and If the audience laughs when
II is expected to be serious II Is a catas-
trophe.
between these two extremes there Is an
infinite series of Eradations which an actor
can measure as accurately as the engineer
measures the pressure of steam tnat ne 10
carving. / have spent many studious days
and made untirinS experiments IN the man
ner of delivering a certain speech so as 10
secure the exact response 10 when traai-
ton or my own sense OF htneSs maze II
seem to demand.
And to secure that exact response.
whether it he a smile. a ripple of amIise-
ment or a downright laugh. iS. as J. NJ.
Barrie says of catching the word which eX-
actly expresses an idea. one or the sweet
est things in life.
Grace George is said 10 have a rooted
aversion to wigs and has not worn one in
the whole course Gf her career Fortunate
~, she never has been cast for a part in
which her own golden hair has been NAL
apropos. though she would have been COM
PEELED to conquer her prejudice had she APP
peared as Mrs. Wing Tee in William A
Brady's long-promised production of "A
Little Tragedy at Tien-Tsin." Peg Wof-
fington. whom Miss George im~personates
in Pretty Peggy" probably was a bru-
nette. though there is enough doubt of this
TO excuse her being presented as a blonde.
Miss Georges curious determination. at
worst. is less remarkable than was that of
Mrs. Remington. an actress at Drury Lane
in the Eighteenth Century. who steadfastly
refused to put so much as a line OF grease
paint on her face.
One of the well-dressed women of the
stage is EuSenia Blair, who comes to the
Grand this week in her production of Ia
"a" Miss Blair has a figure that dress
makers like to drape. She has height. grace
of form, and she wears her clothes well.
When she first appears in "Zaza" she will
wear a white broche silk. ornamented with
black perpendicular stripes of velvet. fitting
closely over the hips. but faring from be-
low the knees and there circled with Jet and
silver spanEles. The waist to this costume