The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28
Julia Mariowe Tells OF STAGE.

Players are often guilty Of amusing
hlunders on the stage. IL Is one OF the
traditions OF our profession that a new
player is never really seasoned until
he has been the victim OF some unusual
or remarkable stage contretempts.
This is not in any way the fault Of the
individual. Ii is the fault Of nature.
which has so constituted the nervous
system that inexplicabie hysteria seize
one at critical moments.
II is the same mental condition which
causes people OF delicate sensibiiit!es TO
Laugh in church or at some other function
where the attention should be rigidly con-
oentrated upon a certain definite subject.
Some very amusing though wholly unin-
tentioal things have happened which have
been attributed TO n highly developed
sense OF humor on the past OF an actor
or an actress.
The public al large often Is unable TO
distinguish between these unfortunate
and uuintentionai Incidents. and a dis
position on the part of some actors 10
Introduce gags" wherever the lines or
situations permit
or course the truth Of the matter IL that
an exciteabie OF nervous player. endeav-
cring 10 accurately remember a difIicuIt
speech. will get of the track. The nar-
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traverse ! remember as a child climbing
a fence and walking with other children
upon the topusost raii- Al FIRST W. would
walk on a broad plank near the ground.
Gradually. as our confidence increased.
would select planks more narrow. and
finally We would even try TO %sik "a rope
stretched tightly just ahose the ground.
what child has not tried r. walk On
rope Well. the inevitable slip was bound
to come Even the mos; expert tight-Tops
walkers have a fail once Ia awhile.
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other may pzeolPitst. you &c the rocks
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skiifully worked - a certain scsHo pp;ii
you have attained really dramatic
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