The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06


now used, and 1t win come to be re-
garded before many yeas have
passed.
Il have frequently been asked, says
Daniel Fra Wiley why women are more
su-Cts sful in stage 1elsars thau rnf p.
the essential reason is this-they bring
20 The stage some years of experience
that is a part of the makeup of the
sex When, as children, their long
sWaddGng clothes are changed to short
er ones, they begin acting mother to
the dolls, and they continue the unim-
pOrJant duties until they don the long
trains again in after years. That is
when their important acting begins and
the more successful a girl is in the
drawing room the better qualified for
stage success. The girl who is a great
social success has One-third Of the
equipment necessary for success on the
stage. The next third comes after
trials, hopes. despair and joys attend
ant upon the hard knocks, heartaches,
and appointments that viii form
part of her stage career. Added to this
an acute dramatic instinct that most
women have, attached to a highly cUl-
tivated imagination. are the requisites,
circumstances. parts and New York
viii determine her financial value.
In making this statement, QuaIifi-
cation is necessary. I mean the reduis-
ties for the modern drawing room ac-
tress, When I am engaging a young
woman for my company I usually in
vite her to dinner. The best test in a
hurried analysis of q WOmans refine
ment is her table manners. If she is
all right there she win know her way
3.
stage drawing room. Ny next test is her /
capacity for work before hysteria.
When tie hystericaI stage appears. /
hope shines out Respondent through
her tears It sounds cruel, but it is the
beacon light of hope to the stage man I
ager, If he understands his subject /
his next duty is to key up those emo
uons as he would a violin string. until I
he discovers their range, and be viii I
know how TO apply it to the characters /
De gives the subject, and how much Of .
1T to hold in reserve. OF course to do |
this one must denOminate the subject F.
Win an almost hypnotic influence. and I
as the subject develops il gains in its 4
influence and then begins the conflict !
between the two personalities. and il is J
this fight that usually develops great 1
ness in the actress. Such methods are I
Dion BOuCiCauit, David BelascO and I
other masters of technique who deveI- +
oped for the Stage Of America its great
EST artists. T. we had little more as
'iStanCe frcm our cOld-blOOded Ameri-
,au audiences we could develop a high
Pr grade of art than any other cOun- +
Try. 1t is the awful Wet blaEketing Of >
)ur average audience in their lack of
response TO great bits of work that has
aiken the life, heart and inspiration out
IF many of our best actors"
That the audiences attending the
of William Golfers new
play. The Diplomat" in New York.
nay know when to laugh, the World (
prepared a list of the jokes and pub
ished them. The comedy is declared to +
le funny principally because Of the
irOllery Of Mr.. Collier, who is accred-
ted with most OF the tests plugged"
nto the plot, which IS by Miss Martha
Norton. Examples of the humor are
appended.
William Collier. when a drink was Of
cred to him. said:
There are thousand reasons why
shouldn't take a irink-but / can't I
hink Of one of en-
What would YOU do asked Mr.. Col
ier's stage uncle. If I should increase
cur allow ance $4,000" ana the reply
tas-
II don't do much now; I wouldn't do
-nythiug then"
A servant announced 10 Collier:
The horses are at the door.
show them IN" answered Collier.
Have sandwich asked a servant,
Is he handed Collier q glass of wine
Why he demanded. lis 81. Sundav2"
None but the brave deserve the fair
emarked the uncle.
None but the brave can live with
en- was the retOrt
Golfers stage valet, struggling TO lift
case Of Wine. remarked.
who says champagne is light and
rothye"
On the back of a photograph was
written 'Daisy Darling, o. s.
What does Q. s stand for?" Ques-
Toned youns woman.