Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08


dramatic students admitted to the
private rehearsals OF the Miller-Ang-
lin company, For terms apply at the
Salt Lake theater"
The yearning dramatic aspIrant need
not jump at the conclusion that this
is an authorized advertisement 1t Is
merely set down as u suggestion TO
Nj Miller Of something he might adopt
if there ever came a necessity for keep
Ing the wolf from the stage door. Ger
tain II is that if Mr.. Miller ever saw
lit to open his rehearsals to the hordes
OF stage struck people who crowd the
so-called dramatic schools, he would
turn a good many pretty pennies, and
equally certain is il that II these stu
dents sat through u rehearsal as con-
Quoted by MIR. Miller. they would gain
an insight into the art of acting such
as they might attend whole course IN
their schools. without obtaining.
IT amounts to liberal education in
actin,, 10 see how Mr, Miller handles
his y liz company Of players rs he ala
the dher night on the stage Of the
Salt Lake thcater It was the second
Tact II "The Tanning Of Helen" and the
aevening from o'clock to near ii was
devoted 10 that and nothing q e. The
Ibis staircase scene had been set up by
Tho stage carpenters during the day,
fand the word was given out that that
.act must he done as thoroughly as II
1vas TO be done before the public Moa-
Rday night, MI MI,!er seats himself In
Ia corner on the stage. the prompter
5holding the type written manuscript
Us signaled to so ahead, and the act be-
<xins. II opens IN silence with several
[people coming down the elevated stair
Nay, evidently the brenkng up OF a
5bwell party. Then outside the promp-
\ 3er's voice IL heard The duke Of West
zchesters carriage Another voice
tupposgdly a lootman m the distance
||ftpeata, "The duke of W's,chester's
'csrrnge.p Still another farther away
makes the same call, The due OF
Mestchester's carriage" II took jls,
I'D minutes before that much of the
play was Accomplished to srdt Mr.
Mulcr's fancy. twenty times did tie
invisibe footmen have to repeat their
coils before they produced Just The
fieht infection, and gave juat the pro-
per idea Of distance All the tine III
repetitors were going on, the ladies
and gentlemen impersonatng the De-
parting nobility, were made 60 truss
hack and forth up and down the st1i
One of them, a rather ileshy Gowagef
began to show signs Of rebelirs whe.
Mr. Miller finally said. "That'll do.
and the play was allowed TO proceed
People who have been accustomed
FOR years to see Henry Miller only ~
one light, that of the tenderly, romantic
stage lover, would rub their eyes good
denl before they brought themselves
60 realize that this hustling busting,
matter OF fact, precise, often severe,
soretimes biting, stage manager, was
the Henry Of their dreams. He is In
fact, transformed for the time being,
but he shows. to one who watches
him closely that his charm as an actor
a. 0t4lt ct1 ~ ha gNa uNsn
that In all the years he has been
learning TO acquire his undoubted mas.
tcry over the female heart, he has
bcen absorbing all the arts, the tech
niuue the tricks If you will,
Of what is required to make an actor,
and now he Is In a position TO tell
others Just what he wants OF them, and
to mould them into his way Of think
Ing and doing things, They all recog-
nize his ability to teach. as well as his
right to dictate-for no car was ever
more absolute than your stage man
pger-and they are all wonderfully do
ciie and quick TO follow his insistent
suggestions. The number OF times he
made one poor girl repeat an excited
speech. leading up to climax, was
almost appalling. At last she gasped,
,Tm so nervous, that's all the matterl"
and she really looked as though she
might collapse. my dear Miss -,
I'm nervous, too" was the response.
do you think would stand here TAX
ing Up all the valuable time Of these
ladies' and gentlemen. II ! didn't know
you could do what | want you to. You
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