The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-17
Indianapolis Young Woman
Attends Dramatic School
Taylo Studen at OF
Drama low These Schools Are Cond
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are there to fit themselves for positions as
managers rather than actors. but they
take the entire course so that they will
know the thing all the way through.
L never will forget my first love scene
says one girl who went TO a dramatic
school in Chicago. las a clever woman |
know says there is Puritan up our fami-
Iy tree, and I'm spite OF my longing for
stage life. had a good deal of the Puritan
in my makeup. And IL gave me cold chills
10 think of permitting a strange man to
make ardent and impassioned love TO me.
We began. His arm was round my waist.
That Is no way to embrace a woman. Mr..
Blank criticised the manager. Like this
He seized and put his arms round my
waist Then Mr.. Blank tried again. This
would think you were trying 10 smother
her. objected the manager. So we went
on 1t was quite lengthy love scene and
there were a number of embraces and
every 'one of them was done over three or
four times by both Mr.. Blank and the
manager. AT the end of the scene | had a
feeling that that Puritan had come down
from my family tree and had left for parts
unknown. Awkward? Not after that /
never fiinched from love-making again."
UNUSUAL COMPLIMENT.
The same girl who was graduated from
the Chicago school had the lead in an
amateur play which was given for three
or four performances running, for charity.
and 1t was In that play that she made her
first hit-her brightest remembrance she
says of a very brief stage career. She
was the heroine who, like all heroines, is
misunderstood and ill-treated. Turned out
into the snow by irate parent, she
wandered into all kinds of dangers and
perils. and after much anguish landed safe
and sound in the last act. After the last
performance, matinee, she encountered
a small boy near the door she was
leaving the theater. proud mamma hover
ing watchfully a little way beyond. The
small boy held UP bunch of pansies 'I'm
awfully sorry for you," he said. II been to
see you ever time an 1 brought you theses
pansies cause 1 think they might make
you feel better. / feel so bad for you"
My one stage-door admirer'' says the ex-
actress But he was very sincere one
just the same"
Among the delightful and valuable
things that come in the school course"
says the dramatic school graduate, ARE
the talks from the famous actors and ac-
tresses that We all know on the other side
ticular stars in the theatrical armament
oppose dramatic schools, of course but
there are others who are deeply interested
In them and do all they can TO encourage
the students, and now and then we have
helpful talks from them. One of the most
delightful talks We had last year came
from a distinguished actor who had always
been bitterly opposed to the schools. He
came over one day to discuss something
with our manager. 1 really haven't time
to talk just now, said the manager; I've
got to go inside to watch play So off
he went. The actor turned to a reporter who
was standing by and began to talk I
beg your pardon interrupted the reporter,
but I've got to go inside to watch this
play. Come in. won't your The distin-
guished actor made a gesture of dissent.
Il wouldn't go inside to look at that thing
for Millions he said in tone of disgust
In few moments, however the reporter,
inside the theater, turned TO find the actor
at his elbow. What was ii you wished to
ask me a moment ago?' began the reporter,
but the actor interrupted him, his eyes
on the stage: 'Sh-h don't talk to me.
want to watch this Not another word
would he say till the end of the act. At the
end of our term last year his talk 10 us
was one of the most glowing of all i'm it's
praise of our work and the benefits we de-
rived from our training in the school"