The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-28

He answered further the surprise l
could not help showing by saying 4
should of course be long haired, and
perhaps tired collar might add to the
fllusion2"
] owned UP 10 the long hair. had
seen Mr.. Dalv so pictured-hyacinthi
locks about a broad brow. soft collar
and the rest Of it. as the poet in Can
dida.' And / had identified this fore
most disciple of Shaw with them.
Well2 Not at all like this was the mat
ter-of-fact person facing meat least,
/ thought SO then, for Mr.. DAILY is only
'long-haired" inside However, I had
time only TO note the extreme every
dayness Of his suit, the short, business
Ike hair-when I caught the CLINT of
the DAILY eve. Probably Mr.. Daily
wears shoes and is collared like the rest
Of his tribe. Probably, too, there was
table in the business Office Of the Co
lumbia-Where we were-for Mr.. DAILY
hunched it instead Of the public eye that
sees nothing but the shawl speech in
Candida" There must also have been
q typewriter, for the actor suggested
talking about It when first mentioned
the comedy. But Of these things and
anything else there I have only cir
cumstantial evidence. I was too busy
with the drama in the Daily eyes-blue-
gray they are as 10 color, large and
thickly lashed-true Irish eyes. But
watch them when he talks Of Shaw-see
them soften and blaze with the fires of
hero-worship. See them again. with thin
lids cutting of all but knife-edSe of
steel, IS DAILY POurs fine, young scorn
on those who consider his master only
a: Jester. Then watch them dance as,
Shaw-nke. he gibes at the gods, the
devils and the rest Of us. The Hlouth
-scleanly curved and sensitive, helps,
too. Neither is one Indifferent to the
effect Of the nose-boldly turned and
sggressive-the nose Of a good fighter.
Then there's the brogue And it's OH
the delectable brogue Of himi
It was only a step from the brogue 10
the Mick Mr.. Daily has said he pre-
.ferred TO be rather than a king. But
he used il first TO tell me that he had
been here for the first time nine years
ago with Frank Mayo in "Puddin'head
wilson in which he got his first
chance.
Then I asked: And how much OF
Mick are you Mr. Daily? You said
you would rather be a Mick than a
king you know"
Wonder why every one remembers
Shat" the actor speculated- L said it
one day and the next woke up to find
myself a famous-'Mick' I'm it on
both sides and for billions Of years
back" ne answered then.
Its just like Bruce McRae's," I
murmured-
What is?" Mr.. DAILY asked.
The accent. Of course" / laughed.
He asked me with the gravity of the
humorist.' Irish. is it? really? Well,
IN London they label il American. Then
IN New York they brand it English!
The only safe place for me to play
as Maurice Barrymore used 10 say
is on the transatlantic steamers,
But Bruce McRae-"
Hes just been here" I threw in.
Yes. I know. But you reminded
me- Mr. Daily began, clasping his
hands over his knees, as I think he
would have clasped McRae's had he
been there you reminded me of the
most welcome letter received con-
corning Candida have had only
about 2OO0. Bruce McRae wrote it
"Ah2"
Simply-weI il ran just about like
ms Dear lazy HOW can we LAdilh
zou7 Always your debtor That was
all But you see II came from an &C
tor. one that understands all the work
and worry and difficulties Of a pro-
duction." From which I perhaps err
roneouslv gathered that the actor folk
had not been wholly generous in their
appreciation of the DAILY efforts.
Then we may talk about Can
dida.'?" ] insinuated. had heard that
Mr. DAILY preferred to talk Of any
thing else-exceDt George Bernard
shaw. Naturally I wanted to hear
about both.
"Oh. mayn't we talk about the type
Vriter?" he asked, nodding over at
one.
Next time" I promised.
Il hope only" the actor said then,
that yoH viii not feel about the play
as I heard two youths in Salem ex-
press themselves. 'Weu?' said one
Cot 70 me for two bucks said the
other" 1.-TWO dollars" Mr. DAILY trans
lated for my ignorance.)
I think ] can promise better than
that for US" I ventured.
You really think it will be liked 20
he asked. I remembered then that
upon Arnold Days young shoulders
like Cousin Kate he is only 29-lies
the whole anxiety Of the production
Of Candida" Mind" he added. I
do not expect too much. I'm no the
orist. I know that when you begin to
sell Apollo instead Of 'Slapolio' it
takes time, whether it is in London
or san Francisco"
without undue vanity. I hope. /
subjOined TO this that for the first
night Of The Devils Disciple" pro-
duced here last year by Henry Miller,
the house was sold out
Mr.. DAILY frightened at this to a
quick: L hope they viii like Candida
as we'll For, you knOw?" the brogue
warmed up here and the eyes danced
shaw prophesies that 1 shall lose all
kinds Of money with the play. He
says. and the sooner you get rid of il
H..