The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

feront from ours IN dstall, and must ~
that the effect Of finish, Of careful work
manship. Of q minute attention 70 comfort
and oonvenisnos IL evident there, as b all
phases Of English life.
'Fdr example, know only two theatres
here that have the system OF canboys'
They are the New Amsterdam and the Ne"
Lyoeum, aud understand that Mr. Him,
who plays Napoleon IN THE Duchess Of
Dantsio" and IL also stage manager at
Days, has introduced the innovation.
1t certainly IL great help, for you
have absolutely no responsibility. Here,
when you Are on the stage, very much aS
am, for example, In hdTv AAH. you don =
dare 60 away from your vantage point
for fear Of having a stage walt With the
callboy system that II completely obviAted.
THE little chap we had over there was
most amusing He looked exaotly like
the pictures Of Buster Browns companion,
and Was quite alive 10 the seTiousnssa and
responsibility Of his position, used TO
hear him coming toward my dressing
room, and then he would call out;
IT'S Rsttin' near yer, Mas Robsoa.'
after q BIT I would bear him on HE
second round, when be would CALL It's
near yer, Miss Robson
THE third time would come . quick,
sharp, Miss Robsonr and knew then that
l was 70 appear,
Another change IN method IL tn shifting
the scenery. Here We have perhaps i've
men 10 do the work. where over there they
would have twenty-five, Every man has
his special line Of work, and nine chances 70
ten when you ask . man to shift piece OF
| furniture be viii inform you very oourts-
ously that II IL not his work. The man Who
places the scenery would not think Of nov
| ing the piano, for example, and n Il should
be late In the afternoon and the piano man
Is out for his cup Of TEA custom which
nothing human could or would have the
temerity 10 attempt 10 cut out--Why, you
wait until the piano man retuTns.
The Same specialization runs through
all Glasses Of work. You AJAX your house
maid TO do something In the storm and
stress Of an emergency and abe looks ct
you politely, but with the politsnssS Of
adaTnAnt, and says:
'It's not my work min. that's the huP-
per 'ousemAid's.'
you feel a. il the whole Britsh Empire
would topple did you insist.
| mere We NAYS poaslDiy 0uo 0AN4a ~
hearsal and then It might happen that many
Of the props would not be on hand Over
there for at least two weeks before play
| Is produced there il . complete reheArsal
every prop is in it's placs and Il used
as it is In the play.
Il know one pieoo where . man breaks
q cup during q moment Of excitement
! for two weeks, sometimes With two re-
hearsals day. acup was broken at that point
! In the play 1t Is easy TO see how such en-
traordinary care results in q finish Of act
ing and Of detail which IL conspicuous by
! its absence With us.
THE audiences there are not Impatient OF
! long waits, for Q lack Of impatience 10 az
| things - keynote Of conduct and HE
! AS q matter Of fact, though, that perfection
| OF workmanship results in their waits rally
! being shorter than ours.
| With the dose Of the winter season Miss
| Robson will have given more than 600 per-
| forInanoes Of N erely Mary Ann. That
| does not seem 30 many times when you con-
pare Il, for instance, with Mas Adams g
| production Of The Little Minister she
| saws. abut when It comes TO realizing that
! / have 70 study my lines again Il seems
A great many" For that reason she y look
! ing forward 10 the production OF she
| Stops 10 Conquer which will MI In the
! spring season. as a recreation.
! As 10 her fevorite part, OF course ! Ike
! Hdrp Ann," she says. Then she admits .
! love for JVhei--my old Shakespearian
| role-greater than any other.
The last question concerns the King