The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-21
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


In a recent interview, Kyrle Bellew,
who comes TO the Providence Opera
House next Monday In "Rafles. the ANA
teur Craftsman" makes the statement
that acting is no art. The star OF RAT
fes" says:
ITO call acting an art and 10 speak OF
actors as artists is a pose that cannot be
defended by facts. 1t is common enough
10 hear an actor discourse uponA'my art
and 10 discuss Il as If II was something
originated by him, which had its life and
being solely through his own will power
and effort. There is a great deal of can't
and no little egotism in this attitude.
Generally IL is assumed by men and wom-
en- whose abilities are small-llttie minds
are most likely TO glorify self-but occa-
sionally players OF unquestioned talents
fall into this same error.
If acting IS not an art, these may ask,
then what IS f.? II is a talent, a git. q
b rthright, unatta.nable by Individual In
i~tiative. The fact may be pointed out that
all players who amount TO anything i'm
prove They are more competent and of-
fective today than they were ten years
ago. Is not this Improvement due 10 art
- Ahoe ON dEhtAs II - a. AfeNlk Ol thtAu4r
hard work. and the Intelligent application
OF principles learned BY experience. II
Ii the fruitsse Of a carefully nurturei
tree, the interest upon the Masters tai
ents when wisely Invested. but It's begin
ming was something over which the per-
son had no control which he neither
could have induced. prevented nor other
wise have changed. The reality may be
summed up In the trite truism, actors COR
any other gifted class) are born. not
made
so self-evicent is this IL would seem 20
admit not even OF argument, much less
denial. To say that a man without God
given talents. by any recourse TO charlan-
Try or so-called art, could give an accept
able Interpretation OF Hamlet or Tartufe
Is TO assert the impossible"
THE SAVAGE OPERA COMPANY.
"Lohengrin," tina is TO be sung in Eng
fish by the Savage Grand Opera company
al the Providence Opera House next week.
IL one or the earliest works OF the great
German tone dramatist, and remains 10
this day one OF his finest and probably
his most popular composition. Before
had entirely completed the opera
he had already conceived the plan OF the
"Nfbelungen Ring" IL is not surprising
therefore. that some OF the riginal tone
motives In "Lohengrin' should be after
wards more deliberately developed In his
subsequent works.
"L~ohengrin" is the story OF Elsa. the
Princess OF Brabant. who was falsely
accused OF numbering her brother. The
charge is made by an envious relative.
Frederick Telramund, husband OF Ortrud.
who Is consumed with Jealousy OF the
Elsa. Telramund wishes 10
usurp Elsa's inheritance TO the crown.
Elsa has no champion 10 appear for her
In the lists. according TO the usagos Of the
Dark Ages. and i'm her despair she APP
peals TO heaven I'm one OF the beautiful
classic numbers Of the opera. known as
"Elsa's Prayer" AT hat moment a beau
tiful swan appears. drawing a boat IN
which Is a glorious knight IN full armor
OF white.
This is none other than Lohengrin.
knight OF the Holy Grail. whose magic
sword avenges the princess. He then
marries Elsa. exacting from her the
promise that she shall never inquire as
20 his birth or whence he came. But the
envious Ortrud worked on Elsa's curiosity
and pride until she nj last puts the fatal
question TO her knight. Then she learns
the story OF Lohengrin. who. when his
identity becomes known. can no longer re-
main. The swan again appears and bears
away on his pursuit of the Holy
Grail.
The famous Swan Song" sung by
at his departure. and is ono OF the most
beautiful motives or the opera. The music
drama abounds In sonerous melodies. the