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

foront from ours in datall. and must eay
that the effect Of finish, Of careful work
manship, Of a minute attention 70 comfort
and oonvenienoe IL evident there, a. b all
] phases Of English life.
'F6T example, know only two theatres
here that have the system Of callboys
They are the New Amsterdam and the New
| Lyoeum, and l understand that Mr. Blinn,
who plays Napoleon IN The Duchess OF
Dantzic' and IL also stage manager At
Daly's, 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 AdTy Ann, you don't
dare 90 away from your vantage point
for fear OF having a stage walt. With the
callboy system that Il completely obviAted.
THE little chap We had over there was
most amusing. He looked eIaotly like
the pictures Of Buster Browns companion,
and was quite alive 10 the seTIouDoSa and
responsibility Of his position. / uBed TO
bear him coming toward my dressing
room. and then he would call out;
Its gOttin' near yer, Aias RobSon.'
After q bit ! would hear him on HE
second round, when he would call. It's
near yer. Miss Robson
THE third tina would como . quick,
sharp, Miss Robsonf and ! mOW then that
was 70 appear.
Another change in method II IA shifting
the scenery. Here We have perhaps ave
men TO do the work, where over there they
would have twenty-five. Every man has
bis special line Of work, and nine chances 10
ton when you ask . man 10 shift ptsoo Of
furniture he viii inform you very Oourts-
ously that It IL not his work. The man Who
places the scenery would not think Of nov
ing the piano, for example, and n II 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 returns,
The Same specialization runs through
all classes Of work. You AJAX your house
maid 10 do something In the storm and
stress Of an emergency and abe looks at
you politely, but with the politsnSss OF
adamant. and says:
It's not my work MIN, that's the hup-
per 'ousemAid's.'
you feel a. IL the whole Brit4ah Empire
would topple did you insist.
Here we have possibly one dress re-
hearsal, and then II might happen that many
Of the props would not be on hand Over
there for at least two weeks before . play
Is produced there In . complete rehSATSal,
every prop is in its place and Il uSed
as It is In the play.
Il know one pleoe where q man breaks
a cup during q moment Of excitement;
for two weeks, sometimes With two re-
hearsals aday. a cup was broken at that point
In the play. 1t is easy 10 see how such eI.
traordinary care results in a finish Of act
ing and OF detail which is conspicuous by
its absence With US.
The audiences there are not impatient OF
long waits, for q lack Of impRtienoO 10 all
things is q keynote OF conduct and life.
As a matter Of fact, though, that perfection
Of workmanship results in their waits really
being shorter than ours
With tho close Of the winter season Miss
Robson will have given more than 900 per-
formanoes OF Merely Mary Ann That
does not seem 20 many times when you com
pare II, for instance, with Miss AdAmss
production Of The Little Minister she
says, but when IL comes TO realizing that
have 10 study my lines again Il seems
a great many For that reason she is look
ing forward 10 the production Of she
Stops to Conquer, which will hll IN the |
spring season, a. a recreation,
AZ 10 her favorite part, OF course like |
Mdrv Ann she says. Then she admits q
love for JVhst-"my old ShakespeaIian |
Tole-greater than any other.
The last question concerns the King |