The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-24
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I hate TO 'gush" over big, strong man.
for they usually resent having their
praises enthusiastically sung by one Of
my sex. cannot, however refrain from
summing up all that l would like to say
about William Ingersoll, the Albee STOCK
company's clever leading man, In the one
word charming. / caught him between
the acts OF THE Fatal card on the stage
yesterday afternoon.
"An interview with me?" he said, with
one OF those irresistible smiles. Really
this is so sudden / don't feel in the
mood for uttering scintillaung thoughts
worthy OF going down In the newspapers
I've been in Providence three weeks, but
haven't had minutes spare ufne ye.,
Tell me, is Providence hard climate on
the throat7"
or course I denied the accusation, for
didn't want TO have any share In anything
that would drive away from the city the
cleverest leading man the Albee company
has ever had. els your throat troubling
your" / asked.
Eyes. a little. and it is bit bothersome:
IL would be n pity If this climate is bad
on the throat. for it's such pretty city
| want TO go down every street / see, the
trees make them look SO pretty. | do
wish they had few more sprinkling
wagons though. Then, too, Providence
people have 40 many pretty places WITHIN
easy reach by trolleys or trains, that X
seems as though they could spend all
summer right here at home"
when do you do your studying?' /
asked.
ANY time and all the time. l rarely
through a rehearsal and two perform
ances. we're pretty nearly tired enough TO
go to bed. l study I'm the morning, before
breakfast at rehearsal and during the
performances when waiting for cues, I've
PLAYED i'm stock so much that j suppose
i've cultivated an ability TO memorize
quickly. I've been In stock so much and
have played so many parts that ] counted
upon knowing a good many or the roles |
would play here. | was disappointed, for
my parts in The ,,, Second IN Command
Were King and the two parts that follow
are all new TO me-"
what kind of parts do you like best?"
/ asked.
Anything that has some acting oppor.
tunities. I'd play coal HEAVIER IL II had
some work in H. ! hate the namby-
pamby, conventional hero who forever
thwarts the villain and saves the heroine
from a terrible death. ! don't like a. role
that is all seriousness. nor one that Is all
comedy That isn't natural or life-lke.
We men are more fortunate than the
women In that our roles give MS bigger
scope. more chance for versatility. Tho
heroine IL usually sketched along con
ventional lines, but there are ever and
hero.
when De Wolf Hopper was here n few
weeks ago in 'Happyland,, he said to me:
stunt egain-wasting the golden sunshine
OF the summer days I'm work. insisted
that like II: and really do, much better
than loafing around farm doing nothing
all summer But ne said. with emotion,
suppose there should be a matinee per-
forrnance on day there is ball
gamer"
This Mr.. Ingersoll delivered with the
peculiar tones and manneriems OF De
Wolf Hopper. As 7 laughed my appre-
ciation, MIR. Robert Turner passed us. and
asked "How's the throat today?"
BETTER thank YOU" returned Mr.
Ingersoll. Guess ~ was the nervousness
OF the first performances. Once when
was playing IN blttsP,nrs' had = nnS I'M,
bc heard I'm ST. Petersburg before yours
on the opening night when came 60 this
line. I said. very forte My voice shall