The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
CHAT WITH GUY STANDING
BY MARIE B. SCHRADER.

marveled at his work. Fancy John Drew being permitted to lose sight of Johu Drew. It would be too much of a shock to the general public. Mir. Standing should feel thankful that he has so much liberty for with a handsome face, q perfectly proportioned and well developed figure he possesses the sense of knowing a good tailor when he meets one.
 Mr Standing has given us number of acting triumps in his career and of late he has been adding to the list. His per formance in 'The Duel" caused managers to seek his talent as a star and at the be- ginning of the present season he went forth as "A Society Policeman" which, however failed to score success al- though MT Standing himself made hit. Then his managers placed him at the head of "rhe Love Route in which he played John Ashby, whose duty it is to see that railroad is carried across the land belonging to the girl he loves Mr. Standing gave an excellent interpretation of the part and looked very picturesque in his cowboy costume. Odette Tyler was the heroine and it seemed too funny to find these two playing together when each had striVen so hard last summer for su- premacy in the stock company competi- ton in Washington
 l found MT Standing in his dressing room at the Lincoln Square theatre where '"Fhe Love Route" was playing an eX- .ended engagement and it was Miss Tyler herself who introduced us. l found him very sincere in his manner and ut tesly unaffected.
 It's strange how things come about isn't it?'' said AIr. Standing. "Only a few months ago Miss Tyler and l were rivals, and here we are making love to each other. In the last act where I am eoi'valescing from a wound. Miss Tyler feeds me with a spoon, and l am entirely al her mercy, Then she has her chance to say things about our respective stock companies and I am obliged to smile sweetly ana cant answer one word
 There Is a possibility of my having an other company in Washington during the coming spring and summer, although I al. as yet undecided. My managers the Shubert Bros. have asked me to form such an organization for the Belasco the atre.
 "Why did you select your present line of work. MT. Standing?"
 'I suppose you mean 10 inquire why l do not play in Shakespeare Now I am going to make a complete confession. By l.ature l am a lazy man. Yes, that's the only way to describe my dislike for a si uggle with things which do not come to me easily. Natural parts appeal to me and the suited elocutionary ones do not. Imagine any one trying to be natural in Si akespeaIe! I never attempted to fig urc in q Shakespearian play. but once, and that once was sufficient for me. l Iis Ned Laertes in Hamlet with Henry Miller II occusred on the Pacific coast and thank heaven that it did. for as 1.aertes l was joke. My performance was q farce. and l had sense enough to know 1t. That was my first and last asso- ciation with the poetic drama. l admire lhsen and his followers very much. for they provide parts which are the essence nf natufalness | am soon to have my first opportunity in an lbsen play. for as lcadna man for Miss Lena Ashwel I shall May in When We Dead Awaken ard "Uhe Master Builder There are a few rGes which | have played in what we might call the usual type of drama, fer both\Ibsen and Shakespeare are un- usual, which appealed to me deeply. My