The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-28

training. and anyone who has done
that knows how little time there is
left for mere repining. Then ! went
in for stocks. and worked as hard as
any broker. and you must know what
an absorbing life he leads. Still. there
was something missing-the kindly
approval Of my old friends. the thea
ter-going public.
"Public Sounds Real CALL"
Il had accumulated a competency
that would make me comfortable 10
the end OF my days. but the vista Of
approaching years in this mere com
fort held no pleasure. no real living
for me IL was the call OF the stage.
and I h d TO answer. l found a vau-
deville vehicle. and with Mr.. William
Harcourt took a flyer in Brooklyn.
With the first welcoming round Of ap-
plause / knew I had done right Life
was once more worth living. ] will
play a few vaudeville dates in New
York houses only. and then assume a
new role in a broadway production.
] i hAA WALh ia TIC OAEsANHA ~ go ~
is not the bright lights We hunger for.
Il is not the salary, the pretty clothes,
but the friendliness Of our audiences.
the rounds Of applause. This IS 10
the actress what the clink 81 gold is
to the miser. The public sounds the
real call for the actress 10 return
Henry Miller. actor-manager, says:
To begin with. I do not consider that
the call Of the stage is all-powerful
Many successful actors and actresses
retire in the very height Of their pop
ularity and are forgotten by the pub
lie. but this is no sign that they yearn
10 return 20 the footlights or are nm
happy. For instance. only to-day
saw Agnes Huntington driving or
Fifth avenue. looking absolutely radi
ant and oblivious 20 the call 81 tht
theater Agnes Ethel. Mary Anderson
and Julia Arthur were happy after
their retirement And I could name 8
score OF onetime prominent actor:
who have gone into various lines o.
business and are content.
II believe that the really true an
great artist loves simplicity. and afte
she reaches a certain point in expert
ence she Is ready 10 go back wher'
she started. close q nature and truth
she realizes the evauescence Of he
popularity. for there are styles IN &C
tors as in colors some last only
season. ike the faddish cOlors SOM
live in public favor. like the standar.
colors. The public reads Of the won
an who comes out Of retirement b
cause she Is exploited. The actres
who remains in retirement is not e'
plotted. Many women remain in IN
profession or retur 70 IL thrcug
sheer necessity. This side 81 n
: question is never exploited by tn
press agent. An empty purse is ofte
the stern. unromantic reason for
return to the footlights. You mu:
hear IN mind. too. that the actres
takes much Of her pay in appiaus
or appreciation. an intoxicant hard {
! wean ones self from. The publ
\ bcstows upon her an e~Naggerate
Q adulation. which. even as she realize
! lis transitory character. is sweet
AS Author Views II.
i Rose stahl as Patricia O'Brien
Il The Chorus Lady nus defines n
cali Of the stage when her lover ia
Mallory. urges her 70 marry him an
settle down on a stock farm.
I'VE met more than n doll that
IS thrown a good man down hard just
get back to the bright lights. The
talk great about it's being love 4
= their art. but it's nothing but a hume
d for the excitement Tim no bett
:. than anybody else, and I'm kind
afraid.
% Claiming Pollock. who has We've
the profession from many angles
IL dramatic critic. press agent. pla
.. wright and play producer. says TT
"a call Of the stage Is the voice OF val
n. tv. know OF no other profession
"a which appreciation. recognition a.
applause follow so quickly up
achievement. And once a woman b
"A been fed on this diet Of instant app
Is baton she will have no other. ,
must feed on approval Of her pers
10 and her work. Nothing else VIII s
m isfy her-and that is vanity. DC
N salary does not content an actfe
All She must; have the applause. ha
known actresses to jccpa-iiEe Haia
and contract 70 steal n good !
rk from a fellow player by juggling !
"A dialogue. The line may be inarus'
20 the situation unreal. but Y Il IS ~
~ for a laugh or a hand the star y
nd demand IT, Recently in staging
u ~ my own plays I selected a won
m. of SO 10 play the role OF a Won
ne aged IS. The actress objected
as don't want to play middle-aged 70
Ito yet she exclaimed.