Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-09
ALL HAVE STAGE FRIGHT
Experience is Not Confined
to the Person Who is Be-
fore Public for First Time.

The nervousness known as trema
or stage fright. is not confined To the
tyr0, but sometimes attacks cXpcri
enccd artists. Even orators, accus
toned To "a sea of upturncd faces, "
nave been known To stand on the plat
FORM with trembling knees. The ner-
vonsness often stimulates the speak.
er. Why, Canning" said II friend
To tho wit and orator. as he was about
to speak on an important question le.
lore the House of Commons, your
hands are cold and clammy, You are
ncrvous!"
Then shall make n good speech :.
exclaimed Canning. And he did.
IL has been said that of all those
whose accomplishments are evidenced
upon the stage. musicians are the
ones who suffer most from trema. 1t
makes one artist tremble. another
persplrc, tho third have headache
the fourth Il thirst Its most fearful
manifestation. chiefly among the
strings. is detected in the nervous
trembling of the bow In long, sustain
cd tones.
There is perhaps no great violnlst
who does not suffer from trcma. The
great Ysaye does pretty often. Kuhe-
Xix has it, not only in his hands but
also in his legs. so that frequently
on the platform he has felt himself
according to his account, pushed for
ward by some visible power without
being able to check It,"
uianists, singers. and instrumental.
lists all suffer similarly. Some have
II In the fingers that run away with
them; others in the throat; still 9th.
crs in the lips.
at one time Paderewski suffered
greatly from this nervousness. 1t
went so far that when he once had
To play in concert in New York he
vanished from the artists room Il
short time before the time set for his
appearance, and it was only after con
siderable search that he was found
ana induced to proceed with his part
oil the entertainment
Rnbinstcin was another great suf.
ierer from trcmn, even In the zenith
OF his powers. lie was known on
more than one occasion to have fore
gone the profits of lucrative engage.
ments because of sudden attacks of
this form of nervousness.
Albert Grunning, brilliant Wien.
nese pianist, on the days OF his con.
certs used to make plans for his fu-
tlirc He would decide to settle down
III some village in Austria. teach the
country youth the first principles OF
riano playing, and devote the remain.
Ger OF his time to digging potatoes
ana lattening ducks for the market.
Thus he declared, Il shall lead a
quiet existence that cannot try my
nerves. shall never play again IL
public. Today Is the last time Then.
IL inc concert was unusually success.
i"l' ana there were no other engage
nehts for the next few days, Gnining
iclt himself TO be the most unfortu-
nate of men.
Among great singers there may be
cited as distinguished sufferers from
'rclla The dc RcsZke brothers. Jean
ana itdonard. They were wont to de.
clare that ut times only the respective
encouragement they afforded each
othcr prevented the dircst of failures.
ono evening at the opera In Paris. II
was with the greatest difficulty that
Edouard induced his brother to 20 on
al all, so nervous and Respondent was
thc latter. Yet the critics ayerred
mat on the evening in question. when
Tie tenor sang "Lohcngrn" in French
ior the first time in his career, Jean
was absolutely perfect.
1t has been said that plancon has
stood in the wings, waiting his turn.
quivcring like an aspcn leaf. and
crossing himself time after time.
~, Alloys Ander. the tenor, died mad.
me nervous stage fright, 1t is said,
nau no little to do with his tragic
iate.-New York Tribune.