The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

ing the most of the opportunity. can
tell you
IaIPUDENT WILLIAM
William Collier, when not engaged in
acting is either writing a play or dash
ing of impertinent paragraphs. He has
recently dashed off book full OF them.
/ They would not be referred to here X
the book were for sale. For Sale by
I No Newsdealers' is the announcement
on the fypage of the tiny volume. and
! on a leaf following is the statement
that the WORK is "entered in the post
office as second class rot" Charles
! Frohman. who is producing Golfers
play. The Patriot" written by the
comedian in conjunction with j. Hartley
/ Manners. sends the volume out TO jaded
dramatic writers with the assurance
that eopious excerpts from the same
will be permitted by him.
Don't Do That is the title OF the
treatise, which is subcaptioned "A Book
on Etiquette
Collier tells how he happened to go
on the stage. 1T was against the
advice of my father and mother" he
! SAYS that / became an actor at the
advanced age of 3. Father was back
with the company mother was leading
I lady and the dog was advance man
l We gave him the name OF Advance
{ Man because he was always doing one
Of two things-drinking or sitting
down" After much recitation or
i whimsical advice from mother and
father. Collier says:
Il was little disappointed at this
! because everything / did as an ana
teur went so we'll with the family dog.
/ / have since learned that you can buy
the applause OF human being. but no
amount of money can buy the wag Of
I q dogs tall
+ Therefore Collier went on the stage.
/ But do audiences make actors or
actors make audiences, or do news
papers make bothe Is America na-
/ ton of showmene" he inquiries piteous
/ ~ Must YOU te personally eccentric
/ to be personally famous2 And is that
( the kind of fame they cali a bubble
( because it lasts tor only a moment?
Now that 1 have started all this
i give it up
I In his -donts for managers" he says:
Don't try TO educate the public. we
have public schools for that purpose
Passes to a play are an awful give
away. Don't do that"
"Don't." he begs of actors. take lib
/ critics with the authors lines; always
respect royalty.
Don't bank too much on a good
newspaper notice: Just try to buy a
pair of shoes with one.
! Don't forget that many play has
I closed with the help of Providence
/ OR. L. Have you ever been in Gin
cinnati?
Don't tell the manager how much
you could do with the stars part; do
something with your own"
His injunctions TO audiences are
/ likewise impudently interesting,
Don't think he says, because you
are sitting in the gallery that you are
above suspicion
Remember. when you are sitting in
the theater with another mans wife
that there are ladies in the cast. Don't
do that.
Don't ignore the proper function
of the theater. mothers; when baby
cries. bring il 10 the theater so that
everybody can hear IT,
Don't overlook the fact that the
I theate~ is yet TO be built in which all
I the seats are on an aisle and all the
tickets for reservations only i've rows
i from the stage"
EEREE ACTRESS PLANS
T Nine Naziaova's organization during
her corning coast tour. which starts on
April I at Denver. will include the s5
people who were with her during her
+ two seasons at the Princess and Bijou
theaters in New York Under the direc-
tion of the Shuberts Nine. Nazimova.
will visit the more important cities or
the west and her tour will probably
last until the latter part or June. At
present size is playing the larger cities
Of the soGtA- Nazimovas first tour
after her success in New York has been
+ q notable one. There has been much
curiosity and interest displayed in the
coming Of the beautiful and magnetic
Russian. She will present during her
/ coast tour selections from her roper
toire. which includes "A Dolls House
The Master Builder "Hadda Gablsr"
and 4CsOmtesse CoQuette."