New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
WORK OF DRAMA SCHOOL
cKNOT IWP4RT T-fLENT
p,. Il Can and Docs Teach Much
That Is Essential.

p-e v-euaTa+ion sor the stage dramatic or
= .-vo,ves certain s;de lines of educational
. -, sefer neglected n this country The per-
-. actor q .be players q me French slage
- - cor1nert from al Americans, and one o.
- -. sa,5lts 20 often criticised here and IL
- N As +i,a spparent inability OF many actors
= &c +beir words carry n inteIiglbe fashlon
..-.e tl,e toctlignts And back Of The first two or
- rows q orchestra chairs Department. TOO
.s renera-ly better on 1he Continental stage lhan
!. - ou- and certain so5ecisms ef conduct and
.,rn.- = Frequently Eeen OF CUP stage II a comedy
:, -. "a. sor example, are uRheard Of and i'm
80 or z Frs- class stage N Paris or Vienna
-. .bs rictrre g ever considered and tie play
- e.. ..-eSlIIlv trained FOR their Work
: sI,. civ the nzpirant FOR dramatic honoTs Is
- !. -no-e and more 20 be true that the best
.--r,1gs IN the professional stase are neio 1er
80. rer sid women who have made themselves
50 hr sincere and earnest study for the NE
Ir ''o .fer have chosen. OF course the dramatic
instinct he tzleEt <or acting, cannot De laueh~
r6,+ -nust be borz z tbe aspiTznt, and II hs OF
ss Aces not POSSESS Il nc amount of teaching VII
,ups-4 g. TT 4 nary cases this talent lies
..Ecx and 6een5te a. assertions q veteran play
the oortrarv he stage itself, the Silent parts
srd lie chorus are Lot tie hest Places ts DE-
vlcp T.
gfere are schools that develop ar TIE natural
talent vourE PLAYER nay possess. Tie simple,
smd.rsertal te-frIoa3 equipment may be supplied
Rv careful teaching Individuality Is not interfered
WITH n sry way -atfer Is Il brought out, rein
froes nade e 20 further than lie possessor o. 4
rouid have suspected was possible. Common faults
thx-eS VII ever- beginner, are eliminated, tie
sbar !s slrcEr s~ay, and the young player
eme-res ron re good dramatic Echool well pre-
pared 10 take ne polish that only actual stage
ez7e1ence CT E.ve- Finished actors, Of course
-
q fhen, those DONG ne really valuable Work q
rznine make 10 sJch claims.
Tie real function q these schools IS % give the
beginner ease @ ua-1er e enable hirE 70 under
uand tie s.rIle tricks, fC-. practically, that Is
Etsi hey are ly when tie trained player pro
6uees eeTta-- eEe--s. q explain how II IS thai
sure actions g appear perfectly natural from TIE
aud,0-3urn nus- seen q Ihose performing them
ezsggtrated eztravsga-- and wholly unnatural
1wt as Jhe actors tace -ot MADE 1p would be Z
Fdasty sight --5e- re gis1e q tie tootlights sc
Simple movements CT re stage must be
sharply scoe-t1s-eE &c command any attention a
al from me au6l---e
Such eeuirre-t 6s that VII rot make +he be-
f.uner sn actor. Rot = WI lay The foundation. i
vi make Z: possible [or LIN CT [or Ter 20 com
nunloSte e a. sldie1ce those Qualities q !nter-
rsrtaron q emotions snd feelings that are re
CURED G lie Eea- player. What tie cranAu'
tchool csL give z1e embryo actor Is complete Sc
@ The toois of rs trade What he does with thos'
'oois Is rs CWu sEai-, ZcTe CT less. He mus
H2Ee CT mar himself later, hut {; he starts viii
ihsi mulh knowledge he csn TIE sooner begin 2
oeTeiop Is real -bi,ity, E1c &c VII almost Ger
lair-y Get -lC-s = & cl2zce st re start, for Z
VI GUeAly - aloe 70 prove his ability 20 DO GER
IAN siEI.e tL-urE, which VIII r consequence. d
1aEUs;ed "a hands even les eaIabie.
Many Vel known actCr = l&meDIaby dehcien
D ihe euaii-y @, throwing hIs Speech across IA
'eOulghle TIE t@c7nner sometimes makes II
aas'ske q linking -tat becaGse SIr Henry I-vlE
VS. haze IS -he -cTe,Ics. player of LIS da
nects1ng bis O-oTCe sBc a peculiar intonatlon W.
iea helI &c Puccess Ilo+ beanE ase q realize Tia
irving socos*-5ec ces!ale tHa- falf.nc -DE nct =;
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