The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14

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certain colors on VARIOUS parts q the face
But II ~ any chance they actually Get anN
Kind q par in a play ore Of the regular
sctogs has to sho~ than how to mako up
'H0ws~er I know ~ many sxcsllrnt ac'-
or Who have come out % the best grade
a dramatic srhoos THAI ! would no, %
turr ] failed TO give these schools que
credit for thetr good preliminary wors
There are schoois-in New York. in Chr
cago and IN Bn~son- which seern 20 pro-
duce practical results; that q. graduAt".
Of theee snhools sometimes do make good
| professional players % themselve~ and
can trare their ~lcceas hack 70 their Ora
matte school trimming The New ON
srhool. u u said. claims that on~- third OF
its puptls after taking the fun course rnd
profitable employment on the stage
some u il sfudents are recruited into
metropolitan productions. taking q hne or
two a. q stepping stone. Several OF our
vel known actors and ACTRESSES are said
TO he graduates Of this school
But J v..h the youns girls SoaId stop !. a
into stage BE. Let M quote Q bit from
letter friend % mine recently received.
Z did night work On q newspaper sN
years ago SiE YEAR, II only all girls
~ho are crazy 70 20 On The stage could know
What tho~s sit years have done 20 my lie
they would keep away from eVerythinz
that has to do With the foOtliRhts ana they
would keep their homely. simple little
deals and ~ happy | ur~d 20 20 To a
% that newspaper and well suppose
7 became stage struck vet that - such q
sluv little word to eIpTes- th- tragedy
have been through
If had even the s!iEttes, ~ ~ talent
a. m az res- ~ wouldn't have cen - bad
7 knov now that I never had any 'aien' ~
all bat I d dnt knou DO 'hen Nou -
~
and he told me I had wond~rf1l poss,h'li-
-i.s took h. oourse 'or AK months.
-illl keepfng up N might vors on The nsN.-
payer
Then rcd TO sc, . part You prob
ably know thousands Ike me really
vas no good had no righ' except that
The instructor had lied TO me 20 think mat
could at So got onlv extra paris To
DO this I had 20 give NJ nv ns~spsrer
worS In three weeks | vas discharged
from The small part ihad The Newspaper
hsd ailed nv place they ddn need ne
anv more
7 had lee rned = iew little danclnE steps
at the school pltifIl things A. he~' But
| vas s'arving had 20 have sore'hing.
80 went mo the chorus ~ a hurlesGue
shoN hope YOU Won't laugh A. ne
serlousiy hoped TO improve NV dano.ng
ret INTO MUSICAL comedy. set a hit Ia act
sometimes I laugh and sometimes cry
bitterly ~hen ! think oi that hope OF rnans
I sappo.e thousands % other foolish girls
make their Hrs' soherne= like that Then
one they are IN burlssque you know The
resi- The men 'he Loneliness
Ny health - gone nov worse. my
spirit 10 son> I don care for anything
az more Frrr'thing hat va. happy and
xlriish IN me 70 dead know nov can
.HHAA IND a q q
Usn' -Dgn.thinz - dons''o stop the
oiAer s,ris. Tnsrs -ere twenty ~ then.
u hat one clAs- -as n Nnd none 81
'hem ever amounted 70 anything on the
siAxe can't something he done TO 'he men
Who run tho-e -rhools Who go hold Of you
when you are a silly little fool and tell you
al abou- your Nonderful Tossih.liri".'
hotd that one man Eart!y respons. BILE
for ruinns nv hfe II he had ONLY told me
whs' he mus; have seen a. . Glance
that ! ouRh, never try 20 go 90 The stage
But be didbf ~. wanted nv money
he monev nov means no;h,ng 20 me
probably nO+hinc % him WhA, am think.
.ng % 81. ~ pt'fui mess M lie hss
n@~orne
'Gir!s do voI really feel that you must
e. 81 the stage Are YOU SURE that years
from nov you will not he a total failure a.
an actress and a. Q woman For the odds
are great that II you are not successful on
The stage yo,i yourself will follow the path
thai 90 many Others have trod. Necessity
= = difficult thing to face and Necessity
makes many a woman d. a lot q things
she ~oalh not think % doing IL there were
any othsr way 10 face the cunditIon that
confrOnts her after failure
y could tell you caee~ 81 CRIB Nv the
score. girls I myself have seen gradually
change from their sim pie country WAYS
% al acceptance % the mean hcentioIs-
mesa u the bag cities after reaping the
Inevitable fruit u original Incomp etenoe
The pity 81 IL - that all this annual con :,
,rihution ~ hrtghteyed. ambitious youn z
vomanhood 90 failure has not advanced
the STACY one bit. has not added Per
cent ~ worthy acting 90 the annals Of
she etAge.
I want you to understand that 20 one
with genuine talent and thew are oon-
narAtfveIy few-the stage y Just - safe ~
q business off1ce But The stag attracts
more young women without an iOta ~
talent than the business once II - terri
fying TO consider the legion 81 youn q
people absolutely untitled for stage sue
easies, and brietest way Of making a
living
about the conservatiou % InAnIInate
thing think there should be q greater
conesrvafion the conservation 20 hui
unanity And - for that portion 81
humanity with which ! arm In constant
touch I know that the sacrifice ~ Ame--
ic.an Rirls unsuited 20 the s,aee - crirnin-
ally Unnecessary and that there could
he a worthy ccnservatlon here the con
servation Of our daughters in their home~