Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-04

there every time. During the sea-
son he attends the teams perform
ance in the afternoon and the team
attends his in the evening. -
And though, of course, Mr.. Mann is
the star of the play, he is very will
ing, even anxious, to share the. honors
with his leading lady, Miss Emily
Ann Wellman. She is the little lady
who accomplishes all the elevating,
but she declares very emphatically
that it is really Mr.. Mann who has
done it all. y
Mann, in Turn. Taught Her.
She has been in his company for
five years and gives him the credit
for most of her training.
II attended the American Academy
of Dramatic Art for six months,
played five weeks with Cyril Scott in
THE Prince Chap and then joined
Mr.. Mann and have been with him
ever since.
Speaking of dramatic schools, /
want to say that few people are will
ing to give them the credit they de-
serve. If an actress succeeds she sell
dom refers to the school and, if she
is without talent, which, of course, no
school can supply, she lays her fall
ures at it's doors. 1t is in these
classes, conducted by men who have
won high places in the profession,
that one learns the fundamentals
which no manager or star has time
to teach when he is rehearsing a COM
pany. su
ssxxyLnt a. I .ooaoflar oucontia1c IN
good acting? Sensitiveness and i'm
a~gination. Like a violin, n must be
tuned to vibrate in harmony with the
character and one must have the i'm
agination to bring up all sorts of Wis
ions. What would become of us In
some of the one-night stands when
we are supposed to be seated in a
room Of luxury and elegance, but in.
reality the rain is almost leaking down
upon us, If we had no imagination? L
like overnight stands. though. ! like
the feeling of playing to an entirely
new set of people every performance.
Pantomime Plays Great Part.
did you ever realize what a great
part pantomime plays in acting? A
good actor should be able to make his
audience understand an entire play
without saying a word. 1t is only
when he can do thisathat he is really
living the character"
Miss Wellman was born in England,
but came to this country-or rather to
Philadelphia-when she was 2 years
old. Her parents objected to her n
tering the theatrical profession and
were reconciled to her career only
after two years of stage success.
"And how l love the profession!"
she exclaimed. These five years have
been the happiest of my life. l never
discourage young girls from going on
the stage; for why should I withhold
from them a thing that means so
much to me? Then, too, no one can
tell what talent / may be turning
away. However, I always try to give
them a chance to view the life from
behind the scenes before they make
their choice"
Miss Wellman is not a s%uffragist.
She says that rs soon as woman
begins to assert her independence of
man said man is going to forget to
come home to said woman. She pre-
fers the attention to the political
equality. though she thinks it is
every woman's duty to have a knowl-
edge of the subjects of the day.
Believes Women Should Rule by Tact.
"She should be able to talk inteili-
gently with mel and to put ideas into
their heads, without their knowing 1t,
of course. 1t should be her mission to
elevate man, not to down him. +
don't believe all women should stay in
the home. Some are naturally home
makers. others must get out into the