Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-06
t<Y HAVE often been asked If an
actor must feel the emotion he

ACTOR nus feel the emotion he
Is portraying in order to give
a realistic impression" said Mr.. George
c. olmstead, a dramatic teacher OF
this city, speaking yesterday after
noon at a meeting of the New Jersey
Woman's Press Club, held at the Pub
lie Library. Decidedly not. In fact
If he does his emotions soon consumes
his vitality. saps his strength and
leaves him a physical wreck.
Take, for instance, the Ease Of Clara
Morris. She was probably the greatest
actress of her day. She lived every
role she played, and you ALI know with
what result. On the other hand.
Madame Modjeska would leave her au-
dience In tears by the strength Of her
acting, and as o as she was safely
In the wings would take out a dainty
cigarette. as Is the custom of most of
her countrywomen, and soon forget
that the world contained such a thing
as sorrow and grief. What was the
consequence? After years Of acting
Modjeska was still Modjeska. the ac-
tress who could move her hearers to
tears at her will"
Mr.. Olmstead related some interesting
experiences Of his student days at the
American Academy Of Dramatic Art.
He called attention to the fact that he
was the only man OF Ave who
graduated in his class who stayed on
the stage for more than a year or SO.
OF the ten women students. five or six,
among them Grace George and Ida
Conquest, had stage careers that lasted
any length of time. This. he said, was
probably due to the fact that aspirants
for histrionic honors soon finds that
the gayety and brightness of the the
atre Is not the same on both sides Of
the footlights. Then, too, the young
men and young women to whom acting
looks so easy often find that they are
not fitted physically. mentally or tenn
peramentally for stage life.
Amateur and professional work diff
fer widely. "a from the coach's
point of view," continued Mr.. Ohm
stead. "The amateur is coached In
every detail of his part; the profes.
sional Is left, to a large extent. to his
own resources. 1t is true that he must
accept the suggestion Of the stage d..
rector. but he. himself. is supposed t
be capable of interpreting his lines
without much help. The professions
Is always ready to take advice, per
haps because he knows his readiness t
do so often has a direct effect upoi
his salary. With the amateur Il is DIFF
ferent. Very. very often he does no
take kindly even to suggestions"
The other speaker of the Afternoon
was Mr.. Jules l.. Goldberg. managing
editor of the Newark STAR. Undea
the topic of THE Making Of a BIZ
Newspaper" he described the organiza
ton of a newspaper office, calling at
tention to the fact that If n cog il
the great machinery does not worl
properly the result will be apparen
throughout the entire paper.
"Woman's work in a newspaper offic
is a comparatively new field and a rap
idly growing one, continued Mr.. Gold
berg. Woman brings to the wor'
many desirable factors. She not onl
knows what her sister readers desire
but she is also able to satisfy that de
sire in the best way. She brings to al
stories a touch that differs from tina
Of the male reporter, and colors he
writing with her womaniy point 0
view. 1t is to be hoped that the mum
Der of women who feel called to thi
field of work will rapidly increase"
The president, Miss Marie F. Reyer
son, presided at the business session
during which it was decided to endors
the petition for the repeal of the EN-
ployers' liability act.
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Assisting Mrs. William Hills. jr., Il
receiving at a card party which si'
viii give at her residence. 354 Charitol
avenue. South Orange. on Friday aft
ernoon ann be: Mrs R:es:ars Sierra