The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09

quainted with him. For instance n,
telephone scene that / have in the lasi
act and that always seems to take o..
with audiences, because Il shows Barel
estimating the importance OF his N
and his boss's Job to the outside pub!t
IN the tone OF his voice and "a. way b
straightens up an inch taller 90 ri
that voice from the bottom ~ his 111l
We'll. that telephone business grew.
There is not "A thing have To- O, n
BdrncUs makeup except ., change 4
clothes into the long pants hoy suit n
wears in the first act ana the E.pa
lar and kniCkerbocker suit he wears n
the rest of the play. But when ID
out Of my dressing room and 100 N
stage IN BdrncB as much ~ If 4 he;
born on the Bowery and worked FOR M
Western Union. The only way TO
part is t. feel 1t. BGrnCB is entirely
matter of feeling and acting ney-1
let go OF the thought that | nm The
from the time ! go on the stage Oh,
20 off. | never get out of me s'0H|
! can almost tell you that | don't kr'1
there il an audience out there in iroEI
half the time. There are only tNo 4
three brief times when he is allows.
a few minutes of relaxing from N.
constant alertness OF being BnrnCy, con-
slant acting, even when he stands Of
sits quiet. but must still convey to III,
audience what he is feeling hy the az
preston Of his face or his body
"I'il tell you something about B1rr
and his first night at the lIud'oI
Theatre. Perhaps you may realize
little OF what New York first nigh
means to an actor and how much z
himself he puts into his work. \ Ne1
York first night may sometimes maxi
or break mans whole career ] kno'
what il means. was BGrn'p Bj
piled up against the back Of my MIND
against my heart and my nerves, wal
the subconscious knowledge Of wha
this first night meant to me, Erne'
Truck. SO. as ! threw myself down u
the floor in the second act, as IN
dummy, making the picture meseas~
that I later show to Mr.. Bahn.ng, "l'
trembling so that | could scarcely h''
the pencil and the tears were runnni
down my face SO ! couldL' see m
paper before me-
Il don't believe you want o. huo'
much back history IN TIE SIS d''N
the boys parts I've played H.i o'''
America in all these years. n'N'
had any theory about pANuG pl'
parts. 1t was all matter v, ao'A..
/ never studied boys particularly
got the boys I've played from ~.
inside. The boy | know best, nySeV
has been earning his living ever SIN :
he was years old. So he hasn't hal AZ
much childhood as some boys. BY "
managed To be some by for all ina.
81 started in playing Hdm'ci wn'''
some players leave Off. don't Hn''
that III ever get back tn Ho"IrL
think | like life to-day and that snf
always like to play life to-day. soHe]
thing that | know and feel. Ao'ul ~.
first boy | played was AHlHS IN Wv
Nadis,' with the Woodward S''h .''''
pany in Kansas city. PLAYED Wv
usual range Of boys paUi H S'''
in Kansas city, Denver ana ~ '"u..
in fact, all through the WcS' WI, Wv
Woodward and the Fellows S'o.h o',
pany, and afterwari the Ca''le H'w ,
Company in Boston, in which ] "laoV
my debut in The Little 'hiS"a"'
Naturally | Ike BdrHCV hest VI 80
the boys parts | ever played
THE Jockey in 'Widhrc gave nv
some New York recognition NJ" -.
theatregoers may remcmhef INC
ChGppie Roster. remcmhI the .'"'
papers made a point Of IN" fact 'n'' ,
had never ridden horse 1r oven I'''
the races, 4,
'Rebecca OF SunnybrooN fdIm
one Of the pleasantest memories ] 20" o..
for j liked AbijGh, the ohor' o'l' y.
got on famously together lie was,
YOU know II you read the BOOK '' ,a.
the play, a chore boy with a'P'',,sal
Like barney. lac wanted ' ~o
something OF himself We'll ..,.
one day that | was t"..'nI '". s..
cir. of my heart, to the Gi''' 'a,.
ment OF the gallery boys. WHO
came out strong for lhyd". ut,
meant for her sake to make F''' NJ.
of myself to raise myself IN 'N'
To amount tn somcthinG, 7" '.,j
higher. Now those gallery bows wa,
to help Abiidh along, Ia '\ui' =
sympathy and offer sner''O'"' ....
when in my delicate N'u" ','' .,,1
scene I said | wanted to CHM ,cdI
n shrill voice from the gallery "''
Climb a tree Climb a tree
"well. I'm still climbing