The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

II Is a fact tina; While We have IA
this country youthful feminine talent
for the stage We have curiously in
adequate supply Of promising young
men actors. Rarely If ever does an
American manager have to send to
England FOR an actress to I'M an exact
ing part. Scarcely a day goes by that
VIC arc not Informed by cable of the
engagement Of some London actor FOR
a Forthcoming Broadway production.
And now comes along no less an au
thority than Marie Tempest to say N
several recent interviews that he really
first rate young actress is becoming
rare.
Asked for some explanation II the
phenomena Miss Tempcs, referred THE
SCS reporter 10 W. Graham Browne.
who T. not only her leading man but
the producer of al her plays now being
presented In repertoire at the Comedy
Theatre
The only possible explanation to my
mind is that the character. habits and
training ut Your young American
women IL tuta.iy different from the
character, habits end training Of the
corresponding class of English girls"
said Mr.. Browne
The YOUNG women Of America are
more serious than ours. As a sex they
take themselves and their work with a
seriousness almost unknown 70 our
womeu--at least such Of them as elect
the stage for a livelihood. In England
to-day the girl who goes on the stage
will not work H. did the actress OF a
generation ago. They are looking for
easy ways Of making money. They
come for the most pert from comfort
able homes where they live most re-
specially with their parents The stage
offers them an opportunity Of earning
extra money for clothes ana luNur!es.
and IL they possess Sufficient breeding
and good Manners In these a"sets
our young English actresses are for me
most part We'll duwered-thc stage OF
fers social opportunities which middle
class women could never otherwise as
pire 10. For in London pretty young
actress Of respectful bile life, with or with
out a modicum Of talent, is likely 10 be
invited almost anywhere.
"And the potentiility OF being invited
almost anywhere means the potentially
Of marrying almost anywhere. For the
English glrl there il no matrimonial
market so good the stage. and this
fact the English girl and her mamma
have long since discovered.
at didn't used 20 he SO. There was @
time In England, and that time has not
entirely disappeared IN America, | UNI
derstand, when there was social preju-
dice against the stage In many ways
the removal of that social prejudice has
wrought harm. in special a. pertains Il
the work Of the actress. So far as the
l. u ~ mo-
haps been better To have restricted the
actresses social activities to the greer
room for in the drawing room Of Eng
llsh society scores uf excellent young
actresses have been lost. Unless young
woman H. possessed Of real genius she
simply won't work hard nowadays
whats the use, She argues, of my going
or long arduuu, tours In the provinces
when I can i've here in London ant
have good time? The result Is thai
she refuses any opportunity to grow II
her art, and to grwo in the art Of acting
one must act. act, act not one, bu
many parts. Of every conceivable kind.
Mr.. browne, Who was for years viii
II. II. Benson in Shakespearlau roper
toire and who prior TO his London de
but. spent many seasons in provincial
tours with repertoire companies, pre-
sentlnG now "A farce, now u musica
comedy, spoke with enthusiasm Of tn
hard work aud devotion of the present
geueraiiuu - English actor.
"1lo l. Just a! earnest aud devoted u
duty a. Nonr Young American actr"s'
Like tho otter. ho looks upon tho stag
rs his calling IN life. Usually II f. hi
livelihood. and being such, h., wants II
make il as good a livelihood ~ possible
He approaches his work with res pecl
In which he resembles Your Noun
woman. He has chosen the stage as
profession with as much seriousness n
his brother has the army or IA" law a
tho church. lie has gone ON the stag
10 stay There all tho days uf his LIE, fo
better or for worse. 50 TO speak, ana n
means a. work. hard that il shall h" f"
th' better
"l,ngDud expects every man ~ Il
his dut. - toe motru 90 tp, nNera.
Hn-N'Shm,u u any Waik of He" al.
Tho aN"r'%c English ncIor sors Ais dui
Just * vl'tr as Though a. Wrr" a sol
dier or ~ai.uT. And to this end u
works, works works, just as hard a
your ambitious American girls WORT
when h isn't playing in London h
Is not above touring the provinces. II
pride, himself upon acquiring "A roper
tore ANA he is always building for tn