Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-21

Work to Make Less Gloomy for handwriting Nation.
Fifteen hundred million human beings live the earth
and thousands spend year abOrng
for their fellows
Tens Of thousands work at making clothes.
hafavage natives practice holding their breath
dive for pearls.
Others shovel coal in burning furnaces.
Some preach write solemn opinions and criticisms of
things in general.
Millions work at producing food and few millions do
nothing, but live upon the work that others do
To-day we talk enough appreciated class
Of VERY HARD-woRKNG MEN AND WOMEN, the actors
and actresses whose task TO cheer and inspire their
tired melancholy fellow creatures
Ours is melancholy people, VERY melancholy in spite of
our tango and comic supplements Look at
hundred faces toward the end of the day and hardly
smiling shoulders and worry travels with
to and fro.
The actor the playwright the manager form the class that
life less gloomy restore by hard work. the
cheerfulnes that civilized life drives from faces
The cheerful workers and the least appreciated
those workers Of the stage You the finished product of their
eor-and the years Of study the hard weeks and
months Of preparation for single performance
all sasyand that very the result of the
hardest kind Of work
From the genius Of the comedian to that Of the great TRACE
effort many thsater wishing they earn
. good living easily"
# the hard work could be seen, the patient, ETERNAL
reheang the effort necessary the message of the
wright into the brain of the audience with the simple method
that all the hard work. patience effort pre-
cedng production could be seen and appreciated the public
would realize that the actor who makes life cheerful THE
HARD, PATIENT WORKER.
The man who manages play risks his Judgment and his
money endures patiently stupidity the
public, is another entitled to sympathy.
He puts lifetime Of study into his work discovers and
courages playwright the loss of poor work
held the highest price for the good woand the year
nandyearOut butt of the charming Cricwho does nothing
particular himself lives Judgment others
Sympathize with that manager-he needs your sympathy
and your praise for the forbearance which makes possible
self satisfied critics to reach old age.
And ympathiEe with the who every day.
must live the high standard and make another reputation
The doctor lawyer other professional live repua
ton gained in the past.
But the actor depends on WHAT HE DID LAST NIGHT.
The public that appauds him to-day leaves him tomorrow
heaath change public fancy has esssned his value
Every day and the actor must build himself up.
Wee to him If he fails once; he is gone.
When you the you the who
of putting ideas into other mems minds.
The who makes you laugh is valuable the world
perhaps most valuable of all in this that toes pepuay
the verge of pessirnism and despair.
But the who changes gloom mrth element
in the world Of stage work.
New ideas taught the stage old exposed
the stage
It is desirable that should hate vCe-and stage has
done than agency except perhaps the church.
vice hateful
Actors charitable above all classes workers They are
eternay called to give their work for charand always
they respond great disaster Christmas charity fund ben
EFT for poverty old ageany worthy appeal finds the
whole world of the stage ready and willing.
Think Of this sit at enjoying the result Of
work and patient rehearsal
Be liberal and in your applause of good
Make your business your friends
good plays