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

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Fifteen hundred million human beings live the earth
thousands of kinds spend the year aborng
for their fellows.
Tens of thousands work at making clothes.
savage natives practice holding their breath to
dive for pearls.
Others shovel coal in burning furnaces.
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 talk class enough appreciated class
of VERY HARD-woRKING MEN AND WOMEN, the actors
actresses whose task amuse cheer and inspire their
tired melancholy fellow creatures.
Ours melancholy people, VERY melancholy in spite of
tango and comic supplements Look at
hundred toward the end Of the day and hardly is
smiling shoulders worry travels with
to and fro.
The actor the playwright the form the class that
work to make life less gloomy to restore by hard work the
cheerfulness civilized life drives from faces
The cheerful workers and the least appreciated
those of the stage You finished product Of
efoand do not the years of study the hard weeks and
months of preparation for single performance
1t all easyand that very the result of the
hardest kind of
From genius comedian to that Of the great TRACE
dian important thing ease apparent
effort And many thsater wishing that they could
good living easily
If the hard work could be seen, patient ETERNAL
reheang the effort necessary get the message of the play
wright audience with simple method
that successf all the hard work. patience pre-
cedg production could be appreciated the public
wosd realize that the who makes life cheerful THE
HARD, PATIENT WORKER.
The who manages play risks his Judgment and his
of
public, is another entitled to sympathy. o..
He puts lifetime of study into his work. discovers
the playwright the loss Of the poor work
held pay the highest price for the good woand the year
butt of the charming crcwho does nothing
in particular himself but lives harsh Judgment of Others
SympathiEe with that managerhe needs your sympathy
your praise for the orbearance which possible
seIfsatished critics to reach old age
ympathze with and actress whO every day.
live the high standard reputation
The doctor lawyer other professional reput
ton gained in the past.
But the actor depends on WHAT HE DID LAST NIGHT
The public that applauds him to-day leaves him tomorrow
fihealth change public fancy value
Every day over and over the actor must build himself up
Woe to him if he fails once; he is gone.
When you the actor 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 oes pepeua
on the verge of pessimism and despair.
But the who changes gloom mrh element
in the world of stage work.
New ideas taught from stage old exposed
on the stage.
1t is desirable that should hate vceand the stage
done than agency except perhaps the church.
vice hateful.
Actors charitable above all classes of workers
eernay called upon give their chary-and always
they respond great disaster Christmas charity
eft for poverty stricken old ageany worthy appeal 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 generous in applause of good
Make your business to recommend and your
good plays