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

Work to Make Life Less Gloomy for handwriting Nation
Fifteen hundred million human beings i've on the earth
And thousands of spend the year labOring
for their fellows.
Tens Of thousands work at making clothes.
few halfsavage 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 a few millions do
nothing but live upon the work that others do
To-day talk Of class not enough appreciated class
Of VERY HARD-woRKrNG MEN AND WOMEN the actors
actresses cheer and inspire their
tired, melancholy fellow creatures
Ours is melancholy people, VERY melancholy spite of
our tango and comic supplements" Look at
hundred faces toward Of the day. and hardly
smiling shoulders and worry travels with
to and fro.
actor playwright the manager the that
work to gloomy restore by hard work the
cheerulness civilized life drives from faces
cheerful workers and the least appreciated
those stage You the finished product their
eors-and the years Of study the hard weeks and
months Of preparation for single performance.
all easyand that very is the result Of the
hardest kind Of work
From the genius the comedian great TRACE
dian important thing ease of all apparent
And many theater wishing that they OOuld
good living easily
II the hard work could seen, the patient ETERNAL
rshsarsng the effort necessary the message Of the play
wright into the brain Of the audience with the simple method
that succe all the hard work patience and effort pre-
cedng production could be and appreciated the public
would realize the actor who makes life cheerful is THE
HARD, PATIENT WORKER.
The who manages play, risks his Judgment and his
money endures patiently the stupidity of assistants and Of the
public is another entitled sympathy.
He puts lifetime Of study into his work. discovers and
courages the playwright the loss Of the poor work.
held pay highest price for the good worand is the year
year-ou butt of the charming crtcwho does nothing
in particular himself but lives harsh Judgment of others
sympathize with that manager-he needs your sympathy
your praise forbearancs which possible
sslfsatished critics reach old age.
And sympathe with the actor and actress who every day.
live the high standard and make another reputation
The DOCTOR lawyer other professional live rspua
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
If heah change in public fancy has lesensd his value
Every day and the actor must build himself up
Woe 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 valuable the world
perhaps valuable of all in this age perpetuay
.On the verge of pessimism and despair.
But the who changes gloom mirth
in the world Of stage work.
ideas taught stage abuses are exposed
on the stage.
desirable that vce-and the stage has
done than agency perhaps the church. make
vice hateful.
Actors charitable above all classes of workers They
eenay called give their work for chary-and always
they respond great disaster Christmas charity fund ben
eft for povertysrken old ageany worthy appeal
whole world of the stage ready and willing
OF at NJ hard
work and patient rehearsal
Be liberal and generous in your applause of good
Make your business recommend and your friends to
good plays