The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-30

her audience in order to win its
enthusiastic applause. Then, third,
comes beauty. However,, the good
looking young woman possessed of
great magnetism will give the impress
sion Of much greater attr~activeness
than her more beautiful sister without
it. The best training for a stage as
pirant Is the stage itself. No schools
can teach her so well or so rapidly to
acquire that something which is ap-
proved Of on the stage and which
brings large sums to the box office.
AS I said, I got my first training in
the stock company of the Boston
museum n there l worked hard,
willing to take any part assigned to
me. Had they offered me the leading
part at that time I should Cheerfully
have made a stab at 1t. However, they
omitted to do this and it was some
time before I got a chance to show
the public what 1 could really do.
There are many men and On
the stage who would make a big, sue
cess If only they got the chance. II
they keep a keen eye on every OPP
portunity 1t will be sure to come
along. For a short time l was in vaude-
vile n I consider. that this was
splendid training. 1t is, Of course,
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audience in a ten-minute performance
than 1t Is when you have two and a
half hours and the assistance of a
big company. In vaudeville you must
focus all your powers all the time on
the audience and accept its dare to
be amused. However, 1t is a splendid
opportunity to show your ability and
is a very good way to obtain recog-
milton If you have the talent. 1t
was while l was playing in The De-
fender that my chance came along,
as I had always been sure it would
some day. One Of the leading parts
was being played by an actress who
did not satisfy the management and
I was asked If I thought 1 could do
anything with it. AL I asked was a
chance to prove that I could. I got it
and kept on from that time, getting
bigger parts until I was starred. In
the words Of one of the songs in my
present piece, 1t Is a grand old life
! think 1t is the greatest in the world.
One Of the marked advantages of the
stage over other occupations is that
an actress has all her days to her
self; it Is not necessary to be cooped
up in a building all day long, away
from good air and bright sunshine.
Then h has q splendid opportunity
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education in itself. The life is a
very happy one, although a hard one.
But then. success is never gained
easily in any branch of work. Optim-
ism is another necessity in an actress
makeup. n must always be look
ing for the bright side of things. She
u express in her personality thai
Joy Of living which is waited over
the footlights n makes her audience
forget all the cares and worries of
the work-a-day world. No work
keeps a woman so young as work on
the stage, for every day the actress
Is two women-one laughing and low
ing on the stage of the world. an
other when she is laughing and low
ing or weeping and ~despairing on the
stage Of the theatre. Her life is never
monotonous. Every evening, no mat
ter what her personal feelings may
be, h must envelop herself in the
personality of the other woman. No
matter what bogies are being hoisted
up before our eyes in the form of
cabarets, motion picture plays or
tango teas, I believe that for real
talent there is a better chance to-
day than ever for the actress. These
new amusements may affect the bal
cony n h gallery am sure they
debut not to a serious extent. Just
watch the crowds outside the thea
tres any matinee afternoon or any
evening and you will see what I say
Is true. Let the girl with talent try
out her powers in the home town
stock company and she will soon
know whether she Is chosen for this