The evening world., 1914-11-28

conscientious work. and they deserve
every possible return for what they
have done. It's simply . matter Of
Justice"
She drew q quick breath and then
cit would be quite another thing II
our actors were less clever than those
who come from England. The fact 10.
they are more than able to hold their
own: 1t isn't o question Of their capa-
bility. Yet as q rule the English actor
than the American, ana when ne
calmly sails away with 1t At the end
Of q season he rarely has anything
good to say OF the country that has
been particularly good to him. This
10 q delicate subject. but II ever there
was q time when 1t called for Discus
sion, It seems to me. this Is the time.
A. ! said, ! have no feeling against
him in the least for getting az much
money a. no can carry homo with
him, but I do feel that our hrst duty
10 toward the actor who 10 one OF US.
who works here and lives here year
In and year out"
II is one thing to sit in front Of the
footlights and regard May Irwin
merely as funny woman" ana quite
ANGUISH IHin8 " 1it nCSoor .eSso
from her and realise that she Ii as
practical a. the wife who goes out
marketing for the dinner you find
before you whom you como home tired
and hungry. She may have q heart
as big as one of tho city blocks she
IL said to own. or she may DO merely
| good business woman In her leisure
hours. but there can be no question
that the American actor has . nxed
place in her heart.
"Why shouldn't We do everything
| In our power for our own?" she de-
manded. "And let me ask this--what
does England do for our actors?
Every company that comes here from
London finds q warm WELCOME await
| ing II. Take, for example, tho cordial
welcome given Mrs. Campbell and her
associates on the opening night OF
Pygmalion' at the Park Theatre. You
were there, OF course, and you saw
what happened. But have you ever
attended the opening performance OF
an American play given by American
actors in London? What contrast!
| I shall never forget the attitude OF
the audience toward The College
Widow at it's first performance In
London. It made my blood boil. There
was laughter throughout each act.
but the curtain was hardly down be-
| fore the house resolved itself Into
freezing silence. Very we'll! Now
! for a glance at the OF or picture az
we see II here. We call the English
actors in an English play before the
curtain and shower them with APP
plause. don't mean to say that
We are wrong in giving them rous-
ing welcome. It 10 enthusiasm that
keeps the stage alive. and I, for one.
am only too glad to give credit where
| credit Il due. irrespective OF country.
But do We get the same treatment
at other hands"
| You may agree with me that the
question came from ono OF the few
comediennes really born to the stage.
May Irwin knows the theatre as you
know the street In which you live
every turn of it-and when she talks
Of II she speaks from an experience
that dates back TO the day OF Angus
tin DAILY. She has only to cit at the
plano to make you realize that she
In an artistic to her finger tips. II
was her instructive feeling for the
theatre. I am sure, that made her
say, reluctantly. what she did say.
II May Twins words. toOether with
her praises. do not 60 ringing along
Droh1yay,, We may ven ask With her
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