Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-25

tropolis. For several seasons she added her talented parsonage Co the
 play Of Mother ln which Emma
 Dunn appeared By @ peculiar coinci-
 dence Miss Dunn Is also a member of the sinners cast.
 "The growth of the English language In foreign countries" Ferne Rogers, the
 American prima donna declares, "is
 marvellous" Miss Rogers has sung in
 many of the foreign countries and is mistress of the principal languages herself "ln Germany and France the
 growth has been most rapid. While
 the foreign singers appear Co have reluctance Co singing in our language,
 no such aversion is manifest among
 the actors and the tradesmen. It is
 not am infrcqucnt sight to witness
 prominent actors and actresses in each of these countries deeply engrossed in the study Of the English language. Unlike their vocal associates, Co suc- ceed here which seems to be their chief ambition means that they must master our language. and they have set about it with diligence"
 Louise Randolph. a talented Ameri- can dramatic actress. gives such cX- cellent advice Co stage aspirants. that | it is worth repeating "No girl who has a home Co go to during the off seasons or an income sufficient for her needs during those times should at- tempt Co go on the stage. lt Is very uncertain work and the salaries paid l Co beginners are small. The money earned the first few years will scarcely pay for ones wardrobe. But any other lart or even trade must be acquired by the expenditure Of money. so 1T one | lregards the first few years as sort of schooling. of course, of tuition, the IOapital drawn on is well invested. But having decided firmly that you must  | .lcompany with au experienced director ! I-personaliy, ] do not approve of schools of acting-and play parts. | Acting can only be learned by experi- Ieuce."
 l Paul Ker. whose observations upon the importance of a clear, comprehen- | sive and coherent Book for success | ful musical comedies, were discussed lin these columns recently, has found l a valuable ally in Ferne Rogers, the American singer recently returned from | London triumphs who has sung in lgrand and light opera. 'lt Is not in- lfreuueutly the ease" she declares, that lthe artiste herself does not know what the story is about Mauifestly her lwurk suffers in consequence. No per son can sing and act intelligenty Iwhen she is not quite certain in her own mind what it all means Musical iCumedv is comedy sung or with inter | tOtherwise. the same rules apply or lshouid apply Co its construction. And lthe plot, and its development, ls quite las important as the music.' When the Iartistes themselves begin to direct the Iattention of producers and managers l to this sad defect we may hope for early improvement And another con
 ributinE cause will be the failure of
 more than twO-thirds of the musical
 Iplays produced this year.
 4 George Middleton. who has contrib ' uted some of the best examples of tho
 short play to our dramatic stage, t'
 said 10 have read a letter from tho
 Hate Henrik Ibsen in which that grea'
 writer and dramatist urged that a4 plays, before being publicly presented 1, be published and generously circulated land the idea is susceptible Of hearty concurrence. Whether he was inhu- euced by this fact or not Mir. Middle
 i ton has just brought forth another
 book of short plays, C'Hne7esslon, 'I Henry Holt & Co. Sew York, whici
 has further placed the reading public , in his debt In this volume are sew eral short plays, and it is his fourth vol ' ume Many have been seen on tn, . stage. many others should be SO seen p As the New York "Times" said in
 recent review. "No one else is doiul
 this kind of work, and his books shOul, Inot be missed by readers looking fO
 striking presentation of the stuff llt
 is made of" It may be many year
 before plays such as those written b,
 Mir. Middleton may find ready plac
 1 on the dramatic stage but the time l
 lsurely coming when plays of such un
 ldoubted literary and dramatic yalu . twill have successful presentation. Tn AImanv forms of so-Caued "uplift" wil 1lmaterially assist this cOnsummation.