The sun., 1919-01-05


at the Riv0Ll
should not be criticised for that lack
Il foresight since she never suspected
II herself Henceforth, however, II is
likely that she will he associated in
the minds OF Broadway playgoers, at
least, as the masseuse at the Golden
Springs Sanitarium she has achieved
he greatest success of her career. And
she 10 called upon as the partner of
Joseph Cawthorn TO do something
never before required of her; she both
sings and dances.
The stage fright which sets
a-tremble the youthful graduate OF
small town stock company making her
first appearance before a metropolitan
audience is q feeling OF cheerful conf
dence compared to the sensation eX-
perienced by Miss Eburne the opening
night of "The Canary" She says 10 her
self. In the audience there were a num-
DER of persons who had applauded her
past performances and we're unaware
they were about to be treated to one
they had not been led to expect of her
She knew she would astonish them
but would they be disappointed or
pleased? For Miss Eburne her entire
future career hung in the balance until
the outburst of mingled laughter and
applause gave her the answer.
Butler Davenport repeated: ut lies
in not directing but developing char
1cters, helping the Players develop the
men and women TO be expressed
through them, SO that the audience
looking into their homes and lives feel
that 1t isn't acting but living, as many
people have said of the playing in
Difference in Gods now being played
at the Bramhall Playhouse. 1t isn't
easy to get from the players at first
this living quality, for those who've
hal experience in theatrical playing
have to drop acting methods; while
the beginner has to lie restrained from
acting as he has so often seen 1t done,
and applauded. And then to get them
all to think the characters thoughts.
listen to each other as those charac-
tiers would listen, their faces bodies,
gestures. all responding to those
thoughts; not letting the players per-
sonality clog or mask the expression
OF the character. So few characters
listen well in stageland. Where
through speaking interest ceases until
time 10 speak again, this Is 80 because
the player is dominated by his own
personality and not by the characters
1t Is beautiful work and thrillingly
interesting, developing, especially so
when you see the characters breaking
through the players, pushing their per-
sonalities out of the way more and
more until the character is in full
possession OF the players instrument
his body--then the person conceived
by the dramatist lives in his or her
actors acting.
"How obtained?' Best by sreadins.
| the play to and with the players, then
q number Of rehearsals with parts
read. cropping cur ways. learning the
peoples thoughts. understanding their
feelings, absorbing their words. until
unconscicusly those words can be
spoken without having memorized
them mechanically, which Is so often
apt to be the cause OF their being me-
chemically talked. not naturally spoken
With different players different meth
DDS must be employed to secure the
best results
Jane Cooper, who Is supporting
! Norman Trevor and associates in ~
Place in the Sun" at the Comedy
| Theatre, Is IL Californian who studied
for the stage in Paris and at the Tree
Academy in London Cyril Maude
gave her her first engagement In Lon.
don in The Little Cafe" and she also
played with Godfrey Tearlo in "HeI
Side of the House" and with Kenneth
Douglas in THE Night Hawk"
! She commenced her American career
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell In specia
matinees OF The Second Mrs. Tan
queray" for Belgian relief Followinl
this she played Annette with Richarc
Bcnnett In Maternity" and also sup
ported that star in Nearly Married
She was on the road In kick In" ant
following this came her engagement a.
leading woman with David Wariield II
Won Der Dccken" and Tho Must,
Master" Last season she was IL
What's Your Husband Doing" anG
this season she Is one of the coterle o.
playe who make such distin
guished ensemble at tho Coined,
Theatre.
Samuel Goldfish, n name worlC
known throughout the length AM
breadth OF tbs motion picture Industry