Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-10

CllSDCe. a picture SHappet III Lhe -, ~
after one of tie first rehearsals for 1.-The
at must be an easy life those actors
live. All they have to do is to eat ana
sleep drive around in their cars ana
Then act on the stage for a couple OF
hours every evening. How envy
them" s,;5
a young lady was talking to her friena
in box at the Palace theater iast "eeA
when the Associate fiayers VIE p p1"
senting 1.-THE Girl He Couldn t BUY.
II annears very easy TO the unlnitated'
Rnt To those who have been pack
stage, during the production OF ois
nlav. or in the preparation or IT, very
dd;fferent aspect is shown. One finds,
after a short while listening to reheaFs
ala. that there is no other profession
that requires SO much patience taet or
hard work than PLAYING III s'osh
nos n do is to get to theEtheater every
morning at 10 o'clock. rehearse 90 or ~
..sides" or sheets which compose MS
lines of the play. get through with re-
hearsal at 2 or $50 in the afternoon,
have luncheon and then study his part
in the coming production
Then. after hurried dinner ne ge!s
ia the theater at Z 30; makes up Tor has
mart in the performance. acts under
high tension for two or three hours,
Ineves the theater at 80 or l., and
then studies his part for the next Week
from 10 to 2:3O in the morning. during
Tho remainder Of the time he can gen
orally get some rest
Rehearsals Are Hard.
Rahesrsals are often the hardest part
of an actors life. with the exception OF
first nights To the director is gwen
the task of keeping harmony among the
nlayers while he j attempting TO coach
each one over and over again the exact
position he shall take, or the manner ~
which the lines of the play shall he saia:
or the length OF the KISS al 'he 'iose ~
the last act. 1o
Harvard Foster, the director Of the
Associate PLAYERS. besides telling and
showing the other members of the cast
how thew shall act under certain condi-
tions. also has his own sides to com,
NIT to memory. as well as the cues
which are the actors call boys tor dntF.
He must coach the others white coachliS
himself. and practically know all the 5ob
ar 400 ..sidas'' of the production, and
keep harmony.
If one believes that it is easy to re-
TAIN ones good nature when one mas
70 repeat a thing over and over before
he can get it to suit another. Which
might probably not be the way winch ne
though it ought to be done. let nm Try
II The chances are that before an hour
was over. if they were men there would
be fist fight. OF women there might
even be hair pulling match. Al any
rate. it is probable that there would bs
words
The actors and actresses all have their
trials to contend with. They may be
held BY the director TO work one part
over many times in order to get 1t per-
Iy.t
otonous work and work that might well
cause another. more his strung creature
to end in the madhouse.
Actor Enjoys Work.
Despite reports to the contrary, play
ars in dramatic stock companies work
as hard if not harder than people in
other lines of work. And they like it.
IF they did not, they would not remain
there "There isn't harder game in
the world than playing in stock, after
Won once get well in, but no one ever
leaves it after he has gotten in because
il is really good work. The more one
pIays in stock the more one realizes that
he amounts to something. Not because
he probably is before the limelight once
in a while, but because he feels that he
is doing somebody else some good by
giving him some entertainment probably
cheering him up. and often preaching
DlIn StEIiou "iSb u iEdi 'ipl az lHi Jug IL
the medium of an acted story" declared
Will III. Gould. the leading man of the
Associate Players.
First nights are often a trial for
players in stock. The audience outside
the footights, however. seldom realize
It. An actor or actress never gets over
certain form Of stage fright on the
opening night of new production. They
know that if it does not take well with a
first night" crowd. that it will probably
fall flat with crowds of theatergoers to
follow. And for that reason they put
every ounce of pep" which they have
into their acting.
Manager Also Works.
Once the first night is over with an
other successful performance, they have
the punch to continue through the week,
working hard all the time, with hours
that few laborers would stand for. and
taking the joys Of success and the trials
IF disbursement with fortitude that
one might well be proud of.
The manager of stock company has
his work cut out for him, also. Earl A.
Moore, manager Of the Associate Play
ers is also juvenile lead in the cast. Be
sides arranging with the representatives
of playwrights for permission to use
nlays that have made a success in the
east. trying to keep the expenses dowr
within the limit Of the receipts OF the