The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-03-19

eraI moments passed after ne gained
his feet before he began to speak.
A slight nervousness, apparent at first
soon wore away.
am hardly able TO go through with
a mOnologue, and they say / do one
pretty well. There Is fancy among
the .Orlcntals, you know" the, actor
continued. that the dead must cross
q bridge OF red hot iron, and that Is
the way feel. In facing an audience
OF this kind am as nervous as
Mr. Gilpin was profuse in express
ing his gratefulness 70 the Drama
League and TO the public for its rec
OgnitiOn of his efforts and for It's
treatment Of him az an artist. !, :.
explained. was something long,
long way off ! never expected 70
reach that height but you have call
sd a me that oS S g glad oloasre h sSs
j am happy 70 be among you and
have you know my work A close
up OF Charles Gilpin does not look
very Inviting. g
This was followed by ripple Of
I'm the future" he concluded. IL
shall try 10 make my work stand out
az prominently, II that Is within my
The applause at the conclusion OF
HIS short speech was even greater
than that with which he was received.
The other guests Of honor made
brief addresses, In which they thanked
the Drama League for the honor II
had bestowed on them.
GiIpIn Asks Opportunity For the Ne
gro Actor ..
Conference Room Of the Civic Club
IL Packed when Noted stage star
Makes Address.
More than a hundred and fifty per-
sons packed the conference room al
the Civic Club. IL West Twelfth St.
yesterday afternoon to hear Charles
American Stage" Every inch OF stand
ing room was taken including the
aisle space, and few persons could
not gain adnittance to the room.
Gilpin said that many fine actors
will be developed among Tie Negroes
" they are only given ar opportunity
on the stage In genuine Negro parts
After speaking OF the emotional DUAL.
: lilies OF the Negro he said There II
no reason why we should do nothing
but buffoonery."
0ilpin said that Irving Berlin ant
dozens Of other. writers Of purel,
Of their jingles among the Negroes
He described other manifestations Of
the artistic In the Negro. nature an,
told Of several Negro elocutionistl
hnoWA " Wae AN SCA1AetA"'
Waiter F. White. assistant secre
tary Of the Association for the Ad
vancement .. Colored People. VIII,
presided, said OF Gilpin; Ills contri
button 10 art in America Is q yer.
great one. and II hes opened the eye
OF the theater-going public to tn
possibilities OF the Negro In drama"
Gilpin distressed from his theme
'The Negro and the Stage" to dis
cuss prejudioes affecting his race II
gersr raj The prospect for the Negr
rests with the clean thinking Ameri
can,r he said. After saying there Is
high death rate among Negro bahie
because their mothers lack education
in hygiene, h. asked; why send mis-
sionarles to Africa and China whel
you've got enough work to do here
He was applauded many times dur
Ing the address, 1T its conclusion
few questions wero asked by the tn
dience One questioner asked him
he favored the GaIvey movement pro
: posing return of his race 10 Africa
why go back to place you,v
got enough work 70 do whereV
He was applauded many times dur
ing the address. AZ it's conclusion
few questions were asked by the au
dience One questioner asked by tn
audience. One queationer asked hir
III he favored the Garvey movement
proposing return Of his race TO Africt
why go back &c plaes youv
never been7" he Responded.