Stage Confidences: Talks About Players and Play Acting

gdalen" was running, we became aware of the presence of

welled, I found it simply impossible to believe the stories I ha

frequently indulged in seemed a weariness to the flesh; while her applause was

from the young minister is continued through several more pages, I actually trembled with fear, lest her ennui sho

I faced her box directly. I can see her now. She was almost lying in her chair, her ha

rds fell, one by one,

s old, and I was half

e arms of her chair, and she li

r cloak closely about her.) "The night was coming on-and-a

n the perfumed furry warmth of her cloak she shivered so that th

flagged. When I responded to a call before the c

presented to her; when with that touch of bitter

teadily and at too true an

nderstand,"

r replied, "Oh, yes, I think you do; at all events, I do not find it amusing

ed entreatingly, "

e, and a kind look shone from her splendid eyes. Next moment she was sweeping superbly toward her carriage, with her ge

ays are generally the mere reflections of happenings in real life; while the recognition of such scenes often cau

re. Two or three plays were tried, then he abandoned the scheme. But while "No Name" was on, Mr. Parks was cast for a part he

question put to him, his housekeeper knelt at his side, lifted his hand

part; and on the third night, when the housekeeper let his hand fall and said, "He is de

As one young woman earnestly remarked next day: "You see he so perfectly expressed all our

ggested that Mr. Daly would do well to engage that chap,

ng, and it happened that Parks's part, which was already short, suffered severely. He, of course, said nothing, but a little later he introduced a bi

round at his movable piano, the wife held the tambourine, while his leggy little daughter danced with surprising grace on t

ou're not in Daly's company; he'

to see me, and I gave her a "pass," that she might see from the "front" the play she had so often dressed me for. She

ed the money at me, striking me in the face, she turned to her young man, saying savagel

eclaring, I was dead! while Dave assured her over and over again, "No, honey, she carn't be

ne was almost over, when applause broke from the upper part of the house. Instantly a mighty and unm

the audience, who quickly recovered from the interruption, while f

with your pretty things. My skirt caught on a nail at the very top step, so that when I reached the stage my train was stretched out full length, and in the effort a scene-hand made to free it, it