Show ANOTHER HINT FOR STAGE FOLK What do you suppose is the thc reason reason for the favor with which that little The has been received at the Orpheum Three or four times In the history of the house some play Is presented clear out of proportion with the rest excellent as they may be Julius Tullus Steger provided prodded one of them This man John Hyams and his wife have another What Is the quality with which they the appeal Do you remember the magic with which Othello won the heart of ot Desdemona That must he the magic lying back of the success of Hyams and his wife The woman of course has that quality which in Billie Burk has been called charm The man can hardly be charged with such an at attribute tribute though he is enough But the both of them convince with their perfectly natural nat natural ural performance It is as if you had dropped In at atthe atthe atthe the home of ot a friend and two of ot the people there amused themselves with a bit of a play and by that same process amused you They dont seem to be acting For the most part they are simply having a good time And if Hyams and his wife do not enjoy their performance as much muchas as do the people in front then the simulation is more remarkable than their very clever skit There Is the suggestion for stage folk generally There is no need for sending a splendid woman through the horrors of ot an opium hell heU There Is la no need for smutty work In lines or body In Inthe Inthe inthe the acting The public cannot be better suited than it itIs ItIs itis Is with such plays as the The And the approval of the public Is IB the thing for which they all allare allare allare are struggling If It one have wit enough and talent enough and enough cleanliness of ot heart and soul one can make the stage a vehicle for the races redemption |