Show A TOUCH OF REAL LIFE NOT ACTING Speaking before the Professional iona Wo nans League Lague on Various Kinds Kinda John Sherwin Sherwin Crosby paid al lip lP hoped the tho time would come comeana and he be believed It I would when n acting would be b made a part of pt the t p system of at public education I was glad he said ito lt to see that t at Mrs Emmons Blame Blaino of the Chicago o school board thinks that the theatre ought to be made madea a part of public edu education education cation I fad fael f el the same way I would like to see every public school sch ol equipped with wih a little litte stage and the teachers assigning parts to the pupils and giving givIng ing ng plays plays What a chance chace that that would give the amateur actor and what w at an Impetus It would give to the th whole great eat art of acting I know some amateur pur pursued pursued sued Mr Crosby whom I would rather see than some of the actors actors I do pee on the stage when I have tickets t gly given given glyen en me meThe meThe meThe The question queston whether an actor should b the part he portrayed or only strive to paint It i was then brought up up h Crosby Crosb quoted the remark r of Forrest when some told him he h played plaY d Lear well wel the night before Played Lear I was Lear LearOne Lar LarOne LearOne One of the th parts of the address was when whon expanding into a confidential vein the speaker speaker dilated on his Ms own theatrical experiences out in inI I with dear Gene Field thirty years year ago ag I 1 was wac wa a n married marred man with two babies before I X gave up my m theat theatrical theatrical neal dream he told the audience I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a high school teacher It I was said of me mO that more actors than clergymen graduated gl d under uJ ur me and I guess that was so At any rate three of my pu pupils pupils pils pis tors afterward become became be well wel known ac actors actors actors Gene Field Fl ld and I organized a little Itte company company and we gave plays plays in all 1 sorts of places Sometimes we would board over the pews In a church and present presenta a play there thero One hot July day we played Othello but It I my fault faul ladles ladies added a ed the speaker sp alt r ly There ITher was wasa a young lawyer and nd he be thought he could play the part of lago and he did And Ad I played Oth l llo 10 lo I 1 can cnn feel the amber run running running running ning down my cheeks now Oh 01 I was a wonderful schoolmaster Gene Gee Field said I was and he ought to know for he ho married one of my pu Ui pl Julia was as a sweet girl I can s se seher ee e her now pattering up to lo my desk with Please Mr Crosby will wH you let me go at ten es to 4 this afternoon Why what is It i Julia Jula 4 Oh 01 you know Mr Crosby Croby Gene Field wants wan to take tale mo me driving down Lovers Lane I But the tho acting that goes on off of the that Mr Crosby declared dec red was far tar more interesting than much that goes on on it Were all al actors oven the clergymen who tell teB us what a lovely ovelY place the next world is and take pains to keep out of at it as long as pos possible possible possible sible In fact you cant tell tel who acting But depend on it i its Is bad b d act acting actIng acting ing not to tb make the best of things Act ct happy if i you pou arent Act as If 1 you had 5 6 It if you a n cent And when hen henou you ou see OO a fellow actor looking sad dont say Oh John how ill m youre looking S but slap him hin hil on the back and I say 53 John J I lp youre looking 1 f bully buly I |