Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-12-19 | Page 29 | Slaves of the Stock Companies

11 r SLAVES OF THE STOCK J COMPANIES I j When does doea the stock actor eat and sleep It is a known fact tact that he be works hours every day in inthe inthe inthe the week If that is 18 so when does h hf hc get his rest At 9 every morning he at the toe theatre for f r rehearsal which I lasts until 1 At he reports at the theatre for a matinee perform mance This usually lasts until 5 in inthe inthe inthe the afternoon At he be must be af at a ahi his hi costumers co or tailors tailor w wiil Ill 1 take lake him at least an hour At 7 71 l 1 he reports bick k at the theatre th for foi tin IIi 1 ir 1 which lasts until 11 at night I ii And from that time on it is up to him to study his part for tor next weeks play With such uch a schedule he may lay S claim honestly enough to a medal for tor hard work When one considers that the stock tack actor must memorize each week from front to ZOO closely l ly written site sides sheet sheets of typewritten matter and at the same time remember a like amount S of words and directions for the play that is current and while he is III doing this that he must unlearn a Ilka liko amount of matter from last weeks w eks eka character and give a sane aane tion of each role that is 18 allotted to o him him one stands back awestricken at the work accomplished every week in this city by the stock company actor Marie Nelson of the College COllee theatre company has bas not missed a performance S nor taken a vacation in the twelve Ion long of Just j st such routine Maude Leone of the S Peoples company has bas had bad but four months vacation in the seven years that she has bas been on the stage and Louise Randolph hat haS played con consecutively S every summer and winter without a rest for the past five years S Wilfred Lucas Lucaa who is u supporting S Rose Stahl ia in James Forbes comedy The Lady will wirl retire from the S stage at the end of the sm sea season son H aiu to resume his career as a con concert concert S cert singer sin CI CIAnn S S SAnne Anne Ann Steese Richardson one of the authors of A Mans a d Man in which c cRo Robert Ro ert Edeson will tar star came to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York eight years ago an bown writer writer writer ter with 45 in her fur Ie She is said eald to make l y yearly Farly arl now by her pen S James Bernard Fagan Pagan author of ot The Earth was wall ton for four years an actor act r two years ears under the management or of F FR FR FR R Benton greatest Shakespearean Shakes Shake pearean star itar and two years with Bc r bohm Tree While with the latti lattu r tie ig i was as the understudy of Louis Wager r f ff t S Mr f Tit c S 55 1