Show The Stage and Things Momentous S IA A A young oun woman u ifs lis as f follows fol lOl l. l lows Jaws 5 Editor Telegram S SS From time tino to time timo I r ba o ba o reitl of S i this lIn and that brilliant man mau who has b ha s j written a a play of this nn anti that th brIll brilliant bril brIl- l' l Jiant actor who gives tho the o oto S. S to this pla play anti and of the tho great joaS idea joa S that thai tile tho combined efforts bring forth S 1 go go to tho theatre expecting tho the unusual un usual uS in iii so far that I may maj seo and aDd hear something t that at Is 18 big hig and tal Tho Th Th result i is that i I find tho usual tawdry and mawkish theme tho usual t about hout of tho the antI an ano o O spent in UI nothing of Teat great gain aln to tu the thc mind and thu tho imagination What I i would liko iko t tU know is is aro dramatists and actors really deep brilliant an and momentous men nicu and women 1 First of all lets let's consider r tho the theatre thea tha tre tle and the actor Tho The appeal of tho theatre is is' the tho appeal to tho the mob Some Sorno i t playwrights attempt to infuse n a degree of- of philosophy into thor their writings T but butI I it jt is iJ usually of tho the lower grade A AJ I J play abounds with platitudes tudes tidos and epigrams that aro are ar J 1 1 ily ity commonplace When an author attempts attempts at at- tempts too loo tine fine a distinction or int in in- t dul cs in too much serious literary of cf- fort his offering often fails An actor resorts to the tho tricks of his trade C which hl have e been followed followell for force ce and nd only appear appeal now in new garments a and aud modern surroundings surrounding E Es the theatre is a luxury m and therefore pIa plays s 's cannot bo be considered cons consid ered ored in the light of be being momentous s Various pcr persons liko like various arious forms of amusement Some applaud the ps u o S serious with the lingo lin o of satirical merS mer mer- Others will have none nono of this thi S and IU applaud only onty the coarse an and pat cut ent What Whai the dramatist strives to do in order to make mone money is to appeal to toS both classes cs or oz- hit bit a happy mediumS medium S S whereby her by his work may be accepted b by bythe bythe the general mob an anti and thus become an au unqualified success With au an in tn incentive o such stick as this thi ila must s tc reduce ll ce it its el to trickery and anti chance and the avoiding 3 of too much fidelity to purpose a and ideas The re re- 1 suit i is that the tite whole affair 3 air assumes the atmosphere of a catch peon penny pennyS S scheme S. S Tho important part of a play piny pIn an act actor or even cn a sou song an and dance team is the a audience as assembled on the most proPortionate proportionate pro pro- proportionate si side sido a of or tho the footlights A At Ai i t play Ila an actor or any tort bort of performer must have havo material and aHtI p personality that curries carnes forth to this audience and aua i tC t I eN T To do 15 to sO it is JS sary to play lIJar tay a and arouse C many CJ emotions sAU All of at us its have tome liking within for forS forthe forthe the heroics As S far as us producing an S that in ju temporary let alone nono permanent uplift and anti in spira r S 'S tiou that is pure parc rot S Momentous and consequential thin things 5 are aru accomplished under uDder a strain dis- dis is taut from that of or luxury m Big things it that count arc are done by big bi men and women in bi big surroundings s. s More of ten ten we will find these arrived at t in the theS S open field where brains brails ma may produce f an idea for the thc growth ro of things for or thc the good of mankind under tinder the lea of the mountain side ide where the metals are arc culled from tho earth carth an and in the k brushed r with wit other humans where beTe a spoken wor word or deed may turn the tide the iu ju sonic some fellow creatures creature's existence S The time for genuine heroics and for fort t worth while reflection is in iu the tho V a of oJ your chamber anti and an before the glare pf pC o h inner ce |