Show 1 1 W 4 q U rut in APT an aown PF A T att N the third act of a play produced some come time ago before ft a critical now new york audience ft a fussy old bachelor decided to dash out into the cold night air u indi in di ill a nuble noble act As lie he rushes oft ilif the stage lie ho cries 1 where Is my shawl where is my shawl shaw 17 1 ca cant it go 90 out ut al a ahava ali ah mhd 1 ali ah indicates his batis satisfaction faction at finding tile the desired aft article icle then lie ha leav leaves es tho the stage at one performance B or of the play the property man neglected to a put t tie the I 1 shawl in its ita proper place and when the bachelor uttered the tha word ali ah he was embarrasses embarras seo d to that there was waa no ila shawl in bight lie he cast a hasty glance abd about ut him hoping hoplin that it might be found bu adv atiel after what must have been to him a long aud and painful wall alt ho he turned 1113 u p his h la coat collur coll lir and I 1 io 10 went out to lo braathe brav the e atomic now this thia hitch ia eatn tn performance al apprent PArent as it was remained undetected by all b but il 1 two fir three in tile the large audience the r spectators showed no dign of that something had gone wr wrong ni even when the bachelor returned later with the shawl around hl hia shoulders such lit hitches telles occur mccull often eliou enough gil in ill the best managed plays playa yet perhaps only one portion person in ill SOO ever detects them it would bo be a mistake re to conclude from this alila that audiences however critical they may be aie are unab lely servant allt it Is a case not of jaak of power ot of observation but or of uh all aver overabundance of baith 11 the he actis aclis that they have become so accustomed to absolute perfection in tho the production of plays playa that it seems almost inconceivably to them thell that thai an actor should bu found wanting orthal tho the smoothness of a performance should be hindered by human fallibly fallibility itty this faith in the absolute perfection of the ile Ilia machinery chinery of the th theater atee has aaa resulted in a delicate dell catu but powerful forin of tyranny which has unknown to the audiences that exercise it caused pain and terror and grief innumerable performers silvea of this relentless relent leiis tyra tyranny nuy they have been collice compelled lied to appear as aa usual in spite of tragedies slid and ailments unsuspected by tile the public sometimes thy the circumstanced have been tragic dragic and at times they haye have been rather comical last l ast summer bummer jack the husband of nora bayes was utis taken seriously ill and thu doctors sent him off to europe in haste while her was racing with dc death ath across fill alm ceas nora was obliged to go on with her performance at tt the I 1 e new brighton theater where the pair had beert been ap appearing pring when seen seea by the hie writer it a few minutes before her ac act t she was almost in a state ot of collapse from anxiety and grief iler her hair was vas dishevelled dishevel led tier her eyes were red with crying and she rho seemed a wreck A few minutes later sho shil appeared before the audience gayl gayly be decked and smiling smili tig as aa though slie ahe avre the happiest liest woman lu in tile the world it happened that many in the audi W 41 esy sea sep aw enca clice knew abou her husbands condition and sympathized sympathised with her being nare aware of how attached to each acl i other they were yet she was permitted to go ou on with uh iler her act in the ul absence sence of her hs husband band the original act had to be abandoned and mibs bares called upon tho the audience to name any song they might like her to sing bins some one and called for a popular tri melody elody miss bayes hesitated the tea lre ra gathe gathered med in her eyes cea 1 I cant slug bing that without my dar hue she exclaimed a ac s rhe bit bir tier her lip another sons song mas as far again the eyes of miss hayea filled with tears tc ura and they caina ho freely this time that slie she had to td turn her buck back on the audience 1 I cant slug 11 that without my darling either she stammered starn it was waa evident that she was vas in no condition to go on N alth ith tier her perform aut auf yet she continued to the end it q cruel to gallowher allow her to go ou on but the audience had to be served miss bayes would no doubt have preferred to cancel lier her engagement and remain by the side of her sick bus husband band but the tyranny of the audience wits not a thing to be trifled ath they had come from all parts or of the city to nce lice nc e miss bayes and they must muel not be disappointed it Is one of the unpleasant duties of managers mana gere to el lorce this rule the ll 11 point ant of tham episode la Is somewhat weakened Meak ened by later events including the separation of nora aliases Baye sand and her husband but the fact remaina rei that the ho incident if Is a good illustration of what actors and actresses actress ei havo have to go through to serve th tho u tyra tyrant tit known as the public laurette taylor who has scored a success in peg a 0 my heart was tho the victim of an odd experience when she was ac appearing at thy maxine maxima u ellioit theater in the bird of paradise radise Ki one evening a little while before the rise of the curtain ehe received a nate warning her nor that she had biad only live weeks to live it was signed with a skull and crossbones crosb bones M liea I 1 us taylor was alarmed by the tone of lie note an and io became hysterical however she abe received her bar cue audirac and aud bracing herself she made herway 0 to o the stage lif in the first act of abis alila pl play ay misa taylor had bad a little speech ech in which she said why should 1 I 1 be a arla cess I 1 want to live to awin to run to play 1 want to live live live ze miss mibs taylor remembered the note nota she had received lec elved threatening her life she became be came terrified again and her speech hev her wish vish to live became I 1 so hysterical that it was necessary to foi lier her to rush off the stage tho the man ager came out promptly and not knowing what esplan explanation a afon to give laid mias taylor talor had bad been seized with an attacks attack 0 of ing I 1 I 1 after some borne delay the ille performance d I 1 was sas continued in the last act miss taylor was to climb up a mountain and jump into a burning pit when va en she aho reached the top of the incline on this occasion title she was vaa once mote moreover over come by the terror of impending death and ran ra back in lull bill view of the aud audience lence vw for anole than a fortnight miss taylor bior was aa in a nerous condition one ev evening eiting during the play a man arose arosa air its overcoat miss taylor I 1 thinking it might be the writer of the mysterious note screamed pit on another occasion a small email ball rolling onto the stage from behind the wings set her hei in a paulc panic eme mme frances lida idi was attacked wn appendicitis everag ayo ago lilting a performance perform anco of Wh chello ello jud ajla as ab beizem lu in the first act but went through the entire performance bravely br avely when the curtain wea benl enl down on the last act like was rushed to tho the hospital and an operation was per I 1 formed without delay whatever terrors such buch contingencies ces have hae for most actors and actresses act reaB they hey t scein to margaret illing to oa a only dorily trifles compared with a greater problem which public performers have to face she un dermates der rates the inconvenience of physical disability and emphasizes the dangers danger of temporary spiritual or mental un lit fitness ness there ts Is a great source so birce of danger to the artist and to dramatic art she thinks in tile the common practice of allowing baars to play a single eole eight times a week and for as many performances performance a as the public will patronize without considering whether the actor or actress la is lii iii the wood mood or condition to otter offer the public the best that ii IB in hir her ThIs practice of working a single play and a tingle Ing actor to death la Is one of the dangers da leijers threatening the life of the am american theater she insists this condition can i be improved only by training spoiled spa aled american audi ances to the point where they will be prepared prepa rei to see a star role interrupted ru apted by billy any good artist whether whet lier named program or nut not |