| Show N nn Otis Skinner On Old Time Acting and the New Theater audiences of tho present 1 day stand the ranting of oC most Of t the tho actors of oC tho Iho alleged good 1 old times for a It minute This frank statement from tl U lips of ot Mr Otto Ouo In a IL manner that left no opportunity to challenge Us It II sincerity It lWI to a n Now No York Herald reporter who wh had asked Mr Skinner Ills opinion o of tho myth con concerning tho wonderful acting of or tho th Not that tIlls ac actor good old long Ions ago tor tOI is I of at years that IhaL permit p hl hi memory to wander back Into tho Ih once upon si time limo period perlo Heaven forbid 1 Hut then it Il bo be recalled rl C roo that thal as a a IL very vory man ho nelld with Hooth LUll and youns with that he ho wn of oC tho Daly school a training of ut In II which Mr Skinner that ho hu speaks with things thing that It In view of or all ull Mr Skinner was asked to give his opinion upon Ulon the tho O art UIt of those he ht It with blunt fear fearlessness days and as n above ILbo H AND DAYS OA YR Not ot for n would tho play playgoers pla goers of or the Ih ranting of or moil of oC tha Ih of those dayn tho 1101 repeated for was Willi HO 11 of ot tit beauty of ot his own voice that ho hn would entranced 1 to It Them welo s ff inon III n thone wore crudo ur or till shallow IT 1 both Mind you I except lIt 11 win Who wu wa a I In III his hIli art ri II man of Intellect and above his bin time Hl JI nil a II mini fur rI ahead of M methods vero el tho of r today todI Which Ilch exactly what That u In III tho c day i dealt tho ami IIII Unit It left lert nothing for tOl tho IhO In 10 Inday day III tal deaU In III and the Iho tin Is I olio of or migrating rather r of ot sheer Jn In those Rood oW tV tile the Rudl Ill l the actor to 10 Indulge tn III that n old fashioned Mod 1101 him hlll nut not when Tho 1110 Soon Sevan Aci A CB s of or Man wan WilM being holn noll 1 by h line no of tin old school or speech wan by ix i ut voll inan lot UN IS be h that wo 1 1 And whim It ItI I c outlived Hint hilt JIll I n II Hit that It wan the goldon UKo Ulft at or tho that tho day dayH H olio In U 18 to then nil 1111 I 1 to LO wiy Is 18 Oh An 11 a 1 1111 It II I of or fact 11 Mr 11 Iho IH I u 1111 today us It t wu 1 Tho t tho 18 a the The fact lint wo In not 1111 In III In III order to 10 ti n point not lIot the lIt Today the Iho actor deal in ami tho Ihu la 8 gent to III Bt IhO ho ami amio 10 o r ad It 1111 H It across thu tho foot hut I III a II step tot tor ward from the tho old method also It Is Isan Isan I an Index of or tho present pr ln advanced state of or tho stage Then upon what do tho old croakers I base bILs all ull their grievances Upon the tho belief blIer hot noth u Jo A MOO 1 1 X I 1 1 1 1 1 o S i 1 5 1 1 J Y y Y Y HOWARD KYLE At tho Iho Next XI Week WI I InS Is a all good as Ra It once was WIlS aid upon tho fact that the tho tendency of at th thoe play of the tho present is to entertain Its Il audiences Instead of preaching to them Would that It I were wel possible con concluded Mr 11 Skinner to 10 bring nomo hilt half dozen or 01 so eo of ot tho old time The Thes plans to Broadway I know the tho audi n H n n of or tho Iho present and bullet In Inthe they the would not nolo for or a 1 minute stand of some somo of 0 these actors or oC he good old times Tho 11 of si ROtte of ot these only In III a 1 perspective and 1 repeat that the h he day of the drama Is till the present the past lIst nor the tho And It i u always thus |
