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Show HOW DOES HE DO IT? The nsulls l;t:.i.c! by II. Aldi'idyc, in directing tin' r.'hoa !,-;: lis fur tin- (.': s Follies the last few days, have brouj'.M forth the jui.v'u .:, "ilow does he do it?" Few men could, drop in!o a comi ui.-R. as a stranger, as ilr. Aldridge has d;.ii-, and will. In a diy or two, have scores of grown men earnestly fiH'wivorir.';- to give ballet dances, to strut like halking beauties, elc. The secret of -Mi'. A i'1 ridge's success lies in his knowledge know-ledge of human nature, vbeh knowledge so lany of us well-meaning well-meaning persons so woei;.ly lack. Without it, no director could hope to accomplish anything, but Mr. Aldridge seems to take for granted that without using persuasion to the point of fawning, without ridicule, and without the use of sarcasm, he is bound to get results in his work. Deep down beneath all, the reason for his easy method of handling men -possibly lies in the fact that he is cognizant that in almost every man, beneath the fierce aspect he may assume in his business dealings, lies a spirit of fun which he has carried along from boyhood, and which best expresses express-es itself in burlesque and mimicry. |
