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FIRST NIGHTS FOR NEW PLAYS
FRANK DANIELS MAKES A HIT IN "SERGEANT BRUE."
"THE PROUD LAIRD" STAGED FIRST TIME IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. May 1 (Special Corre
spondence.) It would seem as
though the ragged edge of the sea
son just closing and the ragged edge of
next season are almost merged, if not In
the events themselves, at least In the in
terest manifested in -what the next season
may hold. In the theatrical -world the
plays -which are mounted now are on in
the hope that they may prove sufficiently
attractive for Summer productions; con
sequently they may be regarded as a link
between the present and the future. It
must not be supposed, however, that
New York Is devoid of attractions Indeed
some of the plays that went on the first
week of the season are still running, al
though in the last days. Among these are
Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Adrca' David
Warfield in "The Music Master," "The
College "Widow" at the Garden, Arnold
Daly in "You Never Can Tell," at the
Garrlck, and Blanche Bates In "The Dar
ling of the Gods" at the Academy.
Along with these are Alice Fisher in
"The School for Husbands" at Wallack's,
"Mrs. Xefflngweirs Boots" at the Lyceum,
Ellis Jeffreys in "London Assurance" at
the Herald Square, Annie Russell in
"Jinny, the Carrier," at the Criterion,
"The Education of Mr. Plpp" at the Lib
erty, "The Heir to the Hoorah" and
"Frenzied Finance" at the Princess.
Tho company of Ellis Jeffreys moved to
the Herald Square this week to make
room for Frank Daniels and Blanche Ring
at tho Knickerbocker in a new musical
farce called "Sergeant Brue." Frank
Daniels is always the signal for endless
fun In fact, his very name implies steady
and unremitting laughter, and no matter
what sort of a play he gets built around
him, he always manages to extract from
it all the fun tho law allows. "Sergeant
Brue" was first tried in London, and it
was no experiment of the managers when
it came-; to Broadway. There is a good
company in support of Daniels, and eome
of these are from the London company.
It Is not possible to tell what the play
Is, because up to the present time nobody
has been able to make It out. Sergeant
Brue has the honor to be Sergeant of Po
lice, and It makes room for every com
ical situation that can be conceived of,
and what the playwright forgot to put
there Mr. Daniels supplies. The tunes are
rollicking, very full of melody, and every
thing about it is funny.
Miss Ring is given the opportunity to
wear several very handsome gowns, one
of the things for which Miss Ring was
born, and Miss Sallie Fisher certainly
must be classed among those who con
tribute the most fun and the most pleas
ure. Some of ber songs are extremely
pretty, and give her wide opportunities.
From the first production it would seem
as though "Sergeant Brue" is slated for
one of this Summer's successes. The cast
is as follows:
Sergeant Brue....... Frank Daniels
Michael Brue Alfred Hickman
Aurora Brue.... .....Sallie Fisher
Daisy .............Clara Sell Jerome
Mabel Widgett Anna Fltzhugh
Vtvlenne Russell Elphle Snowden
Jjoulse Clair Mary Clayton
Florence Latham Myrtle McGrain
Nellie Mayne................ Irene Cameron
Dollie, Read Claire Leslie
Clrsle Hay nor .....Marjory Goodwin
Madge Dawson... Delia Connor
Olive Day Greta Burdlck
Gerald Treherne ....."Walter Pcrclval
Matthew Hablshom...........Xace Bonvllle
Inspector Gorringe James Reany
Rev. John Lamb .....Lawrence Wheat
Captain Bay David Bennett
Percy Procter .....George Lestocq
Haddon Wallls Alfred FlUroy
Mr. Crank Gilbert Clayton
Crookie Scrubbs ...Harry McDonough
Dot Ida Gabrielle
Pippins Sally Daly
Bill Kokee Leavltt James
Bridget Leslie Mayo
Lady Blckenhall Blanche King
Another new production was on at the
Marihattan, where Mrs. Fisk just closed
her very remarkable season in "Leah
Kleshna," The play, which Is entitled
"The Proud Laird," was written by Cos
On the Study and Training of an Actress
Julia Marlowe Gives Interesting Information on Subject.
jr- SUCCESSFUL career is a constant
stimulation to beginners In life, and
" in every profession there are the
guiding lights of genius to keep one oft
the rocks of failure. The study of any
successful life invariably accentuates the
saying attributed to several great persons
that genius is nine-tenths hard work. In
spiration waits upon application, and, like
a fairy godmother. Illumination daifces
before the plodding way of the hard
worker.
The profession of acting has Its noble
examples of success through faithful ap
plication to the principles of histrionic
technique, and in the dramatic world as
Jn other spheres of artistic endeavor
there are many brilliant early successes
which have ended after a transient flash
of potential greatness. One may count
up hundreds of young and beautiful
women who have had a brief success be
hind the footlights, while one may al
most number on the fingers of one hand
the successes which have been attained
through years of patient application and
refusal to accept defeat. These successful
careers arc the ones worth study, and not
the examples of brief brilliancy, if one
contemplates entering upon the life of an
actor.
Among American actresses Julia Mar
lowe is probably the greatest example
of success through studious and patient
endeavor. It is well known that she de
voted four years of her youth to prep
aration for her debut upon tho stage, a
period longer than many singers take to
learn the technique of the voice. During
that period she lived in strict retirement
and in the most modest way on an in
come which was so small as to pre
clude all the luxuries of life except the
true luxury of leisure for development.
She had a faithful guardian and teach
er of stage business in Miss Ada Dow;
and a vocal teacher who had been a pupil
of Garcia, who developed her voice as
though she were to become a singer. She
learned & great many classic roles, and
studied them thoroughly, minutely and
largely. She practiced physical culture
faithfully until she became as graceful
as a nymph and brought her physical or
ganism to a highly responsive adjustment,
so that she could portray the beautiful
sentiments of Shakespeare's women, and
embody in herself the poetic attributes
of beautiful character.
One of the remarkable features of the
development of Julia Marlowe has "been
the perfection of her physical beauty
through tho influence of the mental de
velopment which has come by ardent ap
plication to every branch of the art of
acting. She has been a student of his
tory, literature, painting and statuary,
-as well as of psychology, sociology, man
ners, morals and many other things.
Photographs of her as a young girl
show her as & rather commonplace,
somewhat awkward looking miss of 14,
and a comparative study of her photo
graphs through the years of her develop
ment will show her gradually growing
in beauty until her more recent pictures.,
which seem to radiate an atmosphere of
poetic truth. Any one may be born
pretty, but mere prettiBess will fade;
the puses who becomes beautiful through
mo Hamilton, a London journalist, and
Charles Cartwright, who has figured as
one of the successful actors in "Leah
Kleshna." The company includes Robert
Lorraine and Dorothy Donnelly.
There is certainly a goodly amount of
Scotch dialect that might come under the
head of queer. Sometimes It is intelligible
and sometlmes.it Is not. However, this
seems to be necessary to preserve the at
mosphere, more of which is supplied by
the introduction of bagpiper and" other
properties supposed to enhance the Scotch
stage setting.
The play is not without its entertaining
moments, but it seems as though too
many good opportunities are lot slip while
much is made over that which least calls
for It. The story deals with the efforts
of a very ancient Scotch family to ar
range a marriage between the chief of its
clan and his wealthy American cousin to
relieve them from great poverty, to say
the least, and definitely to mend its castle
roof and its worn-out carpets. Everybody
at Invermorach is deeply interested in
this, and all work for the end. The In
vermorach (Robert Lorraine) is told that
the girl Is tired of him, and. she being
a flirt anyhow. It is not difficult for him
to believe. On the other hand, she is in
formed of the fact that the young man
is pining for her, and can neither eat nor
eleep for love of her; consequently they
Immediately begin to determine to possess
one another in downright earnest.
By the time the Invermorach and Va
leria Van Buren (Dorothy Donnelly) get
down to lovemaklng, the old servant and
his assistants come upon them and seeing
the lay of the land they immediately run,
for the rule and begin measuring tho
room for the new carpet. But the course
of true love is not allowed to run smooth
and someone Informs the lady that it was
not she ho wanted but the new carpet and
the new roof, which arouses her indigna
tion and her determination to flee. She
conceives tho new and original idea of
pretending that she has lost her fortune,
at which denouement all those who are
anxious for her to marry urge her to de
part as soon as possible.
As may be expected in all well-ordered
plays tho Invermorach comes to the rescue
of the situation by informing her that he
loves her for herself alone and again the
pair find themselves in each other's arms.
Situations are Introduced without rhyme
or reason, each of which would make a
play by itself. The following cast ap
peared: The Invermorach Robert Lorraine
Clunle Ivermorach H. Hassard-Ehort
Sir James Gupworthy J. H. Bunny
NInlan Gupworthy Thomas H. Thome
Duncan Blair... ...... ...Edmund D. Lyons
Dugald McGlusty W. K. Denny
The Lady of Invermorach....... Ida Vernon
Lady Gupworthy Adelyn Wesley
Miss Elspeth Invermorach..Elspeth McNeill
Miss Jean Invermorach....... Lucy Spencer
Valerie Van Burcn........ Dorothy Donnelly
Great activity is being exerted for the
coming celebration of tho centenary of
the death of Schiller, the great German
poet, and both In musical and dramatic
circles the event will bo a memorable one.
It is a little difficult to understand why
his death Instead of his birth should be
selected as a matter of rejoicing. How
over, there Is no doubt that Schiller would
take It In the right spirit and be glad to
get It, if he but knew the honors which
will be heaped upon his memory In Now
York City, at least.
There will be a three days festival, be
ginning with a great concert in Carnegie
Hall on Sunday evening. May 7. There
will be a great torchlight procession on
the evening of the 8th. when all the Ger
man societies in this city will participate,
and on May 9 there will be ceremonies at
Columbia College, over which Carl Schurz
will preside.
The United German Singing Societies
form a tremendous organization, because
it is well known that the German Singing
Society forms the backbone In every city
where there is a German population, and
in consequence the concert on Sunday
evening will enlist the co-operation of 11
societies. There will also be special cele
bration at the Irving Place Theater, which
house is under management of Helnrlch
illumination of spirit Is the person who
will be more beautiful at CO than at 20.
The writer has known Julia Marlowe
almost all the years of her career as a
star, and has frequently talked with her
about her art and her Ideas concerning
the portrayal of characters. The actress
has always shown a great readiness to
discuss dramatic technique and the meth
ods for attaining success on the stage.
In a recent interview with Miss Marlowe,
after her great success with Mr. Soth
crn in Boston, she summarized her Ideas
about the drama and the dramatic pro
fession, explaining by what means a
young woman might attain to an honor
able position on the stage. Her ideas were
inclusive of advice to the beginner and
the person who has already begun to
mount in the profession to recognized po
sition. What she said follows:
"I would not hesitate a moment to
answer that the profession of acting is
an excellent, an honorable and a digni
fied one for women. If a young woman
has an absorbed interest in the drama
and an exalted Idea of the art of acting,
If she has ability, determination and pa
tience, she could not enter upon a career
which will give her a greater develop
ment of intellect and character, nor one
In which. If she is successful, she would
find equal practical rewards.
"I count It a great privilege to have
been able to appear in the characters
Shakespeare has so beautifully portrayed
Juliet, Imogen, Beatrice and others. It
is worth a lifetime to seem to be them
even for the little time one is on the
stage: to think their wonderful thoughts
and realize their lovable or exalted char
acters. "The old prejudice against players has
largely passed away, and a woman sac
rifices neither dignity, position 4nor self
respect In going on the stage, provided
she Is drawn to it by tho right motives
the desire, not to exploit herself, but to
show forth the characters of the great
dramatists and poets and to aid the world
by the practice of her art to arrive at
newer and clearer views of things.
"The art of acting seems to me to tran
scend all other arts, because It combines
something of them alL One is bound to
grow Intellectually in Its pursuit because
to appear in legitimate drama one should
study carefully the period of the play and
have a fund of Ideas on the customs and
peculiarities of the time. You see. for a
conscientious actress this means a good
deal of incidental reading. An actress
who has prepared herself to present a
Shakespearean role must have an unusual
and interesting knowledge of history. Of
course. If sho ever becomes a producer of
plays her fund of information will be
much more profound and exact."
"But," the writer asked Miss Marlowe,
"before a young woman should elect to
follow the stage should she not have defi
nite assurance of her ability to make a
really good actress?" '
"It would be of all things desirable,"
said Miss Marlowe, with traces of amuse
ment in licr eyes which she immediately
checked and became .grave. ''Certainly,
an aspirant for dramatic success should
submit herself to the Judgment of some
one who will take her seriously and tell
her honestly hi opinion. The essential
elements of the ability to act are in the
beginner as bmcb as la the mature actor.
Conrled, and the week will be a round of
musical and literary achievements in Ger
man circles.
Mr. Conrled Is almost ready to an
nounce his engagements for next season
at the Metropolitan Opera and In addi
tion to the principal members of tho
company this year, he expects to include
Mme. Tcrnina, who is said to have en
tirely recovered from her illness. She
will take part in the Wagner festival to
be given at the Prince Regent Theater,
of Munich, late in the Summer. Mr.
Conrled has also engaged Bertha Mo
reno, of Munich. This singer is consid
ered the most beautiful woman on the
operatic stage in Germany. Her roles
are the lighter Wagnerian soprano parts,
although she has several times attempted
Brunhllde. She will take the place of
Mme. Scnger-Bottaqu, who will not re
turn. It Is as yet a mooted question
whether or not Herr Knote will return.
It did not take this notable German
tenor long to realize that he was very
necessary to the success of the great
Wagnerian operas, and he has been the
only success since the retirement of Jean
de Beszke. The stumbling block Is the
salary, of course, and It Is a very re
markable thing that the moment -those
singers arrive in sight of Sandy Hook
they sense the necessity to raise their
demands. It is said that when Knote
left he was quite willing to come back
at Mr. Conried's terms, but after reach
ing Munich lie demanded $1500 a perform
ance. While Knote was a little steep
in his demand, he was certainly worth,
if wo are to measure by the scale of
prices paid tho other artists, more than
a performance, which is said to be
what Mr. Conrled paid him this season.
Mr. Conrled was to pay him a very small
advance next year and also the year to
follow, when he would receive 51200 a
performance, and this Is certainly about
six times as much as he receives In
Munich. At the last account Knote was
holding out for $1500 a performance, and
there is little doubt that Mr. Conrled will
meet him, as he was a very valuable
adjunct. But the great drawing card
in the line of tenors is causing Mr. Con
rled no worry, because for four years at
least ho is sure to have Caruso. It is
probable that Sal era will return, al
though there is a possibility of Alvcraz
engagement. It is also an open secret
that Mr. Conrled Is looking Sor a Wag
nerian conductor, but all those whom he
wants are so tied up In Europe that they
cannot leave. It Is said that among the
novelties and revivals Mr. Conrled will
present Goldmark's "The Queen of She
ba," "Bellini's "La Somnambula." Flo
tow's "Martha" and in all probability
Offenbach's "Les Co'ntes d'Hoffmann."
which, of course, has no more place on
the stage of Grand Opera than had Jo
hann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus."
Speaking of Offenbach brings to mind
tho fact that the late Theodore Thomas
would not permit the name of that writer
to be mentioned in his presence. Of all
people for whom he had -unmitigated con
tempt, Offenbach aroused his ire as well
as his contempt. The reason for that, as
stated by Mr. Thomas himself, was that,
with such tremendous musical talent as
Offenbach possessed, it was positively
degrading to put it to such low uses. He
never allowed a number on a programme
of his, and even in time of festivals,
where light music of all descriptions
was found upon the different pro
grames ho never one time tolerated one
by Offenbach, simply because he re
garded him as too great a musician to
treat music as flippantly as he did.
The death of Joseph Jefferson, while
not unexpected for a few days, fell sud
denly upon his unlimited number of
friends and admirers in New York and
doubtless everywhere in the United
States the news will be received regret
fully. As has doubtless been telegraphed
all over the country, he passed away at
West Palm Beach, Florida. The remains
and funeral party passed through New
York on their way to Buzzard's Bay,
where the interment will take place.
EMILJE FRANCES BAUER.
They are in a less complex state, less at
the command of the individual, but a
trained observer can detect their presence
or absence. The beginner must have
something to express, and express It in
a manner approaching truth."
"Will you please tell me how you would
determine if this ability existed In a
young person?"
"We must suppose the really serious
young person would have prepared to por
tray some dramatic character," said Miss
Marlowe. "If she merely was full of
vague ambitions, and. having been fas
cinated by the glamor of the footlights,
felt that she was attractive enough In
personal appearance to make.that a means
of success, she would not be worthy of
much attention.
"But for the one who had the true bent
of mind, or, at least, the serious purpose,
first, 6he must evince the power to feel
the character, the temperament of the
character she wishes to represent. This
will require both Intellectual and moral
discernment on her part to experience In
herself the emotions which move that
character. So much any Intellectual and
sympathetic reader possesses to a degree,
but in the born actress there will be also
a desire to attempt to express all that
she feels outwardly. She will want to
put Into the expression of her face, into
tho pose of her figure, and Into the qual
ity of her voice, the significant charac
teristics she has discerned. f
"But, after all, the qualifications are
not sufficient for a real success unless
they are united with the power of getting
Into the mind of great literature and the
desire to translate literature into feeling.
The actress should have a deep sympathy
witn ine beautiful in language. If I found
this evidence of literary taste and the
desire to express by outward signs the
conception of the moral nature of char
acters read about, I should think the dra
matic temperament existed undeniably in
such a person."
"And, being assured of latent ability,
what means should one pursue to develop
herself for the highest success?"
"Acquire dramatic roles, study over
them deeply, 'pluck out the heart of their
mystery." Nothing else will avail but toll
and study and serious attempts to portray
character. It will be a valuable expe
rience It the young actress can secure an
engagement with a company playing the
classical drama, because the requirements
for playing legitimate drama are most ex
acting, and one would be likelier to get a
good grounding in the rudiments of her
art in such a company.
"If one is observant and attentive sho
can, while playing in minor roles, detect
wherein the chief actors succeed or fall
in the methods they use. But while ob
serving another's methods one should
avoid assiduously the temptation to imi
tate another actor. I cannot express this
teo strongly, that one should shun as the
deadliest artistic sin all imitation and
artificiality.
"Be yourself; never imitate, as Emerson
has so wisely said. Have a method and
conviction of your own. or rather have a
conviction, for the method comes of itself.
The peculiarities of an actor or actress
one -admires have a tremendously attract
ive power over a beginner, and this is
peculiarly domteatisg to the fancy wfeea
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one hears, night after night, the same
lines delivered in the samo way.
"The best guard against falling into imi
tations is to -demand of one's self that she
shall feel whatever she has to express.
One shouldnever try to express more
than she feels, for your audience will de
tect you at that Immediately, and will
recognize your artificiality. You are rea
sonably certain of successful acting so
long as you d6 not attempt to portray an
emotion you have not experienced. But
if you must enlarge your action you must
first increase your feeling."
"How may one increase feeling about
a character?"
Miss Marlowe took from her table a
small red volume which she bad been
reading. It was the play of "Hamlet."
"From the' book; always have recourse
to the book," she said, seriously. "One
can never read the play Itself too much.
Sometimes when I am preparing for a new
role I Tead over the play 60 times before
I permit myself to begin to even think
of portraying. I study every shade of
meaning until I have a complete concep
tion of the role. And after acting a role
one's conception will change, sometimes
radically, but always one's knowledge of
a part she is playing will grow.
"My first conceptions of Shakespeare's
characters were largely accepted tradi
tions. I learned Shakespearean roles when
I was a very young girl, you know. When
I first studied Juliet I was Juliet's own
age. only 14, and, of course, could not
realize what It all meant But I received
as much inspiration from it as I was pre
pared for, and my mind was quickened
for larger Ideas. In Shakespeare one gets
what he can In no other place in the
world the lines are so full of force and
truth. His light Is the great light which
shines on through all the mists of fad
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"Concerning Shakespeare's women one's
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comprehension of life. There was a time
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Beatrice, but I have grown to find In her
the most wonderfully beautiful of heart
and fascinating in intellect of all Shakes
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Ung over with fun. Love in this play
Is painted in its brightest colors, and al
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Twelfth Night' Is a portrayal of love
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books on costumes, the best authorities,
concerning the costumes of all nations
and all ages. But these are not sufficient
for the purpose of properly dressing
every character which I have assumed
during my stage career. Sometimes I
have gone to picture galleries for my in
spiration, for the artists are usually the
profoundest students of the subject of
costuming.
"The gowns required for a repertoire of
old standard tragedies and comedies give
an advantage over those required for
modern society plays. Fashions for
former periods are always unchanging,
while the patrons of society plays regard
elegant dressing as one of the chief at
tractions, and are very critical and ex
acting." "But nothing could be more elegant and
more beautiful than your costuming of
both Beatrice and Juliet for this season!'
I exclaimed.
"Ah, there again comes the conscien
tious desire to Invest every picture in
which one appears with authentic detail.
I have always tried to have my costumes
as rich, tasteful, picturesque and his
torically correct as possible. Sometimes I
have thought that, after all, the exactions
of the classic drama are greater than
those of the modern In this particular,
since one must never be guilty of paint
ing a false picture."
"Have you ever seen, an apparently un
successful beginner grow Into a good
actress?" I asked, returning to the as
pirant for stage honors.
"That Is very possible," said Miss Mar
lowe, "because failure 13 often the result
of the highly nervous temperament which
goes with the artistic nature. Some of the
greatest artists are always acutely sensi
tive to the opinions of others, not only in
the dramatic but In other arts. Yet it Is
necessary to the actor to have self-assurance,
because he executes his work
before his public. If he is. uncertain of
himself he Is almost sure to have an at
tack of stage. fright.
"Stage fright is not confined to the be
ginner. A veteran, actor sometimes is
seized with it on an important first .night.
But, with all due sympathy for those scAj
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afflicted, it seems to me that it usually i
results from Inadequate preparation. You
never can trust to the inspiration of the
moment in acting. Every little detail of
business must be thought out beforehand
and adjusted to the limitations of the
scene."
"But moments of great emotion; are
they not sometimes unpremeditated in
their degree?"
"There is an artistic propriety which
must be always observed. A premeditated
mood is dangerous, for In it one may en
tirely lose his grip on the situation, and
then It Instantly goes to pieces. Emotion
al stress requires, the utmost tactfulnesa
Grief on the stage must be convincing,
but it must always be beautiful, and for
that reason It must be goverened by an
exact knowledge of how much to do. The
Instant an actor loses control of hlmselr
he loses the sympathy ot his audience."
"Can you tell when this happens?"
"Oh, yes: one feels the attitude of the
audience intuitively. One of the principal
requisites of successful acting is the fac
ulty of getting the audience thoroughly hi
sympathy with you. The actor must
suggest to the audience its mood. And
really I think the power of suggestion Is
the greatest secret of acting.
"You see one holds a conception In
his mind, and from that conception must
go forth an almost hypnotic spell for
those who are watching. You know that
sometimes an actor who Is not of un
usual height conveys the Impression of
majestic bearing and Inspires awe as
though he towered physically above hts
fellows. This comes from the suggestion
of dominance. I have been told by
people who watched me portray fright
that they have seen me grow gray with
fear. But this Is illusion, for one can
not remove a make-up on the stage: the
rouge must stay on the- cheeks it the
change in mood comes while on the
stage. One has to produce Illusion with
the voice, the eyes, the pose; one must
suggest mentally,' as well, what he wishes
to convey."
I asked Miss Marlowe what part of her
early training she had found most bene
ficial to her on the stage. And she said:
"As I have remarked before, the prepa
ration of roles Is the absolute essential,
even It one never plays' the characters
shA learns to portray while developing
thesmaginatlon and outward expression.
AsIdevfrora that my most essential train
ing was tho' cultivation ot my voice. I
still take two vocal lessons every week.
My vocal training was similar to that of
an opera singer's and never elocutionary.
Physical exercise Is another Important
feature of training for the- stage. -I be
came an expert fencer during the three
years I was studying, and I think fenc
ing Is a great means of acquiring grace."
"And how may one keep young and
beautiful?"
Miss Marlowe laughed, and then Ig
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"Keeping ybraig is simply keeping alive'
to your work- There is nothing so in
vigorating a3 joy . in-one's work. Woric
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Boston Herald.
Memories ot the Old Sclioolhou.se.
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Once more In fancy J hear the drone of tho
Ions recitation;
"Anna vlrumque can." O. shade of long
suffering Virgil!
Homer's sonorous lines: the Ten Thousand's
"Thalatta; Thalatta!"
Guttural German, narrating how Tell bade
the tyrant defiance.
Stammering accents In French, concerning
the coat of my uncle;
Sines and cosines and roots, and words of
unknown derivation.
Then, best remembered of all, the day of the
Class Graduation.
Parents and friends are- all there, each
watching the face of iom loved one;
Committeemen, solemn and grave, and
teachers. Important, yet anxious.
.Again I behold the proud youth the rostrum
slowly ascending;
TVlth a volco betwixt a squeak and a croak,
pouring forth the high-flown declama
tion: "The Commons ot France have resolved," or
"The Union now and forever!"
Now a soft rustling "I hear, as the girls,
decked with ribbons and laces.
Fluttering forth, like white doves, read faint
ly their sweet compositions:
"A Vision." or "Shells of the Sea." or "What
Is the True Sphere of Woman7"
Been through the vista of years, how clearly
beheld Is the picture!
How fair shines each face, even now, in
memory's sight ever youthful!
Though the sweet eyelids of some are lifted
now only In Heaven.
Ah, never more will the skies seem as bright
as were those of our school days!
Though the full noontide is fair, and beau
teous the glories of sunset.
Fairest of all Is the glow that shines on th
wings of the morning.
Ballade of Favorite Character
Carolyn Wells in The Reader.
Fiction shows notable names.'
Iady, and JLord. and Grandees
All of them making their claims, x
Each with a separate plea. .
Heroes of eltv a.nA 1m.
Heroines roguish and prim;
The tir ttiv- -fAtrnrftAH Si
Trilby, and Tommy, and Kim.
Some In historical frames
Jest with an old-fashioned' glee;
Swagger through shipwreck or flames
Or from wild Indians flee.
I am not tuned to their key,
Over such pages I skim,
But to these I bow the knee
Trilby, and Tommy, and Kim.
Give me no desolate 'dames;.
Striving their sad souls to free;
Giver me no women with alms.
Give me no pirates at sea..
Damsels at afternoon tea.
Dapper young men In. the wlra
None of these equals for me - ,
Trilby, and Tommy, and Kim.
Reader. I -hope you'll agree,
- Though not a fad or-&. whim,
4 'These, are the Jolllwt three-i-Trflby,
and: Tommy, and Kim.