. The romance of a western boy; the story of Corse Payton. tribution as a means of disci-pline, and Corse as emphatically refusing to sub-mit to such an indignity. With a gloomyresentment the latter discussed his wrongs withthe other members of the company who all wereprofuse in their sympathy and advice to stickit out, even should his discharge be the penaltyfor such resistance. There is something beauti-fully childlike in the paradoxical seriousness withwhich actors will sometimes play their real is wonderful too how much financial de-pression an actor can stand without becomingthor
. The romance of a western boy; the story of Corse Payton. tribution as a means of disci-pline, and Corse as emphatically refusing to sub-mit to such an indignity. With a gloomyresentment the latter discussed his wrongs withthe other members of the company who all wereprofuse in their sympathy and advice to stickit out, even should his discharge be the penaltyfor such resistance. There is something beauti-fully childlike in the paradoxical seriousness withwhich actors will sometimes play their real is wonderful too how much financial de-pression an actor can stand without becomingthoroughly disgusted with his profession. Buthis work is really a gamble, and he is continu-ally buoyed up with hope. If this town provedisastrous, there is always the next town to lookforward to in the same spirit as that with whicha man awaits a new deal of the cards. Then inthe theatrical profession big things are alwaysgoing to happen. The future is ever full ofalluring prospects, and the actor sees himself inimagination standing in the middle of the big. ROCKS OF FATE. 65 stage of life with the whole world as his , alter all, there is something very delightfulin this imaginary greatness. It is such apleasant satisfaction to turn from real life with itspoverty and its hurts to that world of fancywhere there is no want, neither any hard criticism,but only wealth, appreciation and glory. For some months Senter Paytons companymanaged to sail on over dangerous financial rockswithout being entirely wrecked. Poor businesswas the rule, though there would be an occasionalbig house. And then how hope was inflated!Fortune was now surely getting ready to smileupon them! But the next night would oncemore see only a beggarly audience, and so suc-cessive nights would see the same dishearteningarray of empty seats. Still the memory of thatone big house remained and kept faith when things reached a particularly desperatestate, there were always the gold mounted
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