HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR.
At the recent Actors’ Benevolent Fund dinner, Mr Tree gave several instances of the curious development of stage-fever. To illustrate the popular idea of what fitness for the profession means, he read the following genuine letter addressed to himself : ‘ Yenered Sir—l wish to go on the stage, and I would like to join your valuable theatre. I have been a bricklayer for five years, but, having failed in this branch, I have decided to take on acting, It being easier work. I am not young, but I am six feet without any boots, I have studied Bell’s system of elocution, and am fond of late hours.’
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Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 25, 15 September 1894, Page 10
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111HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 25, 15 September 1894, Page 10
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