AMUSEMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 221, 16 March 1912, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

JOSEPH BLASCHECK ON ACTORS AND AUDIENCES. "Sympathetic audiences," remarked Joseph Blascheck, speaking to a representative of "The Theatre;" "always gi?t the best out of an artist. If the audience sit down to enjoy themselves the artist will try to give all the enjoyment he possibly can. Indeed, their appreciation is a' stumulus to him in his work. On the other hand, a chilly, critical j audience must have a depressing influence with regard to the artist, with the result that he is prevented from putting his, heart into his work, and the audience, get less from hifn than they might ordinarily expect. Audience? vary ] very much. You never get two | same. My, own experience, is that even one jarring note in the shape of a single individual who is out of touch with you. will interfere with the success of> : your work.. When such a person attracts my attention I feel there is an antagonistic element, ,and from me this feelmg is then transmitted, in a greater, or lesser degree, ..to the whole gathering;-/ , "By some ft. is contended that thft,a<ita or must lose himself in the character he is impersonating it he is to succeed in it. By' others it is claimed that the actor must always feel that the .character is, something,apart from himself: or he would fail to. give it at once the personal and artistic touches that ensure the success of it. ; Personally, I think that the contention of the first school is* correct with regard to certain characters, and that the claim of the. second school is similarly true with regard to other characters.; Going further, I would say that a,t times a greater, more enduring success is achieved by. the actor -who loses himself in the character, whilst : the actor who: holds the character something subordinate to his own individual:, ity, as it were, is more likely to giVe a uniformly good, general representation of i the different roles undertaken by him."

IRISH NATIONAL CONCERT. In addition to the engagement of Miss Teresa McEnroe, the popular New Zealand soprano, the committee in charge of the concert, to be held in the Theatre Royal on ,the 21st inst., have been most fortunate in securing the services of splendid Taranaki talent, and it is certain that not for a considerable time has so large a proportion of our best performers been engaged together. Mr. Arthur Carbines is to contribute some of his inimitable musical sketches, Mr. A. L. Cook violin 'solos, while Miss Ward, Messrs Johnson, B. McEwan and J. Sommerville, with others, are supplying the , vocal items. The Garrison Band has consented to play a selection, Mrs. Woods' orchestra the orchestral items, and Mrs. Rowe is the accompanist. The whole programme will be a first-class one, and at the popular prices of Is and 2s (the committee not being out to make money) there is certain to be a bumper house.