嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

stage-land[1].(玲岬)-及3何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



     He ill´uses this female most shockinglynot for any cause or motive 

whatever�察  �indeed�察 �his   own practical   interests should   prompt   him  to   treat 

her   well   and   keep   friends   with   herbut   from   the   natural   cussedness   to 

which we have just alluded。            When he speaks to her he seizes her by the 

wrist   and   breathes   what   he's   got   to   say   into   her   ear�察  �and   it   tickles   and 

revolts her。 

     The only thing in which he is good to her is in the matter of dress。 He 

does not stint her in dress。 

     The stage villain is superior to the villain of real life。             The villain of 

real life is actuated by mere sordid and selfish motives。 The stage villain 



                                                 9 


´ Page 10´

                                          STAGE´LAND。 



does villainy�察�not for any personal advantage to himself�察�but merely from 

the   love   of   the   thing   as   an   art。 Villainy   is   to   him   its   own   reward�察  �he 

revels in it。 

     ;Better far be poor and villainous�察─�he says to himself�察 �than possess 

all the wealth of the Indies with a clear conscience。                I will be a villain�察─�

he cries。     ;I will�察�at great expense and inconvenience to myself�察�murder 

the good old man�察�get the hero accused of the crime�察�and make love to his 

wife while he is in prison。          It will be a risky and laborious business for 

me    from   beginning      to  end�察  �and   can   bring   me    no  practical    advantage 

whatever。      The girl will call me insulting names when I pay her a visit�察�

and will push me violently in the chest when I get near her�察�her golden´ 

haired   infant   will   say  I   am  a   bad   man   and   may   even   refuse   to   kiss   me。 

The     comic    man    will   cover    me   with    humorous      opprobrium�察     �and    the 

villagers will get a day off and hang about the village pub and hoot me。 

Everybody will see through my villainy�察�and I shall be nabbed in the end。 

I always am。       But it is no matter�察�I will be a villainha� �ha� ─�

     On the whole�察�the stage villain appears to us to be a rather badly used 

individual。      He never has any ;estates; or property himself�察�and his only 

chance   of   getting   on   in   the   world   is   to   sneak   the   hero's。 He   has   an 

affectionate     disposition�察   �and    never   having    any   wife   of   his  own    he   is 

compelled to love other people's�察�but his affection is ever unrequited�察�and 

everything comes wrong for him in the end。 

     Our   advice   to   stage   villains   generally�察  �after   careful   observation   of 

��stage�� life and ��stage�� human nature�察�is as follows�此�

     Never   be   a   stage   villain   at   all   if   you   can   help   it。 The   life   is   too 

harassing and the remuneration altogether disproportionate to the risks and 

labor。 

     If you have run away with the clergyman's daughter and she still clings 

to you�察�do not throw her down in the center of the stage and call her names。 

It only irritates her�察�and she takes a dislike to you and goes and warns the 

other girl。 

     Don't   have   too   many   accomplices�察  �and   if   you   have   got   them�察  �don't 

keep sneering at them and bullying them。                 A word from them can hang 

you�察�and yet you do all you can to rile them。                Treat them civilly and let 



                                                10 


´ Page 11´

                                         STAGE´LAND。 



them have their fair share of the swag。 

     Beware   of   the   comic   man。     When   you   are   committing   a   murder   or 

robbing a safe you never look to see where the comic man is。                   You are so 

careless in that way。       On the whole�察�it might be as well if you murdered 

the comic man early in the play。 

     Don't   make   love   to   the   hero's   wife。 She   doesn't   like   you�察  �how   can 

you expect her to�拭       �Besides�察�it isn't proper。       Why don't you get a girl of 

your own�拭�

     Lastly�察�don't go down to the scenes of your crimes in the last act。 You 

always will do this。        We suppose it is some extra cheap excursion down 

there that attracts you。      But take our advice and don't go。           That is always 

where   you   get   nabbed。      The   police   know   your   habits   from   experience。 

They do not trouble to look for you。            They go down in the last act to the 

old hall or the ruined mill where you did the deed and wait for you。 

     In nine cases out of ten you would get off scot´free but for this idiotic 

custom  of   yours。     Do   keep   away  from   the   place。     Go   abroad   or   to   the 

sea´side when the last act begins and stop there till it is over。             You will be 

safe then。 



                                               11 


´ Page 12´

                                       STAGE´LAND。 



                          THE HEROINE。 



     She is always in troubleand don't she let you know it�察�too�            �Her life 

is undeniably a hard one。       Nothing goes right with her。        We all have our 

troubles�察�but the stage heroine never has anything else。             If she only got 

one afternoon a week off from trouble or had her Sundays free it would be 

something。 

    But no�察�misfortune stalks beside her from week's beginning to week's 

end。 

    After her husband has been found guilty of murder�察�which is about the 

least thing   that   can   ever  happen   to   him�察 �and   her  white´haired   father   has 

become a bankrupt and has died of a broken heart�察�and the home of her 

childhood has been sold up�察�then her infant goes and contracts a lingering 

fever。 

     She   weeps   a   good   deal   during   the   course   of   her   troubles�察  �which   we 

suppose is only natural enough�察�poor woman。              But it is depressing from 

the point of view of the audience�察�and we almost wish before the evening 

is out that she had not got quite so much trouble。 

    It is over the child that she does most of her weeping。          The child has a 

damp time of it altogether。        We sometimes wonder that it never catches 

rheumatism。 

     She is very good�察�is the stage heroine。          The comic man expresses a 

belief that she is a born angel。       She reproves him for this with a tearful 

smile ��it wouldn't be her smile if it wasn't tearful��。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�she says ��sadly of course���察 �I have many�察�many faults。; 

    We     rather   wish   that  she   would    show    them   a  little  more。    Her 

excessive     goodness     seems    somehow       to  pall   upon    us。   Our     only 

consolation while watching her is that there are not many good women off 

the stage。 Life is bad enough as it is�察�if there were many women in real life 

as good as the stage heroine�察�it would be unbearable。 

    The stage heroine's only pleasure in life is to go out in a snow´storm 

without an umbrella and with no bonnet on。             She has a bonnet�察�we know 

��rather a tasteful little thing���察�we have seen it hanging up behind the door 



                                             12 


´ Page 13´

                                         STAGE´LAND。 



of   her   room�察  �but   when   she   comes   out   for   a   night   stroll   during   a   heavy 

snow´storm ��accompanied by thunder���察  �she   is most   careful to leave   it   at 

home。      Maybe she fears the snow will spoil it�察�and she is a careful girl。 

     She   always   brings   her   child   out   with   her   on   these   occasions。  She 

seems to think that it will freshen it up。         The child does not appreciate the 

snow as much as she does。           He says it's cold。 

     One   thing   that   must   irritate   the   stage   heroine   very   much   on   these 

occasions is the way in which the snow seems to lie in wait for her and 

follow her about。        It is quite a fine night before she comes on the scene�此�

the moment she appears it begins to snow。              It snows heavily all the while 

she remains about�察�and the instant she goes it clears up again and keeps 

dry for the rest of the evening。 

     The   way   the   snow   ;goes;   for   that   poor   woman   is   most   unfair。    It 

always snows much heavier in the particular spot where she is sitting than 

it does anywhere else in the whole street。            Why�察�we have sometimes seen 

a heroine sitting in the midst of a blinding snow´storm while the other side 

of the road was as dry as a bone。           And it never seemed to occur to her to 

cross over。 

     We have even known a more than unusually malignant snow´storm to 

follow a heroine three times round the stage and then go off ��R。�� with her。 

     Of course you can't get away from a snow´storm like that�                    �A stage 

snow´storm is the kind of snow´storm that would follow you upstairs and 

want to come into bed with you。 

     Another curious thing about these stage snow´storms is that the moon 

is always shining brightly through the whole of them。                And it shines only 

on the heroine�察�and it follows her about just like the snow does。 

     Nobody fully understands what a wonderful work of nature the moon 

is   except   people    acquainted     with   the   stage。   Astronomy        teaches   you 

something   about   the   moon�察  �but   you   learn   a   good   deal   more   from  a   few 

visits to a theater。     You will find from the latter that the moon only shines 

on   heroes   and   heroines�察  �with   perhaps   an   occasional   beam   on   the   comic 

man�此    �it always goes out when it sees the villain coming。 

     It is surprising�察�too�察�how quickly the moon can go out on the stage。 At 

one moment it is riding in full radiance in the midst of a cloudless sky�察�and 



                                 
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��