4/11 He had courage, push, determination, stick-to-it-iveness. When he started to do a thing he kept at it till he did it. He learned everything he could about the stage and about acting by talking with the members of the company and by watching to see how things were done. He knew better than to copy after the ordinary actors in the road company to which he belonged. He had seen good acting enough to be able to distinguish between the good and bad. |