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Frank Merriwell's Nobility Or, The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp By: Burt L. Standish (1866-1945) |
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"An ideal publication for the American Youth"
FRANK MERRIWELL'S NOBILITY OR THE TRAGEDY OF THE OCEAN TRAMP By BURT L. STANDISH.
NEW YORK, April 22, 1899.
CHAPTER I. OFF FOR EUROPE.
"Off " "At last!" "Hurrah!" The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started
en her journey from New York to Liverpool. On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom
had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above. On the pier swarmed a group of Yale students, waving hands, hats,
handkerchiefs, bidding farewell to their five friends and acquaintances
on the steamer. Over the water came the familiar Yale cheer. From the
steamer it was answered. In the midst of the group on deck was Frank Merriwell. Those around him
were Bruce Browning, Jack Diamond, Harry Rattleton and Tutor Wellington
Maybe. It was Frank's scheme to spend the summer months abroad, while studying
in the attempt to catch up with his class and pass examinations on
re entering college in the fall. And he had brought along his three
friends, Browning, Diamond and Rattleton. They were on their way to
England. Frank was happy. Fortune had dealt him a heavy blow when he was
compelled by poverty to leave dear old Yale, but he had faced the world
bravely, and he had struggled like a man. Hard work, long hours and poor
pay had not daunted him. At the very start he had shown that he possessed something more than
ordinary ability, and while working on the railroad he had forced his
way upward step by step till it seemed that he was in a fair way to
reach the top of the ladder. Then came disaster again. He had lost his position on the railroad, and
once more he was forced to face the world and begin over. Some lads would have been discouraged. Frank Merriwell was not. He set
his teeth firmly and struck out once more. He kept his mouth shut and
his eyes open. The first honorable thing that came to his hand to do he
did. Thus it happened that he found himself on the stage. Frank's success as an actor had been phenomenal. Of course, to begin
with, he had natural ability, but that was not the only thing that won
success for him. He had courage, push, determination,
stick to it iveness. When he started to do a thing he kept
at it till he did it. Frank united observation and study. 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 had a good head and plenty of sense. 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. Thus it came about that the bad models about him did not exert
a pernicious influence upon him. Frank believed there were books that would aid him. He found them. He
found one on "Acting and Actors," and from it he learned that no actor
ever becomes really and truly great that does not have a clear and
distinct enunciation and a correct pronunciation. That is the beginning.
Then comes the study of the meaning of the words to be spoken and the
effect produced by the manner in which they are spoken. He studied all this, and he went further. He read up on "Traditions of
the Stage," and he came to know all about its limitations and its
opportunities. From this it was a natural step to the study of the construction of
plays. He found books of criticism on plays and playwriting, and he
mastered them. He found books that told how to construct plays, and he
mastered them. Frank Merriwell was a person with a vivid imagination and great
mechanical and constructive ability. Had this not been so, he might have
studied forever and still never been able to write a successful play. In
him there was something study could not give, but study and effort
brought it out. He wrote a play. "John Smith of Montana" was a success. Frank played the leading part,
and he made a hit... Continue reading book >>
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