New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-06
A 4ALK WIrH RoBERr BUCHANAN.
TIE NOvELIsr's ERRAND IN AMERICA.
MS DRAMATIC CARrFr-oprNIoNs OF ENGLISH

MS DRAMATIC CARTFH-OPINToNs OF ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN ACTORS.
Mr. Robert buchanan, the wcllknown English author'
who SNOW visiting In this country was visited Thursday,
bv member Of THE TRIBUNE STAFF and in the course OF
\ conversation, impaired interesting news
concerning his present trip 10 America MI.
buchanan 4, typical Englishman in Rp-
rcarancc and manner. He Ia NJ medium
height and Of stout build. and wears handsome Deard
carefully trimmed after the Of the Bron sine"
his arrival this country, about three weeks ago ne mas
been spending hi time alternately Mt tie Hoffman House
I'm thi. city. and tho Pavilion lIoiel, New Brighton
. staten Island. lie is pleased with America ana Tue
Americana but. Ike al English authors depor's 'he
absence o. any satisfactory International copyright law
He has or many years OF tho most conspicuous
defenders in London OF American plays and players
against the hostile criticisms Of some OF tho
English rapers On being asked what was his chief oo-
iect m visiting America, Mr. Buchanan rcphcd
..Purclv practical. I have BEEN as you are perhaps
aware. connected with practical management a "rHas
paywrt NJ and wish 10 complete an arti tie ana man
cia scheme, for Ehch have already secured valuable
support London but want to increase my capital by
cooperation with man of dollars N America. Ttcu,
had TO see de srs Shock 4 Collier ABOUT my new pay,
which tne anxious TO secure ard to arrange TOT the
PRODUCTION here If a comedy, winch will be pro-
duced in London lac this fall, with one our DsAest
actres scs MISS Ka!o Vaughan, IN the 'eadnS part"
GLOW many plays did you produce IN England last
sea,our
"Too mauy-three; 's'ormb aten' at tho Adelphi,
Lady Clare at the Globe ana a lor and his Lass
AT Druly Lane Tue last named was only partially my
hnnaiwork. I received over $4,000 for my share IN H.
bu had had my own viii in lis arrtng mrnt It would
nave been a different PLAY
"Your coiaboratcur was MI Angus us Ila'Hs Dil ne
really do any o. the workT
Certainly Mrilatrs ls one OF the ccverestnen Know
and il is quite a mistake 10 class Mm with uotusuucted
mana -ers Ibli'ye Dee nrmc1 too low an cs imat' OF
the iu'.' ''s' ',', .'' ~, rs,a.. uoycynr : 40
educated able ana knows il' p'S.''S "o Nv
not o.lelg ID ''''I,'.o worth ANY,
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year, aeo published '~o Anonymous poems. It. Abn
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t'."-,. NJ. n'er Try brethren"
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an ana yaclt,m II. rut my sr'ns 1T affect On Is Tor
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t NAV D hal ,o nave ono ao or Who ~ugpt all
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