New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-26
an ENGLISH PLA WRIGHT INNEW-IORh.
ARRIVAL OF A. w. PINERo-HIs WORK AND PLANS
no WHILE AN AMRn IcAN IIAY.

ARRIVAL OF A. W. PINERo-HIs WORK AND PLANS
TO WRITE AN AMERICAN PLAY
Among the pass ngers who arrived here yesterday on
the City OF Chicago tall, well-bult and good
looking man whose clean-shayen and fresh color
gave him youthful look at variance with the partial
badness of his welshaped head he was dressed in
suit OF rough tweed and wore tweed travelling cap
In rather jaunty fashion. This was A. w. Pnero the
veIkpown English dramatist who with his wife has
come on flying trip The main purpose OF which is to
rthearse his new play "The Magistrate" This is TO
be produced by MIR. DAILY the opening play OF his
season ON October T. and in the meantime Mr.. Plnero
will rehearse the company in Philadelphia where they
are now PLAYING Sitting in his at the Clarendon
Hotel last evening" the English playwright chatted
brightly and pleasantly such topics were brought
up in the conversation. Speaking OF himself aud his
plans he SAID:
= am sorry my business engagements prevent my
making this visit other han OF the breiest character
As far as 1 see shall hardly be here three weeks
IN all as must start back October III, just three
days after the production OF my play. i have,
however quite made up my mind to return ana spend
some tine in the country for have long had idea
which can only be carried out IN that way lwant 10
write play for America, and see whether Wy so dOng
can avoid the charge which has been so consistently
leyeled ,anst such OF my works as have been seen
here that il is too English. quite recognize tbe
force of that objection Tor IN my opinion tne s.rong
meforious play of to-day depends In great measure
upon its local color. / can hardly, therefore, expect
sD American audience TO appreciate effects which are
view Of th, tact is not that 80 many OF our London
successes tall fiat here but rather that 40 many English
plays have been oscIdedly successful IN America
Before can hope to do this, however, have plenty
Of work already laid out which must get through.
have q new play tor the st James, Theatre to
reheatse for production in November, and new play
TO write to succeed Inc Magistrate at the Court
Theatre
IL will be some time before that is needed hope
"Weli IL would seem 80. The play has been running
since April and a season has been practcaiy
unknown Till this year at the Court 1t Is an outoi-the
way theatre you know, and 1t takes strOhg
attraction make the LondOner travel so iar
Mr.. Pnero referred 10 4" be MkadO" decision, ana
grew indignant he reflected the want OF .ecnrlty
author has in bis works i cordially indoise Slr
Arthur Sullivan" said he when he SAYS that what
u freely given to the inventor OF new ciothes-"ThseT
Is denIed 10 the creator OF work OF literary aft
think, however that the patiently unjust the ia~
made 10 appear the sooner we SHAH force It's cohsu
Grafton upon our respective Governments. cannot
help feeling too that when American dramatists be,
come a strong and powerful body the desirable ena
VII be at cached. At present land say II III al
submisson appears marvellous 10 us that country
which has produced such masters OF style IN hctloh Us
howells, James and Gable, should lack correspond
sngy great dramatic authors That Americans can
wnte good plays, Bronson Howard and others nave
eonclusvey shown. but far as know the ranks OF
American drsInatists sadly In need OF new
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