Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
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THERE were three of them in the room one
was lady who prides herself unon he,
work in hammered brass and other arts of that
sort. The second was man who need be mo
further identified than that bis face ia deenJy
pitted with the marks left by smallpox. The
group was completed by a little girl, aged g.
and singularly thoughtful.
They were talking about repousse work, and
salver of hammered brass was finally brought
out by the fair artist for inspection. In the
technical conversation that followed, the little
girl, OF course, could take no part, but when
the salver was put away she asked the gentle
man: "Oh, Uncle Edward, was your face
hammered, too ?'
THE policy of beautifying the stations, and
their surroundings on the Fort Wayne
railroad Is being extended in many directions.
In place OF dirty and dismal shed there is
now at Haysville substantial and comfortable
station house. around which lawns and flower
beds are being laid out. The architect who de-
signs these model station houses deserves great
credit for the excellent use he makes of modest
materials. The coloring of the frame buildings
especially shows good taste-and of quiet
order that railroad artists do nos usually affect
The lawns at Sewickley set of the station
house to the greatest possible advantage and 1t
is the general conviction that the increase in
the suburban patronage Of the road is largely
due to the enlightened policy of the Fort
Wayne management in these and other par
riculars. There is hardly station now between
Werner and Leetsdale that is not positive ad-
dition to the charming scenery Of the Ohio
Valley.
TWO stories which appeared last year in THE
DISPATCH have been welded into play, in
which Miss Anna Boyd will star next season.
Mr.. Tillotson bought the play for Miss Boyd's
use recently from Mr.. H. s. Taylor, the New
York play broker.
There are some ratherodd circumstances about
the transformation of these romances, written
by Mr.. Franklin File, into play. Mr.. Taylor
has given an account of them.
SAYS Mr.. Taylor: while there is leading
role for Miss Boyd, the piece contains sew.
eral other strong characters, and is more pow
erfully original in melodramatic respects than
anything have lately seen in manuscript 1t
is discovery OF my own, moreover, and that is
why am specially interested. 1 read a story
by Franklin File, last summer, and was at once
struck by the suitability of its matter for stage
use. A second novelette,, by the same author
and in the same romantic vein. seemed to be
equally original in scenes and charac-
ters. The fact is that Mr.. File,
having been for years the dramatic
critic of tho Sun, and having so
long been professionally familiar with the
stage, had instinctively written his narratives
in a dramatic spirit. Now, l have a rule
against touching schemes for unwritten plays.
invariably decline to pass judgment or plots
in synopsis, and that sort Of thing. But asked
Mr.. File to dramatize his two stories into one
play. He was only reluctant because, being a
newspaper critic. he didn't wish to figure as an
offerer of piece of his own to managers. But
I removed that objection by telling him that. IN
the regular course of my business as an authors
agent, could find place for his play without
previously using his name in connection with it
at all, and did.
''Mr. Tillotson bought the piece solely be-
cause it was exactly what he wanted-or be-
came so after Mr.. Clay NJ. Greene had enlarged I
the soubrette role and made oft a star part for
Miss Boyd. Bed Teal's genius in the practical
realization of effects aimed at will also. under
stand, be called into the work by Mr.. Tillotson.
Mr.. File has turned out powerful melodrama,
with plenty Of con- edy element and if it doesn't
make one of next seasons successes, then
shall be greatly disappointed. The provisional
title is Overlook but there may be another
choice"