Telegram-herald., 1891-12-11

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Yof these undertakings the lady FUR
nishes All clerical work and pays all her
own sxpsnses until shc has saccecdsd in
placing . play. Thus. il she h obliged
20 spend forty deliAss cabling foreign
dzAmAtsst ABOUT the manuscript she has
mot yet placed. sAs pays for the cable.
The same h true Of car fare, stationery
and other expenses until the contracts
are closed. After that Miss Aarbury
charges q SNAIL percentage and . fixed
one. A SArdou percentage is the same
~ that charged al American author.
Often Miss MArbuzy u urged by an
antnor TO accept moro than her custom
~ rates to push ais play. This tempss-
sion b promptly refused, a. the lady
does nos beiisve IN giving suy one Of her
patrons an advantage. IF ! accept
thirty dollars from John JONES'" shs
says, - push his play, and vt the same
time am taking five dollars from Will
liAn smith 10 plaee ais play, n follows
- . mater OF course that win neglect
Williams interests for those OF John"
Many bnresus charge a<st for reading
. play. then for criticising it and lastly
~ placing it, Miss N2rbury charges
nothing for reading OF criticising.
"why should charge for anything Of
that scrsS' she sshA IF the play is bad
] quickly ciscover the fact and lose little
time In returning IL. n u y good
Enough crude Il 10 quite ~ muc,. to my
advsntage IS % ths authors to spend .
Hsfle time IA cr1ticising ard suggesting
changes. am to prodt BY these sag-
oestiens ~ well ~ the playwright. The
Gyeat di1ctslty with many people " that
they viii run TO tho end Of the block
s<tsr 80 and quite overlook $i0o they
may p&ss ca the way"
What Ia the secret Of this young wonn-
ep's great successf She is extremely IN
tslligsnt and highly educated. With all
dus respect 10 theatrical agents tins can
not be sad Of the majority of their class.
Naturally sueh men as Sardou, Bisson
and Jerome prefer to deal with .
yefaed and buSinssshke person rather
thaa with ono who while thoroughly
businessi.ke may yet lack re6nement
and education. Miss Merbury's social
poeitiou is nlso q great advantage, and
the fact that she both speaks and writes
French - nueusiy - Enslish is greatly
In her favu.
How did shs chance 10 50 into this
basinessl Hers u enc Of those restless
nassres never coutspt with the hleness
aad frivelises sf ssctsty.
Mics Marbury vas greatly intsrssted
IN amateur tAestFioAls and spent . great
asal of tins sngins plays for smstsf
socsseses and clubs. I'm fact shs
ssaskingiy ssys. although l never Aad
The slightest anbssicn - 90 upon The
staes. WA eesrnsiiy hanging about the
L.yceum th.atsr. Mr.. Frohman took an
intsrsss in ~. sed made many vslusble
sugxserons 70 me which led - ny
taking he plunge into this work That
plunge same about fsasliy through MrA
fMnces Hodeson pusnse4 10 whom and
- Mr.. prehmsa owc al my success.
Fl AsssA that sfrs. Burness had come
- scwn sc ssssnd - The prediction Of
Lizzie Lord YsoatIercy- In fAe mid
0s - Ne nighssn issA suusaeniy eceusved
- nA Why shssld I net try - -
xGrs Bnrnsss ssd set poeisica - Ass
sgaR I I'd no4 hss~ Ma Bsrnest
frsa ms &<se sf . hsasA I did know
N1ss Dora Wh~-sss, ne svGs&. who had
paissea Per rsis Il MrA Burnett I
vsse - MS@ Wheeaer and sshed 10. .
ssrS - tnersauces@ - Mrs. buvnstk
Armed wfsA tssA vsnt 10 the sydney.
whese Ae lsAy 80 ssepcsrx. and asked
10 - h>r. We'd wse hreuxht ne that
Mrs- Beysxfs vcald have ~ he srrneed
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s-ss N v-sra shss eay bsssnes 49, ur-
0u< I~e~s~sd a. sAswer that Ers
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80 ef yssr pkury
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