New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16

WuLRE TIE AUTHOR OF PINAFOEE FINDS
HIS PLOTS.

From The t. James Gazette.
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,rr.uinn which study ol law seems u ih''I'''' !"
n"n Hlo1 rm what he considered the chief traits
uere,.sry to enable % become su'cr''lW pay
wfisRyl .u T.. re,lod thonrhth,y. ,hat opens up
very lnrec subject. They differ vastly IN NY % avn
linz should sum them up ~ loll%WH -, ~" ,h,
tboromch knowledge Of ,rae"crnii ana Ilit Tor SS'
management. the capacity 10 invent PIC, 'hG p "Wn
and scenic rrcct: and nnally. the faculty 10 write
r'"dlly Dialogue lyrics aud musical number. u,,.
y llnve Mr. Gilbert said, lla' YOU nav I'lu
or no ear Tor music Don't YOU find This in''rieF'a
With your rlythmcl numbers ~ -. ,..,..,, Ian,
have "A very sensitive for rhythm 1t i precisely
the difference between time and tnnr; am very
hear one ON ne other hand. the slis'ril error , IT.
time. which would probably e'capr ms'clo o T n,
chiefly lies I'm hearing pieces Wlch gre n"h'','i II,
mnkn"wm soprano singing song knew than Patu
singing one did not know. In fact am 30 n @%r
ludGr of music thn. 'nc son. " iiipenr :" NV
Where do your plots cone from. Mr.. Gilbert %"
ir",s, Good cracIoi, where do they come from
ii,lc accidental incident. iGns object may ,usgr,,
no ,'"' OF course am talking Of original plots.
don't call adapting play or TRANSMITTING play writ
nj SnG WA Taking i%se my 'G Sy Pap pancc vcd ah
hangs I'm nv study The Ncomcn "l Vie ''hiin 10y
~%rn more, unlikely Incident. had twenty minute,
Jaw the advertisement 81 the lower furm>InS CON
roodncss only knows. II gave me an ifca and T..
wrote the play ORIGINALLY a. one 81 modern NE III
III" ,o "Ti THROW w iha time Of II hack to that Of Qmern
Elizabeth Having got ones plot The next step Is to
!" +" invent original character. But th, IS very
dm i matter whether one + writing for stock
"bEm II Is not always easier To write for non
eyisicut company; one has too free hand But
win stock GGpny Win ne for the ,% savoy aHS s S"r to
Keen the dio~yDcrasic, of Rulland Burlington Rosina
Brandram and the others constantly before me. !
used to invent perfectly fresh character each time
for George Grossnh but Il" SlTays did !, in his
hui Sc a. to the end. Consequently every one said
Why, Gro,.mh always has TIE same Character
whereas II different individuals lad acted them cnch
would have been distinctive. II was no fault Of
c;rossmiih's, than whom a more amable and Jealous
tbat lis individuality strong Ia be concccd"
"what is your next step. Mr. Gilbert after dccd-
write he play as c cory inst IT,. aI though
carefully as though II %cr' TO "s pihs IN
Two act the right number FOR comic opera At least
so%c,n"S o Of course Tie original Story do.
no, fan readily into two acts, ana 80 requires modI
cation Well put d BY i%F ir's rHc or more and nd
first copy. find that haLr omitted a some good
things the Nrst eOllll anu nave intro
duccd some other good things that were not I'm IT,
compare The two put them both aside ana write out
again sometimei | do this dozen times indeed
the general public idea Of The trouble II takes
to produce a play that seems 10 run 20 smoothly md
so naturally one must work up 20 good curtoIn
believe very strongly In this although never taIc
M any controversies hui simply 20 my own way on
NV own linee Tho last impression Is always thc
strongest and audienc" Will often pardon feeble
vearsome act for one dramatic climax NJ Us con.
clusion con generally Judge now what will have
good effect sometimes. hut very rarely II + soi ed bv
The Interpreters, They always 90 their best bnt oc.
caionally they fail to realize my Intention. The fact