Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-05

er4rsstisl Tkkinz up the frs1 shees
and regarding u carefully. - en-
plaiped - sixniaeanee. thnsi
New. thea. this y . speeches. Of
ths ~ay I b>gin work desirs 20
wrtts : drHnA- les - usy The nrss
entry. - yoa go y ~ Tie sightAAnd
upprr eorner IA looks lfks . f.
bnt IN rualisy \ y a. y. No. T. mean
in4 6snsr>l NossA, Psss Ma - 1hss
shsrs y . snail line. nesninx Mote
No T. then = eriss<ross and then
thess wor<ts< The HcnrfettA. kosc-
DALI. school fos So. and Dvsns Dc
Soeirte.' Nos. this al brings hack 20
me- thsss thoughts: To py mind The
fosr plnys here mentioned represent
four grsas classes of . social sshArac-
~. ] sonnidsr he possibility Of eaeh,
and anAiiy decide that my nav play 10
% b . drsnsa of society further along
you will see . small - indicating
sEote g. the usual erins-cross ID fol-
loved b. the word or snd then
comss note which In some fashion.
just what cannot - Jet say. u e. b
duly incorporated In the new play.
khns; The New SEXUAL Idea Let me-
Explain thiA
sDo you know that this world h
rapidly passing In the direction Of new
and Sensational idess. concerning the
SEXUAL rslstionsf No iongsr u woman
kept N ignorance Of the laws of ma
eurs; no longer h abe educssed 10 look
upon marriage - her end In lifs The
profsssiona. tho business houses are
being thrown open to her. and shs b
using her talents fer her emancipation
from the bondage of marriage She 10
gradually learning 20 regard with In
difference the contemplate cognomen
OF 'old maid Now this idea leads 20
the uext a. set down In the notes un-
der NO. - or ~ "a you $50 II; that Ia.
The Girl Bschslor.'"
But whore do you ret your ideas7'
I ventured. deeply interested
'sErom the world: from travel: seldom
from books have these ideas simply
because do not allow myself TO step
into my study and write q play. out OF
my inner consciousness. 90 70 speak I
make ID On invArisble rule never TO
write . line till have thoroughly de-
velopsd the situations That In the de-
aired endi Not the plot. mind you,
but the situationA You ask where I
gee my ideaa ! VIM tell you how I
came 70 write The Henrietta That
viii illustrate You know IL h play
Of Wall street. i was going one day
into the Lotos club. when I met dear
friend of mine named MeyerA
He had green patch over
his eye. Hello. Meyers.' said. what
ala youg oh, nothing he responded
Got struck by something7" oh. no.
tho ego u all right; IL In only droop-
ing Of the eyelid,' was his half-hearted
response The eye Il AL right he
went on; then passing his hand pathet-
icaily over his forehead he added
YEARLY: It Is all here. HowardF
'whatr sid. aghast Wall street,
he snid.
IVAN street, The wordslkept ring
ing In my cara was at work on q
play at the time: / concluded TO drop II
and Try TO write of that terrible. re-
morseless fend. speculation Three
months after. going again to the club,
saw beautiful picture on an easel
In corner; I went mp 20 IL and re-
garded II sttentively; there was q
small card on the frame: Bonded low
to read the inscription. and started
back a. though struck by . blow.
What read was this:
Presented 20 the Lotos club by the
late iamented Mr.. Meyers Think OF
IT. the late lamented Mr.. Mcyers-and
In three monthsi That decided me-
went into Wall street myself Day
and night I haunted the place, seeking
light on as fascinating subject a.
ever appealed 20 human heart
found two classes of workers In the
street One Is all nerves, the other a.
cold as Ice. tell you Wall street
represents the fercest kind OF gam
bling In the world"
Bronson Howard keeps all his notes
aside from the first drafts on thu ps'
pers above alluded &C.. In small books
neatly bound In leather and orns-
mentsd with gilt tracings He has
them numbered with the letters of the
alphabet. He has already scrubbed ur
enough books 70 reach 90" In these,
he keeps all sorts of information, one
item after another, In the most per
picking fashion-to any bat the dra'
matist himself.
Odd and disjointed ~ these note
books may seem. 20 the dramntist they
. suggest mines Of wealth. one day TO b
dug up and hammered into the purs
gold In some drama of life. For TWEEN
ty-thrce years now this man has beer
working for the csuse of dramatic art
As founder and president of the Amer
lean Dramatists club Mr.. Howard wss
the other day. presented by City gen
tlencn with n magnificent silver low
ing cup. Mr.. David Belasco gave tho
baaqnet In small wreaths Of laure
ARR the names Of Mr.. Towards bcsi
known plays-''saratoga." THE Bank
er's Daughter" 'old Love Letters
Young Mira. Winthrop" The Henri
eta" and 'Aristocracy. On the cur
IL q design bearing the two traditional
masks. symbolic of the stage. while
near by il an American shield. ove'
which rises the sun--the rising sun OF
American dramatic art
To Bronson Howard and the rising
sun--ail hail.
.Iorfs HUrrrr GRieusEr-
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