The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
GOODWIN NOT WORRIED
He Treats the $4,000 Verdick
Good Naturedly.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TIE ACTOR.

While Dressing For Hale Nat Good
win Discusses Henry Guy Carleton,
"Ambition."'In Congress" and John
Observation-Disclosures He Never Read
the Drama Submitted by Maxwell.
Scene-The stars dressing room at
the Knickerbocker theater in New York
Before a table on which are many sticks
of grease paint is Mr.. Nat G. Goodwin,
by his side a reporter, behind him Rod
ney Mr.. Goodwins dresser. Time, a
few minutes before the curtain rises.
Mr. Goodwin-Boshl l never ev%l
opened the fellows play. It's nonsense.
Absurd
Reporter the United States
court in Chicago, Mr. Goodwin, has de-
cided that, with the assistance of Hen
ry Guy Carleton, you took your play,
Ambition, from a play called I'm
Congress, " by John Maxwell, Chicago
reporter, and he has been awarded So
600 damages against you.
Mr. Goodwin-Whewl No, hold on
1t wasn't the court did that, it was the
jury. You
Callboy-Overture is beginning, sir
Mr.. Goodwin-All right You never
can tell about jury. They ask man,
do you know about this case?
"NOpe. Ever read the papers p
Nope. "All right, you're qualified. "
Jury SYSTEMS all wrong. Rodney, some
water How my face?
Rodney-A trife white, | think, sir.
(Mr. Goodwin smears on the pink.
Reporter-But who is John Maxwell7
Mr.. Goodwin-Rodney. towel New
er heard of him except once Fellow
came to me and asked me to read his
play, Poor chap, I didn t want to be
mean. l threw his play on one side,
kept it a week sent it back to him and
never opened it. Ten thousand Can't
believe it. They must have rallied about
my riches and my property. That's the
way they did it. Why didn't he sue
Carleton?
d. Callboy-Overture finished, sir.
Mr. Goodwin-An right. Nearly
ready. Let EN- go ahead. Why, I never
paid Carleton but So 400 royalty on
Ambition. 1t was one of my poorest
plays-not poor, you know, Just bad
third act. And this fellow gets SO, O00l
He can beat Carleton. It's a case Of
mixed Ambitions -
Reporter-He probably alleged that
you suggested to Mr.. Carleton
Mr.. GOodwin-How' this for a shirt?
Like an accordion, Ell? Looks like
minstrel shirt. Suggest to Carletonl
Ne! Why! If | started to make a sug-
gestion to Carleton, Carleton would
SHUTTER and say, "I-Iu write the
p-play, y-y-you act it. You can sug-
gest to Carleton any ideas, original
borrowed or stolen. Rodney, how are
my hands Confound it This is an out
rage.
Rodney-A bit white l think, sir.
Mr.. Goodwin-An outrage The pub
lie will think that I've robbed this poor
devil of his due
Callboy--Curtain up, sir?
Mr.. Goodwin-Yes. I'm ready. Ring
up. They think that I took something
that l didn't pay for. Why, I'll give
him thousand dollars ash-if he
can get any good manager or actor to
take one Of his plays Nonsense, good
plays are too scarce We are willing to
pay for them VIXEN we can get them.
Understand that one act in each play
was laid in Washington. Why every
body will be suing next. Frohman says
they're not alike, So do others They
had the dispositions. But the public
CallbOy-Mr. Goodwin
Mr.. Goodwin-Yes. (To reporter)
Come out to the entrance. But the pub
lie will think of course, must have
done it. That's what l care about
They judge hastily
Chorus ION the stage)-There comes
Mr.. Hale now He's running, and he's
all cut of breath.
Mr. Goodwin-They judge hastily.
but we get used to that.
Voice Con the stage)-Here is Mr..
Hale
Mr.. Goodwin-Appeal2 Wen take
1T to the supreme court of the United
States We-but here's my entrance
And Mr.. Goodwin in the character Of
Nathan Hale rushes on the stage, out of
breath, and bows to. the applauding au-
dience. New York Journal
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