The San Francisco call., 1901-12-29


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every reason why she should not She
had the right to be savage, bear-Iike. She
had reached here five hours late from Salt
Lake. She was grimy from travel. She
had a headache, the dickens Of a head
ache Her trunks We're not here. She had
TO play that night And even so she was
charming.
1 always credit a large margin Of pro-
fessionaI chaTmingness to the advertising
account Of the press, but this was too
much for my skeptcism- If she had
clasped ne with one hand and sworn at
her maid with the other might have IN
believed. But she didn't. She smiled at
the maid with a smile that was not in
tented for publication, and was well
worth publishing. II she wasted the
same kind On the Johnnie, happy day for
him
Not that the Johnnie Is awaiting it.
Mistress Mary has been so shockingly
public about being happily married that
everybody knows her reputation and she
doesn't care. The Johnnie gave up all
hope CT her long ago. The matinee girl
has let Hackett slide Of late, too.
Il have come to hear you talk about
Graustark,'' I said.
'Bless you for that" she cried, clasp
ing my hand About GraustarI, Camille.
hakespoaTe-anything, anybody, except
Janice and her curl"
''You don't love Janice, then7" 1t was
very unexpected They usually live Par
theuia, breathe Juliet, dream Carmen.
'Oh. I shouldn't have said that, know
# isn't business" she continued, ''but if
you had played that simpering girl for
two seasons you would know how I feel
an sick Of her adventures. No wonder
she had plenty OF them. Any girl could
who was ready TO run away with the first
nan that came along
what sort Of a woman do you want to
p-ayc"
Il want to play a woman Janice was
net that That is Why I look forward 50
happily 70 Graustark. It is one Of the
most beautiful stories that I have ever
read II is fuu Of romance, Of true feel
ing. and what counts 10 me is that the
heroine IS q woman who doesn't simper"
"Strong-minded?''
''As opposed TO weak-minded, yes. She
is strong and sweet both, as the ideal
woman must be She IS brave, oh, SO
brave; and she knows how to love so we'll
I do hope that I may play her soon"
Are you studying fer horg'
''Au TIE time I read the book over and
over until feel that : know her and all
her feelings Il IS the only way that
can study, for the play hasn't been writ
ten yet, and y caa't study the local his
tory OF a mythical province
who is going to do the dramatiza-
uon?"
II don't know That is where the
trouble co2es II. There vas one dramati-
zation written, but It wouldn't do at all.
would-'t have It. The author did not
appreciate the Princess, and cannot
have her unjustly treated. She is so fine
as well as strong, and won't have her
naGc out 70 be anything less. How wish
Clyde Fitch couId dTamatize her for me
he understands But Clyde has reached
that very comfortable place where he
doesn't have 20 dramatize other peoples
books lie can eTOrd to be original"
WHAT was wrong with the play be-
sides TIE conception CT the Princess?'
Everything. The author made all TIE
delightful people SO cheap, so common
place. When the delightful thing about
then was that they were uncommon
place. Lor-y is a splendid fellow and be
deserves to be shown Up in the very best
light.
'I2 the dranat.zation that was sub
m.tted the first scene vas laid in the rail-
way stotio- ard al sorts and conditions
Il people appeared They were low come
dams. The thing 1T. Hackett says.
suggested Er. Barnes Of New York Il
wos ali bourgeois, horribly so. The com
ody Introduced fl such play must be of
You should have seen Mistress Mari
say. IT Jared" She shuddered as dain-
lily as q cat does at water. It was de-
bcious. lastidious; FTenchy. Mistress
Mary caa be just IN from a griny rail-
road trip and stiu suggest the roses and
lilies OF life
'T wish could write" she went on. 81
know just how ] would dramatize Grau-
stark. I would lay the first act in Wash
ingtoa where LOFTY lived Let him be
with bis friends and give the account NJ
his romantic meeting with Miss Guggens-
locker IN narrative TO the men All ~
the railroad scenes would in this way be
made descriptive and very condensed
LOFTY should have a chance here IN es.
tablish himself with the audience bnt
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