The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-02
Depends On Carnegie
New York Playwright With Manuscripts on Life Of
Burns Hopes for Help from Steel King.

For six months he haunted the libraries ana
saturated himself with Burns All that the
poet had written and all that had been
written about him WAS absorbed and copi
Gus notes taken lIo associated himself With
ScG5chmen whenever possible and noted
their quaint phrases ana accent. This was
the genesis Of the now completed play. All
the characters. thirty IN number, are his
toric. They include such lannon's personages
at Gavin Hamilton, the poets friend; DR.
Hornbrook and the Rev. Mr.. Aud, his enc.
Of Glencairn, the poets patron; lean Ar.
mour, the hard's Wife Mary Campbell
C'uighland Mary }, his early love; the celc.
DRAFTED duchess OF Gordon, who organized
tho Gordon Highlanders, and others equally
noted
Tne FIRST act is located near the auld
Kirke Aloway and the Brig O Doom; IN the
town Ut Ayr IN this act the aud LJcht
ministers are trying TO drive Burns ont of
the place because of his advanced religions
views, My religion is love says the
poet ~ find 1t not In cauld temples, but
In the broad benedcence OF the sky ana I'm
the poor dumb beasts and in the flowers
Of the Geld" Wen raise a fund 10 send
sinking fund. dominic" asked Burns. In
this act the poet performs q Scotch mar
riage ceremony with lean Armour under
the ruins OF aud Alloway. while his broken
hearted Highland Mary Is singing "Bonuy
Doom outside,
LIFE or SCOTCH POET PICTURED.
The second act is laid at the home OF the
brides father In Manchline. The sturdy
old man refuses 10 recognize HIS daughters
marriage 10 the poet. and, tearing up tho
INCREMENT, he nugs the pieces into Burns
face AS the poet Is about to leave the
house to 60 into raging storm he pauses
n moment on the threshold and says
''Thero 81 a tic that binds me 10 your
dachter that Is stronger tnan the laws OF
Kirk or country. lie refers 90 Jean :
brings Burns to Edinburgh. The scene Is
laid in the house OF the Earl Of Glencalrn.
who is the poets patron. Here Burns
shines among the literau and aristocracy
OF West Scotland A characteristic bit of
dialogue occurs between poet and patron.
The carl chides Burns FOR his improyi-
while the sun shines" 1--WE should have no
hay unless II rained occasionally" says
Burns. "Some day may ask your lord.
ship's influence 10 secure me an official
fitting position for poet than that OF Off
cial Cerherns. guarding nay measuring
the source Of lnspiration' Here Captain
Ramsey interposes; "Ha, jokel It's said
IN London that IL requires surgical on
GRAFTON on the Uranium OF q seotchmnn
before he can understand O Joke 10 this
Joke" When a toast Is offered 10 King
George III. Burns suggests another TO a
greater George George Washington The
ten years Of the poets life on his farm 40
Eilisland Is passed over by the dramatist.
The last act Is laid at the Wee Nennel, IN
Dumfries. IL shows poor Burns and his
wife In abject poverty. Burns Is dying
Neglected by his former friends md coun-
tryncnt he is threatened with arrest by n
haherdasher 70 whom he owes few
pounds. His vito tries to comfort bin.
'Dr Maxwell VIII cure YOU she says
| "The doctor Gamma cure poverty, says
Burns, the poverty that starves the heart
ana brain as well as the body" His faith,
fui wife assists him TO the window. "Ah
tho moonlight 7 want 10 ser the stars r
the stars love 80 we'll lis a long Jour