New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
BASS Mayo Writes 5000 Words IN
a Day, and Eats THO Meals.

o Duy, uHO LUtS 1CO lU eIlS.
"hlie the pious were their way TO early
chorch yesterday morning there sped uptown TO
NO SS4 Central Park West female form to wit
the stenographer OF Theodore Burt Sayre play
reader for Charles Frohman. bearing In her hand
a sealed and priceless envelope This envelope
contained indeed. no less a thing than one Of Mr..
sayres ideas At No. 334 Central Park West it
was received by Miss Margaret Mayo Of the
Pretty Peggy company. who tore It open at once,
read the contents. and set about her Of writ
ing in a single day play based on this idea The
stenographer abode with her and assisted IN the
operation.
Miss Mayo made her bet with Mr. Sayre last
week and az first dinner and a knowledge that
there is always room for one more Clyde Fitch's
pedestal We're the only rewards in sight. But later
firm Of managers offered Miss Mayo 500 for the
right TO be the first to read this play II she fin
ished # on time, she had the further spur Of
the price of new hat, anyway, Of the feathers
on It. All night on Saturday was allowed her to
block out her comedy characters and embalm
epgrams, so that she had stock Of building ma
terial on hand when Mr. Sayres idea along
IN the morning. She spent hour and half on
the scenario and then. sumrnoning the stenog-
rapher. began to dictate the dialogue.
At 2. m. the first act finished. The second
act came easier; that done shortly after 2
The third act added to the pile of manuscript
on the floor at s. and at midnight the fourth and
final act completed. On the floor lay drama,
a palpitatng. living drama. called The Mart"
and mingled with Us pages were the crumbs OF
two meals eaten in action. empty teapot ana
six ginger beer bottles. Miss Mayo rose and
laughed Il have created literature and sixteen
thousand words in one day." she said.
-'I want to go home said the stenographer
The play tells the story Of a woman who maTries
nanGier when she re7 M n oSes yes o fe b osse
However, she trusts her copper STOCKS 10 the rover
cause of this action quarreis with her lord, and
leaves him; Her maid steals the copper & stocks c
cuses the wife OF an attempt to betray him Just
in a passion She beats her hands against the
closed door. and it is the ending Of the third act
his Mss para asS 01 a7 have eopper 0oTe
In the fourth act the husband. either discouraged
usually accornmoda ting man. kills himself; and It
is hnted TO the audience-that is It may some qas b
b!cEers clerk oeIebTats soPpsr Wedding g, ~ and
out Of the room ali day He reported that Miss
Mayo's dialogue Is quite as good as her develop e
Here is sample or to + Of this dalogHs 10 fget re
never allows matrrnony to interfere with her other
large feet One is almost tempted to believe that
Mr. seyTe furnished some Of Of these EemaTkS ev Ia sS
victory is not Yet quite assured. The play has yet
be read by three judges and pronoTneed al Ieas 81
bs easy. william 4 Brady will be Of the
The Wednesday and Saturday matinees Of Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy." which begin at the Ca
sfno tomorrow, will be held at 1870. and pleasant
feature of the Wednesday performances VIII be
found in the audience. Every "Wednesday the I2nGs
agement will invite as its guests the inmates OF
Inn has had an opportunity TO witness the play.
This week on "Wednesday the Snlq9en rom I,1 ne ne
Roman Catholic Orphanage, in The Bronx, VIII DC
present in a body.
At the METROPOLITAN Opera House next Sunday
night the annual vaudeville benefit for the Actors
Home will be given, and from the list OF present
volunteers one guesses that the programme Will
be long and full of interest for the followers OF
vaudeville entertainment Among the performT4srs T4r
already assigned to places on me p are bnrS Mss
ton Mss truly shattuck Press Edrdge Mten nt;sn
MOBILES John and Emma Ray Miss Elne l raya s m1S5
c6fas c9as Giss GsOR Rernona n6s JarBesu wins
ess R2Rd sabe lanes Mss NGTG4 Naes s Beger
and Chance the Grand Opera Trio Mss claTss MISS
Mapfor SslGe Manoia aIg -aii and julius WitHaark,
Miss Blanche Ring is said to be much pleased
with the engagement Of Harry Conor to support
her IN her summer starring engagement at the
Knickerbocker Pleasant memories OF ne ea ra W
ASSIGNED as the reason for her happiness: It is is
good to lean mat amofies 5oe Of Fad and Foy
A tvpewr,tten and unsigned postal card has beer
received in this Office reading as follows:
@ @Anou{ raw eProadWaV q weekly? It's certainly
e+rafght from the shoulder and worth reaolng' -,
we are not whether II is stralght L[oli 'ii'
| shoulder or straight from Klaw ana ErlangeF-
Mrs Mack the Criterion scruoFonan VINO Il u
| On IN tour with THE Jewel Of Asia. not IN hei
| former capacity but one Of the artists OF tl'
| sbovr will be personally protected by james l
| Powers This Information furnished by Ne1
I5,u-lyas manager Of the Criterion. SATURDAY ns
called Mrs Mack into his once ana sa!u " ttI ~
solemnly that he hoped she would not reLuIn W. W.
e. oItor,ohile and costly clothes, as other ch0T u
/ girls have way Of DONG Saif' en- ri made
NJ powers bliss him, promise me his persona
1 protecshun.
The other evening at the close or the secoIiu A0
| - "A Ne-sag ge from Mars the curtain stuck faS
zs feet from the stage, leaving Mr.. Ha"trey aH'
/ +ba Marian in an embarrassing position 1h
curtain would not come down another nlcn en- hie z
The audience began TO feel little uncoAlIo IS+
TOO Mr Hawtrey rose to the occasion; ,Iron
his finger at the Messenger ne sald N m Tba aISi
o,1e fashion. 'Marsy. you dld tnat! 1ne oe ~
/ eTce broke into laugh, and unoer its coNo1 LII
. actors made their escape
rnts afternoon at the Casino Little Lore
za,Ir+lerov' will be revived. and at DAYS IneaI1,
+orJgh+ "a nlay new 10 this city, Inc otdI O"ShS'
Nv 0nie Read VIII be produced
x. OF c. OPEN NEW THEATRE.
The s1o0c0o theatre just completed III New
! r,oche1la hv the knights Of Columbus Is 10 -
1910 o,enad tonight by Mayor Henry
D-Av