West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-18
DOWSER BREAKS OUT
Again and Has Another Row with His
Wife and the Tom Cat.

A ri EN- ono glance at Mt. BowSer's face
4 l. Mrs. Bowser had no doubt that he had
something on his mind to bother him, but
whether he was trying to figure out new
flying machine OF seeking to find out how
long II would take bear running at twenty
miles an hour to catch boy running at
eighteen she couldn't say. As he was quie,
and good natured over II, she let him figure
away and Il was half an hour after dinner
before he finally said:
Look here, now, but I'd like to have
talk with you--a real sensible talk. I'll
agree not to get mad. aud you must agree
to say nothing sarcastic.
I'll talk, Of course, and be glad TO, she re-.
piled. What is it that's bothering you
Well, you know belong to the Primrose
Dramatic Club. | haven't attended but
two OF three meetings aud they are pushing
me 10 show up. In fact. they want me to
write play to be produced two weeks
hence.
Well
vast to oblige them, of course, and
want the honor and prestige of the play, but
can write one That's what want to
talk to you about. Don't jump on me with
both feet, as you generally do. and cry
clad, but give me a candid opinion.
Mt. Bowser how many times In your life
have you been 10 the ,heater she asked as
she laid aside her book.
As many as five OF six.
And did you pay the least attention to
what is called the action of the play-to the
eonstruelion-to the Situstions-,o the stage
craft
IL don't know that did, but what has
that to do with u1 Some Of the plays that
were written by people who were never in
side theater have been the most success
ful.
Whoever has told you that has told you
nonsense. You can't learn to be an actor
by looking at drug stores nor lawyer by
walking around a court house. / should
say you might as we'll try to cure patient
of typhoid fever as to expect to produce
play for the stage.
But, you see, you start in prejudiced against
me. wrote play last winter aud We had
a little scrap over it, and so you are naturally
down on me.
Yes you wrote play. DO you remember
where the scene was laid
In Bagdad.
Yes, In Bagdad, aud for no other reason
than that you wanted TO show as many Bag.
dad curtains as you could. Are you think.
ing Of laying this one in Arabia, so as to get
as many dates into it as you can
But Bagdad curtains are not dates, Mrs.
Bowser.
No, and dates arc not California prunes.
Why not lay it in California However we
won't dispute about that. What is your
plot
young man loves young girl.
That's nothing startling
lie is poor, but proud.
lie generally is.
Her father is a rich old skinhint and
would sell her to an old chap of the same
ilk for $4,000. The young man asks for
her hand and Of course he gets the bounce
Righ, there, when he throws his hat down
and jumps on II and says he will defeat the
fathers yillainous maehiuations or perish, is
chance for some Of the strongest acting on
the American stage. IL makes my hair
curl to think Of il. AdoIphus stands like
this, and gestures like this, and hurls his
words
II was the cat lie had been sitting up
and listening TO every word and wondering
when Mr. Bowser would begin to get red ia
the face and yell out, and his attitude and
gestures struck terror to his heart, and he
uttered howl and dived under the lounge.
by thunder, but that inferai old feline
shan't live another day he exclaimed as he
located the interruption.
Never mind the cat, replied Mrs. Bowser,
and you needn't 90 on with what Adolphus
says either. There is no originality about
that. All poor and proud young men get
of the sane expressions when told 10 90
forth and hoe potatoes at 50 cents day.
How does your hero finally get the girl
lie bears her sway At midnight after she
has put dose Of ehloral in her fathers pin
and water
That's very fair But how much does
she weigh ?
How much ? How much Why what
odds does that make Whoever hsardof
weighing the characters Of a play.
Il makes Just this diherence So Houssr.
II your heroine weighs i6o pouc .id your
hero only f4o the audience vou't be pre-.
pared 10 see him throw her over bis should.
e. and trot across grapeyine bridgs snd pp
the side of steep mountain. However.
you can have her take sntifai and feed him
on corned beef a. the same Time and thus
get the right proportions. lie bears her of
At midnight but where to2
said there was TO be no sarcasm. pro.
tested Mf. Bowser
And there is none am just making
friendly comments. Does he bear her to a
depot, ferryboat or where2
Tie bears her to the mountains Of course.
] want mountains in for scenic effect lie
bears her to cave IN the mountains. Her
father discovers her Fight next morning and
he raises a force Of ffty men and starts in
pursuit. lie swean that he will have her
back dead or alive and that he will kiil
Adoiphus or Pot him 10 the toftare Right
there again Is chance for Booth or q
Bauett Imagine The scene. The 6fy men
arc drawn upon bridge ACROSS gulf The
old man stands confronting them. Suddenly
/ he raises his right hand and
The cat had come out. thinking the per.