Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-12
BOOKS SCOTTY
FOR TEN WEEKS
MAKES THEATRICAL DEBUT IN
NEW YORK
Charles A. Taylor Closes Contract for
Opening Performance at Grand
Opera House--WiII Later
Tour Europe


Rol King, financial and business man
ager for "Scotty," the Death valley
mystery. received a telegram yesterday
from Charles A. Taylor, who recently
went to New York to begin negotia-
tions for booking the new "Scotty"
drama. which conveyed the information
that he had booked "Scotty" for a ten
weeks performance, beginning at the
Grand opera house in New York.
The plans OF King and Taylor are to
secure bookings through Klaw &
Erlanger and this telegram confirms
Kings prediction that the plans would
be successful and "Scotty" would be
booked in all the syndicate houses In
the larger cities Of America.
Following the ten weeks stand in
New York "scotty" and his company
will play in Philadelphia, Boston, Bal
timore. Washington, Pittsburg, Chi
cago st. Louis and all the other larger
cities on the route to the coast.
Present plans include a full season in
the United States and Canada, after
which the company will make a
European tour, playing in London,
Liverpool, Paris and other large cities
across the pond
1T has been definitely decided that the
new play will be entitled "Scotty" and
will be built around this typical mining
character and the actual Death valley
scenes, including skeletons, tarantulas,
scorpions. desert scenes and every other
oddity of natural and artificial origin
peculiar to the Funeral mountain
country.
viii Be Brightest Star
"Scotty" will be 1t I'm all particulars
and will play the leading role. He will
be the particular bright and shining
star around which his satellites will
revolve. II his plans are carried out
the opening night will be an epoch in
theatrical history, as he expects to play
first to an audience composed of mil
uonaires, billionaires and statesmen
Popular prices will never prevail
where "Scotty' is billed. Those who
want to see the real and genuine
"Scotty'' in all his glory and beauty
must be no cheap individuals. The
show will be staged at no small ex-
pense and will not be played before
cheap audiences
The success which has attended the
preliminary efforts at beginning the
stage career Of the daredevil million
aire is the source of much qualification
to King and his protege, "Scotty" The
play will be written and rehearsed be-
fore New Years and Immediately after
the first of the year the triumphal tour
will begin.
"scotty' said last night that he
would set 'em all afire before he closed
the first season. He is much elated at
the initial success Of his theatricals AMI
has given Instructions to Rol King to
open another barrel for the boys and
keep 1t up until further orders.
Rol King has been besieged by let
ters. kilograms and telephone messages
for the past month from curiosity
mongers regarding his reasons for per-
mitting "Scotty' to go upon the stage,
and the inevitable question Is "What is
your candid opinion of the MANI"
Replies to Questioners
King has attempted upon numerous
occasions to reply to these inquirers,
but found the task too big. He was
compelled, as final resort, to dictate a
letter which he has had stereotyped
and mailed to several hundred persons
in Los Angeles and the east. The let
ter in full is as follows:
Replying to your challenge concern
ing Mr.. Scott's recent determination to
fgo on the stage, would say that il
is by no means the silly thing you
spossibly imagine it to be.
I'm the first place, there is a vast
difference between the real Scott an6
the "Scotty'' you have read about. BY
that L mean Scott possesses a partic
s1larly fine, manly, straightforward
character, which is only barely showr
An the word pictures the newspaper:
shave presented of him. And withall
is a man of l1eenest perception anC
most honest intent, shrewdly watchfu
of the world at large and seriously de
sirous of being considered we'll by thu
best classes of people TO degree barrel.
suggested by the press. His Individual
T.. Ii Z. Il
character are equally fascinating t
me, however.
"From boyhood Scott has associated
with the most daring of men. Fool
hardy and reckless to a degree, anC
a past master in all the sports AM
pastimes, suggested by their turbulen
spirits, he has. at all times, been ;
leader among them. That he has par
ticular adaptibility is shown in his as
sociation with the more than inter
esting and original shows of Buffalo
Bill, where he was a bright particula-
star shining in constantly increasing
brillianey before the vast audience
which came to see them. Again is /
shown in his drifting back to th
frontier preparatory to adopting th'
rigorous life of a miner in that mos
fearful Of countries. Death valley.
Strikes Richest Mine
'The fact that the hardest of pros
pectors have, year after year. lost thei
lives in it's dreary wastes only served
TO stimulate his ambitions. With hi
mule for company, he has travelled it
trackless miles by day and by night
at times hunted by the bloodhound
of the desert, the human rats Of tn
criminal world, and at others, withou
food or water. with an insufficient out
fit, but forever and always strong il
his courage and fixed IN his purpose
He has exhausted his funds time ant
again only to seek other employment
In civilization to secure more supplies
"At last he struck it-struck it ricl
how fabulously rich none know bu
himself. His indomitable persever
ance and undaunted pluck was reward
ed with treasure scarcely dreamed o
in the most golden hours of Mont
CrstO's dreams.
with the means he thus obtained h
returned to the comforts of cities
where he was unknown and where h
lived in his own unassuming way unit
another strange freak of his peculia
makeup developed, and like a meteo