The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-28
BOOM FOR THE UNPLAYED PLAY
ION TIE DRAMATISTS' LEAGUE
AND MAKE rs PER CENT.
Front and Literature Join Hands in
Nonly Announced Scheme-Criticism
TOO Comes at Modest Price for
the Payer OF an Allotment Fee.

TOO Comes at Modest Price FOR
the Payer OF al Allotment Fee.
The Now American Drama. the real
literary Drama first syllable pronounced
.drahO has hit town. In fact II has been
in town ever since last fall, but 1t has just
made ts presence known.
Tho League Of Playwrights il going TO
ii, the bnsiness Head Of the unproduced
rIaywrights of the league is f. s. Hop
ans Jr who works for broker all day
md cnresses typewrtcr into dramatic
thoughts al evening Gut2on Borghum.
tho sculptor. il its vice-presldent. Morgan
Robertson. the writer of sea stories, is
,acretarv. and j. ACker Hayes. an architect
has the important place of treasurer. Fran
els Roster tied like MIR. Hopkins, to life
Of commerce is registrar.
Ar these names are on the letter head OF
,pa loacle. which further bears the legend
.rrm MVCCD- and stenclled notice
tina. Office appointments should invariably
no arranged for by correspondence. The
Office INST now l. in Mr.. Hopkins'- room at
as Ffh avenue. and appointments are
made FOR he evening strictly
Mr. Hopkins like that other dramatist.
George AIDE l. an outburst of Indiana.
No l. king hy right among his fellows for
ne nearly had play produced once. He
t. the author Of The Imperial Authority
nf T,w- Flaviu= a five-act blank verse
drama with a sonnet introduction. Mana
ref- rouldn't hive it, even with the sonnet
thrown in % Mr.. Hopkins had it printed
ANYWAY,
Resting his right elbow on pile Of plays
which ranged from ragtime skt 10 blank
worse ira gedy Mr.. Hopkins spoke last night
Of tho cague
You ace he said what we need ia
roi ,merit.i;! drama and what We need to
ontsin II * 20 get th- 2laywrights together.
Now our first idea was 10 ger Gf theatrical
cnnlpanv and sell stock to the public This
wa, 10 be a theatre in which only the best
and highest plays would be produced and
N which he aspiring playwrights who never
gan the car Of a manager now would be
given a chance. II wouldn't 60. however
We found that the American public Is sadly
unenightened in that respect,
So We took the corporation az basis
10 gather the dramatists together the
hundreds Of talented and aspiring young
men and women who are working without
encouragement
The society is going to be divided into
groups I'm each group will be at least one
professional dramatist-a man who has
had a play produced He will act "a KIND
n guide and teacher The group will meet,
interchange ideas, accept critters ms and
mutually help and encourage.
Grand play competitions will be a feature
When We have them all together and going
properly we'll approach "A manager and
offer him a play. the best the league can
produce Then when he has accepted,
., N puch
livery member will hear all the plays and
vote on the best one There will be a rule
that no member shall vote for his own
play When all the groups have made their
selections the winning plays will be read
10 the league, and they'll vote on the grand
winner
lust as soon "a we've made enough
money out Of our plays TO AFFORD IL, we're
gong to have clubhouse. where there
will be a theatre and a stage from which
authors may read their plays TO the league,
That is our keynote you know mutual
We haven't had a meeting yet. We're
waiting until we're all organized We
want TO start this thing right We have
lots Of aspiring. young dramatsts pledged
bur no real professionals as yet.
That isn't all OF the scheme. The rest
is -et forth in a circular which says
To secure capital The .PlsywriGhts,' League
ofAr- FOR sale income bonds, as described
no Inc dffFlINl Aill INK A4's'f ''''N''
arc a-ld 90 writer's and - the public, and pro
vision has been made for a high participating
d dend rate IN order 70 induce general SUD
scrirtiou and 70 distribute among the co
operators profits made from the works OF
those lcce.sful IN competitions Dividends
a-a rail lp 20 u per cent per annum when
rrlf'- are SHOWN. IN addition TO tue per cent
interest rata ~ l. customary with income
bonds 0iich contain no M tghge .lan.e13'
rn. interest may he withheld n not earned
ht ~ deferred it becomes cumulative
io -up-equHn' payment
those familiar with theatrical profits VIII
realize hat for series Of productions tuls
is refV conservative rate. Almost every
-ttrro-SfiII business of whatever nature shows
u.s. considerable profit. even that Of banking
in Nea York city. Of eighty eight banks and
Trust companies reporting thet earnings
iHo average is 10 per cent per aunum VINE
ION nf fhe most profitable average over 50
Jc- cent per annum IN dividends 10 snare
holders
T1u= Won not only got your money back
hr YOU ge' IN on the competions' ior
'here are many clasSes OF PlaywHghtH
l"ague Bonds and each carries special
n7yiiege- Holders Of classes F $40. 4
500 and p $1,000 are entitled TO compete
in extended play competitions, holders OF
= $40 q 500 and q 5000 ~ one act com,
ta-f'ous and holders Of T! SO { 500 and IS
s. ''n in competition for vaudeville plays
For s. @ held VOC can get a certificate Of
qualification which lets you in on series
: u and Y" and entities YOU TO enter manu-
scripts in competition, though you get no
r7so-of on the II per cent profit
Rut don't suppose thht this II money
making scheme said Mr. Hopkins. In
fact We shall make no effort 10 sell bonds
al first That will come when we have
proved ourselves
Besides all this there is going 10 be
Bureau II Analytical Criticism Members
may exchange plays for criticism upon pay
nenr Of a % cent allotment fec Or. II
they want real high class professional
criticism, they may get paid criticism
from the best critics which will be en-
u'oved hv the League
And the circular adds. the dra matur-
&c diagram which is supplied for each
critics use in analysis is in itself Of con-
adorable value to the working playwright
The League has already got busy. Form
II NIMAB" announces a Manuscript Call
FOR a Vaudeville Play They have ar
ranged with the New York Play Producing
Company for the presentation Of the win.
ming play before the manager Of one OF
the largest vaudeville circuits in the coun-
try"