The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
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l It Is interesting and most unusuat to Ind among one weeks new issues of books of the conservative house of MacMnlan two dramas. This fact with the Statement of MT Browder Mat
 thews that the novels great serial is to be the drama is significant.
 The world has less and less time to spend upon literature and doubtless It IS less tax on the mind to sit be- fore the visible and interesting expo sition of plot and character as seen on the stage than to go over the same | in the quiet of the library with plain
 black and white only as means Of plot and characters conveyance to un-
 derstanding.
 A new and successful playwright was few days ago going over his views on play writing.
 ll,It ts li' c champagne drunk, ne said; Tt is. worse than gambling. It takes hold of man and won't let
 him go. It possesses him body, mind and soul. It is all the arts in one. In my play now on there are more
 than sixty pictures. They are each as carefully studied out in color. pose, composition as is painters master piece. Again they are not fixed these pictures of the stage. The change of figure. of a pose, presto. change or picture Then you are playing with a mighty Kaleidoscope every touch of which brings different pictures from l. its reflax surfaces and terits. It is literature," continued the playwright; mo form of literature demands more art, more clearness, conctseness. greater or more skillful reaching of climax. It is art of expression for
 the actor must perfectly represent the creators ideas. It is fascination.
 pronounced the enthusiastic writer of
 plays.
 One of the most exciting things in
 New York is the first night of play:
 The playwright has it all his own 1T
 he has friends. The house is Giled
 with friends. Every one is alert to enjoy, eager to applaud. Every point
 is greeted with acclaims. One such
 first night was memorable for even
 New York. The authors family had
 gathered for the success. there were supper, reception. what not after the play. The next morning the critics.
 We'll It was not well with the critics. They scored everything. They doomed and damned the play. So play writ ing Is not all easy sailing. "Ah, said one to me, you Lever know what the critics will do. There is no account- ing for them"
 At society where many actors and managers and playwrights made inn promptu talks I heard much said of these same critics. They all hoped the critics were there," but If they were they never chirped a word. The complaints were that the critics tried to be funfny, tried to whet their own wit on the players. There's some thing funny about everybody, about you. about me, you don't have to take a microscope to look for something you can laugh at about everybody. 1 But what good to go about poking for f.x.~ .I4 1A onfn a show. Try to see what he is trying | to do. Try to sympathize with him. | Try to be earnest in your talk of him l as he Is earnest in his efforts to please | you" This from a manager who | has made success for himself and for | Many an unknown writer and actor. | "Cften,' he spoke with zeal and ex- See here.' she will say with tears in l her eyes and sobs in her voice. See | here Oh, what is the use to try. It's hard And l say, said the mana ger: Yes, it is hard. It is beastly | hard Be fair. Be just. Be kind," he urged.
 But then there is the poor critic to | consider, he; has his bread winning to do as we'll as has anybody else. Per- | haps if he is fair, kind, and just he l succeeds only in being stupid. and | then-off he goes. The paper wants | wit and dash and readable stuff. It's hard. It Is hard to all around. We must all just do the best we can and l wait for better times.
 The several races that give each | sharp contrast to conditions in Amer 1 ica have come much upon the stage l this past season. The Indian has said | his part, being, say these same critics, | somewhat more loquacious than In- dians are wont to be. In one play | even the real Indians are on for | "supers" The negro Is on as he never | was before. In the "Clansman" the | negro characters. played of course by | whites, are the best ever seen on any | stage.
 GThe Truth About Tolna."
 Bertha Runkle's new novel, 'The | Truth About Tolna." deals with one