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lows was read by the noble grand and
chaplain of Columbia Lodge.

Edward J. Ross Council. No. 90, Jr. O..
L. A. M. held a meeting Thursday night
which was turned into a watch meeting.
There were over two hundred members
itia:ed. The membership has now
reached $50. which is said to be the
highest ever attained by council of this
order in the District Of Columbia.
The regular seni-annual election took
place with the following result: CGun-
cilo-. II. II. Moye; vice councillor. s. f.
Martin recording secretary. William f.
Saunders, reelected: financial secretary,
Harry :. Beck, reelected; treasurer. w.
j. Parr, reelected: conductor. w H.
Norton: warden =. II. Groves. reelected:
inside sentinel. G. II. Bea1; outside sem
tinel, l.. 4. Payne. reelected: trustee, ;.
Brashears, reelected; pianist l.. +.
Goodman re-elected drill master. w. L.
DeShazor. reelected: representative +. e.
A. of L. S., S. BraSI!earS, reelected: al
ternate J. C. Dudley; delegates. Essex.
+. 3. A. T. j. Parr reelected, and q. w.
Turnburke.
cured TO be voted 10 the most popular
individual The proceeds 20 go for the
benefit of the Uniform Rank, which will
appear in the inauguration parade. The
affair closed with a smoker.
Columbia Lodge al it's meeting Thurs
day evening. December II. celebrated the
going out OF the old year by conferri3g
following We're elected officers for the en-
suing term: Noble grand. T.. +. I-aughlir:
vice grand. Harry ". keefe: recording
Secretary +, G. GruInley: financial SIC
rotary. Robert II. Williams: tire lsurer
!, Thomas W. Fowler: trustee I. .. @. F..
Hall board. George T. COLLISION: school
committee. George Il. COLLISION. \. r. Yer
million and Samuel G. Taylor: represent
atives to Grand Lodge. d. T. Batson,
George Il. COLLISION. T. B. Cowden. Thomas
w Fowler George Gerberich, l.. c.
Grumley d w keck. y. NJ. Pollock.
Charles z. Sample. {. ID. Shackelford. 8.
G. Taylor Andrew Turubull. Il. +. Wines.
j. d. Yoakley and a. r. Nermillion.
Martha Chapter, No. 4. o. L. S. held
it's first meeting under the recently in
stalled officers at Naval Lodge room.
4th street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast last evening. After the trans
action of the routine business the chap
ter was closed and the officers. assisted
in line and received the large number Of
members present. together with nunl-
Der of visitors. after which refreshments
were served. The year thus begun prom
Uses to be prosperous one i'll every sense
of the word for Martha Chapter under
the leadership of the worthy matron,
Miss Ella Luckett.
At the meeting of Beacon Lodge No,
H. I. @. o. T.. held last Monday evening.
tn. election of officers for the ensuing
term was the feature of the meeting.
nobl. grand: Emmitt Midkiff. vice grand;
". La Varre. recording secretary; J. w.
Colley. financial secretary: T.. w. Brad
fore. treasurer: representatives to the
Grand Lodge. +. w Bradford. W. j. La
Varre, J. \. Cunningham, Lewis W. Ben
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ERIE THEATER ON FIRE.
Departing Audience in Panic and
Women Faint.

ERIT, Pa. January AS an audience
OF Loo was being dismissed last night
from the Park Theater flames darted
from the box Offices across the corridor
through which the people were departing
The theater is popular-priced house
aud was crowded to its capacity for the
performance Of the me,odrama I'm the
Nick of Time. Defective insulation
started the blaze and the flames smoI-
dered until the box Office window Was
shattered by the heat
Panicky scenes We're caused by the rush
OF flames. All except two hundred or so
persons had reached the street befoze the
alarm was sounded.
Those remaining IN the corridor made
a rush for the doors. y score of persons
were overthrown and several wome
tainted. The latter were rescued before
receiving serious injury and were attend
ed by physicians in the crowd
Firemen responded quickly TO the sum-
mons and assisted the police in restoring
order.
The building was damaged by the fire.
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The officers will be installed Janu-

Pc: The officers will be installed 'anu-
The initiatory degree was also con-
ferred
Federal City Lodge. it was announced,
will show a gain in membership as well
as In funds and lodge property for this
term.
Tho lodge accepted an invitation from
Sarepta Lodge. No rs, of Alexandria,
Va, to confer the first degree the even
Jag Of January l..
A. the meeting of Golden Rule Lodge,
No 81. l. O. o. F.. Tuesday evening the
following officers were elected for the
Smoot noble grand: J. A. Quisenberry,
vice grand: Joseph Burroughs. recording
secretary; C. f. Bartlett. financial secre-
tary: James II. Crew. treasurer; w. s.
Keiser, chaplain; F: A. NORWAY. degree
7. II. Crew. J. w. Hollyday, l.. S. kann,
w. S. Keiser. s. o. Magnusson. F. \.
Norway. ". ]. Rogers. representatives to
the Grand Lodge. ". II. Spencer OF
Alpine Lodge, No. PA. of Jersey City,
n. T.: G. c. Laws of Excelsior Lodge. No.
40, of Newport, X. l., and other visitors
were present.
At the meeting of the lodge next Tues
day evening Grand Marshal Thomas J.
Gates. acting as special deputy, Wit
his corps Of assistants, will install the
newly elected and appointed officers into
their respective positions.
The present term. it is said. has been
one Of harmony. progress and prosperity;
Past Grand Levi Maggie. an honored
member of the lodge. died at his resi-
dence in this city Tuesday evening. The
funeral services were he q Thursday
morning in Grace Reformed Church. the
sermon being preached by the pastor.
Der of Odd Fellows were present and
participated in the impressive funeral
ceremony of the order:
Mr.. Maggie was a charter member OF
Golden Rule Lodge at its institution. July
a6. 1880 He was financial secretary for
many years. He occupied many positions
in the lodge and order and was faithful
and courteous in the discharge of every
duty.
F., elected the following officers Monday
evening: Noble grand. Mrs. Laura j.
Lennon; vice grand. Mrs. Myrtle Loeb
sack; recording secretary, Mrs. Mary Pol
Keiser: treasurer, Mrs. Annie Billings: de-
gree director, Charles Sample. The Off
GERS of the lodge will be installed Monday.
January IL. 1909. by Mrs: Lula r. Emo,
acting grand master, and her corps of
officers from Ruth Rebekah Lodge. No. =.
Some weeks ago an invitation was received
from Queen Esther Lodge. No J. I. o. o.
r., of Baltimore. Md. to pay 1t a fra
ternal visit. The lodge decided to accept
the invitation and make the visit on
February IS. 1908.
In the death OF DIR. Charles Allen, p.
c. Columbia Lodge, No 10. /. O. o. f.,
has lost old and highly respected mem
bcr He was initiated May =. 1858. His
death occurred THURSDAY December ~.
1908. His funeral occurred Sunday. De-
cember ~, when the beautiful and i'm
pressive funeral service o. the Odd Eel
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|4AM QNG THE
In FRATFpNlTlES|
L. A. 4. NJ.

Lodge. Work.
January /
Potomac, No. -. Not bulletned
benjamin B. French. No. -. r. c:
Anacostia. No. y. $500. No: huiletined
rentalpha. No. %. ...-........F {.
January )
National: No, II illustrated lecture
Ming David; No -: 80. Not bulletined
Annual banquet. Raleigh Hotel
Washington Centennial. No. In; "
King Solomon. No. 81. Il. a.
January
Na7a. No. 4.............N Not bulletined
La Fayette. No ~. Not bulletned
VIM. r. Singleton No. 80 Not bulletned
Masonic Board of Relief. New Temple
January s
st. Johns. No. 1l.......N Not bnlletned
Hope. No ~. Observation-Disclosures. L. a.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
January s.
Washington Naval. No. s.. Not hulletined
Columbia. No. J.. -............-... Mark
January s.
Eureka. No. 4................Vi Visitation
KNIGHTS TEMpLAR COMMANDMENTS.
January 4
Orient. No. ,.-.........R Red Cross
January 8
Potomac. No. :;......-... Not bulletined
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE
Mithras Lodge OF Perfection.
18th. 9Th and 9th degrees
CHAPTERS OF ORDER OF THE EAST
ERN STAR.
January Ruth. No. l.
January 5-Mizpah. No. 8.
January 6-Arene. No. 10.
January Esther. No. >.
January 3-Grand Chapter o. r. $
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House Falls and Kills Workman

ABERDEEN, Miss, January o.-The
tenterport cottonseed house of the Peo-
pies Oil Mills here collapsed. Sixteen
negroes at work in the building and the
general manager Of the COMPANY r. NJ
Foster. were caught in the debris One
negro was killed and the general manager
was slightly hurt.
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The Stars Calendar for 1909
Out-of- own Readers.

Any the subjects below will be by mail outotown
the mailing
Requests should be made immediately
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VIII Help You Sell Anything.

The classified EYES" have won
droUS power;
They solve LIES problems every hour.
Successful men have found that they
To fortune point the welcome way.
If you would sell your shop or store.
A little sign upon the door
Might help. but only those would see
Who happened on tie street to be.
A Star want ad will thousands tell:
No matter who or where they dwell:
Twill spread the news the city through.
And buyers soon will call on you.
Watch this space to;norrow.)
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List of Subjects.

Birthplace Of James A. Garfield,
Birthplace of L. S. Grant,
Birthplace of John Howard Payne,
Birthplace OF Robert Burns,
Birthplace of George Washington,
Birthplace Of Abraham Lincoln.
Birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Excelsior Lodge. No. H. has elected the
following representatives to the Grand
Lodge: II. J. Casson j. B. Conner G. W.
Jones, Il. A. Duke and ". A. Wildng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Century Lodge. No 80, has elected the
following officers for the year 1863: Chan
cellor commander. j. B. Tallman: vice
chancellor G. F. Day: preiate. J. F.
Clarence Lewis: master OF finance. ]. F.
Grant: master of exchequer. NJ. T. Pines:
master alarms. ]. W. Thompson; inner
guard, A. 3. Johnson: outer guard. f.
n. Bunker: representatives 70 the Grand
Lodge. J.! +. Grant. NJ. T. Pines. G. r.
Day. ]. J.. Holland and G. w. Boynton.
A noteworthy example of the popular
ity of and the confidence reposed in a
member of the Knights of Pythias lodge
was evidenced last Tuesday evening at the
election of officers OF Capital Lodge. No.
~. when Julius Niedt WAS elected master
of eXchequer OF that lodge for the TWEEN
ty-first year.
Increased interest and enthusiasm over
the approaching carnival and festival of
the Knights of Pythias in April are evil
denced by the largely attended meetings
OF the general committee at Pythian Tenn
pie every Saturday evening at 7:45
o'clock. The reports OF the several COM
mittees also show a great interest in the
undertaking.
The regular semi-annusl election of
Federal City Lodge, No 20 L. q. O. F.,
was held December 80. The following
mencing January 6. 1909:
w. Johnson. n. G.: G. j. Weber V G.
II. w. Weber. recording secretary; d. c.
Cook. financial secretary: G.. H. EakIe.
treasurer: J. 7. Cam. trustee. and s. n
Mallory custodian. The election for rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge resulted
as follows:
]. II. Mood, P; 6: NJ; W; F, Dement,
Cook J. c.; y. V. Chisholm. r. G.; j.
". Ashford. r. G.: r. X. Pennington, p.
c.: w G. Lang p G.: +. h. Russ. p. G. +:
S NJ. Mallory. r. G., and L. f. Rankin,
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In the death OF DR.. Charles Allen, p.
CT, Columbia Lodge, No 10, !. O. o. f.,
has lost an old and highly respected mem
bcr. He was initiated May =. 1855. His
death occurred THURSDAY December ~.
1908. His funeral occurred Sunday, De-
cember ~. when the beautiful and i'm
pressive funeral service o. the Odd Eel
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The various subordinate knights OF
Pythias lodges have been busy the las.
two weeks in the selection o. their off
GERS and representatives to the Grand
Lodge for the coming year.
franklin Lodge, No. :, has elected OIL
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Home of William Cullen BRYANT,
Home of Thomas Jefferson,
Home of James Russell Lowell,
Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Home OF Charles Dickens.
Home OF Henry W. Longfellow,
Home of Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Equal Lodge. No II. has elected the
representatives to the Grand
Lodge: J. r. Haskins. William MINIS, J.
McCauley, F. J. Henning and r. G.
Scroufe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
es Frohman Discusses Problems Confronting American Stage

au.ronsat q bottle af nk. zams parsr
and pruz
Ana as a rule ~ 1hess pIass are prruy
bad
so not ALL am by 11iuAl calculation
the -uains " wheat turn Out 10 ne less than
8 ner erut ~ rne volume Of MANUSCRIPTS
reserved But q IL a hs2Itlv agn. tlis
Eeueral habit Of pa,vv-iuuE n means
that the -beater g interesting the people
as "a whole.
When there arc a nuititpde Of unknown
n-IArurEhts Z know that there arr a null
dtuds o. unknown ~piayEosrs hecauss lie
greatest incentive TO ~playv-ting "a play
going Everybsdy at some time during his
Hfe has BEEN 4u actor IN a drama n wA
life: there 5 material Cor a powerful drama
IN the private life VI almost any man sr
woman. such men ana women attend =
PLAY uothiug seems easier than the process
If It's aufoIding. Its turv reminds tuum n
similar dramatic W connie incident In
-lrir own lives and soon they are writing
a play
But the trouble Is that the PLAYS they
write are often not much moro than them
SELVES put INTO the PLAYS they have seen
TliF s so true that z can often tel lust
what fhearers some Of these unknown
-uia-v-Ehts have been attending merely
By reading their manuscripts For ex-
ample mere - a leIter 10 young woman
telling hnr l1zt q also Ike Tn Harvest
Moon samson ans The ClimaX. but
chat g not a efficient reaRen for ne 20
produce her plav
rhe bulk n such manuscripts aue
srralEnlnwag narrative arbitrarily cast IN
dramatic dialogue. not plots inevitably re-
qu1i1uE dramatic -rrucrure- Most often
they mad better have been what they
really are. snort OF long stories N fiction
But K am never .ultated by e~pideiacs Of
uiaywurinE. because. while I believe
great -ulaywughts may be bern I know
Eood uiayvr1ghrs are made BY continuous
practice ana by the lessons learned IN the
hard school u experience.
and the test % a good play as yoH
read itg'
AN. 4 there we're only such a thing As
an unfailing test Of a good nlay-tbs
philosophers stone We talk Of wouid 30
~ muoh funk in oompsFfssH TO Us value
There IS no absolute test Of a good play
but personally I always know a gcod acting
play H. when I read IL IN manuscript. I
can ses t1s characters IN pznIomiue. Just
as I know that a play which I srt per
s0nally fond Of 10 sure 70 fail
But I am fast getting TO believe that
failure is a matter Of locality-that what
fails in Sew York is pretty sure to suCcsed
in London. as Clyde Ftchs The Truth
dd. ana that what fails in London Is
Just as sure 20 succeed In View York. zs
was shown when John Drew made a
success Of Brother Officers
And vour own ambition YOU inquire "A
vou unuoil from the ArEeue Lupin zxyituds
ready for departure.
Ny ambition. frankly. csuters IN The
welfare OF the actor. The DAYS work holds
out TO me no other finer qualification than
. 20 see intelIIEent. earnest. deserving actors
, grow into tae fame ana future Of being
stars"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Hedwig Reicher, the Mary Anderson of Teutonic Theat1

racre music in the BEST thezters. Both
those radical had to be fought
for.
The German LheaIeT-golug public. radi-
cal as IL is IN many ways and certainly
progressive IN an matters. holds closely 20
traditions especially in nespeet to the chr
lain calls. But pEopie have been educated
ana Il is quite well understood thai the
appeal to the imagination now viii not be
frustrated by seeing the Wounded heroine
come hidden 20 consciousness IN order TO
bow her thanks over the foouights- The
only time an actor OF actress is permitted
TO appear . after the last curtain ealL
which IS as Il should bel
1t Is that education Of the public which
Is the primary and law Of the
German heaters. The burning questions
u the day ana hour are exhibited there.
ether answered. OF iefr cur the answer 10
come BY subsequent discussion The lit
erary flavor 20 the play must be there in
order TO make Il acceptable 20 the theater-
goers4
L have been much surprised 70 learn
that u 5 not An thing here for
an actor OF actress. particularly Il cast
for a small part 70 express perfect ignur-
ancs n the play IN rs entirety. I had one
man answer me in response 20 an inquiry
a. 20 the story Of a certain drama On,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Eni1a Was salI 70 EnElzna As a result sf
The appearance here az Gypsy smith.
How much salarv Glusy smith = paid by
his English hzcEers no 1ne IN Cincinnati
learned IL iE not believed thar Il IS more
than $500 a year h0Wgrer, ana possibly
nor as mucn as that a would ike % hire
Gypsy smith AZ u1.oo a year SAID one
prominent rlerEyman Who llH mad much
experience IN -TauEelisrc wOrk we Is
The greatest money sstter n the business
Tn nasr eVauEHlisuc meetings sucu az
those of DUiEnl T. M0ody. the experfeHce
has been that about one person In e-eTv
three contributed wHsn Tie basket was
passed and The average contribution was
between d and aeHts We always count
the aumber M coins. a. veal a. ne total
amount ~ money While a few persons
wtl pax more than one c1iu In the hAsker.
the majority PM a single COIN ana the
uumber ~ coins 3 a Eo1d index of the
uumber az Individual contributor
In rhs Glpsy smith meetings We ruald
thai two persons Out ~ every unree con-
u1buted and The average contribution was
10 ceutE That 8 why I ay Gypsy smith a
the greatest money getteF IN sTluEelLsrii
worE When Muse hall was p1cked a
hHar M Moody rhs collections ran abou
H8 WkEu u vas cr1Wded 70 huGr Glpz.
smith "a ran an GreraEe ~ taa0~-lnCiR
nAu rlmes-stHr.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

I don't know I don't 20 On until the third
act The German player, On the ooutrary.
no matter for how small a part he "a cast
for, reads ana studies ali tbs parts dis
cusses the ethics ana other questions and
brings TO his first rehearsal a complete
knowledge u the phrastng and business
The salary u the German actor al
though = may not be as magnificent
sounding as that u The American seems 70
me 10 be based On more common sense
methods. We hear a great deal IN Ger
many n the tremendous sums pEid even
the mediocre players here. bat We do not
hear 20 much said Of the MANY weeks that
the American players are without engage-
ments 4 a play fails and Of the many
other weeks they may he keut in re-
hearsaIs. for which they are never paid a
cent. The German contract Ia rarely for
lees than three years
IT IS believed that the long contract sys-
TEN prevalent with Us makes for the bet
uegrnent u the ensemble. and certainly In
addition 10 the players I have already
eHaaR as particularly ssliEsnI Ia their
work I might add two W three VINO have
often EXPRESSED themselves IN favor OF il.
declaring thar Il has certainly helped 10
their success anu given hem AL OpDor-
ruHity 20 acquire an extended repertoire
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Frank wedekfnd IS one Of orr Wen
known realistic writers His work .
almost too realistic; Il Is painfully 50.
and would be absolutely Impossible for
your stage. FOR Il could moi be Ameri-
canized. 1 find il fascinating and filled
with the most charming opportunities tos
the actress.
of the two essentially German drama
lists whO have won recognition in America
there . 10 question IN reEard to their
respective popularity. SudeTmznu has
become essentially the man Of business
while H-aupInauu remains the poet. and
thar n course Appeals 70 the German
temperament. I him sudernaun has
quite lost his followtnE-hat is the fol-
lowing Of the ntelecruals-ln account u
the change In him
Hide wangel is one u our best known
character actresses and IS quite unknown.
7 understand. TO Americans Although
she IS a comparatively Young woman
she does wonderful character work anu
has q long repertoire.
Il think Elsa Inns e IN scope and
popularity quite ike Helen Ware. she is
usually seen in the parts which CORE
spond with that Of the Young wffe IN
AA4E AaAlah 1NAA%- she = 4 AAA 4EnA
larger physically. In fact I should say
thai was a difference 70 be noted. as most
Of orr actresses ara Of larEer build. ana
with thar comes a corresponding vitality.
I think
Tbs great caasm that separates the
systems of stage production is that called
the star system. which hourishes In amer
icz TO the exclusion OF The stock CON-
panY but IS practically Unknown in
Germany. Every city 81 any SIZE what
ever has rs own theAIeT ard It's OWL
company. We have no one night stand
horrors
II. Of course happens thai a famous
actor or actress viii play FOR a certain
length Of time In another rhearer tina
he Is connected with by contract. hu
be Is never spoken Of AZ a star; ne Is biles
always as a guest and he plays viii
the theateF stock company as support
In The spring after the regular sszEol
Is over il Frequently happeus thar com
panies exchange with one another, IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

rhls e because .l- Ar-scAn STAGE s.
a little ols ~ breath Iusf BOW. 70 H Snort
Of leaders rherr o a ~0rid % actor 1ut
TOO few .szdinE Motors
vital sr,inE In plays of Consequences
TIE doundau1u of Theatrical snrcess r.
sut alturelher ire 1las. nut the right
Dla,sr .n ne right play That s the thiuE.
z have nade twelve euc--zsrI productions
his season. have fourteen more slaed-
lea for -pruductlou l=tvycen BOW ana the
spring o suouldn'' De surprised n these
productions fairy kxlauTy .he -Hure field
q ayalAbie ,eadinr actors
-you have only 20 auuInerste ne nlays
70 -eaize TIE dra.n even ,sse management
can MAKE lpou what p after al a llnited
supnI- n cauable leadiuE actors For eN-
ample. va have called for = hundred SC
tors for the prnDer casting U Conan
Doyle The Fires ~ Fate. wn3cs s
SHORTY 70 Be done In rsizgo. But besides
tins We nave the blk musical piece TIE
Arcadisus. calling cor b cast u over a
huudred. r. new fare. The Brass Bottle
the new Winchell smith comedy Love
Among The Lions Henri Batallle'e drama
TIE Scandal: Pin-rp's Md-Chanuel
which We are preparing Tor Miss Ethel
Barrymure. ana 10 on-sll plays calling
not only FOR numerous nlave-. but men
and women with special a-psltudes
And by a leAder among actors you
mean. Mr. F-ohmau
ct mean that Il In casting a play you can
rnd an actor nat looks the part YOU have
IN min for him. ~ ~rHanktui 4 ron can
Ind Al actor hat can act the par. he ver-
thankfuL ana u vou can and an actor that
can look and act the part. gel down On
your knees ana thank God
And such actors arr becoming fewer
NJ 5ut FOR the first time suppose
are more aveHues Of employment open 20
good actors than there are COED aCtors.
although We now have more good actors
than We ever had But the stREe is on a
sounder basis. the theater Is more pros
porous than 4 mas ever been. because as a
whole Il u giving the people eERctlY what
they want. not what anv one nan or So
Of men think the people 0HEh1 20 have.
And this has succeeded so well that the
uumber of good mays waiting for prodnc-
ton IL greater than the number Of good
actors waiting for positions"
In other words, plays are being born
Easter than actors are beng made is
venturnd.
Well. ~plsywrghts are. and 50 are play
wrongs. In An average theatrical season
4 play manuscripts are sent 70 this
office They are read. a written report IS
made u them. and often some discussion
is carried on with the writer It usually
turns out that the makers OF these PLAYS
are men ana -women-nostiy womsn-in
walks Of life as Ear removed from the
thHAter and rs requirements AZ they AEa
from he arr Of the sculptor, the painter %
the musical composer.
Yet none Of these candidates for ars'
night huaprs tr 20 carve statues. pain
portraits or compoSe symphonies Thes
seem to hin that a technical knowtedES
would be necessary 70 do any 81 thes'
things. but 10 write plays ones Only -