The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-20

Alabama "In Mizzoura,' "The Earl OF Paw
tucke" "AIr. Leaingwels Boots" THE Education of
Mr. Pipp" The Wtching Hour and ''rhe Harvest
Moon" Augustus Thomas might very well be placed in
the landed gentry class On his estate Thomas Place
besides his splendid home the dramatist has
built seven paatlal residences. His own abode is
located the end of Thomas Place, racing 10 the
north. and is completely excluded, From the front
fthe house there is a fine view overlooking charm
ing valley It's interior is exactly what one might ex-
pect from man of his wealth and culture.
Augustus Thomas is keeny interested In politics
His speeches indicate that he is friend of the down
trodden and oppressed When how good
dramatic fortune has been 10 him easily
understand his desire that Others should be well
provided for Only the downtrodden need not apply
for leases at Thomas Place. The Thomas home and
grounds just the places where would be
pcctcd TO toss his heart up with the lark. Things
not always easy this for Augustus Thomas
and yet at Thomas Place. In the words Of George
Meredith. pleasure flows from the earth and sky,
not the purse" Yet when summer comes the Thomas
family to East Hampton, where the dramatst
has another home the
New Rochelle Is also the home of Francis Wilson.
the author of "The Bachelors Baby" But Mr.. VIII
lately rented his residence and moved to other
parts he cannot be correctly mentioned be-
longing to the Great American Playwright Belt
Where They're Thick.
Mount Vernon and its neighbor Port Chester, have
quite Of dramatists Herbert Hall WinSlow,
the author of THE Vinegar Buyer" and other sue
cesses and Charles Taylor who wrote THE King of
the Opium Ring" and other thrers the notables
Of Mount Vernon. The two celebrities at Port Ches-
ter are Brandon Tynon md Frederic F. Schrader
Mr. Tynons latest work was The Passion Flower
but 1t VIII not be forgotten that he Is the author Of
Robert Emmett" At Frederic Whitncy's beautiful
home at Byram's Point Mr.. Schrader been writing
the llbreto of opera which Mr.. Whitney VIII
produce next Mr.. Schradcr's most successful
play "The French Ball." In which Fanny Rice
appeared for years.
Continuing along the Boston Post road for four
miles we come to Greenwich, and there at its MILL
ionnaire suburb. Belle Haven, discover the first
dramatist in the Playwright Belt-Mrs Rida
Johnson Young, The author Of The Lottery Man"
has n large, roomy stucco house 1t sets well bnck
from the road, and is screened by many splendid oak
trees. Mrs. Young has two in the heart Of eX
elusive Belle Haven. Back of the house is sunken
Italian garden. and well away from the house is
roomy stable and garage built of the same material
the house
The dramatist does all her work in n the
second floor. and she could very well be called a
little ink lady" for the that she does all of her
composing typewriter. All that is to be in
this workshop the photographs of several famous
liable and Of pigeon holes In which kept
copies of the many plays that Mrs Young has written
She keeps her books in the living room downstairs
but there are not many formerly. Last winter
when away a visit and the house closed Il thief
entered and carried OF the best dlscoverable In the
way of books furniture and slvcrware
Mrs. Young has resided Mt Greenwich for nearly
years and all her We're written there
At little cottage on Steamboat road the Indian
Jarh Nach sub shp sInrlo for
Mary MNnnerng, Brown of Harvard" and The
Boys Of Company b" During the three years thut
she has resided at her home I'm Belle Haven she
has written The Lottery Man" Ragged Robin" in
which Chuuncey olcOtt has starred during the last
two years and Barry of Ballymorc," the new Ocott
play for this season; Naughty Marietta" the comic
opera for which Victor Herbert has written the music
and in which Oscar HammerSten viii star Nine. Tren-
TIM during the coming and The Candidate"
which the D1cssrs. Shubert win present during the
present season The dramatist is Mt present at work
on q new play for Helen Lowell who Is now appear
Ing in 'Tbe Lottery Man" and which tho MessrS.