New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
The Story Of Eager Heart
Miss Buckton Tells How She Was Led
Write Her Christmas Mystery Play

sonai interests There are SAar,,.
too. governing performances TIL.
all give their services as an act ~ low
they are always amateurs. You "a.
teurs are so much more simple ara
affected A great actor who saw on. !,
performances said he never saw n.
more unconscious OF the audience =
the names OF the players are never ,r,@
to be made public. The money rec.t~~.
/ dedicated to the interests or sEazar
for giving free performances 10 N.
for renewing the costumes and .,-
eventual building of a theatre ada,,.x
the production of allegoricaI piavs "
modern theatres are very ineonvsnI.s,
know, which increases the expense a. =
performances.
Here in New York have been d.,,...
with the way people have caught thA
of the play Yes. the response ba. -.
beyond my most eager heart But :.
is very expensive here-twice what il e~
in London for theatres and for rnrs,e;,.~
Then we had to have new costumes. az.
costs a lot just to come here. don't =.
vet whether we can give any fra -
forrnances for the poor II there i. =.
money left over we will certainly Do -
-"AII classes Of your people have ba.,
interested. President Nicholas MURRAY q.
Ter has consented 10 be pTesiden, os :.
New York branch of the Eager Hear :
ciety. Bishop Greer and Archbishop y,
lev are interested. and the heads Of Uu-
Theological Seminary and OF the Gea.s
Theological Seminary. as well as the sass,
of the Ethical Culture Society and ev.- i
many literary people, are members Of Z.
club.
aside from the joy which your kinA-S
about my play has given me. think y
most impressed with the vastness Of yssl
CITY The power evolved is quite phens.
enaI and when the people see clearly m
tbav are working for they will De n ri
van Of progress. both spiritual and incA
IsctuaI At present there is so much e>
fusion and tumult that you do no, :.
clearly. / think. the good influence you ss
ufaId nv means Of your enormous physa|
ano material power
. Although an English woman. Mss 3lrs
ton did not seem TO be interested IN v~s
for women. or even to know much assz
the present agitation. When asked 4 n
had anything to say on the woman auss
tion.' she replied:
"AU have TO say is summed ur d
Eager Heart when the Young v0nx
gains the greatest JOY possible fcr pss
kind. The play is a commentary on N
developing spirit of the age In II wcnz
has a definite place The child is the hss
of the world, and represents all the at.
~ f. -x~
more in the keeping of woman than 4
legislators Woman is coming into her ~
iority, and ii will hold more than she ns
self even dreams
But what about the sufragettes? asss
the reporter. do you approve Of sron-.
minister's
My dear. I don't know anything aass
them. I come from the country. Hovsss
think the movement will work Itself r.
along natural lines"
Then stones are not necessary
Hardly. However. am more intsrsss
in the educational and intellectual ms't|
ments of the times"
Miss Buckton has been a lecturer and 9
cial reformer for years. and is the auta-
of several books OF poems and plays
subjects ranging from ancient Babylon p
the Boer War She says she has rsl
educated only through travel and NJ
friendship OF great men, She knew Isnas
SON we'll when she was child and cnss
isbed every recollection OF him
Four performances of Eager Heart ~
to be given at Carnegie Lyceum oeSnhA
on January Z, and others have been
ranged under the auspices Of the Christina
Plav Association. the Daughters 81 rsl
Faith and the Kindergartners OF New is1
('ity