The evening world., 1910-12-06

3"''r'o N''e~ OF y0tth, dtUer-
ent from any other city IN the corld."
So we seem to an aesthetic. an Eng
lish devotee Of the beautiful. For these
are the words Of Miss Alice Mary Buck
ton, author Of Eager Heart" a Christ
mas mystery play, which has run
through thirteen editions Of 1000. and
OF several ballads and books of short
poems well known in Great Britain.
Miss Buckton, who IL visiting New York
for the first time. is here TO supervise
the production Of her play to be given
at Carnegie Lyceum early In January.
New Workers are sophisticated and
youthful?" marvelled, wondering
whether aides who write religiously
ever fail 20 speak p~aradoxically.
New Workers. Childish.
"Yes. the people Of New York are
sophisticated" agreed Miss Buckton,
but maybe / should say childish In
their sophistication rather than youth
full"
And one could not but zee that II
Miss Buckton were not so modest she
would have liked to add that all our
little articles were quite plain to her.
She has the keen face OF one who sees
much. mas this Miss Buckton. Ono
would not take her for a dreamer, were
one to judge by her rather large. thin
features and the firm modelling OF her
jaw. Even her eyes. soft and clear.
have the little trick of narrowing which
comes from looking at things ~squarely
and closely. Last night. in the apart
ment of a friend. where she vas dining,
and where she received me. there was
something plcturesquedy medieval about
Miss B%uckton's almost gaunt figure,
swathed in Its black velvets.
80 we pant for power'7" ! prompted.
People Here Unhappy.
Everything in New York is for pow
err answered Miss Buckton.
Every one In this city II striv-
ing for the power OF personality or
the powes Of money. That 10 why, I
think, 30 many Of h people here
are unhappy. Ths things for which
they are striving are not worth
while.
"Oh, II ones desires are simple. are
natural, how much happiness there is In
life. But what contentment "a come In
working for false gods? The work must
be for the Joy of the making. l Ike
that phrase. Please remember to use
1.-THE Joy OF the making. That Is the
way I wrote Eager Heart That Is the
way / want 1t Away s to he acted. ! wan
the performers to give their time freely,
just for the JOY of the making. l do not
800 A,.az thA .p,A ~ tho narfnt.p1 = 4
printed upon the programme. l want II
the performance-to be as aloof as
possible"
And have you found New York sym
pathizes with your ideas?" I asked.
1T has understood perfectly" smiled
| Miss Buckton; that Is one of the low
able traits OF New York's youth."
you stIll insist we are young?'
queried.
Eager and Lovable.
Eager, lCvable. sophisticated ant
y%oung," replied Miss Buckton. "fo,
are still very much in the making.
"No one can tell yet what the
people of this city are going to
to be, where their aims are taking
them. I an very sure they do
not know themselves. New
York has seemed more like a huge
dynamo to me than anything
else"
AT least II We are as young as yoJ
say" | suggested, W are not COINS
as directly TO our goal AS We might. J
child takes n hundred steps to II grow.
persons one"
"Well, | fancy the people OF NeH
York do not pursue their aims as direct
~ as they might agreed Miss Buck,
ton. For one thing think YOU try L
do too much.
THE people Of this city under
AXE too much. No human being
could do all Ii things one man
or woman living In New York
will try to do. It seems to be in
the air; the tremendous restless-
ness and energy.
But think II would be better 4
do fewer things and do them bette. A
It is now, the average New Yorker Ia
a smattering Of everything and a thor
ough knowledge of nothing"
All OF which, II you pause and thin
It over. il not without insight. from
lady who lives in London m write
poetry and mystery plays.
PeRry for Hear-Admiral.
WASHINGTON. Dec, Ga recon