The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-29
brings THE EAST no THE WEST.
Novelist Isham's va, of MAKING Fiction
Lively.


Frederick $ Isham the Detroit novel
ist whose latest u always 20 be found
we'll represented among the busy Pullman
readers. ~ All indefatI gable Rloh" trott"r
Things Oriental figure largely in his new
novel. The Social Bucaneer
Has the Oriental a sense II humor;-
he was asked
We'll. | should smile he replied
Then he told this
IL happened AZ Honolulu. whore We
were allowed twenty-four hours ashore
the last time | crossed the Pacific.
Better locke~ statoroom door when
lsavee boat suggested my chimes"
servant
Lock the door" said You mean
my belongings aren't SAT- N this boat
unless the door Is fastened Nonsense,'
/ Better lockee. he repeated
But Why
Maybe missionary ladies come aboard
Plenty missionaries here,
Mr. Isham - 81 the opinion that II you
would enjoy the full fascination 81 mys-
terry the Oriental IN the New world alone
can help you to 1T
The whole scheme 81 Tho Social Buc-
anser' IL Oriental IN It's origin he admits
The hero frankly horrows his rdl" ~
benevolent buccaneer from q cheerful
old chinese pirate who distributed among
the poor the rice he had pilfared from the
rich It's IN" application - IN" Eastern
idea 20 modern New Work. that gives the
thrill Al every stag" ~ the story
Oriental perfumes. Oriental signs and
secret Oriental passage are employed
in the machinery Of mystery among
scenes ". all know The Nno.T ima--
Nine. the Buddhist secret soci"ty. reaches
into the Waldprf-AstnrIa To r"yIr. IL
traitor
In depicting 'ha Japan"-. theatrical
performance IN New York hous" an
amateur novelty "ngn god IN 10y IN" herp
pirate and ~" American heroine Oh Re-
Joyful For-a-Thou-a nd-Nears. MIR Isham
- describing q Kind uf "ntsrt ,inm"nt for
which h" hvows a marked prediction.
-Whenaver ! drift into IN" old CITY ~
hIoto h" says. o. time INV arrival -
the season ~ the year devoted ~ the pro-
duction ~ tho ancient classical dramas
You may hook around IA" dr~arv world
far and wide and find many a drcarirr
nook and corner than "A box at the
Karuenjo Thaatr" when the dance Is
symbOliCal ~ ioy
The little play that brings The Social
Bucane"r' Ia a conclusion l. only kind
~ Japanese curtain raiser som" play
in China and Japan last several weeks
commend the Chinese method Ia American
dramRtists and producers II you write
play sax months kong II will have e.
run for elk months Tho author ad-
vocates with fc' hing the Chinese method.
he once wrot" piay that had a very brief
run IN New York Steps have been taken
toward dramatlLailon and dramatic nrn.
duction Of The Social Bucaneat br, !, |
ia not revealed whether " - 10 have ,b. /
IS? acts Of = Chimes" tragedy
The Detroit novelist. who thinks no n,o,.
Of trotting around The globe han do mos, !
people 81 going to tho next town neyor
ierfere with his literary work
One day ] was IN a hi'le French cafe
in saigon. the capital ~ Cochin China
he says. Feeling the impulse ~ work |
I called for some paper and ink The ,
waiter an lnquiSitIve mortal noticed mo |
numbering page ~ note paper IOI
That ~ u long letter. monsieur the
eNpatrinteh garron permitted himself
to murmur. Monsieur must have y very
eNaC'ing sweetheart
Sh" H. answered the most exacting ,
and IN" most capriciou-. ! addict with
conviction.
-Th. wa,r", looked sympathetic Al.
mon DieU' Dil he not know Gould
he rot ComWi-erate7 Did he not have
his 'Hn CaprIrious MarIc hack m B0r-
ds1GN' Bur what feeling strong Tins
Close ~" ~ kinShp - Tn"n~i"ur's sweet
heart called
Nile Public. I told him and he not b
seeing the point, again murmured sym |
pathetically-