The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
The CREATOR OF "UEDUCCA''
A CHu WIN ktTE DOS a. -
% IGGIN moi o HIR % ORk.
Dtfi' 1iilr. "G Tran~serr,H1 IisT Ns'rl 10
Ihe stage Hrr Aim tS Ip~DIri tNer,-
siaN LIE o. ss-nr,-s sf the IHilsrr~ssoa
sIastr q, usE Startr> % Ghtlslhsosl.

haA" ANh'taAAH =" AssssAAA ''H'N - N-a'NH
thirty Ia, SATURDAY from NeN YORK ~
Bridgeport q -,-r there tnc hlst perform
arce tn. -,tSpn Il hog dranlatizct RE
h~cc, Il Sunnvbrook Farm. which cousss
% the Gaiety Theatre m New NOrk the
frst week 81 u'Nt October those who
have seen tn" wins ,ine Rsbseca ~ the
stage and her ever pithfm EHma JaAs
testify that NJ, Wiggin has successfully
Accomplished tnc dihc'Ir task of trans
farrlns her own c.rratior- from tn" pages
81 a book - the buOrds "f a stage with
out lose ut ta",r natural charm IA the
process
A night or - az, ,u the hight shaded.
red hung study Il tc~ hom" nv NcS, Fifty
eighth street Mr~ Wiggm u IL difficult
~ adirca,, g." c-ctjJr ~ - many that
-bleSsed family 90 sye ryhuoy'~ children
as Mrs E.ee %. oyN' 80 pers nal CrnN"t-
sation-tlked ,rformally about thers
children ard tNri" masking IN general and
about Transferring thcn q the stage IN
particular s,n- r"r'rts claims - the
adie~t'v. dranaturgic
1T was always don ,tful whether Re-
b~cca' wuuld turn ont successfully. she
sad. -hecauEs was draniatizrng my Ca
work. which - always slight and dos
not 0ebatlI llfnfhI M'A AN'l'hN W. wv w"
are plots and coInt"rp,o,S. surprises.
clima1es curtains Al ~" thnis and
technicahiIcS that commonly ni'-"S> ih"
playwright
4 knew thu, ,a-uid ia w l,ttle tro,Ibls
with tho Dialogue. f'r Cnnvln'Iog dia-
logue has siway- N"'r 80" - ~" chief
requirements m stories 80 n - ] have
writer a'ori~, q iu everyday llt" it>
quaint pathetic avid huiunro ~ incidents.
ia charr-'o-. Witch u'..,.t w. made vital
and rea, wi.1o'' - na'ut''n ia" atmoS-
phsre Of simplicity ant freshness which
n 80 necessary N work Il th,s kind. Tor
I knew that ~ w,- ~ vital to AVOID aria
sciahtr IN the rlav as IN the bo"ks
YES bat how % ~. ~" natural luss-
ton
The author plnvwricl' iaIgncd mrrrily
How can ! answer tha..- She asked.
when do AZ, know myself? wa
fortunate ~ NV cpliabpratnr Miss Char
Iosss Thompspn. who hcipcd me construct
tho very simple sccnagio required. and
assisted me IN getting the material into
four acts. 80 tha' 1 could write the play.
She agreed with INV view 81 ~. very
FAre thing IN c,llabora; ors and difficult To-
find
When Miss Thompson amt write =
play like Tn. Thief or Madam" Y
together ~ shall defer - her. because
I shall know she has the grocer "vperi-
ence in such themes In the case II
'Rebecca she knew ! was on my native
heath and she was content - help. 10
advise 20 warn. even To applaud bless
her modest h"l-t.-
OF course the play appeals largely to
women and giT.s.-
III ought 20. hut ~ dre-n Z. Mrs Wiggin
replied with twink" I am always
pleased when my books appeal - men
- well a. 20 women. hut | am most of
all pleased mat they corn" newt - LATHE
Women IN the favor and Affection of
girla sosns Of whom q course may de-
msnd books uf more SophIstictted
variety bu' no-r uf whom after all seem
20 prefer p,Ctdres os = puglt. healthy
natural cirhoud
That tnc author has mana get - retain
this appeal ~ her first effort a. play
writing a visitor to the stag, pruf,IDtIon
OF -Rsho"cl- tears witness
i saw nv httle trend Rebscc1 the
other night. ho -.ld and lo' o. ~aS not m
q metropoii. AT plavhoUs" a. all. Il vas
IN the STATE u MAN" and ht'lc village
called RIyerr0rp. and brick house bv
the bans ~ ,Hc ry"r where kstsCCa
Rowena Randall Hy'st with her two
maiden aIn'S II ever there Nss white
magic. 30 brpod"d over that theatre
The very spiiIt q that exquisite elusive
dehcats. eager. Irriliiug yHid ahOds ~
the actro-. no 'prN n"r par
IL wa-n . lay. % wsls reality. and my
oomplr luu stopped E.- Az iaIS.' every J
nov AM fh"r to Wiz" l.- ~y'-. AMI forgot
u wire Lr, eye, r'-ca l-s' 90 the need 81
more apr Iaus". o LAYS were alN avs lSe
thaI ~" Oh alba r" between church
and stage wpult nsTtau IS renew Itsef
Ead gss.. near many sermons which
did much i,-ss good than a siugle hearing
OF 'HsDNrca 1T Sunny rock farm
The creator OF Es.beC"a II Carol 81
Iame Patsy IT Atlantic ami Pacific simon
son. the twins NJ Marin Lisa; - Polly
Oliver, a.. story teller. Il one aud all of
the hIgEl's-vs and many others 81 tn.
ute ~ ey,ryi,. dy'> children. born IA New
England. educated ~ the Old schOOl for
girls a. Andoycr Mas Ahbptt Academy.
went out 10 california with her family
where sll- tooh up kindergarten work
directing the famous silver street kinder B
gartens 81 San FrancI.cO and hs.cufning
the most rOtst exponent Of FrOcbel',
system -, s.turftiOn M the West What
factor the y"ar- 1T hart but eager aLI
enth'.sid7'i" ~urN among the negl.ct,-i
babies of Tar Plat and BarhaTy coast
have Leon IN her comprehension Of ard
ability to d.pirt the character Of child
hood csrnpt bc rt-"konrI
4 story - tOlt 81 a crystal caYer who
irnpOrtsi from Dublin on the occas on II
a far hcii 10 d." grounds 81 LJr Darrl.y
IN County Meath Ireland SAID - Mrs.
Niggin.
-io have many Chlliren
Il nave no chIl iren - Replied the author
But ! ~. them. hey are coming. -ttlI
coming Z b. -p many little ONES, they ar.
clDgiIg 20 Won. YOU arr surrounded by [.
them W'nt ON th" Dublin woman. her 7
eyee on fH" la'l, upT would she .c,.,ft
denial II ev Ar" IN" children oT = rela- B
ave- she asked hopefully -Nos" I
cannot urd'--t SOC them -l.. IN
sisted
Though " T. Unconscious -pDntar.ity
and FRESHNESS that give the Drk II Mrs
WigEin - individual charm she Las th.
great--t admiration FOR art and style. and
intends that her work ~lall never ~.
Ia hing on that side n hard work viii
prevent ~. even though her bssuks deal
neither with dramatic situations nor
grand Passion
slender stream ~ ,n.',irattun must
he kepi ,issar she -si' PalIac Naz q
great genius and va prruprttunately
fruitful : pv-.f mu-f limit my out
put, mast not rrOduc- me, hant,allv or
With EFFORT. nH-' not wear ouf ny public
~,ich = uy a'N 80 when yoUng u rit.r-