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principals. lhey may explain
to the audience how later in
the play it is possible for these
characters to drift into mis-
understanding, intolerance,
and mutual distrust. But the
same scenes might be entirely
out of place if they fell later
in the piece, and might call
for blue penciling. For now,
instead of proving both anus
ing and helpful in the develop
ment of plot, they become
harmful, introducing a false
note into an exposition of
strong emotion and retarding
the movement when the cry
is for swift action.
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where YOUR dramatic surprise parties lie in wait and
wayay the interest as it along The very nature
of the drama requires this construction, and the young
author will do well he will experiment with this
element of dramatic suspense until he has learned its
value and mastered the details of its technic Let him
take play he has written and eliminate from the
early explanatory passage that, perhaps
he has considered very important. Let him leave
made the explanation this passage gave until later
act at the most favorable moment he can find when
let him introduce the explanation, and note whether he
has not gained strength and suspense, heightened in
terest, and quckened action by the delay "A few COM
parsons of this nature will prove of value object
lessons in construction
When in the second act of 1.-The Easiest Way"
Laura Murdoch gives up the fight for independence and
straight living and to be the mistress of Brock
ton she is forced by him to write letter to her sweet
heart John Madison, telling him what she had done:
this being in accordance with promise made by Brock
ton to Madison. We are led all through the fearful
in which Laura too crushed by the overwhelming
defeat of her desires to do her thinking, writes at
Brocktons dictaon this mssive, every word OF which
stab in her heart. Our hearts touched and
threats grow lumpy with sympathy in the girls suf
fering When after few minutes the letter is finished
signed and sealed feel that poor little Lauras fate
is sealed up inside it. and it is doubtful whether the
actress the audience is in the most tremulous cond
ton. Then the SURPRISE hint of which has
before. Brockton returns to his waiting motor car
There a moment of sobbing hesitation, and then
there is the squirt of match. and Laura thrsts the
letter into the flame. The climax like thunder
clap houseful of people already tense under the
strain of suspense, and it leaves them gasping
1t is be noted that, while the audience knows that
the letter has been destroyed brocKton does not ms
illustrates another principle: that while the actors in
the drama may be kept ignorance of the mainsprngs
of its movements the auditor may not. You must
take your audience into your confidence 1t requires
nice Judgment to decide just how far to apply this pn
ciple and where to STOP what to show and what to
omit. Brocktons ignorance of his rivals not having
been notified creates another suspense as the audience
is of it and is the alert to know what he will
do when he finds out. But here the authors policy of
confidence stops. He no longer shows his cards. He
masks his purposes and cunningly conceals all nforma
ton concerning Madison from both the audience. on
the one hand, and Brockton and Laura on the other
By doing this he paves the way for another surprise
and another climax, both of which would be impossible
had the auditor been taken into the secret For it is
not until later that it becomes known that Mad-
son has made his pile and that he is in position to
make Laura his wife and give her the very uxures for
the want of which she has captulated to Brockton
Now the pathos of her
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order of act perhaps the proper precedence will be
obtained. and dramatic interest built up where 1T has
been lacking. I sometimes find that have to make
what had intended the end of an act serve tor It's
beginning for the beginning of another act or that
the matter had intended to introduce into the hrst
act more properly fits into the third and vice versa
1t is good thing for every fellow to have some one
with whom he can talk his play dear dog to
whom he 60 and state his troubles and ask tor
advice Mind you, | do not mean that he IS likely
Continued page rs
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Distracting to the
Audience

THIS same point has to be
: watched by both author
and manager when the play
is being produced. Many a
piece of stage business has
had to be abandoned because,
instead of adding to the cumu-
lative effect, it merely at
tracted the attention of the
audience to itself, and thus
proved a diverting influence.
/ remember that when | was
staging 1.-THE Heart of Mary
land" | had introduced at one
place a sort of cupid's char
lot, in which the heroine was
drawn on the stage. 1t was
a lovely affair, all gold and
white, and | had spent a great
deal of money and no little
time in bringing it to per-
lection. / was well pleased
with my own cleverness when
I finally had it ready, and
took no little joy in seeing it
come upon the stage; but |
soon found that IL wouldn't
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Thus we shall say that in play dealing with the
marital storms of young couple it may be very well
in the early acts to introduce such amusing
discussion over the arrangement of furniture in
home, the placing of picture or the ordering of
meal. Light in nature and seemingly trivial in pur
port these incidents nevertheless may be made valu
able in showing the temper and characteristics of the
Tbey, Main
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selves following the of her affairs with eager
that far outuns interest in the fate OF her para
mour, Dufrene.
The young playwright may feel that this is arti-
fetal regulation which restricts and binds him, and may
resent such; but he should understand that there
is good reason for it. The two hours time, the ap-
proximate period covered by the actual action of play
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Don't Spoil the Plot

IMPORTANT questions
which the dramatist must decide right how
much of his plot to tell, how much to leave to the
imagination of his audience and how much deber-
ately to conceal Plays made marred by the
ability to decide these questions or the lack OF such
ability.
The playwright. unlike the novelist, may not lay all
his cards the table, face up. Dramatic construction
calls for sustained interest accompanied by suspense
Surprise must be the of every climax.
You may travel perfectly straight road in narra
ing your story There must be detours and abuscades
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do The action of the play at this point extremely
important and found that the spectators, instead of
attending the lines of the play busy admiring
my chariot. relegated the whole affair to the store
house, and gave my heroine less dlverting entrance
Every stage manager has had similar experiences.
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Playing on the
Audience

TT is in this way that the
! skilled dramatist plays
upon the hearts of his audi
ences. The ability to accom-
plish these results comes
only through study and prac-
tice. Such things are not to
be found in the hastily con-
ceived and specifically con-
structed play. That is the
reason my advice to the
young playwright is always.
Study, study! He cannot do
too much, and in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred
he does far too little. Let
him regard his finished play
as merely a basis for further
work. Let him con it over,
puzzle it out. pick out its
faults and weaknesses, and
set himself to righting them.
even if it means the elimina-
ton of his most cherished
scenes and the rending of
the whole fabric from top to
bottom. Cut it to ribbons.
if necessary; but get the
proper elements of suspense,
surprise, and climax into it.
Else it will fail utterly when
it is put upon the stage.
Often it will be found that
by transposing a clause here.
a scene there, the entire
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Torrance that they detracted from the main interest
rather than sustained it. Finally he to the sem
sble conclusion that he would rather lose the fine
fences than retard the movement of the piece 1t
sacrifice to concentration.
The dramatis should be the lookout for such pas
sages every page of his manuscript and should steel
himself to expunge them. Some has said that he
who blue pencil the cherished coinages of his brain
has courage greater than that which stands before can
non And think this is true. The author loves the
finely turned phrases, the expert word pictures the
rounded periods he puts into the mouths of his charac
ters and it him real pangs to let them go. But
If he has the right stuff in him he to realize
sooner or later that such passages have place his
play They hamper his characters and produce
artificial effect. He rejects them. and replaces them
with the crisp natural utterances that the people por
trayed would use in real life.
Drama Different from Stories
TOO much attention cannot be given to this matter
of strained or stited dialogue, which find to be
another great stumbling block of the young playwright,
evidenced in the plays sent me to read The prin
cpe underlying it is basic. 1t to enter the
mind of who is writing play for the first time
that there this difference between dramatic and
all other writing: that the words of the drama to
be spoken aloud while those of other writings to be
read to oneself The first reaches the brain through the
ear; the second, through the eye.
In novel it permissible for the hero to throw him.
self a grassy bank and unburden his soul of
thousand words in praise of the beauties of the after
sky. In the drama it is not While the actor is
doing this the people in the audience would be twisting
in their seats, whispering to another gazing about
the auditorium, and otherwise losing interest in the
play itself The actor mil ht express the admira-
ton for the landscape by few seconds of silent
temptation and succeeding brief remark of perhaps
dozen words the first character who upon the
stage.
Thus the point is made without the action of the
play haltng for long speech which never would be
made in real life And this is in accordance with that
tenet of the drama which enons continuous movement
For it must be remembered that the paygoer listens
with his eye than with his ear.
Carrying the process of elimination further the author
should apply to entire scenes and should discriminate
between such incidental as forward the
ment Of the drama and such retard it. The former
may be made necessary to the creation of atmos
phere the proper exposition of situation, and in
this way become integral part of the drama, to be
retained such; the latter are to be avoided.
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OF ordinary length, IS entirely
too short in which success
fully to interest the audience
in the life story of several
couples, or even of two. An
attempt to do SO is invari-
ably followed by WEAKNESS
and lack of attention on the
part of the audience, which,
of course, is fatal. If the
dramatist can contrive to
make his audience weep and
laugh over the sorrows and
joys of just one of his couples,
he has succeeded, and should
not look for more. To have
it said of a new play, as is
commonly the case, that such
and such a minor character
iran away with the piece,
is tantamount to statement
that the playwright has failed
in his purpose.
Il have just cut eight min
utes out of the dialogue"
said the producer of a recent
success to me on the morning
after the first production.
From whom did you take
it?" | inquired.
ooh. from different minor
parts" he replied.
And is the result better?
Better? Why, it's fine!
That slowness at the end OF
the second act is all gone, and
the curtain comes bang, with
a snap"
This same author told me
afterward that the speeches
he had cut included, to his
mind, some of the finest SEN
fences in the play. He had
worked hard over them, he
said, and had been loath to
part from them, although he
had realized before the curtain
LII ~.-oo - tbo fret nor
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recently TedQ an ACCOUNT
by Frederic Thompson Of
an apt illustration. In his
Polly of the Circus" one
scene is laid in the garden of
a village parsonage, and the
action takes place on a lawn
under an oak, on a summers
day. Mr.. Thompson had ar
ranged. with great ingenuity,
a touch of realism in causing
the shadows of the oaks
branches to creep over the
lawn, as they would do in
real life. He thought his
plan was a huge success, un-
til one night when he was
sitting in the audience watch
ing his play. When this scene
came on. all around him he
heard people whispering to
their neighbors:
"See the shadows, on the
grass = they are moving!
Isn't that clever?"
The wonderful piece of
stage mechanism was prov
ing diverting. The audience
was giving its attention to
it and missing some of the
finest lines of the play. The
next day Mr.. Thompson had
the apparatus removed. At
ter that the shadows were
stationary. and the audience
listened closely to what
little Polly had to say to
the pastor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
GRAY HAIRS BANISHED.

The old idea Of using sage for darker.
ing the hair Is again coming in vogus.
Our Krandmothers used to have dark,
glossy hair at the age Of seventy.svs,
while our mothers have white hair before
they are fifty. Our grandmothers used
TO make a sage tea" and apply Il to
their hair. The tea made their hair soft
and glossy and gradually restored tie
natural color. Ono objection 10 udns
such a preparation was the trouble o.
making it, especially as it had 10 BE
made every two or three days on account
Of it souring quickly. This objection }.
been overcome and By asking alnrs
any frst-clsss druggist for Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur the public can get w.
perior preparation Of sage, with the aa.
mixture Of sulphur, another valuable rem
edy for hair aud scalp troubles. Daily
use of this preparation will not only
quickly restore the color Of the hair but
will also stop the hair from falling ont
and make ii grow. It is sold BY al
druggists for soc. and 500 a bottle o.
is sent direct by the Wyeth Chsmic
Company, "A Cortlandt ST., New Yod
City, upon receipt Of price.
For sale and recommended By
Schramm johnson. drugs, special
agents.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT
Forecast OF Business Probably Comb.
uD for Action.

II the license committee. after f..,,.
the pulse OF the council decia..
safe TO bring up the matter ~ =.
saloon license at the Salt Palac. ~
application OF Emil Lehman for
mission to operate bar al that -.
VIII come up before the meeting y
night on Councilman Moretong no,,e-
OF RECOMMENDATION. At the meeti.-
last week Lehman's application ,r.s
denied by a vote OF u TO 2. Mors,o.
ana Reed alone voting In favor ~
granting the license. During IN. ~.
week there has been some outlet -.
done 20 bring about a change ~ ort.
ion In the salt Palace matter bpt tar
successful this has been remains ~
seen when the reconsideration co,,l.
up. N'"'es
The question OF creating fun ~.
paving districts and two new sida,ra,.
districts Is scheduled for discusqi,,, =.
night. but is not likely 20 h. osr-,.,
through. II is proposed 10 inclpdo ~
entire city within paving ana sidsvsl,
districts-when the depleted trassr.,
gives the opportunity.
The ordinances recommended by a
sanitary and markets committee
Niding for the inspection Of All -.
sent into the city and inspect,o, -
meat markets before the issuanc. J,
license. will come up for The Co.
ellis approval. Action will also ~
ably be taken on the petition d, ~
dents along Canyon road from $780,
10 Fifth avenue asking for the 80.
ton or a public park there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23

vocabulary OF absolute scfshness and
greed The application OF the rates was
strongly resisted through the courts,
but We're finally decreed reasonable,
constitutional. and ordered into opera
ton by the supreme court Of the state.
The railroads afterwards succeeded In
taking the case up 10 the supreme
court OF the United States, and that
great court Of final resort affirmed the
decree OF the state supreme court Ia
March last. The people Of North Da-
kOta are accordingly and Justly exultant
ana happy 80 far a. coal rates are
concerned. The people Of Utah may
well profit by their loyalty united ef-
fort courageous and successful exam
pie.
The general condition OF railway OPP
oratlons. including general cost OF ser
vice, are much more favorable I'm Utah
than In North Dakota The volume
Of local coal traffic here b. far greater
than there. and our transportation
rates should ~ no possible reason Of
justice or well considered merit be
higher
This bureau earnestly commends
thorough study Of the above rates, and
comparison OF them with the excess
sive rates they are now compelled TO
pay, TO all the people not only Of this
city, but Of every other city and COM
munity throughout the state. They are
u the most vital Importance 10 every
man, woman and child. every home
and hreside, business and manufactur-
ing interest. and the general prosper
ity and growth OF the state n the
people want the rates they are within
their power 20 obtain but only through
diligent. earnest and thoroughly deter
mined work on the part Of the men and
women Of the state Ia surely seeing TO
II that only men absolutely pledged TO
their adoption. regardless Of their at
titude upon any other proposition, are
sent as representatives 10 the APP
preaching session OF the legislature,
The state constitution says the legisla-
ture shall establish maximum rates. II
is the only way.
II Is the Intention OF this bureau 90
soon issue "a call for a general meet
ing Of citizens for the purpose Of or
ganizing a Reasonable Coal Rates
league which shall be state wide i'm
It's field OF effort. The definite an
nouncement concerning the holding Of
the meeting viii follow later
Coal rates must come down
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
NEwHOUsE BANQUET.
Dinner az Commercial Club To Cele-
bratc Completion of Steel Work.

To celebrate the completion Of the
steel structural work OF the 12-story
Nswhouse hotel on Main and Fourth
South street. 100 prominent business
men headed by Samuel Newhouse. par
ticipated in a banquet AT the CONNER
cial club Saturday evening. The ar
fair was not only in celebration OF the
work accomplished on the Newhouse
hotel, but OF the general great growth
OF the city and the building OF big
steel structures
The banquet was a great success
from every standpoint and was
thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
All OF the speakers referred with pride
10 the splendid growth OF the city and
praised those whose money had been
spent for Advancement Mr.. Ncwhouse
was received with a long round Of APP
nlause when he modestly referred 70
the growth Of the city. Among the
speakers were the following:
Mayor John $. BransfOrd. John Dcrn.
State Senator John Y. Smith. Charles
A. Quigley. f. NJ. Allison. Jr.. Richard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
John Y. Began and Wife Badly
Hurt in Accident in
Parley's.
MACHINE TOTALLY WRECKED
Turns Completely Over. AIighting on
Its Wheels In the Creek-six
Passengers i'm Tonneau.

Another serious automobile accident
was added to the toll Of mishaps at
1870 Sunday morning. when a machine
owned and driven by John Y. Began.
proprietor OF the Began Hardware store
Of Bingham. skidded over an embank-
ment in Parley's canyon, turned COM
pletely over and landed on its wheels
There were six persons in the machine
at the time of the accident and that
all were not killed or terribly injured
is regarded as most remarkable. MIR.
and Mrs. Began were the most serious
~ injured, the former receiving a frac-
ture OF the hip and Mrs Began a
fractured finger and several cuts and
bruises. The other occupants were
badly shaken and IL is feared that John
T. Began, Jr., aged II years. has
broken rib
Mr.. and Mrs Began were accom-
panied BY Mrs. W II. Began Of Park
city. mother Of Mr.. Began: Miss Ruth
Hayes OF Toledo. O.. John Began, Jr.,
and Marie Began. aged years.
Saturday afternoon the party left in
an automobile from Bingham, intend
ing TO make a trip TO Park City and
return. They remained in salt Lake
City Saturday night, and early Sunday
morning the machine was prepared for
the journey. All went well until the
party reached a point about a quarter
OF a mile below the residence OF II. H.
Harrison, deputy land and water COM
missioner. There is curve in the
road at this point and the automobile
was going at a lively rate Of speed
when the rear wheels skidded and
threw the big machine over the EN-
bankment The automobile turned
completely over, throwing Mr. and
Mrs Began out, while the other oc-
cupants held on 10 the tonneau and
remained in the machine.
ASSISTANCE AT HAND.
Mrs. Began managed to crawl up
the embankment and screamed for help.
The accident was witnessed from the
Harrison residence and Mr. Harrison
and Bud Black fastened to the assist
ance OF the party Began was lying
on the ground groaning and unable to
move. Mrs BOgan's face was lacerat-
ed and her body bruised
As soon as possible the members OF
the party were conveyed to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs Began were hurried to
the Holy Cross hospital where DR.. -
NikO attended to their injuries. 10 Is
expected that Mrs. Began win be able
to leave the hospital In a day or two,
but Mr.. Began win have to remain there
for several weeks. The other mem
bers of the party were taken TO hotel
where their slight injuries were at
tended to.
A feature OF the accident was the
experience or a little pet dog belonging