The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-14
VRIIISi NOVELS And PLAYS
nm IJRHER EASIER, TIE
IuIIr WORE PROFITABLE.
7oo.s A., the ' leNs Of y. %. Peple. Who
a., Tried Both Put Ils Heat Wark
into ,omc of Iis Least Successful
PROHIBITIONS the SlArrlng system.

Prr.lf'lofs I'VE ataFNeaa atsAem'
tsu r.nIe who has had some prao.
,a.sg a .rce both n play writing and
ave tells story
ght he had a good scenario
t-a. he says. hut did not know
how .., .' ur 30 he took Il 20 a
CT.
Il good Tor a novel and not good
r5.g short story. said the latter.
R.rsr ..a % play
For .,a'1ins the playwright novel
q. rfr .ar 1t hyphenation u in token
M, Nj T.r.s preference even a. the
,t.-r1 .. 81, he mos, dihicult OF accom-.
r..rr. good short story beinE the
are. .. BOD tho world the novel is
me rt- HfnIIt. and the play comes
,.4v. V.rn This explanation
rrss.. hos r1thing to do with the dis
r,a,.r .- uwn avowed preference
From ... mr IT the writing Of The
Pm. ..an some half dozen years
cr.as. Ge present time the author
r. par,. .ut his twofold product ions
IA. urm. .rt he play first and the novel
Second departure from the usual
prnr't.e
lilac .,.r -r the game of playWritinR.
h. say. 9, Is harder; there are more
r..es and hey are more stringent. In
he a1ye and the play alike there must
ts Az interesting story, a gripping situa-
'ar and slriety ~ character; hut in the
ls-rsr rrsrar.a ais are restricted. The novel
a. tft-- separating his hero and heroine
NAV spend A. long - he likes telling how
r. former feels ana acts and then Jump
over A hundred miles, OF q thousand per
bars. and do the sans Cor the heroine
The druratst has no such easy row.
Ne has three a,ts-four at the mist
under we'll defined heads In which 20
rresen, and deineais his characters ard
the nlaces and conditions round about
vh.ch they travel. arranging 70 a. 10
ktep al his CHARACTERS on the stage a.
much a. possible In these acts he must
round on his story. Introducing. involy-
rg and s.,inE
VI Pep.a admits that though the play
y harder % accomplish than the novel.
he after when done is more entirely
he authors own II represents him. his
thoughts and feelings. and has chance
20 continue doing 20 a. lang ~ Il IL read
VITA the play. however. all Is different
Il mater bow much OF himself the author
EcosNds IN putting into hls work-con-
sisrns The stage and it, mechanisms
ths while he u likely 70 have little enough
IN for raCcgnition at the end of three
months he rlay has 10 he entrusted 10
ne ''nder mercies o. tie actors and the
producer
IN The stars retard the production
Of gn1f irama'- you ask.
Tho starring system does. replies the
sutcr varily. opposed a. IL Ia % the
rrnH 'es ~ natural ensemble acting.
hat -sra.ds and what the public wants 10
But whagthe public wants the fault
q. he public or OF the producers W no
ls showed Il and continue 20 show It
bar % might wantY'
Ar Pope smiles nOncOmmittally The
1Nacers and producers are wonder fully
Sever men. he says Yet he cannot think
d an i-amatists who while first writing
heir avs are not Influenced. consciously
~ sl1-consr iously. by the demands q the
rlf and 81 present day methods OF FRO
a1~0r The playwright shakes his head
adv
b. So. knov any be confasses Not
o. Hr u is not 20 much that we are all
o'uus AZ that NE al lie success
"a b 4 you'd like TO write a perfect
'r- % be stored away In q DARK
..a.. 4 Besides. the most Of
.0.i u0' aF.-i t. so the ~ les n art
a-- ~ he only .askmistressas
w0ud rather N / could have one
srrsiic paw arfistically staged and
a''sd score q -iIrCess than a dozen Of the I
''ar' ng Success variety made 10 sue
Cimh i1 f1e svigencies Of commercial !
pr and system
IN many ways the novelist 10 froer
man no dram fist both in methods 81
sors End 'n chances u ultimate prnduc- /
uoh fu' HE success "a more Of gamble I
-aeer1aps because Of this very freedom
Qt months q ny best and most
Serious end'avor upon 'semirafnia. There I
'ai CO historical record Of the life 81 !
'Hn'ramIs ay'aui. 10 vas mostly tradition
-+aror't through the records Of all
no nd historians finding a biz here and
Iaoe there And from these fragments /
GOV" me story Nith all the ART ] had. |.
E-itg more pleasure from 10 than from .
10y Nor- ] have ever done Then I /
ain"rel nv creation. bur IL did not cell I
~p''-a. which I wrote complete .
ron 'ng1ring ~ end in three weeks
ure seg' Ike hot cakes You sea. there .
-,% many 00usIt aratiOns other than those .
2 ar entering into the writing % both .
az and l1y"'s ! am glad o. hear % .
?" prophecy that the demand for novels |
" no "l school broad. encompassinG /
F"l''' u'e On bg Canvases-is .
geo .aF .~'rg reborn. and fragments /
El.''l ABOUT an unnatural conglOmerate
Ls'. r heroine are passing. love good I
=" fE1 laws and stories
If" move. y@d from the play novel IL l
.'.il.l' "H.y simple 10 write The /.
.-a'a.."f' fr- there vitality drawn and I
n go Tally dramatic situations, hiling
'HI' rs required Such a novel
eAa'. ."tr- lts dramatic earmaFks,
- '. '." mInatiOn ~ the Iechnioalities
''ft'i ~ does not seem possible
...,' .r. ...m -ayoring o. the play. To
.ft'' rHyrl into n Dlay ~ much
barrier though tho interesting story.
t'IIHs situations and varieties -
pa. d. IN hand. the stage and its
'"'r'' Iemand recasting. reCrca-
I''0" tr' many method Of writing
IVY t' mary A. there ars nlaywrights.
have heard a dramaiist-
-.. H-s vTh actual dummies 20 b.
''l ID. 100 10 tho 1T zcrnss and Of those
tr.fHI.y what their chnrarters
pa. p" 1 what they shall say. let
E tops speak for themselves.
De- ' H fatal f0 try 20 force them.
rag
fFa rharartors are drawn
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