The sun., 1910-05-07
FHB PLAY And The AUDIENCE
JOSEPH NEDTLL PATTERSON
CHATS OF ANT AND BUSINESS.

: CHICA0o. May 5.-C0ncsrninE tho ar
and the business as we'll % play Whiting
Jossph Medill Patterson. co-anthor %
-Ths Fourth Estate has interestinl
even f contradictory thinGs 10 say. 70
Instance. Ar. Patterson doclRrSs that h
wrote The Fourth Estate largely be
cause he wanted TO make an sNpsrimen
not made before this being a mattel
neither much Of business nor Of art
that he wanted 20 show not only th'
editorial room With the reporter bringing
In his news. but also what the city edito
behind the reporter had 20 do. and wha
the man behind the city editor had "a
do. and 40 on: he started writing II be
cause he wanted TO-
But what was your purpose in decid
ing 10 change the sndinGl' you ask
Why did you decide not 70 lst the man
aging editor kill himself but TO have hin
marry the corrupt Judges dauGhterl'
Because Mr. Patterson answers
the audiences didn't come until did.
This 10 a mark of where the business
part begins % creep in.
Il II mark of yet more significance
the recognition Of the audience a. a iactOI
in the writing Of plays Mr.. Patterson
adds that IL il were not for this elsmeni
very few drAmatists. even professsd
lovers of art for arts sake would 90 on
long with their craft.
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.ble compar;-on bs maLe. .JS h w.r.
NOT sor ths fan. how Io.1 40 vo,, uupDosa
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want !" PoruN' "atte'loer no
one bartender Win hls Hhit" JACKET ana
curly mustaChe will sufiiC- a. model
look at many baTtenderu. use bita OF Ave
M .iv or more piscs tbam tog.ther ana
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name "n tlo "n''s 1AcAe' Anu curry Mus
tache and the result II universal reCOg-
milton
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ny
20 on aun 20 "h'
It's the sams way with drawing hate
fil mothers No one mother ever lived
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e'e" wiz" pAu'''u W w" me- "no US
N" same way WITH representing the
society woman. the horee trader and
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true % lie ana not rNs 20 iao'. EHag-
geTntedf Perhhps.
Speaking of horss traders. would YOU
o.u David Har,lm' A rsalIstic rov,,.v.l,.
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~" u'N N'ihA one
man hke baNld hArum ever existed OF
ever will exist. Yet We all say this IL the
most natural. most kfehks picture ~ a
horss trader imaginable; We an recognize
in him the genuine, veritable article
WhyS Because We know that the horse
raider in his business is GOOD nattred
must b.. and David is good nanlred
The trader must be shrewd: his trade
l. a continual game 0f poker with the