Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

IRA CEDY
lars" he said placidy. And with that the factors and
myself grabbed him by the collar and and tumbed
him down the stairs. l had my play back again.. In
fact had my play back again twice in the same place.
And today feel sorry didn't let that fellow keep NThe
Castle Comedy" He might have done something with
it. l never could.
A PLAY That Would Co.
T HAD saved up what could out of my reporters
salary, and decided to lay off and get to work on
play that would CO. Being Kentuckian, l had always
been interested in mountain feuds and determined to
take of the feuds and treat it serious dramatic
theme. In five weeks had completed my play, which
l called NANCY Dont-Care." 1 wrote it with Miss
Rockwell in mind submitted to her. and she promised
to produce it. To be brief, five weeks later HNancy
Don Care" again back home with me.
Then went around with it to see Maurice Campbell,
Henrietta Crosmans husband and manager. cts
sspendid!' said Campbell IN give you fifty dollars
option. needed the money. was once more begin
ming to feel financially embarrassed. In the contract
signed with Mr. Campbell my play would have to play
to about ten thousand dollars week to bring
ty-fve dollars week in royalties. 1t grand
tract But, have said, needed that fifty very very
much.
Campbell telling that my play would be put into
hearsal the next day in Toronto, where Miss Crosman
playing, and asking me to be ready to accompany
him to that CITY, borrowed railroad fare and pre-
tentious fur overcoat packed my Bag and went to Mr.
Campbells office two hours before trantime. waited
one hour and half in the outer Office before Mr. Camp
bell could see Then he came out and said @Weve
changed minds. It's all off. We won't produce
your play. Miss Crosman is going to play Alicia
Sudden Peggy, big London success
So l returned the fur overcoat and the money had
borrowed and took my play, which Mr.. Campbell had
tossed back into my lap to Daniel Frohman The latter
told me, after reading it, that he wanted it. Again
transported to Heaven, and, instead of paying off
lars had left and bought myself present in the shape
of gorgeous yellow wastcoat The next morning, dur
ing conversation with Mr. Frohman, he told that
while he liked my play very much great deal of work
would have to be put it to get it in shape for pro-
ducton After had worked seven months on the play
he told he sorry but there something wrong
with it somewhere and he could not use it.
Nothing in Initiating
HOW lived during all this time about fifteen cents
day is neither vital particularly interesting
kept at work, however, and wrote two more plays,
@Circumstantial Evidence" and "The Turn in the
Road" Both were emotional" dramas. l sent them
to various managers, and got them quickly back again.
One of the managers wrote that one OF the plays
would make fine farce In my innocent way had IN
why got those plays back speedily. In writing
them had initiated other dramas of the day, instead
of being original No playwright who is mere lmltator
will succeed.
While had been covering the police courts as re-
porter had heard servant tell the magistrate story
that possessed the germ of drama had traced the SER
and learned the details took the servants story
and with bit of change and elaboration worked 1t into
play which called 3The Intruder" took "The In
truder" to Daniel Frohman who read it and said that
it was Just what it was-an intruder
So took it to William A. Brady He liked it. My