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New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
is No Picnic for Yankee Troops Serve in Fowey Kingdom
Hardships Come Thick and Fast There. as Ex.
periences of the PetrePs Men and Others Bear
Witness, and as Some of Uncle Sans
Boys Are About to Find Out
for Themselves.

MEXICAN troops are again to have
" a taste of life in China. A few DAYS
n ago a battalion of the 18th Infantry
and other details sailed on the Logan from
Manila. bound for Chin Wang Gao, in
Northern China. They are to protect the
Pekng Railroad between Tang-Shan and
Lan-Chau-which section is assigned by in.
ternational agreement TO the custody of the
United States-against attack of either i'm
perianst or republican troops. Their visit
10 this section Of the Chinese Empire at
this season Of the year will not partake OF
the nature of joyous excursion. To assure
themselves OF this fact, 1t would be only
necessary for them to consult any of their
fellow Americans who have seen military
service in the Celestial Empire"
The determination TO fight their differ
ences to a finish. which has inspired tn.
Manchus and the revolutionists. with Pc
king as 4 base. means the renewal of hos
tilities upon a scale and under conditions
which will impose sore trials upon the for
eign powers seeking to protect their citi-
zens and their interests The Americans
and the Europeans will be placed in a deli
cate position, not only in maintaining their
appearance OF neutrality, but in avoiding
the Incorporate actions of the natives
either in the excesses following victory or
the desperate action pressing close upon
the heels Of defeat. Our sailors and our
marines have already been doing effectual
service in safeguarding our citizens, ana
now a military force is 10 share the work
Of keeping open the railway between Peking
and the Peiho
We are virtually duplicating the condi-
tions Of 1s00-the year OF the Boxer cam
paign-only the added rigor Of the winter
months is apt to make the task harder
one In this particular we are again en-
countering circumstances akin TO those
that prevailed in 1894, when our marines
were held in readiness at Tientsin, in the
bitter season, 10 be rushed TO the capital
in case the defeated Chinese army menace !
our people at Peking.
Tientsin is place OF climatic extremes
the heat of summer being great and the |
cold Of winter penetrating and trying. The !
country surrounding Tientsin is one vast
plain, formed by delta deposits. In the |
cold season there is not a blade of grass |
TO be seen. and here and there a lonely |
cypress serves to emphasize the dreary ex-
panse of plain, save where the ground is !
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

| fortunate than her predecessor, the Grass
| hopper. The Palos was put in drydock and
out Of reach Of the river fee, and, the next
April, was safely loated again. The Palos
was craft OF only 420 tons.
With these precedents the United States
ship Petrol was ordered to Nieu-C -Chuang
just before the Lao River closed. She was
to be the fortified outpost of civilization.
standing between our resident citizens and
the defeated Chinese and camp followers
fleeing before the victorious japanese. To
share her isolation the British government
detailed the little gunboat Firebrand. At
that time the Petrol, a craft of 500 tons,
was double the size Of any naval vessel
that had been placed in a muddock at that
somewhat hazardous point. and she pre-
sented rather serious problem. However,
her commanding officer had no choice but
to obey orders and TO do his best to place
her safely in the hole TO be cut in the river
bank for her reception.
In preparation for her coming, orders had
been telegraphed to Nieu-Chuang to start
the work OF excavation, the desire being
to get the gunboat out of harms way be-
fore ice formed in the river. When the
Petrol reached her destination her winter
resting place was partly dug, but there
was still a week of anxiety ahead and
much work to be done before she was
properly berthed. The obstacles that had
to be overcome on that occasion give a
pretty good idea OF the risks run and the
la Dor required TO get the Petrol virtually
ashore and fitted for her winters work of
watching over our citizens in China's most
northern part.
When the Petrol arrived at Nieu-Chuang
much Of the soft mud had been dug out of
the hole into which she was to be placed,
but in a day or two the diggers uncovered
springs and quicksands, the latter allowing
the river water TO seep through and into
the excavation in large quantities. The
earth bank at the river end OF the dock
was still intact-ths was to be the last cut
made. Unfortunately, an unusually high
tide occurred which broke through the sep
arating wall OF dirt and left the dock food
ed when the Lao receded. The undertake
ing looked hopeless for a while but grit
and dogged persistence won the day In the
end The force OF Chinese coolies working
upon the excavation was augmented and,
by digging in freezing water up to their
waists. they finally succeeded in complet-
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
Die slaen WlOrObanOe.

8Dt6eOille, 8a., %. Mai.
Die Stp0lf Wann, Oenen oos Shid.
laI bon CLAUDE @aen, einem @Iit
gIieo Der beridtigten AaenbanOe. in
ole @GnOe geeebcn muroe, muroen
qeItern Morgen eingei6woren. DO
potat s. 6. @Dior, erofinete 0aS
Ylaioor fir ole Anflage. gr lieB
ole gon5e tragiide MoroaIi1re nodl=
mails Hepne paliieren.
Bon Hoano.e, ga. miro aeueI
act Onn oie 9ni0mie 9eteftioe akgen-
tiir ole 8elobnmlg auf ole @rgrei
lung Der nod frei lebenon @itgIie
Der Der Yan0e SiOnaNlaer ni0 @es
leD @rmarbs erbobt morOen leien 10
Dab ieBt Aaen fiir leine euentilellen
Sanger tot oOer lebenOig $500 m0
@0mdros $3.50 inert lit.
CAB Siona Slen uno @eSlep 60
naros, Die beiOen flii1tigen Mitglie
Der Der berii6tigten Aaen : gonOe
pon @irginiem meihe in @eridtSgc-
bGuoe 3u Siasniae Den 3idtcr,
StaotSanwolt Ittliar uno 5mei on-
Oere Yerlonen erihoB, iih in ben
S0blen oes Bears Nountain moro.
lid BON Cumberland, Aaegamp-
Gouutp, Mo., %perborgen balten iol-
len, lit Die 9lnii1t oes Go~nitabIers
Senoridion bon Siasoiae. Senorid-
ion, Der geitern in Cumberland an
langte, perhl9te ein Aufgebot 81 Or
goniiierem Inn Die beioen 9eipera.
ooS auf8uipiiren. gr bat aberS dnie-
ri9feiten, 2eutc 81 finoen, Die geion-
men limo, lid ben augeln Der Ser
BREEDER nts5uiesen.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
gHatc icia gerbrcden.

9lm Montag Morgeu, 1917 ubr,
biiBte Der e%bernalige Baltor Clarence
girgil 3bompion 8ideion fem 8er-
breden, Die @rmoroung ieiuer Sc
liebten, Sri. aris 2innea. nit Dem
5oOe inn eleftriihen Stuble. Sc
foBt uno auf Den 600 p%orbereitet, trat
er Den lebten @ong an unO lieB iid
ritbig I'M Stlble feiti1nolen. Seiu
geiltIifer 9eruter, 3eU. Stebens, Der
@ef1ngniSgeiItlide, brad nab Der
@inri6tlmg uolitdnOig 5uiammen.
Nah 9lnsiogen Der @er3te lit Der
600 augenbIidlid eingetreten.
Aideion bat fat Den gan3enS onn-
tag nit 8eten mo 9eIen Der 9ibel
5ugebrof)t. gr lebnte elm 4beno.
ellen ab luO geuoB MIR ettpas 6ritht,
Damn 5iinOete er lid cine 3igarre an.
9llf Dem &an0e leineS 9ettes libeno,
barrie er oerStuIoe, 90 er Ieinen Ieb.
ten @ang on5ntreteu bate. Damn
iang er nit &eO. Stebbins S0mnen.
llnO ais Deputy. @aroen Aaeu in
feline 3elle trat. INN ibm ben Ibmnr-
5eu an5ug 81 iiberbringen, nidte sri.
1elon mir nit Dem 4opfe.
Soften S6rittes folgte er Den gluf.
lebern in 0ns S~o0es6ous un0 ais CT
i'm eleftriideu Stible fab beontrpor-
tete er NIT feiter Stimme ole Srogen
oes 9aitors Sobnion. sd bin bereit
III Iterben", iugte Hideion, r@ott
miro li6 meiner Seele %annebmen..~
Sn oieiem glllgenblide CAB @or-
oen Bridges elm 3ei6en uuo falt I'M
ielben gitgenblid idoB Der totlihe
aleftrii6e Strom olirb Hiheiou's
aorper m Der an @pis 2inuea per-
libte Moro mar geiiibntl
Ger ebemolige Yaitor Ser @mam-
Il : @aptiltcnfirde in Cambridge.
Maii., Clarence 8irgil Gbompiou
&ihelon Der crit 80 Sabre alt mar,
ermoroete am IA. 0ftober 1911 iei-
lie @eliebte SRI. aois Sinnen, 10
Sabre alt, in Bottom mOem er ibr
Siftfopfeln CAB, o5ur 2inoerung ID.
ter 9opffdmer5en~. Nod0em er Dem
RdOhen mieoerboIt Die Seirat her.
proden bate, fnno &ideiongingang
II ole 5anlilie oes MilliondrS 60
manos in groofline, 0foii. @r begann
iofort, Der Sodter oeS SauieS, Sri.
Siolet @omanos, Den Sof at MAIDEN,
unO nm 0ieie hires @eloes miuen bel.
raten 5u fonnen, r1imte er gpis Gin
uea aus Dem @ege. @r batte alleS 10
n~rrangiert, oaB Die @elt oos mngliid-
lide M1Oden ais Selbitm0roerin be-
tradten ioQte. Nur Dem l1mItanoe,
ouB apis Die Snftrnftionen Slide
ions be5iiglid @innabme ser Sap.
ieln nidt gan5 genau befoIgte, lit es
8%u8uihreiben, oaB Hidelon's Ser
breden entoedt nuroe.
Seine 2ei6e muroe mad Gidulono
go. gebradt, mo er an Der Seite iei-
ner Wiiitter beigeiebt murOe.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
8raufrdd.

@aris, 81. @ai. Ole ausoeb-
nune oes itolienii9 : tiirfiiden &rie.
ges l1Bt Die MGHte 81 Der grtennt.
nis ertDohen, onB es notis if, erneu-
te Mnitrengllngen CUR 8eenoigung
oes 8onfIifts au MAIDEN. Die fort
idreitenoe 8elesung Staliens bon
tiirtiiten SnieIn I'M AegGiiden @feer
aif Welde Die 9iirfei nit Der aus.
meiiung Der StoIiener aus Dem Otto
man . 8niierrei6 nntnortete, gebeu
bier InloB 81 groBen 8eunrnbielm.
gen.. Stnlien fontroliert iebt II
tirtil@e SnieIn I'M MrdipeI.
Ser nGempS" ertIGrt beute AbenO
DnB StnIiens 8eiesung Oes Mrdipels
Die gan8e poIitiibe &nrte nmGnOert
30 Oas CItlihe Mittelmeer unter 81,
6erridoft oes DreibumOes fdnt.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Ser cine giirgerIi9e, Die am 12. Mni
BON 5troBburg aus ben 9berrbeini-
iden 3uDerl6Higfeitsflug %antraten,
bnben geItern bier 0as gnO5iel err
reidt. Ser biirgerli1e Jlieger, Sel-
multi Sirtb nit Nomen, bat auf Den
ein3elnen @tappen Oes 6Iuges ieOes-
nal Die belten 2eiituneen e~r5ielt. Die
meiIten Der iibrigen Mitbeperber
muBtem eIei6 am eriten Gage BEL Der
i1Dierigen Aufgabe, BON StraBburg
nod Mies ole 0ogeien gu iberftiegen,
ben 8eriu1 nufeeben.
Gin 8eppelinl1er 9enfbaGon be-
g~Ieitete Die Slieger beinabe aiIf Der
gan3en Strede oes 9auerfluges, Der
BON StrnBburs iiber Mes, Nain5,
Darmitaot, Sruntfurt aarIsrube
uno 6reiburg nit ueberquerung oes
G6par5iualOes na9 &Onitan5 ging.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

ges anf @booms miro iiberal empba.
tifd1 berporgeboben; Die 8eitungen III
@om erflGren, oerielbe beoelltet ben
llntergaiig Der tiirfiihen Autoritat
nlf miIit6rildem un0 politildem Sc
biete. Sails Die Giirfei ni6t 6rieOen
gu idlieBen piinidt, Damn WerOen
Hboous unO onOere Snieln Oas 81.
gentlim Staliens bleiben.
NeapeI, %. Mni. YrofeiiOr
M9aQaOa, Der DIRECTOR oes Sbierba-
torinms amf Dem @eiup, fiibrte Joe
ben nit Ieinem AliiItenteu garUa55e
oas fiibne @agnis aus, bis auf Den
@runo oes araters oes YuIfnnS ME
oer5uIteigen. Die beioen @elebrten
bradten nabe3u 8 Stunoeu i'm Sn.
nern oes 8erges 81 un0 ltanoen fort
m1bren0 in @efobr, an ben ausitr0-
menoen S1Defel= uno Gblorgas.
Odmpfen 5u erltiden.
Md1oem ii6 ole 8oriher nit ib=
rem Snitrumenten unO PHOTOGRAPHIC.
IHen Mppnroten 500 SUB tief in Den
&rnter nieoergelniien batten, gelang-
ten tie ouf einen 5elien aus O%erIteis
nrter 2nba. Inter ibnen a1bnte ei.
ne tueitere tiefe SGIudt, uno in Die
ie orongen iie elm unO fnmen idlieB-
lid unter uni1aIidlcn Sdmierigtei-
ten ouf Den @ooen oes 4roters. Ob.
aleif in Der Giefe cine Site bon 80
bis SO Grab Gobrenbeit berrihte,
uno Die eiftieen 0dmpfc oas Atmen
folt unmOgIif mod)ts, UNI pbOtosra.
pbiiGe Iufnnbmen 6u maiden, Mei-
Iungen %bor5Mnebmen uno Minernlien
an lnmmeIn. Crit oIs iie ibre 9r1f,
tie fdmtnoen fiiblten, beannnen lie
ben Aufitieg, Der nobe5u 3 Stuuoeu
in Aniprlt1 nabm.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
Nmsfdteu nidlt siHitis.

Columbus, Ohio, 81. 01ai.
gtod 8erittcn aus alien 3eilen oes
States iiber Den Gerlali DER 8or-
mablen om lebten 9iensiae lit es
cuBer aleu- 3neiFel, OaB Die 9us-
iidten fir oie 0omitation ocs @rd-
iiOeuten Gait gum 8~amertrdger Der
repubIitonil1en Yartei bel DER I'M
Serbit ItottfinoenOen @abI niHt iebr
giinitig lteben; oenn iein @egucr
9tooieneIt bat i'm gan5en Staate cine
acknowledgement Webrbeit Oaoongetra-
gen. Nur in Ieiner engeren Scimat,
Samilton goumtp unO Cincinnati
mar 9aft Der erfolgreide 9aHoiOat
Columbus, g., %. Wfai.
6alt boalt1noige ReIultote BON Der
geltrisen @rdiioenten ; %rimdbrnabl
ole bis sur 0iittagsitunoe CUR Snrn
wareL Oeutcn Oarauf bin. OaB
OberIt &ooiepelt 80 aus AZ 9clegn.
ten i'm 81. aongreB-9 Htrift 5ar re-
pnbIifnniiden nationals onpentiOn
uno YrGiiocnt 8aft oeren mr. aus
10 3ongreB-9 iitriften geponncu bat
Auf Dem OemofratiI6en 2idet
Iheint @ounerneur &armon NIT eli
mem gr0Beren Bro3eutiob, ais Roes
leOelt, iiber @iIion seiieat 5n be-
ben. Su ieiner Spolte wurocn IS
Diitrifts-0 Delegation geaen Z fir @:l-
jon geDGbIt,
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
aIein, aber ie9r nfendlt4.

ct. Sofepb, no, %. @ai.
Der Ort @intbrop, Der iiir Ocn
~feuhteIten~ uater alien Orten lei
ner @rOBe i'm 2onoe gilt, bat bel Ell
ller ginwObner5abl BON mir SO See
len, 6rauen uno ainoer mitgereh.
net, Ie6s @irtihoften umo iedls en-
gros : Observation-Disclosures. Sect bat
Die Gountp Court peitere bier @irt.
idaften Ii5eniirt ober erfl1rt. mebr
Gi5enien weroe lie nif)t bepiligen.
@intbrop lteat aeeeniiber BON Nthi-
Jon, 9onlns, nit Dem eS 0ur6 cine
Bride n%erbunoen lit mo mo feline
8irtidoiten eriltieren. Die Bride
lit fait INNER sur Nadt5eit nit Men-
ihen eefiiat, Die nnb Miiiouri mall
fabrten I'M bort Gins" 81 trinten
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
SaIien.

&om, %. Mai. 9ic tiirfiiden
Grllppen, ipeIde lj6 Oeh' StaIienern
auf ser Smell @bOOus ergaben 8Gbl-
ten $500, einidlieBIi6 SO Offi8iere.
Sier eingetroffenen 9epeiden 5ufoI-
ge fielen Den Stalienern 1000 Sc,
mebre unO bier 8atterieen MrtiHerie
in Die SGnoe.
Die EragiDeite Oes StaIiener.S Sic
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
llOO sradOOsel i6lucr franf.

@ew yorf, %. @ai. Der oui
beioen Seiten oes O8eons mobilize.
fannie oeutlAameritnniihe Spirit.
Iteaer uno Dihter hoo 9rahnoqel
l;egt in leiner @obning on Maoiion
ape. an elmer 9ungenent5iinOung
oaruieSer.
gei Der &iitigfeit 9ra6poaels,
Der lid trob ieiner rs Sabre eiu gnt
9eil Der glaiti5itGt uno Spannfrait
Ger SugenO beUabrt bat, Ttebt 81 boi-
fen, Dab De @eneiung bolo cine boil.
fommene iein miro.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

ne eGuse lit 1913 Sub. feline grei.
tie 95 SUB uuo leine S0be t03 SUB.
Bon Der Bride Oes &apit1nS bis our
8~afierIinie fino 81 SUB. Seine @ai-
iprOerOrdngung lit $4,000 Sonnen
uno 5000 YaHagiere baben 8aum
ouf Dem 0ompfer. 2ebensrettungs.
boote uno anoere &ettungsapparate
iino geniigeno porbarloen fir ale an
8oro 8efinoli1e. Der 9ompfer lit
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
0ie 0eutiden @eieaIdoften oeS

- Die oeutifen @eieaidoften oes
Staatcs Nem Dorf bolten morgen,
Sonntng. ibre idbrlide aonpention
nb, sl pelder @rGiioent Gait cine
Ginlaoung erbalten bat. Ser bent.
ide @eianOte, @rof Sobann Seinr.
BON 9ernitorif BON bier. iopie Or.
6. s. Seromer BON philadelphia.
meroen Ger &onpention b~eipobuen.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Die 2eiter ser 9erliner Bib.
lien ba6en Den ibreu gniembleS an
Neborigen S6oitipielern berboten,
bel Nufnabmeu iiir ainotbenter nit
5umirfen.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
0as srSRtt s6iff Der @slt.

Samburg, %. Mui. Der relte
Dnmpfer. Der nSmperator~ Der
.Samburg : Mmerofn" 9nmpferge-
Iealdaft lit geltern ieinem Glemente
iibergeben sDorOen. &ailer @ilheIm,
nabm IeIbSt Die Snufe oes @ieiens'
Onnrpfers Dor. Der Smperator lit
0as grOBte 6nbr5eug Der Belt. Sci
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
@s friielt.
Die Meser anf Cuba itreben mad pO.
Iitiiaer Madt. - @ebellium Srp6t.
- Der bergise Often Der SnisI,
Die G5ene 0es 9rauals.

Sabana, 90. Mai. @s fam
fem 3weifel mebr beltebeu, oaB ii1
bier cine @eri9p0rung Der gtcger,
Die ii9 ailf ale 8ronin6en Der 9fe-
publit erItredt, insgebeim borbereitet
bat. 9aB Der 3wed oieier 8erl1w0-
runa lit, beute am 5ebnten Sabresta-
ge oes @eitebens Der &epublif Cuba
cine Hebolution gegen Die Hegierun9
5u inl6enieren mterliegt feinem
3Deifel. Die Neger lino anI1einen0
ln5ufric0en nit ben &e6ten bic it,
llen einger6umt peroen uno 0lanben
lid INN Die politii6en gorredte be-
tro6en, oie ibnen, ibrer MeimmG
mad, als 2obn fir tire 8eilnabme an
Dem llnobb6ngigfeitsfriege auiteben.
Mm meiiten bat lie oas nelle @eies
o1ifgerei5t, 0as ibnen nerbietet ei-
ne eieene politii6e Yartei 81 Griin-
Den.
Die S1nierigfeiteu mer0en Suerit
in Der umgebung BON Snglla 60
@ran0a nn0 Cruces erpartet, no
groBe, moblbepoffnete @onoen lino.
Die Gage lit 10 ernit, DAB Die 9egier.
ung lebte Nadt 1900 Mann Milit1r
nod Dem SAauplabe Der llnruhen
geianOt bat.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Sn Der @nierne Oes 1. @aroe.
8eeiments in @ots0nm Tin6 SO Col
Ooteu nod Dem @enniie BON 6iIden
an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES erfranft.
Nuber 10 ltno ale Grfronftet auBer
@efabr.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Sn 9onoon lit 5rou gmeIine
%anfburit ole %ltreitbare Suffrogette,
wegen AufreiSung uno 3erlt0rlmg
Don gigcntum 5ll neiln Mouatcn @e-
i1ngnis perurteilt morOen.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Der @apit bat oen 9aroinol
6olconL friiber opoltoliider Qelegat
in Den Ser. Stoaten alS Yroteftor
Der Sron5isfancr : Sdmeltern in
@len &i0ole, go, ernnnnt.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

9ur5e MitteiIungen aus Dem
3omiIienfreiie ODER aus oem Sreun.
Oesfreiie, oie iid fir Die geroffent-
lidung eignen, limo ms ieoer8eit
ber5lib milfommen uno peroen ii.
rem 8Iob i'm 1SournaI" finoen,
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Mojor 9laufenburg BON 4bilo-
oelpbia bat einen 8reu55ug ge9en Die
@iiherer uno @eloperleiber in S3e-
ne geiebt.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

nit INSTRUMENTATION gebaut
noroen mO fam i'm 3riegsfnle ais
Eransporti6iff perpenOet weroeu.
Der &aiier m1re nabe3u uerlil-
gliift; m1breno er an Der Seite oes
Dampfers ouf Dem 0ed ltanO, fiel
Elm Stiid SoI5 pom &anoe oes lid
in 9epegung befinoliden 0nmpfers
uno fiel Oift neben Dem 4aiier auf
Den @oOen.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Sn @ontc Carlo lit @raf BON
Often Saden, Der ruiiii9e Bot
idafter in Berlin I'M 80. 2ebens-
iabre %geitorben.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

2n 2onoOu Itarb Sir Sulius
Gbas. @ernber, Der Gbef Der 0e
8ureideu 0iamdnteugeieui&aft.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

Sn &OuItcu. Serog, bot ein Sen
er einen Shooen bon iiber cine MiI-
lion Dollars peruriaht.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
Mmter Da@.

@eMe Seeres- mnb @arins-& OrIuse
i'm 8sidstas eHOeiItis OassaOm.
men. - Rod meBr SABINE. - lie
TrieOeRsftGrte Oes 6teres wirS I'M
10000 @aMn erh6bt.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

1~ R6FIi& i&medt unA gut
besOmnI. ~Wuni&" GnA .DiomOab-
Evening star., 1912-11-03

between the sentences. 1t came back-sso without a
word suppose it is ten to one MIR Savage never even
looked at it. may be wrong: but Then read It to
a couple of actors whom knew. They pronounced it
"rOtten.
One day met Francis McCiinn old friend of mine
who had PLAYED in the company with me on
era occasions and got him to read it. He liked it.
almost hugged him. 1t the first word of encourage
ment had received since the play bug first got into
nv system years before Mc(1nn said that | ought to
take it to David Beasco | did. | read it to William
Elliott, Mr. Beascos in law and business associate
He said he thought Mr. Beasco would produce it.
7 FINALLY got hearing from Belasco himself. He
said he liked the play and would put it on waited
but no further word came from him. What happened?
Yes broke aganand back to the noble art of acting for
food and bed! As the months went by became rest
less. | went to Belasco, and all the satisfaction
got was, "NIy dear boy, always take my time in pro-
ducing plays. | hurry finally got his per
mission to show it to another producing firm The lat
ter Cohan & Harris said they would produce it at
gave up my acting job "At last" you say, "he at
tained his ambtion!" Not FAST The play
cepted it even going on soon; but 1t WASH a
success yet. Remember that The rehearsals and re-
vision began-amost tougher work, believe than the
landing of the play Day after day, with the assistance
here and there plays always have to be altered in
rehearsal cut elaborated, switched ct ceterd dd IN
fnitnn This not the story of what happens to play
in rehearsal; won't go into details. Here's just a
instance, however, that will indicate the character
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managers that all the others had. "\ot just what we
looking for the of their gentle com
My sixth play-I won't bore you wi tn any more
ttes-and my seventh play written and rewritten,
copied and recopied pedded from manager to
and repedded, likewise came home to roost We want
only plays by known authors 1--WE cannot experiment
with the work of novices, I've want plays that will
rather than plays that will make people sit up
and think" accurately up the general caber of
the objections to these plays.
Meanwhile, while peddling my plays unsuccessfuly,
earned living by writing stuff for vaudeville, now
and again acting in the twoa-day to add to my store
OF funds. The play bug kept at me-hard! And
finally, when had saved up two hundred dollars, got
a hunch to bury myself in hotel, give up all sketch
writing or acting, and labor at play until my
money gave out. Mind you, up to this time | had
written plays and half hundred sketches! And
hadn't sold real play yet! Nothing daunted, how
ever, got busy play which called "The Gladw1n
Collection" When had finally finished it was broke
again.
/ his time got job in a stock company at Toledo.
Ohio and by dint of much jolying, coaxng, cJolng,
and some drink buying got the manager to try out my
piece. 1t fairly well: but it needed revision.
acted until had saved up little money; threw up
the job went back to New York-and got busy fixing
up my play. When it finished took it to Wagon
halls & Kemper. Six months went by-and got it back
without word. | suppose it is ten to they never
looked at it. Then, living on the proceeds of
couple of vaudeville sketches that had done time years
before in Springfield, took my brain child around to
Henry W. Savage. Five months supposed to elapse
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of the whole thing as it is done. In writing my play
had spent exactly twentv-three days three weeks and
days in figuring out good to get thief out
of a house that full of policemen. tried and wrote
eighteen ways before hit the that seemed To
me to be most satisfactory When the went into
rehearsal it didn't go right, and it was changed to
better way in exactly two minutes. hen came the
night of nights the first performance OF the play out OF
town before that night of night OF nights the New ork
premiere.
Something wrong with the play. 1t didn't go
it should. The audience went away not wholly salts
fed. To search for the reason. The thief had been
made in rehearsal to away with the paintings he had
been irving steal had, in manuscript caused him
the paintings to their but this had been
altered in rehearsal the ground that the thief would
give them up the last act after he had been trying
get away with them for the whole OF the prece
ing argued that the thief should give them back
but no would have it. The second night the play
still fell Short and the third and fourth and fifth
On Saturday, at the matinee, | begged them to try
the original way. Enlistng the coaxng apparatus OF
someone who agreed with me that it this one and
seemingly trivial thing that hurting the play,
finally managed to get those in authority to let the thief
character try returning the pictures. And, in FASH
the thing the play needed to make it win its audience
revealed
The rest of the history of this play that landed at
last after the tortuous fight and dsappontments Of
many years. after rebuff rebuff, after daycoach
berths and hghstoo foods not necessary to this
rave of that job of jobs, the placing of ones first play
Suffice it to say that it is called "Officer 666.'