New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

up, will get more. THcse madc2p FEench
farces require TO be dashed through in
helter-skelter way with, in fact. almost
the lightning speed with which Granville
Barker dashes through Shakespeare. II
is the third actin farces Of this kind IL
always is the third act--that wants pull
Ing together and acceleratiEg.
Concerning the Triple Bill.
On October | The Pail Mall Gazette"
gathered up some discussion about mo
Shaw arrie- Plnero programme. which
will be offered 70 London tomorrow ana
to New York in a couple OF weeks. To
quote The Gazette:
"A very interesting conversation De-
tween an interviewer name not given
and a dramatist George Bernard shaw
was reported In The Observer last Sun
dav: and, after the dramatist had been
dellcately persuaded TO express himself
on the great question of the virtues OF
Granville Bankers production Of The
winters Tale at the Savoy, and the
lesser one OF the vices of the dramatic
critics In their tempered recognition OF
hose virtues the conversation proceeded
as follows
II suppose must not try 70 lead the
round to the tT n6s e Tbes s5
is no secret about Il. II is in active re-
hearsal There will be three plays by
three authors-Barrie, Pinero, Shaw. Let
the theatres OF Europe produce three bet
name OF your play. Mr.. Shaw There
is no need 10 tell YOU: the authors VIII
he recognized by their style; you can
mistake them. Good morning one
T. . NVHHn N
three plays were finished II was found
that all three authors had hit on the
same subject and that new plays mad 10
be written" NO; because the new ones
WOULD have been on the same subject, too.
What really happened was that the play
that was finished first had ghost in IL.
and when the second play arrived X had
six ghosts in Il. Nov. II happens that
there Is only one ghost IN STOCK Al we
Duke Of Yorks Theatre; so the author
OF the six ghosts had 10 retire for ten
minutes and knock off another play. AS
that Is tile simple truth Of the matter. l
may safely tell II to you, because nobody
viii believe IT, Good morning
This fascinating outburst OF History
as She Is Wrote by Mr.. Shaw receives,
however a deathbiow in the form OF an
exceedingly businesslike, unimaginative
and evidently scrupulously accurate let
ter from j. NJ. Barrie 10 the editor OF
The Daily Telegraph which sees the
light to-day, and runs as follows:
"A little misunderstanding seems 70
have arisen regarding three one-act plays
10 be produced presently at the Duke OF
Yorks Theatre, though you put the mat
ter correctly In your Notes the other day.
one of these plays is By me, and II Is
not the one / had written for the pur-
pose. II is said that the change was
made because OF resemblance between
mine and one OF the other plays, There
is no resemblance either In subject or
treatment. hut the management discov-
cred a somewhat similar scenic effect.
which they thought was unfortunate for
the programme. and discovered that II
was much better done by the other dram
atlst Il am showing some skill In writing
this without mentioning his namel. and
SO. without showing him my play. I
substituted another All this must be
about as interesting TO the general Pub.
lic as the appearance of q mouse In Bond
street. but perhaps you will kindly dne
space for it,