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The Washington herald., 1912-07-14

'1 dare say; dare say" replied Sir
Arthur. sort Of vaguely.
Aren't you having anything to do with
the remodelling of your offspring" I
asked.
ing and novel writing are two quite differ
ent crafts. and I've chosen playwritins. 1
think IL is the more interesting and the
more difficult of the two"
by the way. people rather resented
The Mind-the-Paint Girl when 1t was
first produced. didn't they7 Have they
quite forgiven you now?
Sir Arthur laughed that nice. deep. coun-
try squire laugh of his.
"Oh. really. very few people were Of
Tended by 1t, 1 assure you The booing
on the first night was done by a handful
of satellites of the musical comedy world.
They had heard I was going to attack
some of their goddesses and came pre-
pared to resent anything they considered
slur. The real musical comedy world
did not resent it. Why should they?"
Why, indeed" I murmured.
Anyhow. America will have a chance
to Judge it for herself" continued Sir
Arthur, cheerfully. 1T is to be present.
ed there in the autumn. with Miss Billy
Burke as the Girl"
Didn't 1t make you awful angry to
hear them booing your work. thought
"As a matter of fact I didn't hear It.
I never stay in the theatre at the first
performances. l go and shake hands with
the ladies and gentlemen OF the company
and wish them luck. and then I leave, but
II had heard It II wouldn't have disturbed
me, except for the sake of the actors and
actresses I do my work to the best Of
my ability. 1 live in my play when am
writing 1t. then when deliver It up to the
public 1 think no more about 1t. I'm
never nervous on first nights. I feel !
have done what can, and there's an end
Of It."
CRITICS DON'T KEEP HIM AWAKE.
You couldn't die Of the critics. then.
like Heine?"
Good gracious, no." laughed this sensi-
BILE, practical. businesslike maker of plays.
You must be very tired when you
of yourself into IT."
II am always quite exhausted" and
Sir Arthur's shoulders took on a weary
droop at the very thought.
I've been told that way back in past
ages Sir Arthur was an actor himself.
but not very good one. Well, should
like to say right here that he Is a good
one off the stage. anyhow.
DO you work here?' I asked. and
gazed around the shadowy room. It was
very clean, very orderly, very mannish.
Red walls, red hangings, everything dark
and durable and reposefuL The curtains
were thick, the carpet was heavy land the
double doors shu. out any household
noises which might Jar upon the play
making brainpan.
"Yes, chiefly. Sometimes fly to the
country but : can really write anywhere.
IL 1t is quiet"
How long does 1t take you to finish
play?"
Never less than a year"
Mercy on u.s." said your female rela-
tive, I've had many young playwrigh's
assure me they have dashed of comecy
or drama in a month or So"
"You can dc lots of things when you
are young" said Sir Arthur. elevating the
thatches over his eyes. II wrote play
in a fortnight once. 1t was called The
Magistrate 1t is still. performed. but l
haven't seen 1t or read it for many years.
SO can't tell you what it is like Now
adays need more time to work things
out to my satisfaction"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
PLAYS LIKE GREEN CIGARS.

mo. I can't say that. don't see why
It should. After all, a play is very much
like green cigars" and he made a COM
prehensive gesture with his hand. SO that
I knew he was going to crate a bit.
You smoke your green cigars for while.
Then they don't seem so good. They
need to be put away to mature. When
you take them out again II still may not
be quite the right time for them. so you
pack them away once more. and at last
when you produce them they are just in
the best condition for you. You put play
away in much the same fashion and the
cycles go round till 1t is in vogue again"
What do you consider the best ere
ative time of man?'
well. really. that is very difficult
question to answer" and Sir Arthur
Strengthened himself up, to wrestle with
It. You see. 1t depends so entirely upon
the man. II he keeps in touch with other
men and affairs and preserves his interest
in life and continues ohservant and in
tuitive. don't see why he should not go
on Indefinitely"
And when you are with Sir Arthur you
have the feeling that he will do just that
himself. He is well past his youth. has
even turned middle age. but you can see
that life possesses all ana more Of its
early interest for him. He could never
have been more alive and alert than he
Is now.
Somehow one finds this same charac-
teristic very often in the elderly English
man. Does outdoor life and not quite
such close concentration on the great
game OF striving for success produce this?
Perhaps so. Anyhow. I can imagine Sir
Arthur writing plays for a full decade
more. and then possibly after that
Sir Arthur stocked the fire again here
He doesn't ring whenever he wants any
thing done. / believe that stage maid
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
Kate Carew Has Nice Cosey Chat with Wing
He Finds the Plays Exported to London from
This Country Admirable, Well Constructed
and Virile" A Few Words on His Own
Work and How He Performs 1t;
Also Some "reminiscences.

and all the rest OF the Pinero stan
domestics have a fairly easy time as q
as their master is concerned In fact. !
can quite imagine him SEWING On his own
buttons. making his own tea and doing
any little handy things like that, he il so
capable and sufficient unto himself. He
isn't a bit the kind we have to look after
from boyhood to old age.
"Oh, Sir Arthur" begged In a plead
ing voice. do tell me something about
this censor institution Of yours We're
particularly interested in that now in
America You see, there was a suggestion
that we should have twenty censors to
look after our plays"
That is an embarrassment OF riches.
surely" and he laughed "I really don't
know what to tell you. He is so dis
cussed. anyhow. that there isn't anything
left to say"
wright here?"
And yet, really. comparatively few plays
are censored. And when they are he
often defeats his own ends, because they
get great deal Of advertisement and the
playwright great deal Of reclame. OF
course, the ideal state Of affairs would be
a stage without a censor. where he wasn't
even needed in any way"
DO the managers want himr"
Yes. they do. You see. 1t rather shifts
responsibility from them. He il a tower
OF strength. II he passes a thing all is
well with the law as far as they are con-
cerned Now. with you. take It, self
constituted censors rise up in your midst
don't they, and the police step in and
many things happen?"
Yes, that's quite true. There isn't
anything very systematized in our meth
3D." / assented.
What are your very pet recreations.
Sir Arthur" next inquired in a nice.
motherIy manner.
WALKS AND STUDIES PEOPLE.
We'll. really, my work is recreation to
me-" he answered.
1t is most interesting to hear Sir Arthur
speak Of his work. A sort Of tender note
creeps into his voice when he talks abou:
it You can tell that he really does love
it and live for it and in It.
Now. by this time I was quite warm
and II was getting late and dinner-tinish.
so I rose to go. told Sir Arthur how
sorry I was that he had been misled as
to what he was to receive In the way Of
an interviewer. and he told me most gall
lantly how glad he was that II was only
a false alarm about the gentleman
Then he ushered me downstairs him.
self and found my umbrella for me. I
was disappointed that he didn't take me
through the cute little door in the panel
but he didn't We went out the front
door. and, bareheaded In the pouring rain.
he whistled a cab for me. Then he helped
me into 1t and Just as he bade me good
by he said:
Now. you won't make me say anything
unkind. will you?-
How could /. when you haventr I
replied. and on l was whirled.
Poor dear, That Is what a course Of
Misrepresentation will do TO the proudeSS
Of US,
Copyright. 1912. New-York TribunA
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
SIR ARTHUR PoKEs THE FIRE.

Mere Sir Arthur rose and poked the
fire into a brighter blaze, for we needed
its light as well as its warmth now. as
the shades of night had just about fallen
When he had settled down comfort
ably again I asked:
What about the moral life on the stage
here?"
Always been fairly healthy. in my ex-
perience,' said Sir Arthur quickly.
And English actors-de they take an
interest in outside things? In America
our matinee idols are often condemned
because they are so entirely engrossed In
themselves and their work"
That would certainly be most ur-
just condemnation here and Sir Arthur
treated me to one of his benevolent
smiles. Our actors often interest them
selves in other things. Take my gooc
friend Sir George Alexander. He Is mos.
public spirited, and is a member Of the
London County Council. as well as an
actor-manager."
Are plays novelized very often over
here?" 1 inquired.
Not so often as they are with you. but
occasionally a successful piece comes out
later in novel form. The Mind-the-Pain.
Girl Is to be served up to the public
again that way In the autumn. Louis
Tracy is working on it now"
/ thought knew that name, so cried
enthusiastically: Louis Tracy! oh. yes.
he is a very popular writerr.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14

the fire with Sir Arthur long to find that
He's got the oratorical gift, my dears.
and IL he hadn't been so crushed by mis-
representation there's no doubt he could
say witty thing or two about his people
and their little weaknesses But he has
cultivated caution. Every once in .
while he checks the Niagara OF his elo-
quence. draws down the blinds Of his
brows. ponders over a phrase and turns It
out in mild and dovelike form.
1 did my best to make him feel abso-
Lutte confidence in me. / opened my eyes
in that eager-to-know-all way I've got
and 1 hung on his words like child. but
he has been interviewed by male and
female ere this. and he was on his guard.
What do you think of our American
critics? How do they compare with Eng
lish ones?'' I asked.
Would he let himself go on critics?
Not at all. Most temperate.
Il think they all take more or less the
same point of view.' was his reply.
American criticisms are written in a
very sparkling. witty way. and at the
same time they present a clear picture
of the play"
You always read what We say about
your work, them" said I, remembering
how many lesser lights have told me
haughtily that they never look at criti-
cisms."
"Oh. rather. They are all cut out and
sent over TO me whenever have a play in
your midst"
do you think the stage a great influ-
ence in modern life?" was my next ques-
ton.
II do. indeed. but must confess cam
not follow all this talk about its mission
and the so-called modern touch 'ad
vanced dramas etc. To me the stage Is
just the stage. and there are but two
sorts of drama-good and bad I can't
differentiate SO between romance and re-
alism. for instance. The romantic play
can be realistic, If written with sincerity;
the realistic play may have plenty of ro-
nance. The great thing is to tell the
truth in your work, and you get a per-
feet play. I agree with the French
phrase: Yes. the truth alone is beauti-
full"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14

Are you In sympathy with the femin-
list movement, Sir Arthur. and do you
think women should have the voter
/ rather thought might be snubbed
dreadfully at this moment. but ! was
never more deceived in all my little life.
Indeed do" and he fairly beamed
benevolence. II can't say am in entire
sympathy with all the methods OF trying
for 1t, but think they will get what they
want and I hope they will, and soon."
I fairly purred with Joy as I asked:
''WilI 1t alter things much when they
do get it?''
Not at all; why should it? Women
can't really change their natures any
more than you can become the gentle
man reporter They will always remain
feminine"
"on the whole. your opinions about
women haven't changed much since you
wrote The Amazons,' have they?" I asked.
mo, still think that though they may
achieve much. don masculine attire and
train hard in manly ways, the eternal
feminine will predominate in their ego,"
said he, and he laughed that nice, Jolly.
plum pudding kind Of laugh. II did see
many things In The Amazons.' though"
he continued, that would have handled
differently now. but.' of course. the play
was produced as 1t stood"
Did II seem old-fashioned to your
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
The Titled and Famous Dramatist Confides t
the American interviewer His Opinions on {
Subjects Ranging from Suffrage to
His Recent Sensation, The
Mind-the-Pa Girl"

a tidy room, simply, even sparsely, fur
nished with few bits of old mahogany,
and its walls were lined with books and
photographs of famous actors. with here
and there a sketch or caricature of Sir
Arthur. was just about to find out
whether Sir Arthur's taste in literature
and art was anything like my own, when
back came the gentle custodian.
''Sir Arthur will see you. madam" she
said with an air Of added difference. and
I followed her, wondering how best to
beard the lion in his den.
All this time had been clutching my
umbrella in Sairey Camp fashion. knew
ought to part with its moist presence.
but where TO put it? I didn't have to
bother, however, for. as the stage maid
opened the double doors of the sanctum
Of ''Englands leading playwright" she
gently but firmly took It from my nerve
less fingers, Then she announced:
Miss Carew.''
Ny dears, you should have heard her.
She had a good voice. that girl, when
she raised 1t above a whisper, and her
handling Of those two words showed me
what she could do with a real scene, II
ever she got a chance at one.
mentally braced my wabbly self and
swept in-not at all an undignifed en-
trance. believe me. I've long suspected,
and now I'm perfectly sure. that If des-
tiny had been decent enough to make me
a duchess I'd have
The room was all in shadow-soft, creep
ing shadow. Over at the window a man
was standing, looking at the rain. He
turned as my name disturbed the silence
and came forward. holding out his hand.
He wasn't a tail man. but he was broad
shouldered and stockily built He had
queer. eager face. with small. penetrating
brown eyes, suggesting beads of Jet. and
bushy. overhanging eyebrows, a promi-
nent nose and the clear skin and ruddy
color Of the outdoor Englishman. Some
how he suggested the country squire. fox
hounds and hunting. tally-hos and all
sorts of nice Dickensy things
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