El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
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IN New York Theaters.

EW 1OhAs dec. 81 Gfnlns OUT
a successful comedy in Il days,
\ the work being done partly in
fast moving automobile ana party in a
forest camp, IS Ire 1eal OF SLlaIlss S5Uu-
dard and Paul Dickeys who wrote The
Misleading Lady" which 1 mentioned
briefly last week read IN my ms
tories that the leading Spanish drama
list often hammered out lbeg pardon,
the typewriter wasn't yet inyented) q
play in q single day, but doubt
whether his effort would have mucn OF
a run on Broadway today. 50 cal the
performance of those brOIherSlnlaW,
Messrs Goddard and Dickey, quite a
sensation Of modern day playwriting.
The two inseparables were IN M
Harris's office at the Hudson theater
one day last August to bid the popular
manager farewell before leaving on a
motor car trip to Mr.. D1ckeys camp
near Burlington, Wis Mr. Harris men
toned that Lewis Stone was TO appear
under his management and that ne
must have a play for him by the emo OF
the month That was just II days
away. ...-,,
said Goddard calmly. This almost took
Dickey's breath away. The Ghost
Breaker their effort Of last season
had occupied nearly a year OF their
time The only interruption was Inc
weeks taken up by the romance IN
which Goddard married Dickeys sister
But Dickey recovered quickly from ms
confusion and said to Harris;
Don't accept any InlLS uhLli lne IL u
of September. We viii go out to Wis
consin and write it there
1T took them five ard half days
motoring TO reach BOhners lake, eu
miles northwest Of Chicago
Il would recommend that ANYBODY
who wants to cOnjure swiftly moving
plot think il out in an automOblle, SAID
Goddard, few days ago me me way
YOU rush past the objects on the side
of the road seems to impel you to put
fast-fOllOWing incidents and SITUATIONS
into your piece
at was the goth of the month when
we finally arrived at Bohner's lake We
unpa cked our typewriter, which we had
purchased in Chicago, and sat down
to work out the play
"Dickey's best hours in work are
from in the evening till in the morn
ing. Ny best hours are from in the
morning until 8 in the Afternoon; sc
we worked in relays, getting together
for our conferences whenever the other
thought it essential The result was
that ] was up half the night and Dickey
half the day. We slept just is hours
during the last ..t three l.r7t, days
A real dramatic event took place
Monday night at the KnickerbOcker
theater- This was the premiere Of the
talented Nine Bertha KaIich in the
play Rachel" by Carina Jordan, which
S built around the life of the celebrated
French actress of nearly 100 years ago.
Not only does Rachel appear in his
tOric guise. but George Sand Alfred de
MuEset, Frederic Chopin and Others
whose names are known, are repre-
sented-
an told that Mrs. Jordan takes lib
critics with history in many places, but
on the whole I think she presents such
a Rachel as agrees with the popular
idea of the poor girl who became the
most famous actress of her time
Nine. Kalich is greatest in tragic
roles, so it was in the scenes Of enOr-
nous emotion that she shOne especially
children Of Today"
Clara Lipman Mrs. Louis MANN and
samuel Shipman have written an anus
ing farce in Children of Today which
opened at the Harris theater Monday
night Perhaps American children do
not run their parents quite as strictly
as the playwrights would have US be-
lieve, but there are many keen jabs at