New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

E5SL&E5D and who has nOt,-vDu unqucstiOnably
1SMElap have wondered how in the world such an
ST9HH#lIS apparent hodgcpodgc Of songs, dances,
NSGE&>V dialogue. mOnOlOguc, scenic elects, ana
TWkhS7 SO forth was ever put down by the authors
ES5IEEH in manuscript form in the first place, how
0SE~SJ il was ever brought into order from chaos
in the second place, and how 1t was ever
conceived in its entirety in the first and last place nc
answer 20 an three queries is the same: II WASH
Since 1921 when | first became a stagcr OF musical
shows have put on ("rcalizcl IS the technical term
the manu- rpts Of one hundred ana Sky inu'oa1
comedies o.. every shape. size color and previous con
dtiou Of service From the aCQuuntanccsmp with TINS
popular form Of theatrical entertainment that nave
gained during the period Of my labors, may tell YOU
that the u-.-ci Gjrcttst Of the spectacular torn O;
music shoa rarely does more than furnish forty minutes
Of dialogue for play that runs two hours am ia
and tina, Oh. experienced brcttst OF q musical comedy
rarely furnishes the material for more than onc-thrd
Of the scheduled running time Of the performance IN
aSnuch the l5~ctti,' and lyric writer are usually one
and the -we and inasmuCh as the music ana IEilcs
obviously g together IL may be stated that Inu5cu
show were 81. be- staged exactly written the whole
perfornang. would not last more than an hour. Nat
uraly the question arises Il this is the case where
does al the rest Of the entertainment come from;
And the H.r follows: II comes from the man VINO IS
engaged 9, realize The manuscript. o..
There are rou Or eight men in America "n"' IKE
myself aae. mad. profession Of realizing aucn manu-
scripts. TIL. public. while aware IN Il way TIA. '''5
profession exists, Is probably not aware N any sense Z"
the ci-,.. r,.,r. NJ the work that the men IN d are
caci upon 6, d. TO say that the work IN pDnt Is me
oddcs, r the big circle Of the theatrical producing Du2
ness wou not 90. very wide OF the mark nc reason
for this will soon reveal themselves Most s0-chIcI
straight PLAYS. comedies. mclOlramas tragedies prop
len plays etc.. ar. produced the way they are written
but a musical comedy never is. With TINS IN inm1
therefore ,.urnitiated public may sense the cio'C ana
ncccssar. relation Of the rcalizcr to the musical snow"
FIRST lc Pc. quote a sample Hypothetical page II ,I
the manu- riDt Of a modern musical comedy. ne
scene, according 20 the manuscript, IS lad at 1-d-SV
and Broadwtv~.
Enter Matinee Girls
SoNG: "W. Ar. Cav Little Maidcns.
Enter Reggie Van Slyck
REGGIE. Uu CHS How about having a little lunch
con with me-,
Urls: On that would be- lovely! ;..,,, b.,,c
REGGIE: But tell me he looks drohnd Ca"I0Syl' ''''O
you seen my wife In the neighborhood;
Urls: Oh, my Are you mar
RrGcE: Yes: but why let
marriage stand in the way Of
luncheon; !, isn't fair TO the =.
luncheon. b. the way do you girls I'E -
IKE Holsters, <AAA =
Girls: Why, Arc YOU going to I<
"ing some Of your friends along; q -ZTW II
REGGIE (mHch 1credJ: Don't be IILN II
mean. Ladies' I'm I'M
SoyG Reggie and giyls: AL I'm m
Mays Keep Tranquil Disposition w N
" me Happy Summertime" A N
, Gould anything be crudcr? If nNN
Z Inc 'lag on