The Washington times., 1914-10-18

4 writing person with q serious mind
y Gently made a low obeisance in the
general direction of Leo Ditrichstein in
rscording the fact that he doesn't
wife down 10 the public
II the exalted personages who sit so
royalty and ostentatiously on the pay
sion will stop tearing their toupees long
enough to take a sane interest in what
j. going on about them. they might
{ scover a certain resemblance between
the man who does write down to the
U hlic'' and the pirate they are looking
Tor who has been so successful in drop
IIng bombs in the box offices of the
Establishments in which they display
their wares. Likewise they might find
fieeting similarity in the countenance
81 the very wise man who essays to
y lite success with a dollar mark for the
initial letter, instead of waiting Tor the
: ublic to place two of those significant
lures at the end of the word. IL any
one Of them should ask me-snd they
are not likely to- should say that the
Person who thinks he must write
down" and the man who produces
show that needs no such apology with
group OF hirelings instead of the real
. ctors Vlo actresses who originally pro-
ouced the play, are the twin evils of
The profession, and are, 10 a degree.
for the poor business that
is being done. The latter reason is the
one that is most apparent to the thea
tergoer who lives outside of New York.
The prevailing sentiment among pa
irons of the theater in what New York
calls the hinterland is WIZ there
Snould be servant question in the
ties and difficulty in obtaining farm
ands in the country when so much eX-
'4llent material is misplaced on the
= age. A manager produces q play
i"st is success. 1t is shown. in New
) ork for a season-perhaps. in one or
I other cities. The second season.
" ter having realized big return from
I original production-the manager
5 nds out a number of companies made
p. OF such people as he can get at a
y small salary 70 take the success
L sr the country. Then they wonder
z ~ the thing doesn't succeed and why
: = don I make money from il. The
= 'oTs and actresses are generally
{ odited with possessing the idea that
success Of drama is due entirely
B. their work. The stage managers, in
q lesser degree. but just as positively.
+ -" the Same idea about themselves
the playwrights are sure that
either IN" players nor the producer
:" old be able 10 60 anything at ali
70 II We're not for him and that the
O ~ reason they do succeed is because
'. ~ follow his directions exactIJ.
e matter OF fact they are all right,
: they are all wrong. Success. is the
{ ordination Of every element into a
: fleet whole And stage success re-
: rs from the proper production OF a
, ID play by capable artists That is
only way success has ever come 20
2 stage. Its varying degree depends
> oon how closely this co-ordina ton is
{ 'tained or how far each Of the cIo-
} ents come fro realizing the necessary
} election in themselves When one OK
elements does not measure up TO the
fer two failure is the result No
ay mat was "N"r written down" 20
public has succeeded uu TO th.
} e. NJ time. Meme Of our best known
r lywrishts have over found tho bus
> SIS Of writing down" 10 the public
J -ohts bic. I'm fact, il is probable thai
? single one Of them would understs nd
= nat was meant by the term. for The
\ ~ simple reason that ii takes all If
mental energy OF ANYBODY cor
ted with the writing business 10
q tie up TO the public
ls tho attitude which permits a Dor