The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01


terdny To- THE SIS reporter some OF his
IDEAS on THE lllghway OF Life" which
IS now to b. enjoyed at Walacks The
otrc. lie said.
= can criticisc this play with an easy
Von;7'r'cc. as I did not write it.
dare almost say | d.d not write n word
of it. I did not construct it either.
What then did ! do? | put /, together.
But ! dil not put il together with
the unworthy motive uf fitting u star
OF Whatever mlgr!tudn with a part at
the expense Of Charles Dickens. / nave
never done that sort of thing. and |
am not going to begin to do it In my
old age. \ decentralization of David COP
peri. ID has been a pet scheme of mine
many years. and 7 had mad" at least
three attempts before beginning this
one. had tried To- get hold OF the
book frun every 1ug.r, So to ~. ak.
First I thought | would make Dori the
central figure. but Dora T. very elusive.
Also She lies, which, in heroine, is
pnpardouuhio Then there was the Or.
strong cpi.odc, but since Dickens wrote
hat so many authors, including Dick
ms himself. have written II all over
again that 1t has become a common
place. There are SIX or seven entirely
field: have finally sc.cctcd three:
David's unconscious love Of Agnes, TN"
story Of Little Emily and tho fortunes
" the MicnWhcr family with the first
and Las, az which i'r.ah Ilcop il closely
connected
"Luokuy dispass .onatcly a' the play
now Soc traces OF my Pageant worl, IN
H. " my pagcauts / was forced ~
dramatic anything and everything that
had eyer happened IN the town cclebrat-
in. a.. miilr.nlrv cor .H.t.N. r e was.
Excellent practice. Bv that means
acquired certain facility boo setting
words TO- unlikely episodes. which stood
me iu good stead IN such PLAYS rs
'Drak.' Ju..ur ana 'B,rn King iIat
and Will. | hope. help IN" in several more
historical plays think il also gave
me an eye for Selection | do think
the episodes If David Copp"riield have
been rather well chosen They make
cohesive story. and David himself is the
link which binds them together. The
play there is not a welt constructed
play I, mrundors l|u' why SHOULDN'T
Il? II Nou mcu. der iu such pleasant
company ts David. Strrriurth the
Miouwher family. the PoUEutty family
, t.'t quaint. WIN: CAN N'' N7yc To-
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