The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
DramafiSf Mack
Talks About Himself
Author Of Two Successful
Plays Grows Autobio-
graphical on Request.


lard Mack. author OF two successful
plays now on view in this city, Kick
In" and 80 Much for 30 Much" were
made TO a Sun reporter:
"Once upon a time George AIDE please
copy in a little village. which while
H.. ON the Banks OF the Wabash was
not far away, there lived a young man
who every one in tho village said
would some day be a great author. This
deduction was arrived at by the young
mans mother and the local barber. who
discovered that the growing genius
never wanted to have his hair cut;
furthermore. he was constantly weaving
romances. you know the kind. those
dear domestic dramas that are usually
Staged on the front porch about 10 20
that begin:
Nov. Willie. I told you to be home
al o.: and then the childish voice pip,ng
in return It's we'll developed story. which
WAS being concoctcd all the way from
Joe Browns poolroom until YOU sneaked
in the back gate
We'll. to return Cor were we there
At alb to tho firs person. Every one
said that Willie Mack would he an
author or an actor or some other
equally artistic thing, and for thirty
year, Willie Mack has been try,p, -
fulAl the prophecies made hv Vr,
tones ia Mrs 1',arL over , hoc,, t..
and with no par.Icular resui, ,,n,n ,h.
presen, season. when Ne., yor, ,.ar,.
kindly accented .kick IN, WIN. So.
b,en accused of trading ,non ,,r.
produce ano;ho, With M go. o..
artistic values and only oon,,,...i,,
desire in the venture .uch 60 -, ~
case. sought a nrod,c,io, =, 49,.
ept plsy so Nucb for Go NJ, -,
cause 7 firmly heII.ve ,b., T., Il.
nice. OF tbea,ric,l nron.r,y 80.
an anarchist nor n Jobr,v tro., a, ~,
nor am 7 sunremo,v .gn,,s,,,o, 49,. I,
should like 70 90 on resord e. -. %,
lowing:
why il II that .v.- .;ro. ,,
arst sweet DAYS OF the tbsa,rs uhsn
Adam staged his bIr spec,ac,,Iar 49,
duction In the Garden AZ I,den ,..,,,-
ing Eve and the SNAKE We h.y. had
hat studied bit OF inans driv., con.
SANITY plaoed before ~. a. a cr;,,c,.r
that the play's built unor ~. saw.
old theme elementary, ana .,he save
old triangle and various o,hs- hron,,dic
passages, which neither enI,rh,en The
puh,,c nor cas-, any ,n,o,,.o,,,a, ..,.
upon thu brow Of the wrIter,
Certainly 4, 4, built upor ths ANN.
old theme. 30 4, Kick In and 40 4.
avery other success Of this ana .y.rv
other past SEASON whvp Recav,. ~.
eternal battle Of tina sex.s q. cr,,s
A. active TODAY "a n va. var. ago.
because two men ana a woman Nav.
alvavs formed and aIvav. U,,,i forw
the nucleus OF any bir dramatic story
"One man NAV nlace h,. .,or,, ,,r.nr
upper Fifth avenue. another on h,ver
Third avenue. but trim ana GU, avav
the surroundinsa the a.tend.nt d.,.i.
Of culture or yulsarity. and n Mr. Mn.
ling will peru,,, .the CoIoners ,.dv AVA
Judy OGrady ara sister. under ,he
skin and. In tho vernacuIar ~ the
street. That eoe, for the Colonel and
Judy. friend the private Also
Ten years axo one n,iyh> hav.
CHANGED TO drop in any evening n, snv
local popular restaurant ana And nI.n-
ufully sprlnkled about. all sorts and
conditions OF men in ths comn,nv A.,
younR girls OF from II 10 20 ye.rs ~
axe Go away and remain svsy ten
Years and drop in again. same old
men. same old girls. drinking he SAM
old drink.
at isn't a situation. a isn't a habit
ne part Of the game Of life. It's the