New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19


social gathering, and was invited 10 make
a few remarks The comments took the
form Of fresh impressions Of America
He introduced them with a reference TO
the stimulating character Of the air OF
New York, which. he said. he thought.
makes YOU so much hustling nation"
and which had made him hustle ever
since he landed.
IN Macbeth" said he. the question is
asked. Stands Scotland where IL did
with the expectation that the answer will
be that il does II that question were
asked Of New York ii would receive a
different answer. Each time I come 10
New York I see a change. Your build
ings are higher and the architects seem
70 be improving on them year by year.
one Of the changes which / have noted
as being extraordinarily beautiful and
which I mention, for one who lives among
changes is not so likely 10 note them as
such. IS the development OF arcades on
the tops Of Buildings and their illumina-
ton at night
Although ] am a housekeeping person
ne continued. OF am not often shocked.
but since I have been here ! have almost
been shocked. ! attended a dance, and
il was one Of the most barbartc things !
ever saw. II really took my breath away
10 see the people. who. l was told. were
Of the first three hundred families sliding
about in the fashion in which they were
doing IL. There were two bands in two
rooms and as soon as one stopped the
other began. II IL wasn't vicious, 10 ought
TO have been. 1 understood they were ex-
ceHent people. who ought 10 have known
better"
With this introduction. he took up the
subject Of the drama.
The thing that always strikes me about
the drama. when 1 come TO New York
he said. while everything is new and
fresh. Is the rapidly with which you use
up your dramatlsts. Every time ! come
10 New York there is a new generation.
So many men disappear. one after an
other. and are never heard Of again. IL
puzzles me 20 know why there should be
this great fertility in dramatlsts. One
batch seems 10 drop out and another 70
appear. ] cannot think it quite healthy
sign. this waste OF talent. this using up
OF talent You ought 10 find an expiana-
ton and a remedy.
you are not developing dramatic lit
erature. In the last twenty years we
have had In England a contemporary
dramatic literature. Most OF your popu-
lar plays are not printed, or. II they are
they are not read, because they depehu
50 much for their interest upon the char
acter acting Of the players. You ought
~ try 20 develop a dramatic literature.
Why should you not have an American
Bernard Shaw. an American synge' an
American Galsworthy?'
With this query he sat down. leaving
the assembled writers as they gatnereu
around the table for the usual oi-weeKy
supper 70 supply an answer
pat Rooney. jr., son Of Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent. who produced new
act a tho Colonial Theatre this week. Is
one Of the infant. prodigies Of vaudeville.
The Young Patricius IL not yet five years
of age. but he has a wide knowledge OF
the world and its affairs. and in matters
~ the theatre IS Fun fedged Snowman.
lie reads and writes as well az the aver
ago boy Of ten. and dances Ike niue
demon re Is ambitious TO do his own
o-ess work. also. and here Is his own
stor, Of himself and the interesting con-
tract made with him by Percy @. VIII
lam. which has been taken over by Il.
r. Keith.
49, Patricius Rooney Jr
Under contract since his birth 10 APP
near I'm vaudeville IN the year 1926. little
pat Rooney. only son Of Pat Rooney ana
Marion Bent. who are 70 be the big feht-
ure OF the bill a. the Colonial Theatre
this week. holds the most unique con-
tract ever issued IN American vaudeville.
Al least. he holds half Of H. for the con
tract calls for the appearance OF the
team Of Rooney and Green. young
Patsy's future partner being litue Mar
Varet Franklin Green. only daughter OF
irene Franklin. the originator Of Red
heads and other well known hong types.
and Burt Green. The Greens and Roo
news are great friends. and both coutleS
are fevorites win percy Wiiiam8' me
Sew York vaudeville magnate Whcn
little Miss 0rssn Joined one family cir