The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
TO A SCENARIO EDITOR.
A Bold Oklahoma Challenge Accom-
panied with % Guarantee.

To THE EpfToR or THE srN-Sir' In
THE SCN of February 2S appeared an
interview will a scenario editor. which
Is important II true. That Is. the scena-
rio editor Is important, 10 true. But Is
he?
However K be. I should like to pose
for an instant "a public defender. for
] am one plain American who has some
faith IN the great public. even IL this
representative of u new born profession
has not. To quote briery from tne In
tervtcw
The scenario editor ~ ths aim concern
ru; his feet on a pile ~ manuscripts,
.ightei hi, pipe and prepared to reply
70 ;hs question, "tvho writes the .cena-
rios for moving picture pisys?'
dear boy" he sail. "thc puzzle -
the scenario writer. I have been scenario
EDITOR Nero fo- Ave years. and during that
dime every person In the United states
abovs the aga OF twelve has submitted
one or moro manuscripts 20 me. Every
body In the United States writes photo
plays nov. II requires education. tech
niqus. iinaRennti3a. ingenuity and 'ntel!i-
eenc- 20 write q pho;oplay. 1 write
scripts myself"
There is the bug under the chip. He
writes them All himself ana yet he
has just said that he public writes
them. But OF course he snnot accept
manuscripts from the loo. 600, 600 people
IN the country, because the people have
10 education. no technique, no magma
ton, no iusenuitt, no Intelligence. Why,
this Is an idea that would make q
grand Hho,opiay. We're X not so tragic
Il Would maize q farce comedy that
would convuisc all the nations. even in
Guiding Mex!co. And L proves conclc-
: siycly that the scenario editor does not
know Az idea when he hears 81 sta,k.rs
about his Office. + show why he -
forced % decline virtually Al! tine scripts
tGat ar" sent to him los all the people
Ia America
When THE reporter found this
great scenario editor "Ee put his feet
on q pile OF manuscripts and prepared
20 answer the question Exactly lie
III: h!s feet on them. Probably ~ he
had put his head on them he would
4 have been ahia 20 aud q few ideas lurk-
in9 somewhere. But maybe not. As
ruh." defender J am wiling 90 believe
hat his scora rio editors head is mercy
q knot placed on his shoulders TO keep
him from ravell!ug
HI SCS Is n great d~iscOverer and has
always been. And now that lt has dis.
; covered the orly man IN America Who
has ia.eIi geuce ara education and IN
geBuity and technique Al Imagination,
and WiD can write q photoplsy. the
Nl'tt % creation Will Illlhli. tbut IN
my capacity as public def. ndsr | mus.
dissent. Some Of my clients a.e strong
IN the 5elief 'h1t MOI. uf tho trouble
i~ with ~" so-ca ed scenario editors
rather than with tne ~e@cnar.1s. Taey
believe that il he Vrca. PRODUCERS wore
20 employ editors who nd beer. as far
a 30" niles from The bush piles tncy
h!t" under they you'd soon learn tina,
Ideas fcr plays we're plentiful.
f'lull - NO. 10 .r.aa f,f,. .L.. ~, -
~s'ern-Io editor Is wise enough to know
mat { NJ 1rrcrtci 'r. ll-ts o. the
publ 1thc.los occupation would soon
be gone VI. ton~s: opinion r. 'aa,
the 'rs' producer shat EMPLOYS A -,nl-
30 newspaper e4.;or 10 look after his
correspondence NIL DO The one tina:
gets better STUFF every wsek than has
ever beet filmed
'ic;urc plays do 40; require he mid
VIE services % q sreHa-:o Editor. osco-
c.olly On" who docs no; HuoN tie differ
"Nco h"t"ee. i prairie AID = pond Bat
tho producing companies do need 'le
services os q red hloodei American who
KNOWS the woT"i ard - people, one NhY
can tel Al Idea from a clam without
smelling -. and whose jealousy ~. 30;
deprive tie p.ctU-. p.ay audiences 3D.:
set;.ne foTeth .g reals rev arl good
81! -" time
J" behalf ~ ms ,itnr;. .hr public. p,
n" say TIM. J '-. '.S. .Aey- lts millions
or H."a AID women .n she Ca.trl state.
who have written ani can write better
p~Aot"plays .han have We, been pro-
lIced barring % course some OF the
great novels tat' have been filmed.
AHi please .et ne Dc 10. m.sunIc.-
stool For ! am no: Il ph1topiaywrignt.
AID ! am no; looking f5r a JOB as see
mario ciitor, I am a ttdliy unknown
American citizen. excep: ~ n limited
yawn -rfa-a .a,