The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-30
Who Writes the Scenarios

bel Normand. Dorothy cish and Hcr.
bert Rawiinson all receive many sec
narioa from their adorers. Occasion
ally a very good idea IL found and
used. This Vas tho case with Doro-
thy Oish In n sweet little pastoral
play. written by a lame girl In Aus
traiia who once had seen a picture
play. but who had ever after dreamed
OF II, and who wrote a play SO good Il
was accepted by the Reliance. and at
the little invaild's request. played by
Miss Oish.
The seilg's western dramas are
nearly all written BY Lanicr Bartlett,
who, however. states that he has re-
written some scenarios sent hln from
tho east. Among these were two or
three by a bank clerk. who seemed
always to see the dramatic side OF his
work. and several by a ChicaEo law
yef, also possessed OF the dramatic
sense. who embodied In his plays the
dramatic scenes which he viewed
daily.
Army and navy men also send us
good IDEAS, said Mr.. Bartlett. They
are not well wordcd always. hut they
have the vital spark OF life. which
can bf easily whipped Into form Tor
the screen. Another class who are
successful and whose work Is often
In acceptable form, too. is he leisure
class Of women. who devote thcm-
selves TO study. thought ana observa-
ton OF life instead OF TO society. 7
believe I may almost say these are
tho best
Down at Incevillc scenarios are
sent from all parts OF the world. There
IL an Italian count, who. seeing Mr.
Beban in The Italian thought the
actor really was OF that nationality.
and sent him a Aim story. II vas
good. and now the oun helps replica
ish tbs inroads on the family ex-
chequer By contributing regularly TO
1nceville. Another idea came from
- Egyptian guide. who really had a
rretty good story, though the English
was. OF course. very funny.
There IL a clever boy cutie al
I1ecyille. too, Dell Andrews by name.
10 years old. who h written several
OF the shorty comedies. and the
book-keeper. G. c. Faw. veteran war
rior In the Spanish-American contro-
versy. has written several scenarios
produced By the Ince company. The
principal one was entitled. Hart Of
the HIS" with the scene laid In
Cuba.
Paul lombard. latest acquisition OF
the studio. n an italian boy who has
travelled acros the country. Is work.
ing in the property-rOom At fnce-
vile, a great talent for sculpture.
and has told the scenario writer's
down there tales OF his Sravels that
they are putting into aim ofrm.
Ard there Is az Office hoy on n
Of the local papers ana an organ
grinder with keen powers Of obscr-
walton and Imagination WHO have both
sold scenarios to some Of the local
companies.
out at the Universal, where 'hcg
purchase ideas and scenarios 'r4Vl
the public. u h stated mat some ~
the best notions come from people
who could no: be deemed literary o.
amy stretch Of the imagination. oui-
last week "a scenario was received
written on greasy wrapping paper ~
was the work OF a plumber, 80 the ace
campaigning letter stated. and was a
true story told him by q companion
as they ate their lunch that day out ON
Job" II dealt with the reform a.
l q kAIl anu uAh "A aAihhh NAAliANhA' N''
psychological punch, though from
the English In which the story wns
| couched the author would probaui
not have known what the word pr'
chology meant u anybody had sprun-
Il on him. II was az once purchased
The same day came "A scenario from
a well-knoWn author SO lacking In
human Interest and dramatic punch
I - Ia Iii a. aa. slU lwhF HF HNH
anywhere ON the screen
Next dag a ow-punchlng story OF
the west was purchased By the Uni
versal from a clergyman In "A little
New Jersey town who had never been
outside his own state, bal In which
the atmosphere, action and detail we're
all absolutely correct
All OF which seems TO prove, as Mr..
Shaw says, that you can ten