The sun., 1915-03-10

comedy briefly known ~ WINS who"
The Davis boys are touchy lads.
one would think that the young. very
young playwright named Elmer l..
Reizenstein would he satisfied with re-
suits when he asked Broadway and the
country at large to come TO see the first
Reizcrsteln brain child. said lusty
youngster being young Mr. Reizensteins
"On Trial"
Since "On Trial opened at the end of
last summer there haven't been vacant
seats In the Gambler Theatre Neverthe-
less Elmer's plumb dissatisfied
Every day now young Elmer packs
his slate and pencil. erasing sponge,
copy book and text books in his neat
little school bag and takes north
bound subway train TO the Il6th street
station. He's getting educated. Elmer is,
and his teacher is none other than clay
ton Hamilton. who wrote The Big
idea"
clayton Hamilton before he wrote
The Bis Idea conducted classes Al CO.
,umbia. where n. lertured on tie subject
OF proper playwrighting. After the run
Of The Ilg Idea" was over. or three
weeks after Mr.. Hamilton's play started
running Clayton again took up his re-
marks at Columbia on how to write a
successful play. Young Elmer R-lzen-
stein heard OF the course Of Lectures and
SO he has started IN to take them and
find the secret ~ writing a success.
Usually Elmer has to cut lectures on
Wednesday afternoons. his only excuse
being that - must report az the
Gambler Theatre and .slp Cohan &
Harris and the box orice force ~ sort
out about 81 600 ~ more matinee re-
ceipts There is a general feeling among
El'ner's playmntes az school that IL hs
continues this practice Of cutting l-c-
tures on Wednesdays and cf going 20
the Cand'er each hight - count few
thousand dollars more when he ought 20
be home studying his lessons. the hrst
thing little Elmer knows hell have
missed So many ~ the lectures by tho
author ~ The Big Idea that little
Elmer never will learn IN. s-cre, ~
writing a success AZ all.
Ben Atw.l. who hss charge ~ tie
publicity Imagination department - the
Hippodrpme and doubles In brass during
She circus grand entry. j. az work uow
IN a news story about submarine In
soma uraccourtable manner getting lost
and finding itself In n, Hippodrom.
tank under the Hppodrom.. circus
rings
Tire work on tho news story -.mp,.
tails are IN hand except the tenn ~
finding some 'eason FOR the presence o,
q strange submarine under tn. stag.
tha' will b- plausible enough TO cause
city editors TO fall for IT.
The heated discuss on. hearS when
passing the Lambs club are. not aivsvs
ore>ided d~bates between Wilton L.sk.
aye and any Eucl.~h actor who may ne
N the grill Sometimes they are .-cu-
m-nts betwe members VIII nav, lined
up on the pro and con sides over the
subject OF having lady manicure per
son IN IN. clubhouse hlrher shor.
The manicure e'rl tr.pped into the Lambs
barber shop one day recently Just as
Richard earle was IN the u!idl. Of !.
shav~ aud ore ~ hose autou,oh.' =
stories Through soap and mirror Nj
earle caught siSAt Of the new lady ,ddi.
tion 20 the shop and stopped himself
just In time 10 switch ~ thu poll. end
ing with which all these au'ompbil.
stories are equipped for home Use
As the afternoon Wore on and more
ana more members h-gtn go drop ir.1
ne club for breakfast The argur,-,., :
10Y ana against E.-' manicure "a n,
''uhHpu~" n'-tr ?. .:-' uEl.r WV u
must be understood ~ oourS. ;rt- -,.
brigade l'r'd up against tn. Innovation
Ms not protesting against a ptftirul,r
manicure -'., rl. all gi~l> So far t. me
cubnou>" concerned o-at.r..ly
every actor a-.,!Hs, the Innovation t.,
Wnr his point ST least htlr a dozen time.
daily during tN- afternoon and af..
theatre debates Practically the rous.
oommtte" and the rest ot the pro s.rl
manicure group hty, been tAur1ueh. .
succcSiu, intsWuch - the young LADY