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

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q cENARIo writing, the sroat In
- tcrHalionai indoor sport Of tho
~ wor,df
At last the Pccpul have a whack at
art: Pnrnassus has It's Coney Island;
the hoi-poili may buy drinks for the
MUSES..
Art. TO change the ngure. Is tired
Of getting a crick IN the neck looking
up. has cone down TO dwell among
IA donnee n klmono and let down
her back hair.
Everybody from preachers TO push
cart men, from manual labor musi-
clans TO ministers. from elevator boys
10 editors. from diplomats to dish.
washers, IL in the business.
And the funny part OF Il II. that
many times the screen story OF the
dishwasher Is Infinitely better than
that OF the diplomat: the chauffeur's
scenario puts q all owe that OF the
champion essay builder OF the brow
factory. the elevator boy rudcly
snatches the blue ribbon from the
indignant bosom OF the editorial
writer.
Reasone The soul OF the scenario
l. action. and the soul OF action IL
contact with life. That's where the
cashier siri sometimes grabs the
laurel wreath plum on the brow Of the
%lnsular literary lady president OF the
local literary society. who reads Ib-
sen. siill considers uncle Tome
Cabin" the great American novel. and
thinks a Turkish corner and cigar
cites spell Bohemia and hat oyster
cocktails are immoral.
As Frank Woods. head OF the Re-
lance scenario department put u:
There may be n few people who
have not written any plays; there are
possibly n or two In the world who
haven't done a drama I'm blank verse.
and there may be a Hottentot OF so
who hasn't written a musical COM
edy. but I'm convinced there isn't n
dashed person on earth that hasn't
written a scenario"
Brought down to specific instances
OF excellent ideas coming from reg
ular' folks, Mr. Wood told OF some
OF these.
Mark you. ideas, These are what all
the companies are looking for. See
.narios. a. stated before in this col
umn, nearly always have 90 be rewrit-
ten 10 sui local directors and ron
ditions. But tho big crashing idea,
the thing hat happens In your WI
life. or that OF your friend. the odd
circumstance, the dramatic moment.
the imaginary action that might arise
out OF unique circumstances which
come under your observation, these
-. a.. -. gNsAlr. .stwIe - l.. A..
studios.
"A travelling man for a cigar house
gave Us n OF the hes; plots we ever
had.'' said Mr.. Woods. Gle wrote II
on the train. and Il filled a ha~lf-sheet
OF note paper . The title was The
Burglars Mistake 10 ran all over
the country and made a good deal OF
money. IL was fuli OF dramatic ac-
ton and some comedy.
Then there H. - night Waterman
az one Of the big iron-working plants
In the city who sends us scenarios
very often. lie spends his afternoons
In the big parks, and talks TO the odd
characters he finds there. and at
night. between visits TO tho different
departments OF his big plant. up in
an attic room he works out his stOr-
les. lie has Oig family. and Is glad
TO exc out his salary thus.
we have a chauffeur whom e"ery-
'one calls Mike. who occasionally gives
Us a whooping good idea. lie has his
eyes n ears always open. and. OF
course. sees life. His literary style
isn't calculated to make Mr. Macauley
go away ana drink anything green,
but he has lots OF live ideas.
Curious thing. most OF the stories
we get from the outside are dramas,
not comedies. Dramatic situations
seem to appeal more TO the average
person than the funny side Of iife.'
People WHO idolize any particular
star seem TO have q mania for writ
ing scenarios for them. We are all
potential Pygmaiions who want u
breathe life into our Galateas. Mar
Pickford, Kathlyn Williams. J. War
rem Kerrigan. Carlyle blackwell, Ma