New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
By GEORGE s. KAUFMAN.

By the gods above or the devils OF
the underworld, by the Oscar II or the
standing Of the teams in the six-day
bicycle race, by whatever else in this
complex life that you hold inviolabie
or sacred every word herein 90 be
written Is truel First 20 last. II is
guaranteed, and he who can disproye
any portion is entitled TO mobilize his
lawyers and demand the return Of his
5 cents. It Is impossible, that which Is
70 be written, but It is true
Laurette Taylor-Lsurette, Of Lon
don. the ZeppeHns and the million per
formances OF "Peg"-is the sort OF
actresa who doesn't exist. Laurette
sailed into New York few days. ago
after a wear and a half in England.
She rad gone from America huge pop
ular favorite, and in a twlnking she
had established herself securely IN
Iondou. She returned with dozens
upon dozens Of trunks, one play writing
husband, one complete set OF plans loI
the future. And yet O..
In a sumptuous 81 900 suite az the St
Regis. where Miss Taylor IS roughlng
y until she can find something really
adeouate. this Overwhelmingly popu-
lar and successful young woman say
and talked about the war. laIkeo
about the war and the fringe tnereoI
that she had touched-told or the
wounded men longing TO return 70 the
front. told Of one droll lrishman VINO
had not the slightest desire TO return
20 the front, told the humorous incl
- DO IN Germany mouth
organs and concertinas-s refused
~ mention herself for forty consecu-
tive minutes. Let IL be recalled In con-
sidering this point, that she Is a sue
cessful and popular actress. AND re-
member the guaranteed
Glow silly it Is In such times 70
write that 'So-and-so' has returned
from Europe with such and such
number Of trunks" she calculated.
"And suppose she is COINS. to produce
seventeen plays in twenty-five days, or
twenty-five plays in seventeen minutes
what does IL matter? Whenever 1
read an interview with myself l say;
Good heAvensl Did I really talk about
myself like thatP"
But AT the end Of the forty minutes
not even Laurette Taylor was soie 70
keep art longer in subsection. she was
importuned, she was begged, she was
pleaded with. She was reminded that
there is a large section Of the paipl'ahI
public that really feels considerable IN
terest in Laurette Taylor, and she was
reminded that even Marc hlaw, A. l.
Erlanger and George {. Tyler VINO
foure In the plot as her managers
have their rights. And when the press
agent for the aforesaid Klaw, Granger
and TYLER began 10 drop reo-hot tears
upon the priceless st. Regis carpet
tben Laurette Taylor consented TO tax.
mt don't forget that she fractured ali
existing theatrical records for forty
minutes. and that only the trick OF
the nress agent with the red-hot tears
persuaded her to relent.
well" said Miss Taylor, 81 am
going 10 do three new plays this sea
son. Positively. positively. positively'
They are all by my husband, haruey
Manners. l consider Hartley re-
markable playwright, and / believe ths5
some day he IS going to write g. ana
nerhaps the, great play. ! am partlcql1I
iarly anxious that he and not ihyseiI
should have the praise II thete ~
anv praise, In connection with these
~ nroductions. They are all to be
made In Chicago, by the wAy, begin
nc some time in February, Nj.
Tier saws January. but am going TO
treat myself to a rest. Remember, j
have lust finished four years OF ';,eg'
"The first OF the new trio 10 'hsPPl-
ness, which Is as near 70 sure thlns
as anything theatrical can De, ~ 10
copsiderablv like Peg but ] think
nat It's better than Peg The girl Is
not 40 sweetly, perfectly lovable from
beginning to end-once in a while she's
Sunan. No. 2 IS entirely different, and
7 am going to produce II quickly
lore Happiness has a chance TO eaten
-, too strongly. Otherwise ] know
Wbat II will mean. Another four years:
Regardless Of what happens vii
not allow myself 20 be drawn into