The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-27

Nhen all the power OF the press was
turned loose in order to shame MIR. Arch
Selwyn into giving a midnight backstage
party for the casts of his SHOW shop
The Lie" Twin Beds' and Under
Cover productions and for The friends
perhaps especially for the fricnds-of
the casts. little did any one realize that
out OF the shindig idea was to grow the
long looked for Great Amuricun Dram
mcr.
\ few hours after this department OF
THE SCN broke the news exclusively a
few days ago not only 20 the world in
general but to Mr.. Selwyn in particular
that he was about to give a party. the
idea ~ writing the Great Amuricuu
braInmer and presenting it with a east
drawn from the crates Of professional
'alent that will he prescn, came to the
eminent l,oi Cooper Megrue. who's q
playwright.
II propose. Arch" announced MIR
Megrue I'm the Selwyn offices. to
Pardon me, purpose. corrected Mr.
Selwyn. who always has the advance
ment Of the bright young men or hts
writing stan in mind.
As I said. Arch. | purpose 70 write
III" first act OF a great play tmayhe itll
he the Des; thing rye doncb to bc pre-
sentcd at your backstage party on the
stage Of the IIudso.. at midnight. the
cast to he selected from the people nov
playing my well known work, Under
Cover"
AT the Cort Theatre. YOU remember.
Roi"
Thanks. Arch-a. the Cort Theatre
and from the casts of these other three
shows YOU own. whatever the titles
'Nnl pVohahiN m,Ap Poi my Show
shop. Twin"
"Ycs-shut up. Now. USUALLY | don't
start anything ! don't finish I'm a
ton mogg, teaches, but just to make
the party more complicated when I've
finished the ffst act I'll shoot the script
along 10 Jimmie Forbes and let Jimmie
try TO write a second act rs good as
the act I'll dash M. Jimnie's In the
nrn too. so he'll nave to do il.
Then We'll submit an outline Of the
first :wo acts to your Other au,ho'.
Hiuk-Nr. Henry Arthur Jones. with
Instruction 80 this third guy to tear off
a third act with another Wig pultcn In
st. Even II Henry isn't able 20 keep
the pace We So, wc'l let him ty u
auywa,. And finally Margaret Mayo
viii take all three acts. read them over.
start her sewing machine going and
Turn 1t a nappy fourth act.
An we. have 20 do ton is e. cast
the darn thing. rehearsc il til tho actors
don; know their lines any better than
they usually do. have police and IRE
lines formed around the theatre ana
start of you hickstdso party by put
ting our scrambled four act play over
40 il wont lay taere WHAT
:, il will not lie there, Nol. MI.
Sels yn said gently.
! Have /: your own way, Arch. Vel
,,,, r, .N.r e., q. upuff llN there
And thus the germ OF the great Amur-
icun ANN came into being md IS
p now blossomiug into fun n"wer-"i
whatever variety of flower germs bios
! son int. one thins = certain II the
play does fall down on It's iooI.sa lace
2 each Of ne -four playNrirhts Will he
able i~mmedlitol, to put a iinger upon
three reasons why the four act play
Stopped.
t The mos, ANXIOUS faces to oe seen n
r the big crowd .u front Of the Ly'"nu
Theatre Thursday afternoon l"'"" .''-
I IA, sr. Hurry lust before the curtain
was 20 hc raised on "butcisi W.T." Not
TN. faces OF Daniel Frohmau, Clarence
IIyd.. Manage Kennedy and others l''
t.r,-,ed iu the Lyc,um, or Miss Fer
guson and Company
The were th,. faces Of the Mess
. F'ribc.man of Hello Broadway creme
ker n' MAUD in America. N"nd".
ThIIlus pods" Of Mdrl'-bd.'. lon"N
! Haskell ~ IIammcrstrms Victoria tno
- did MIR. Kingsley Of u" Palace
4 Foi h,s'r o. Il perfectly iH'asLh'
. afternoon ln Lent. toward the i'g "''
of a niyy"r sea-ou-Iu afternoon o'
A which matinee performances would n"
. gin IN a few minute az the Victoria
= P,,ac. Winter Garden. R''tsvo tu'
~ Aston .net'rrs-Nts a perfectly g""'