The sun., 1916-12-02

HE believed that YOU actually got
some real substance from FOUR audi
ence when you were acting-and gave a
real substance back TO II. 1t would ex-
haust him beyond measure to play his
part without an audience. But with an
audience he IL not at all tired. The
secret Of acting II to keep the heart
warm and the head cool.
He stayed till half past 4. He
brough. some new photographs of the
ancient Rip. n asked W about COM
ing out and spending three or four days
with him In the summer"
There raj q story current at the
time to the effect that when Stevenson
came to America on his first trip he
then S~crtbner's. and had not been re-
ceived with open arms. He had no in
Productions. was Just of an immigrant
ship and on his way to the immigrant
train In which he travelled west. He
was in New York only a few hours. and
he did not submit any manuscript. 30
Il would have been difYicult for the
who or what he was. Writing to
Talcott Williams about his taie MIR.
Glider says:
October 10, 1887.
II have no doubt that Stevenson used
the expression fired out with reference
to his experience In our old office. That
Is the term he and ] used In talking
the thing over the other evening. I had
three delightful visits In his room by his
Invitation. two Of them very long visits.
and that among other things was freely
discussed. remember asking him who
II was that fired him out. lin point
Of fact. Of course. nobody fred him out.)
He looked at Inc with n auizsical express
sion ard said: 4 don't know but It
was YOU. Yes he said. 4 think II was
you. now that ] look at you.
II said. %. pshaw. now DR.. Holland
was a large likeness OF me 1t might
rave been he
mo he said. I think It was you
well l said. see here now. when
was this
He said II was In July.
81 said. 1t might have been me. II II
was In July but Of what year"
"'1S7?.'
"'Hurrah = said ]. that lets me out
And ! Jumped up with great delight. for
as you know ! was In Europe from
March. 1879. to June. 1880. Between
YOU and Inc and the lamp post I have no
doubt l would have made the same
answer TO him as was made-whatever
that answer was. lie brought no manu-
script. and simply wsnted to write for
the magazine. He doesn't seem to re-
member the words OF the conversation
For all that is known. he may have
been asked to submit something. al
though he doesn't say so. OF course.
any answer to such a vague and unin-
PRODUCED application would have to be
OF the vaguest. He said he was rather
surprised al getting In. even. as he had
no letter Of Introduction"
Cro another fricnd.)
Never mind Mrs. Stevenson tells
me that IL ! had seen Louis ! would
have turned him out. She says he
looked the part and every one did turf
him out, Mas IL a dig or a compliment
when che sad likewise that ] reminded
her OF him :"
How 70 the siager Ce,nes the song
The following letter. published anony'
mously In n pamphlet on "Researche'
on the Rhythm Of Speech" New Haven
1927, is a reply TO an earnest investi'
gator who asked no less a question thar
Row Mr.. Glider wrote his poetry:
March II. 1901.
What I mas call ~, " poetic men
tai habit is lyrical. As nearly as ! cat
remember. each posp or thepe y mott
tae one would ssyNtn.It usict Occurs tC
me almost simultaneously in botf
thought and form. A poetic phrase
tmade up of words In n certain poe.i'
accent and diction) shapes itself IN thu
mind | do not realize at the momen
what the mete. IL. l may or may no
~rca!izc what the s,anza or complete poen
form is 10 be. ! think that most OF m,