The sun., 1916-12-31
HERE'S THE TRUE STORY OF WHY
MISS WYCHERLY is ON BROADWAY
Also Of How Her Playwright Husband
Kept a Promise, With Some Side.
lights on Collaboration

WE'LL"
Miss Wycherly In English. So of
course there was tea at about 1880
the day after Christmaa. Mighty good
tea. too. with a bit Of orange peel
twisted into Il and with the smoke of
Mr.. yeiller's cigar blending from the
wisp OF steam from the teapot. He
was making himself late for an EN-
gagement because the talk got started
on the subject of actress wives and
play wright husbands.
In The SuN o week or two &c Hart
.ey Manners. who also belongs In that
class. credited his wife, Laurttte Tay-
lor. with being "the inspirer of the
theme Of many Of the speeches and Of
delicate sidelights on h characters"
OF his latest production. Mr.. WELLER
read the little tribute n smoked re-
fectively.
THAT'S very pretty" he said.
How Is 1t In your case?"
WELL he studied a moment. I'm
our case it's this way. Mine Is the
creative type or mind. Miss Wycherly's
IL the interpretative n critical type.
She is the most perfect instrument to
write for. Every playwright will tell
you that with an average actress-no,
with a fine actress-he get, 80 nor
cent. or even 30 per cent. of what
he feels he shou,d cot out n, n.r,
With Miss wvcherIv =, ..t IN rar
cont" ''
No, n had oou,,,,r,.,, 49,.
.Cs ..v...., upnr 'n"'' was II.
VI course, ne went on. Il can't
e~oi'aoora,e' Souldnt do 1t successfully
eve" win so and mi
a man as irwin Cobb. We did Back
Home ~together-and II ran one week!
have to work things out by myself
in my own way.
when I'm doing a play I keen
working over IL for a wear before 7 nut
n word down nm naner Dur,rv Tho,
,i,,o 7 .vnno.. 80. '""'
r,Irs hoIs -. y my
go 30" 'l'es gay. l go
u'. ns poN..es ana Clarity my
W ny pu''i"s 'herh INTO WORDS.
"nen pegin 10 write ! read II to
her as II progresses, Sometimes I wait
until an entire act is completed. At
other times IL I'm particularly pleased
with a scene I dash madly into her
room and read IL 10 her then ana ,boro
'.Of course abe must no croo,,ya
too when II comes TO trav wing tho
character. And ius, "a I havs 70 do
the writing in nv own wav On she nv
parent,v ha, % h,,,a 80 az. -
probation in her own wav uo..
sbe,. IN. u,or., r.ha.... pos
tiyity to-day n You h.arS h,. az
hearsal vou'd have No wox idaa ,h.,
the dead vhat .ho NO. ~nnSa a.
with : nsrt" '"' "As soi"s''o 90
"Ycs" a1raed >s,.. u,v,h.r,,. ".....
v,h., .h.w - N'!' ."..S
M, .ct;n. uont ,e@i,~c VIA I'm
,,o,ns - ., 80 tSn .",hN ! III
uoiHs H. II ! were.
nut apparently rs as II were doing
~ IN the dark. NOBODY seems to see
~. Holhs petore n audience Is like
On tne ight.
'nIs point Mr., Neiiler went on
~ "Is oelated appointment declining
nv So.,pahionship wnich biiiy. Miss
u"k' snen,,y Out uhmis-
.aNaoiy upon MIN. Billy Is a
~au,e' spanleI Win a soul OF guile a
nss'. capaoie OF ihdennite expansion,
as ~ Va .a' Speah o,arhey a. PLAINLY
lad. Ana HOW hi. n,is,re.s on LIS.
IL was seeing her hands aostn., III.
red brown coat that brourbt mn The
subject of how she uses those hand
in her role Of Rosalie la Grange, Her
eyes lighted with pleasure when she
was asked about it.
"iou Know" she said. II not only
must make myself smaller In this role
nan realiy am put ! AVE to
"ause .ne Mnoie character OF my ses'
arc iorr T., sou see; anu my arm
broad ee.,nres and 70 :. m
with the fingers free and on.r
mustn't do thai in this character I
must make my hands seem small ant
close. The arms must never be thrown
wide
10 many persons notice these re.
"nr1nehts Z acting!'
Loo, ny "o NO. eonsc'ousiy a
do,oti. 40. 80. sun" .o.S, OF sucr
scious OF thai, An sndisnc. IL. cnr,'
Gus thing ANYWAY. Won have 70 FEEL
II out; sometimes Won hav. .cen..
""iSH sou must dIWdyb play Win yOul