New-York tribune., 1920-02-22
audience do so. It is hard to tell a ioke
in language you don't understand and
make it 60"

Mr.. Drew was In his dressing room
just before the performance at
Maxine Elliott's Theater.
care you glad to get back?" he was
asked.
Back in harness, you mean? Very
glad. But was never really out Of it;
just enjoying a little surcease But
after two years-and It's nearly that
since played The Gay Lord Quex'-it
was really wonderful to hear and see
the glad acclaim which came from my
loyal friends of the theater. Who
wouldn't have been deeply touched 2"
"They do appreciate real actors, don't
they?"
well, it has always been so. Of
course, there have to be few actors
and great many-er-entertain
There would be no satisfaction in dra-
matte achievement if all who essayed it
were equally successful; it would be too
commonplace and not appreciated. BY
the way, speaking of appreciation, here
is telegram I've just received from
Louis Harrison, who was callboy in
my mothers theater in Philadelphia. 10,
these many years ago. 1t says: 1 have
discovered wonderful embalming fluid
for fossils. I have named it "Reputa-
ton" l think I'll wire him back: Re
mama ~ HErinp ab;rvs
(Which reminds me that dear old
: lady-oh, not so old either; not more
than seventy-("Who's Who in Amer
lea" says John Drew was born in Phila-
delphia, November 13, 1853 dear
lady came breathlessly to the box Office
on the second night. She had come all
the way from Chicago to be at the open
ing and her train was delayed, she said.
"'Why,' she painted, her face aglow, 4
haven't missed one of Mr.. Drew's open
ings in, guess. forty years.
"Now, wasn't that nice? But the
youth in the box Office thought she must
have seen me first as a child actor"
The son Of that sturdy old veteran
Of the stage, James O'Neil, bears an un-
common resemblance to his father, de-
spite the difference in physique and in
temperament. He is just recovering
from an attack of "fu" after a long
siege with grippe, and the terrifying
thought of talking about himself was
almost too much. However, under
gentle but insistent incising of the
probe the causes Of the great effect,
beyond the Horizon" were located
and finally revealed to view.
First and most important revelation
is that young Eugene O,Neil-the play
wright Is thirty-one-is the father Of
son Of three months with the unmis-
takably Irish Christian name Of Shane.
The father has written one act Of a new
play and must hurry back to Province
town as soon as he is At to travel, lock
himself up and write the rest of 1t.
Two more plays from his pen are
about to be produced by George C. Ty-
ler, the first in three weeks and the
other soon after. The first is "Chris."
. drama, offering a character study Of
an old Swedish deep-sea sailor dating
back to the old clipper ship days whom
the playwright knew when he lived in
rough boarding house for seafaring
men in Fulton Street, near West, some
years ago. The title role will be
played by Emmett Corrigan.
The second is STRAW" described by
the author AZ "a tragedy Of human
hope" It is a play Of tuberculosis,
and all the action takes place in q
sanatorium. At the same time, he says,
1t is not sad or in any sense pxtho-
logical.
my whole idsa," said Mr. o'Nsil, sis
70 show the power Of spiritual help,
svsA svhsn casa 4 hepslsss. Human