The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
Prof. Wright 10 Lecture On
 Varieties Of Drama Before Birmingham Drama League

| bad as one man l encountered once on a steamer.
 We were all sitting at table in the
 dining room when a cry arose that a man, with the desire to kill him- self had jumped overheard. Of course, we all rushed forth in various frames of mnd and stood watch while the lights swept the waste of water, showing the poor victim struggling in the waves.
 Many. of course, watching, stood
 shivering among those who were phlegmatic. The man, however, through clever work, was finally res-
 cued alive.
 Going back into the saloon, a most
 remarkable thing to me was a man calmly eating his meal. He had just begun on paghetti-spa ghetti, mind '" k "Hello, friend,' said l. in some what puzzled sort of way. you eat ing?'
 "Yes' he declared. forsing for
 another bite. I thought the man was going to drown and couldn't see any reason why should miss my dinner on account of it." In his theme, MT. Wright will give illustrations of how valuable natural dramatics can be. It will be his con-
 tention that they should be allowed full sway in life. However most peo- pie can't seem to differentiate be- tween affection and natural dramat- ics, he says.
 His examples of how natural dra- matics can be valuable will re- late how he once saw an Indian of ficer, by spectacular dramatics, quell
 an uprising of 5000 troops in India
 The officer was single handed and unarmed. His other illustration will
 concern a British officer whose life
 was his opponents to take with a
 shot. Simple dramatics on the part of the officer stopped the bullet
 The story of the Serpent God'
 was too long for MT. Wright to en- ter into. 1 His life at the princes palace was
 quite colorful.
 No one saw the faces of the princes wives" he related. They are Mohammedans. and it is against cus- | tom for a woman to show her face leven to her husband before her mar riage.
 | There of course is always the fa> vorite wife; only naturally, different favorites are continually arriving to
 supplant the others.
 "A favorite for while, and then
 the spell wears off"
 The prince whom he served, MT. Wright said, is now the richest mon
 arch in the world. so far as his pri- 1 vate purse is concerned. At the time 1 was there. he was the second rich kest. his wealth being surpassed only 1 by that of the Czar.
 | That wealth consists of jewels,
 most of which are emeralds and pearls Do not think l am telling an | Arabian Nights story when l tell you
 that the monarch measures and esti-
 mates his pearls and precious stones
 by quarts, and has them put away
 in vault after vault"
 1 Mir. Wright promised some fuller
 stories a bit later, and called It square with the information that he
 expects to take party abroad next season, and possibly one around the world next winter, though latter plans are not yet fully decided. Be-
 sides being in Europe and India, MT. 1 Wright has visited Mexico. Egypt, Burmah, the Straits Settlements and many other lands. He was born in
 Maryland. He has never been to China and Japan, but expects to Evisit them possibly next winter. irmingham women who intend to go to hear him at the Drama league Luncheon arc being requested to call | either Main 1879 or the Southern | club for reservations.