New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

] ducer who would present a play for
 him. He had written two acts of the
 piece and had taken 1t to the pro-
 ducer at midnight. Are you going to
 write the other act?" was the mans
 query. showing his conviction that
 there was little need of 30 doing. The
 discouraged Craven returned dejected-
 ly to his poor room. He tore to bits
 the two acts over which he had labor
 ed. And then, to his anxious, dis
 couraged mind, had come the vision
 of the little New England town where
 he had grown up. He saw again the l quaintly-humorous people, kind and
 sympathetic, but plain every day folk
 who did the same thing week after week, year after year. said the same
 thing hour after hour, thought the
 same thoughts year in and year out.
 The young mans brain conjured up
 again the little eccentricities of these
 people and in them he recognized the
 possibilities of great comedy. In
 the early morning light he wrote the
 first act of "The Last Year" tale
 the theme of which is to show that | the first twelve months of married life are the most difficult of all Then he wrote the rest of the play which,
 in the opinion of Mir. Woolcott, ac- complishes what the American play
 wright has been attempting for last twenty-five years-what the American stage has been striving for in that period of quarter of a century. The human stories of the things VI iph 1in hoN oF
 of the stage as stod by Mir. Woollcott may be but indicated here His many illustrations and the dramatic man.
 ner in which he presented them to
 ms hearers require a personality such as he possessed to bring the effect he wrought. His address left his inter- ested, appreciative hearers with the keen desire to look for and believe fin the existence of some great true tale of human emotions hidden behind the play they might see with more un- derstanding eyes were such tale to be known to them.
 Miss Mildred Meisner daughter of Mir and Mrs. George Meisner of Warrington Ridge, Berlin, a student at the New York school of Fine and Applied Arts, will sail February 18th for year in Paris, the result of her having been awarded a scholarship at the school. Miss Meisner has shown considerable talent in art. hav- ing made a speciality of interior dec orating at the New York school This recognition of her ability will be pleasing to her many friends. She graduated from the New Britain High school, class of IS, and since that time has lived with her parents, going to New York last fall for the first term in art
 The first of winter series of sup per dances arranged for the Shuttle Meadow club will be held this evening at the club house. Dancing will start at o'clock and supper will be served at 11:15. The roads to the club house have been broken with the club blow so that no difficulty should be en- countered by machines in making the trip.
 An innovation in local circles was attempted last Tuesday evening at the Shuttle Meadow club skating rink when an ice carnival, with music for the skaters was held. The form of proved highly popular, judging from the number who at tended. The lights above the pond were covered with paper lanterns, which, coupled with the light of tho moon, furnished an attractive lighting effect. Fires at intervals along the bank of the pond gave comfort to the skaters and those who were looking on. Several events in which the entire crowd took part, such as follow the