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Show Well Known New York Manager Tells How to Write Plays Don't Be Melodramatic; Don't Preach Z:Z s-, AERIAL GARDENS, if ' . .... . R!flard,n9 the Aetion. 3 by 2 by 1 auto cannot fail to bo ap- dr'r -r'.if - ' 'Mako the action of your play take predated. febVv"-1. .. W ' Placo all, in one day if possible. "Don't think all managers aro vam- 0ur Bovs In Khaki" :: " J until you have written a second one. Y ITD??? Then go back and rewrite the first. J OTi(W0Mwi'd "Before submitting a manuscript go , Tj - ? jrnVAyMV . .rZJ out behind tho, h.-.m i. . 7P) ?Asf . fier. t ' .- Z-2J-11 3 by 2 by 1 auto cannot fall to bo appreciated. ap-preciated. "Our Boys In Khaki." Franklin Ritchie, lato leading man In "The Clansman," has been engaged to creato the leading rolo In a new military mili-tary play entitled "Our Boys In Khaki," which recently had Its initial presentation presenta-tion at the Alvin theater. Pittsburg. Tho piece Is by Herman Lcchuer and Gregory Betz. Regarding the Action. "Mako the action of your play take placo all. in one day If possible. "Don't think all managers aro vampires. vam-pires. Brains are a common article. A dozen people muy havo thought your thought before you thought It, "Don't expect a manager to produco your play this season. 'Tho Merry Widow was in my office nearly eighteen eight-een months. . "Don't Bubmlt your first manuscript until you havo written a second one. Then go back and r'ewrlto the flrst- "Beforo submitting a manuscript go out behind tho barn and read It aloud; then ask yourself If you would pay $2 for a tseat In tho first row to sco It acted.'1 EDITOR'S NOTE. We may nssumo that Mr. Savage will accept any play that does not vlolato any one of his foregoing rules So, all yo disappoints ones, it will bo your own fault If you do not land him with your next manuscript. manu-script. Marie Dressler'a Roof Show. Marie Dressier' now vchiclo Is nono too good for her present summer engagement en-gagement on tho Aerial Roof Garden It Is "Tho Boy and the Girl." by Richard Carlo. Howovcr, Miss Dressier has a good song or two. and tho management will probably strengthen tho piece In order to guarantee It a successful hot weather weath-er run. In an automobile scene Mla Dressier is very amuslng-the best sceno In the show. Tho efforts of two comedians to contract a 6 by i by 3 actress Into a |
