Show Well-known Well Actress cress T Tells How ow She e Met MetHer MetHer e Her First Playwright Play Miss Mios Ethel Darr Barrymore more now no playing on tour In The Tho Off ocr Chan Chance e tells an amusing story of or her first meeting with a species of or the genus amateur playwright t. t I even remember the date says Miss 1185 Barrymore It was September 23 23 3 1895 1505 I know because It was at atthe atthe atthe the first performance of That Impudent Impudent dent ent Youn Young Couple at nt the tho Empire theatre thea- thea tre tre New York Uncle John Drew was the star and I was In the tho last cast Theman Theman The Tho Thoman man sat In a front seat scat He lie had a ablack ablack ablack black moustache and sharp eyes Ces and he ho looked lonesome and ho kept looking at me whenever I t was on the tho st stage l e Ho lIe fascinated me The next night ho he was there thero again and the next and the tho I next I began beJan to get sc scour scared arel Then on our first matinee day I found him waitIng watt wait walt walt-I Ing at the tho stage door lI He stopped me meas meas meas as I tried to hurry past him and vcr very I politely thrust Into my hand what I know now Is the deadliest t of all weapons weapons wea wea- pons pons- ponsa pons-a. a bulk bulky manuscript I I rush rushed cd Into the theatre and andI I slammed the tho door In his jf face Jace ce In the tho dressing room I looked at al th the manu manu- scrip and ind later I 1 road read It It It seemed scorned wonderful to mo moo and I hurried with vault It I I to Uncle John Its Ils splendid I 1 said Uncle John looked at It What Is It i said ho A pia play sail said I. I Do you know how long It would I take to lo act acl this play he inquired About two tours hours I guessed Its only pa pages cs It It would take at least t four twenty nt-Cour nt hours remarked Uncle John Your troubles with the amateur playwrights arc are j Just st beginning |