Show ACTOR TURNS I Richard Mansfield Will Devote Time Timeto m to Writing Plays in Future I Kansas ansas City Mo Jan Is stated here through a friend ot of Richard Mans field to whom It was confided during the th tragedians recent engagement In this thim i city in Peer that lie he would de devote devote vote much or of his in the future to tc I writing pla plays s During Ins his Chicago en engagement he blocked out and arranged a t I scenarIo for a new pla play for which Man Manager Manager ager Iskin Askin immediately secured the th rights for Ez Ezra a Kendall and which will wil be used by that comedian as soon Boon as a I completed Mr lir Mansfield h has turned over ove the details ot of writing the dialogue ar arranging arranging ranging the tho scenes etc to Paul WI stach under whose hose name it will be pro The new play js laid along alonS the th lines of the comedIes which were wee pro i by the late Sol So Smith Russell but bu t ItIs to be more purposeful and of a higher highe L class Mr is connected wIth Mr Mansfields business stat staff and has lue already acquired some distinction as a i dram dramatic Uc critic and a dramatist |