Show Hillary Bells Letter I I Augustus Thomas LU Lucky hO Resurrection Wonderful ul Clyde Fitch Mat 5 Opera d 5 5 c lM New Nell York Cork Feb week Hk Charles willed saIled for fol announcing his hll hi belief In thus the genIus of o native authorship Yet Sst he lie found no ito place for The Th sari Earl of oC Paw tuck l an all Augustus Thomaa Thomas comedy which promIse to be one of oC the stir ceases of at thus the season peason After balm bolm turned down by other oilier manager fIll curried carried hula hla l JlIa ay to Kirk I la Ia Shelle who produced It and ever sInce has hili tutu haul had hard liard work to accommodate all 1111 the people who want ant to enjoy this amusing MIU l piece le Thoma wrote this play plU orotund around all an actor of oC pronounced that other author authors could do with him lYOn II to the theM M how like likel l hord rrt l This exaggerate 1 manner la Ii natural to 10 mm u H I Mr Ir who Iut put him III In The Th Royal noal Family and timid other play without l Augustus Thomas I n Nt tu DOrsal J Naf at the Lambs Lamb club chub and our author conceived tho thit Ih Idea of oC writing a comedy to depict the hI I l H li ado M as h he actually la I Mr Frohman DOmay DOrsay glad flad po to get Itt iM Ik of or the necessity of paying hl lila bill aal astary ry This Thus win wile the he op opportunity of ot la I Shelle who IMm lotch Iv h bought The lisp Earl Karl of Ir 1 Pawtucket el engaged DOrnay O 1 La not t tIK IK In lii thi thu Trust t found II haid w work rk to 10 si cure II v t NW SV 1 York opening The Thu Th syndicate however how r t i u for l Itt nt the n At this house hOUR pont mol I little Ilessie Tyres WH Wait struggling to tn ecru earl expenses In Oren on Her sister a rich woman ho bli v implicitly In BM Uce wk K for forthe forth forthe FI WitH nf up tip ft a the th Mixing Mr Ir H to 10 lir 1111 Ti Ii v II 1 qu ur of f clo In Inn thu Ih n nr or under ul a Io lo I c nh i f r i hl luh n it tieu th w 1 WI a pleasing Along came cam Kirk KirkI I Lit 11 Shell en pager er to take tak the tOt th theater ater Next morning th the hc newspapers were wera ere unanimous In pulsing the th new n pit pl nfl and to tn the gral sal and hm nt of nf if r u h ho hAJ r mil It ii l t IIII Vt r Its lending actor wr wee ly IY acclaimed l The Th Madison Square has lias Tw IW such II rh since 1111 11 A trip f U The statue th thus builder rented has hu become the heath head 1 nf tut the Ihl cornor Irn r It Ii is true ru that there l lItile III 11 Itile lill In the th b lint t It if N hi mini its II chief actors actor j After R several ral years year 18 In oblivion suddenly has hns at general applause lax tuck t Is U taking In a IL night with nun nuna witha I a II long IOn hon waiting lIst lint for Cor or seats t and Kirk L Shells ll IC I pocketing all tit tile tHe money To fo turn shown down an American author U is Interesting but not always alway profitable The Vest Wo hind l nd Theater Th WAil wies built bulit last year ear at n R total cost COlt nf of 90 by b a man mn named lie He received promise of tiC support from thin the if he would remain loyal to Us Its Intermits interests hut but when hookIng Making time Ume arrived lii berg found Cound that lust he hue had only social claw shows show whIle hl Ms lii rival the tite Hai hut Hailem lent lem Opera lieu Hour haul hall the tint first clam cia nt nl Whereat the Theatrical Trust Truit and booked the I hI hIndt Independent who had hall finer tiner actors II lid letter hotter plays play At till huts sign In of oC sedItion Klaw KIa it t J offered to tu buy hi hs h theater for Cor 22 The noised rn the bit to 10 and In aluni III ill III Weber it 1 I It he t Klaw ft l bought the th lb for By y till lila has hal made mae a profit of Ofu un u II lite ft tin nt MH in It II its Ira dna math form torm hua hla a history unknown I t Ithe the audience When heti Charles I I and aliI David Divid Were re friends nn nit n id iii IhY y N were Wen when Mrs In Carter produced their joint th iu Ir lt head c m me to th Ih the auth and s II i I 1 D Ve I 1 h have hav vi Ju just t read a Ii Trent great k for tor the Ih stage atall M I want Rill you to it Ki go I Ihal hal halvey with whit me Ine in A nt sit tl II tb H quare iu n It wa wag no thing nl and Frohman joint In the Ih J i mr r of The PhiL Horn Born In a hh i h hesch esch of or them Item lost bitt All Ail 11 said mid fah Delano I a go 11 gi In with ou iti no 51 fur im is II tx x k 5 kHut Hut I c tb th n k In Ini I i n i I J II hit a no nil timi till t I 1 nm nit nt t cm in ii 1 ti h y if f r my 11 oti un II hat that I needs nd my may entire ire tilt t t Ir I IM He lie IH Is the th critic crUll of or the Sun un and n tu shiuli that Ihm th journal u us On H s of ot K FyI FI les the Ih other w ut ill II 11 stand by br the th play u us Ih lid did who hll ii I l hint him to t The 1 5 iii I j I r f ft Me fl ie for th thu tt lOr f th thI the I It wu was u no so r and Frohman tn tile the th ll II tier i I all alJ Square theater for fur a year yr n m iLlI F 14 ill tn a advance to tn the thit book ook I I bile however mh I m In thIngs lylea 1111 left luft II tl r Sin Fun U III Q deserted d t the ie trust an 1 I I ILI l declared LI war on Charles Frohman and anti J I I I 49 O yam morn morA American and foreign tl stand t In lit It contemplation tion tiun of him Ills His plays whirls one on man manager manager ager rejects as utterly Impracticable I accepted by hy other thier managers and bo ho enormously successful At th the of this hue season lenson he lie h agreed l to supply this the Savoy Rno theater with all RII the plays It tt c ll for TIll The suppo l 1 number was three th Fitch is II shrewd In business as liS lie ht Is III clever cloter In Iii writing This seems to be lie h all your our way WRY he h aid to diarIes Charles You mal make 9 m mt me agree urse to deliver three thre playa Plas at It How IC It I 1 write one on play that wil l Met all season Hm JIm said Mr Mn Ir Frohman you 01 cant rAnt do o It Hut Bitt lit I how hoiu ff It I do 10 What Whal hat do you ou want In such auch an nn Impossible case asked the now How do u you mean to tu spend In i h production asked the lie theauthor theauthor author About said IIII the th man manager tiger ager W I said Fitch Ill take talt half If I WrIt suite rIe a play ly that will last iut all sit Reason or In lii other words word If I 1 save you ou f must muM divide with me All Allright Allright 11 right said Frohman J If you u save nave me ins Ill in production Ill give you ou 10 io II Mr lr Pitch wrote tIle Or mK U Eyes es It was wall by br very every critic in New YorK Yort c reit pi your correspondent anti and last hait t k Charles I was wait SD so sowell well with tl the prospects of or the comedy that before sailing fur for Europe he II a t check for What hutt prIZe and his hll royalties rO from In thIs tills city week amount tu to Ia 11 eno the th U nast SUIt stun ever paid 1111 1 to a dramatic Ihor within It a i similar per lout lod III In of or the drama dram For por hiM his of ot plays tragedies oom t historical pieces Shakes Shakea I Iare Kire leture are received In lii direct payment pa I although lilt mis subsequent e made I him Hamlet was 81 sold old by i r jo 20 lounds or Clyde Pitch scorn corn sUch aurli an amount In mere even v n 11 for a midweek of ot till Itla Worst Wont lula Illar Who and what Ii I this Yankee YankE Cole Colot suit that ling proved himself a II man nan titan tIMan old Shakespeare Clyde Fitch Ig ii I Of nt middle height heavy ha In the lb Ih bod light anti and not noe particularly straight III in the Ih legs leg Which Incline to tl bandy nem IL ov ova In iii th the tare talf with lIh a II long king nose none u ii d t hin hlll hina II a veil 1111 aM smooth brow cd iii 1 by b d dad k brown hair a it ok mouth lI but eyes en of or Treat great t i lion iii II dr areg wearing In 11 i 1 II and mint posing ns its n na u a i Frenchman fr ll M ks possible n fl hint in tn Miles let ii with and AntI and anft H It gen aIr lr II bad had Just n i 1 I hum rum ft e a uttie i MI i j ago 1110 wilen i il iI I threW Into fortune fortun ii t ta ht a fl ld ill then hen In iii Ii r I Ito luck uck fo a Sine to t it n II s Mr t I W i II I iii 1 I I I I Irl I Iaan wan aan loll rl rita ni f r fu PI it rut Tul tu III crilio emil I I n u 1 i ishall j 1 i n er shall J V Vi said aid tha i r dan An fl you ou K I it II III I for fur iii nut lilt mi HIt I ishill Mh shill t It it Mt Mr hi tot for a g moment Wh not ll 1111 n i HIM HIMI it nu tush ct I shall sit t i h Ii mi lit the ger of the th ln Vin ti 11 abo Lu III I uil ni W About bout the th III ut asked That T it t lIt toned flavor talor for ro u ut wh ii I a i Again Mr Ir i r It I l I Into thought t t t 1 hate It he hi h il u I I l know kilo a It fellow who hu ha h gi l I from tron Uey and ha h hiatt nothing I t io till tIt He lie dares em 8 N Ur wit It aM I fui fu fa fann ny on nn nuke make u itt I tor f him hum His HI Dam DArn ni Is Ii Fitch hyde Clyde Fit h Ii i III All II n 11 If A fe him an nil my Iny a 11 u IJ and auth we shall hall Uri l u ImmedIately dUtel S II Kit Fit h it r rix ix hued 4 his hili first employment at t 0 i nl if f sia U Ii a wHit wei In lit duo due time tl tt I IKS SHU U but bitt l ut It II was wan not t In iii the I tb hk lik likIn k kag Ing In h ag of t Winter who found thu h t th the IhO yo og college man had l l of or h hi 1 IL that the pinn Illan ori nM I neUt l laid Out bit The Th felt fell f into tnt a I Ila tare t la and hl his hili haunts handa of or the th whole matter atter Thereupon Th Mr J and Mr M r wen I ti III rk out nut Ih it comedy to on on n a n no ions l ws was a proal pro il |