Show bessie bacon reveals origin of lightning Light nW nin when dessle bacon was the four year old prodigy of 0 the theatrical world making jumps by the stage coach with her father frank bacon in barnstorming days in the tar far aves west she he remembers meeting the man whose childlike child like exaggerations suggested the character of Light lightning nin dill bill jones transplanted to the stage he is the pivot ot of most of 0 the action in light nin 11 which aich will be presented at the liberty theatre friday november 27 frank bacon wrote the play in collaboration lab labo oration rallon with winchell smith and how it lifted bacon from comparative obscurity to stardom on broadway forms an interesting chapter ot of theatrical history for more than eight years accord ing to his daughter bacon worked on the original manuscript ot of it was rejected by most moat of 0 the leading new york producers and in a despairing moment bacon at that time playing stop thief in los angeles sold 4 it to thomas E ince as a moving picture scenario receiving the day alter after he sold it to ince lie he hetwin met winchell smith the playwright in ake th lobby of 0 the alexandria hotel in an offhand way smith inquired about the play bacon replied that he had sold it to ince too bad smith remarked 1 I had thought perhaps we could do some come work on it together and fix it up jp lor for production bacon gulped hard here was aciz a w izard doctor N whose hose touch has been magic to every play in which he has been concerned either as author or director offering to breathe new life into the old script well bill it if agree to work on it ill get it back drawled bacon 1 I may have to blow inces sate safe or poison his night watchman but ill get it |