Show I T Al 0 r TAKES REST IN EUROPE I Republican Special Nov No 7 This 1 Is m my first trip to lo Europe In iii ten yours years that Isn't ono one of ot business said Colonel H. H W. W Savage Bostonian and theatrical tin tin- In- In to Tho Republican at tho the Savoy avoy The Tho Presidential campaign is 18 exercising Its Is usual depressing effect on un theatrical I 1 th thought th time the suitable to take luke a thorough rest particularly 1 as us I havo have bc ben n playing The Time Devil all 01 summer Its It's Is I's mighty good good to to be miles mUe away from business cares and worries arid and to bo be boIn In iii II a measure absolutely a n free tre man Prolonged sed ringing of ot the time Interrupted the time inter lew interview The Thc colonel hurriedly excuse excused himself took up tho the receiver conversation ensued Is that tat you Mayer layer All Al right Have those people at C han hall at atI 2 o'clock sharp What's hals that Some Somo of ot I them arc aro All Al right Ill I'll Il ju judge go for tor myself No Xo I dont don't want that tint fellow Ive I've I C heard him before I dont don't dontI I he ime win will suit No use UKO wasting his time Two o'clock sharp Replacing the time receiver tho the colonel I continued Usual Usually when I come to Europe Europ I am al either cither looking hooking looking for tOI something some some- timing thing for tor America AmerIca or trying to produce something h here rl This ThiN time It i is rest alono alone I 1 am seeking With four tour Mer Merry Widows Widows' amid ami three Devils DevUs on 01 m my hands I can caim afford mifford to put business aside for a aI I while Time Tho ono rang rang again Itlo hello Hollo Is 11 that von said Bih Im Imn Im glad Klad Iad to to hear your our voIce again No o Im I'm hero for tor a meet lent reet Its It's a a. abig C big thing you ou say smiTe say miro to bo be a sue BUC- cess coss Well come como over o er hero horo and amid Int toll ten mo me about it I. I Ill I'll be in all afternoon Good l Good y Telephoning ceases Interview ceases Interview re resumed so- so What ha t Is the thc tendency of ot American shown a theatricals Time The pubic have I preference for strong pieces hu human hUman itU- itU man mann Interest anti and stronA dealing with tho time problems of immediate American life The rime American n dramatist in is lt having ha hl his hit Inning arid and while I will not say that the time day nl of ot plays bearing the time London murk has hUH passe passed In iii 1 America if ir irI I 1 murk recall the statistics correctly the la t sea season showed that American authors scored time the m majority jorl of or successes Excuse Ex Ex cuse CUBO mo mc n ml I moment until I read road this telegram Reads Head it and then says Heros another Viennese aut author hor with witha a musical play pIa that Is sure he lie think to duplicate tho success of or Time Tho Merry Widow I 1 cant can't count tho time telegrams of ot similar import that tat I have received cd from froni Vienna Vienna since simmee my arrival There Theio are arc 14 H new musical mu plays announced for production In Vienna between November No No- vember and January There aro arc on only 1 two of ot three theaters there there there-so ro-Ho ro so It Is obvious that these productions arc In Intended In- In tended not for tor home homo consumption hut but for European and American buyers buerl Excuse me mae there goes that I again At the tho telephone Hello Yes i I know knot about that Helo It In iii Italy opera I am going to BOO soo Yes Im I'm Im going gain to Ia Italy Shall 11 probably sail san from tram Ial Italy just utter alter oter ing Thanks for tor telling me It I would hc he u it hamo to miss It If It it i is so 80 good gool i Good Gool-b Gool Ju Just Juat l as Colonel Savage Sa was again telling of his del delight t In taking a 0 r real reah al vacation his hits Paris representative ar- ar with a bundle of or documents document Tho require Immediate attention h ho lie said As thc tho American correspondent loft JeC Colonel was WIN dividing hUng dl hiM imis oral efforts hot between a Jr group up of ot playwrights and anti Impresarios und and time tie telephone an anal and at al the time amo same casting a hurried eyo eye through tho the mass maze of ot documents on hl his tahl table Good by old nan man colonel found time to interject I m Im m sorry orn I haven't any ammy news neWE but ut I am only hero here for tor a n arest nI res rest t. t I |