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Show Poor Seamanship. Charles Frohmsu, In a discussion of plays and pla wrlghts, said- "Tho budding playwright shows an ninaalng Ignorarce. The stock market, mar-ket, the gold fields, diplomacy, war whatever he takes up, he mars with glaring errors. Not till he has learn-ml learn-ml his art does he perceive the essential essen-tial need of aertiraey. "The other day I read a manuscript piny dealing with the sea. Such seamanship sea-manship as the author displayed! "The captain shouted In the second sec-ond not to the mate: " 'Are you bringing in the blunt end or the sharp end of this ship?" "And In the third act. when the mats w-anteil the ship stopped he yellnd: "'Whoa, whoa!'" |