Show I I jt I i h G I I I JO lj HN D 0 R RI DC r E lLE ht r 1111 E tt J a ah I IG 4 1 0 I sIJ I t j it fr j 1 I d Jk S i I L TI 1 c r r o j J ff l i n tiR w 4 4 6 I I t t I JJ I 0 L t J 1 I IS PL rz ft Iro s r rI 7 j i r t Q t j 4 1 i d t iTi J l m r N tv 1 it 1 t 1 if 1 hI r i l I II NitS SPOKEN J mA 6 I tt o W f j jt 1 j eff rn fi I ESt 2 S A lq t j f r r L tJ 1 TT LL LI ll J t jr f 1 i J Fi W T AT Of cw I f t I r r I HEN ILEN It Jt was wn first announced d dt 7 t I John D Rockefeller Rock V hei ht contributed a num number ber ter er of ot tho linos pla pIA d the tho noath c af tho capitalistic horo h of oC Co nd play piny Tho rho Bat nt tl the humorists of oi o dom had h d soven MI dyt POrt with John D D In Inthe tho the uLo at o 0 playwright The T o rumor man alco alro DoW naw his hia opportunity t Tao Tho was ho heralded raided 03 M a a s aply ti j ply the poor millionaire a n nr CJ It wan waa advertised through m uma not e opened to tho manager the ticker jr r oo O that It was WAI wa not lone Ions before c thora theN Wore w rc somo omo ready rody to take tako Ci ci J thaC th tho the great we M backIng tho production AB Aa 8 a a mattor of ot fact t r d contribution to The fut Bat Battie tie tic lo to not Bought nought In tho the half dozen lines linen or BO IO that toot auno from hIA pon pan but rather rathor in his hla Inspiration Rockefeller of ot course couro has ban no personal Interest In Inthe Inthe Inthe the financial outcome of ot Mr play piny but bat In building bu hin character the theauthor theauthor author looked to Rockefeller aa na n a 11 amodel amodel model Tho The character of ot by b Wilton Lackaye during tho the three throe pent In thlu tho the most mORt successful ucc play piny of ot hla hIB career is RUp Rul the richest man men In New Nev Ne Rockefeller an nn every evor ono one comes nearer to being on nn actual billion billionaire afro aire than thon any an man thAt over lived OB WI I portrays him bears not the resemblance to Mr Rockefeller but for tor thia this there thero is n a l arnson reason represents the Rockefeller ideas and ideala not hlo hili 1 personality per There The aro are many and traits of ot the tho man real lito can cun how Dhow made mado familiar by countless s pap paper r descriptions and nd caricatures S I that would Interfere with wj in c p 1 4 J j I Irr r c rr f 4 c 4 I rI t r i I 1 4 zt I J jr 4 v v r a p i t tI I P I k 4 i 3 I j j r c I II I I t ic i L i l cone cene from The Battle Moron an old tries trier to shoot rho t John J the hc multimillion I a are aire ire H ron son interferes F U t l Vf I stunt appreciation of tho Rockefeller that thal Mr Moffett trios to Consequently In his delineation of oC the part Mr hao hati endeavored to show R a f composite picture of at the thu finan financial cial giant of oC today drawing hla hlo phyl physical ph I cal eal conception more perhaps from Morgan tho late lato Rogers and Thomas Ryan than from Crom Rockefeller himself but the of ot Mr and Lackaye remains the Rockefeller of oC real act set In another physical frame framo Tho Ideas contained In thoa speeches of oC the play that Mr Rockefeller actual actually ly I wrote are voiced In somewhat differ different different ent In tho the Standard Oil magnates book of oC Al AI Although though It has hos newer never boon been so 50 stated stilted It Itlo lo IA not Improbable that In the th proof sheet of ot thin thia tIll book boole Mr dr found tho the germ gorm of ot hla ble ploy play plo The Incidents of ot tho the story nt ry of oC The Battle Bittle are aro all nil fictitious There Ther In Ir noth nothing nothIng nothIng ing In Rockefellers lIfe liCe that corre carte corresponds with the plot of ot the play but bul this thin plot an Intensely Interesting story stor was WIlS designed merely merel aa as a R netting Getting of oC the character to Illustrate the efficacy and value of ot the tho Ideas when put to the tho test teat of ot circumstance Is 15 placed In situations ho In III forced to demonstrate d the tho strength of ot his hili hi theories theorice by putting them th m Into practice and with their aid ald overcoming serious obstacles Of Ot course Mr Moffett IB le skillful enough as DI n a I dramatist to make mako It ap appear appear pear that his Ideas are aro wholly subordinate nate to the story etory of ot tho play Tho Iho fact that ho la is never preachy preach Is loudly attested att lcd to by b the big popular success tho the ploy play pin has hns met with Tot Yet It IB lii the backbone given Tho Battle that makes It worth while tho the underlying purpose that makes maYes It worth fighting lightIng and winning defense of ot his business busIne methods Is II very vel cleverly cloverly put The following bit of oC dialogue will Illus Illustrate Illustrato sr f 1 Gentle GenUe a Socialist You been honest leton Honc Honest t Weve kept to the standard of or average honesty In Ini I this country and no man can enn In business ss who It The Tb faults of or America Industrial load leaden or a aaro aro are tho faults of oC the American people pee peo pIe Gentle No NOH Yes sIn sIll Tou attack ua WI u and blackguard us but hut you know knowIn In your hearts do exactly what we wo do If Ie had h d the tho chance coonce You I know we wa a are aro precisely precise as honest aa e ethe the average American II citizen If It wo we wed be bo In Jail You say aay w we break the tho law Well wo we do But who Olvo tho the average Amen Ameri American can citizen an nn automobile and vatoa him break br k tho the speed law Let Lot tho the po policeman policeman stop him and see tho flash of ot othis his hlo ton dollar bill bribery Watch tho average American woman oman back buck from Paris with a lot of oC now dresses Does Docs ehe smuggle them thorn In 11 I Well VolI watch hot her I toll tell you the tho only law anybody respects In III custom What doea the average American cItI zen do when ho he a n drink In aj a 11 prohibition estate Ho breaks tho law lawand lawland and gets It And tho average Amen Ameri American can enn mother when she ahe tolls tells tho the con conductor ductor how old her little boy Is isa a n good mother and all that but shod let Jimmie ride on half faro Caro until ho he had whiskers If Ir she bc could Again says ays Ita Its not riot mero meno capital and plant It Is 13 not the tho strictly material things that make up business but Its ls the tho character of oC tho the thomen thomen themen men behind these things That la is isone ono one of oC the tho Rockefeller sentiments The Tho attitude of or tho the poverty stricken toward tho the millionaire Is humorously summed up by b ono one of oC the tho other oth r char characters characters of ot the piece In Jn speaking lI of ot the complaints of oC the tho tenant of ot one ODO of oC big cast cant Ride Bide tenements ho lie t says You mako m ko mo me tired If It a woman has hn twins In this tenement they blame It on John J |