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"How I did it," ([c1922])

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Record Details:

Title:
"How I did it,"
Date:
[c1922]
Publisher:
Los Angeles, Calif. : The Whittingham press
Volume:
"How I did it,"
Leaf #:
000118
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Constructing the Story "Fine," I argued with myself, "but why not surprise Sari and the audience just once more?" Then I got it. The audience would be looking for Pemberton to descend the stairs to the room where Sari was waiting. All right; but I would delay his coming, and meantime would bring the evil Hamid down first, and lead them to believe that Pemberton had been killed. Then Hamid would drop dead at Sari's feet, as he was aboul to take her in his arms. After Sari and the audience had been sufficiently surprised, I would bring Pemberton down. A very small twist, but ex- hibitors all over the country told me this was the biggest punch in the story. My only purpose in citing these exper- iences is to show how much more we can get out of our story if we will spend time, care and thought in its preparation. This will improve the construction. It is not advisable to leave a situation until we are thoroughly convinced we have handled it to the best of our ability. My motto, when I come to a really important situation, is to work it out 73