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Don't be in a hurry, rushing a good ston until you've spoiled it. I'ake time. Elab prate your first inspiration. Sit ii it holds water in the sea of reason. Make your ra< ters human beings, acting like human beings. Listen to luce a minute :
•7 icant five-reel plays representative rican life in any of its complex pha ■■ 1 don't want political arguments or propaganda of any sort.
■/ don't want dramas embroiling remits sects or political partus. ■/ don't want any treatment of sex ichich will offend.
"My idea of a play is not sheer trag nor unrelieved comedy, but a serious story Of real life— a story lightened here and there with laughter, brimful of the suspense actual existence.
"Coming down to individuals I particui want big, 'irile stones tor William S. //art: society or light comedy dramas for Pessie Barriscale : big dramas demanding strong characterisation suitable for an actor . • Frank Keenan's type: romantic plays (not costume drama) suitable for William Desmond, and strongly sympathetic plays — of the same generic type as 'The Coward' — for Charles Ray."
Here are four talented and famous luce flayers whose eternal supplication is not satarv nor/rucks nor pressagentry, but "Plays! Plays! Plays!" These young a'-tisls are in the zenith of physical pom r and mental accomplishment, and they are beseeching you for fitting i chicles.
Descending, right /•■ left, <.!<"■' Williams. Howard Hickman. Enid Markey. William Desmond.