A PLAYWRIGHTS TROUBLES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3154, 10 September 1892, Page 6 (Supplement)

A PLAYWRIGHTS TROUBLES.

In a letter to the editor tlw following incident. related of a playwright dictating one of his ambitious eflorts to a pictty typewriter: — " If yon speak during that period," the author bega >, " I will " u A period after ' that 'r " the typewriter interrupted. " No, no—the word ' period.' I will kill you." "I always got so interested. Is this a comedy ? " " Yes — 1 Maud, spare me. spare me—' " " You must not call me Maud." •< No, no; the character speaks. Maud is the girl in the play, you knoiv. Where was I ? " " You were :tt ' spare me." " " Goes down on his kuees in brackets.'' " I am writing this comedy, iriss. Knees in brackets." "Yes. What's he got his knees in brackets for ? Broken, I suppose.'' "What are yoa doing? Let mo see. No, 110, no. Put that sentence in brackets. Enter servant. Servant—' Never havo I seen nothing like that be— —" "Anytiling, of couiso.'' « I nm writing this piece." " That's bad grammar, you know." " Yes, I cuow- Put down just what I say 'Maud, look at." "Sir! Oh, I f-jrgot. Yes 'Look at—' " " In brackets, 'George looks at Servant and shakes " Period?" " N". ' And shakes liis head ' " •' Who shakes his head —George or the servant r" " George. I said George." "Oh ! He shakes the servant's head, doesn't ho ?" Author dies.