The Evening Ledger Amusement Section, Saturday, December 4, 1915
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allty. "A Black Sheep" was a cre.-it suc
cess on the 3tae and will be. I preillct. as
Rrent a success when released in motion
pictures.
"X Contented Woman" wa3 written for
his wife. It is as up-to-date today as it
was 10 years ago, for it deals with the
suffraKi3ts. You have, perhaps, noticed
that all of the Hoyt comedies start with
"A." It nas Just another one of his
peculiarities.
Little did I think, when acting In Hoyt
comedies jears aso. that I would again
star in them in motion pictures. But here
I am and I am as fond of i!ot play3
a3 ever
"How ny onn cn ro bock to the
upenkinz stnee after plajlnu In photo
play. I rnnnnt umlUNlanil." sayi Edna
Mayo. The terrible monotony of play
Ine th. ww pleco nlnht otter nisht
almost drives one to marine at times.
In photoplays, yon feel hi you hay"
Unlshrd a play that you ha accom
pliNhed s-jmethlnir. It H there on the
arrrrn for all time. Just an an artUt'
completed picture lUes forever on can
van. Motion picture-) ore refreshing.
The Btase Is nerve-hstteniit."
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The famous valet of Red Gap, ao lie is visualized at the Lyric in the
person of Ralph Ilcrz, appears at the right; while George Hassell,
as his English master, is standing nonchalently at the left.
CHARLES HOYT AS HE WAS
By OTIS HARLAN
Charles Iloyt's farces, tremendously
popular in the 'jo's, are coming back
as photoplays. Here one of Iloyt's
principal players and closest friends
recalls homcthing of the man xcho was
to supply him, posthumously, with
such photoplay ichiclcs as "A Black
Sheep "
I first met Charles ITot in the Neil
House, Columbus. Ohio, In the sprint; of
1SS7. He was there rehearsing his play,
"A Hole in th Ground " 1 amused him
with some little elocutionary perform
ances, and. although I had never been
on the stane at that time, he engaged
me for his new play and I appeared un
der the Hojt & McKec management for
many ears.
Hot had a way of writing about his
plaers" personalities, and it was while
"A Hole in the Ground" was on the
boards that he wrote "A Bras3 Monke"
and put me in to do the song "Kazzle
Dazzle" The writer of this song, Wil
liam Barton, was so pleased that he
made mo a present of the song, "The
Wild Man of Borneo," which we did In
"A Brats Monkey."
Hoyt alas produced his pieces for
two weeks in the ipring around Xcff Vns
land, then remained for a week in Jer&ey
City, then closed for the summer, almost
ready to produce the piece without change
in the fall An alteration in the plot he
would make In the summer months,
ing his pUs. He would begin bj telling
Hojt had an unusual method of deelop
his intimate friends about an idea, and It
was wonderful how he would enlarge it.
Hvery time Hojt told his idea he had inw
new comedy interest and he built up his
llns by telling the stones oer and over
again. He would then tit down and write
an entire show in two or three dajs for
he had all the construction in his mind
I have seen Hojt hit in our I'ullman
sleeper, even In the ilajtimc, th the
window shade drawn down over his head,
looking out but seeing nothing but the
funny ideis that wire tumbling out of his
fertile brain He was undoubtcdlj one
of the most proline and most succfs-.(ul
pliywrights that America has ever kno'vn
He wrote all of his manuscripts In long
hand, later hiving them tjpewritten
Hoyt was a man dillicult to nppro-ich
His most intimate friends never ciiled
him "Charley" As a mnn he wis eld
and reserved Tr-inlc Mclvce, his partner,
even called him 'Mr. Hojt" He was
also most economical with the pajroll
Tor three ears I drew- "Z weeklv He
liked to bplit the difference in salaries
One actoi demanded $10 weekly and got
533. Another aked for 33 and received
J3iD0. Hut aside from business hours.
In the cafe or In the dining room he
would demand all checks In business
he was close; in social life unusually
liberal
I'oor Charles Hovt died in a sanitarium
at Charleston. X. II . In November 10
Governor uollins, of New Hampshire, had
been petitioned to investigate his case by
people who asserted tint Hovt was not
insane, but was being kept in charge for
some ulterior purpese 1 had called upon
Hovt prvioulv and knew that he was
not in his right mind. I have seen him
shave himself in his later vcirs while
wearing a nat and an overcoat in sultry
weather. He was undoubtedly losing his
mind for several j ears before any one ap
preciated that fact. Ho had a horror of
the llcur-de-IIs. Did he but spy the device
at any time or placo ho would beat a
hasty retreat.
Il.t hid a great fund of stories and
his humor wi wonderful. Everjthing
seemed to strike his funny side. Even
the names of his characters are studies in
true humor.
He didn't like to wite for people he did
not know well. He started "A Black
Sheep" for William Hoey, and with re
luctance. Before the contracts were
signed there nas a hitch and Hoyt tore
up the contract. Then he sen"' for me. He
ti'Id McKce in my presence that he would
rather write tho play around my person-
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