same as when you
left me except that there is great excitement among my doctors
because I can now move my small toe.

_To Sir James M. Barrie, September, 1913:_

"Half an Hour" has been going splendidly and had a fine reception
the first night. The majority of the press were splendid indeed,
one or two felt an awakening to see the change in the work that you
have been doing. I am awfully pleased the way it came out. I am
delighted to see that you have added another act to the "Adored
One." That makes it a splendid program for Miss Adams. Making it a
three-act play is fine for this side, as I cabled you. All the
Americans coming home who have seen your play are delighted with it
in every way. Hope all is going well. I am leaving to-morrow to
meet Maude Adams and see the piece that she is now playing called
"Peter Pan." I shall be away from New York for perhaps a week, and
on my return I will write you again fully.

_To Alfred Sutro, September, 1911:_

You know how happy your success has made me. You know how I longed
for it. You know all that so thoroughly that words were not
necessary. My illness prevented me from reading the play. I shall
read it in eight or ten days. But it is all understood, and when I
get up and out I shall fix up all the business.

John Drew, who is now free of worry concerning his new production,
is to read "The Perplexed Husband" next week. I shall write you
then. But the main thing is, we have the success and can take care
of it. And I am extremely happy over it.

_To J. A. E. Malone, the London manager, regarding the American
presentation of "The Girl from Utah" and its instantaneous success:_

Believe me that the success is due entirely to the _American_
members, the _American_ work, and, of course, the _American_
stars.... The English numbers went for nothing. In short, the
American numbers caught on.

_To Haddon Chambers, in London in 1914:_

There have been a number of failures already, but they would have
failed if every day was a holiday. There has been just now a new
departure here in play-writing--a great success--"On Trial." This
is by a boy twenty-one years of age. The scenes are laid in the
court-room, and as the witness gets to the dramatic part of the
story the scene changes and the characters are shown to ac