The Easiest Way - Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Easiest Way, by Eugene WalterThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911Author: Eugene WalterRelease Date: July 29, 2004 [EBook #13050]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE EASIEST WAY ***Produced by David Starner, Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE EASIEST WAY[Illustration: EUGENE WALTER]EUGENE WALTER(Born, Cleveland, Ohio, November 27, 1874)When questioned once regarding "The Easiest Way," Mr. Eugene Walter said, "Incidentally, I do not think much of it. Tomy mind a good play must have a tremendous uplift in thought and purpose. 'The Easiest Way' has none of this. There isnot a character in the play really worth while, with the exception of the old agent. The rest, at best, are not a particularadornment to society, and the strength of the play lies in its true portrayal of the sordid type of life which it expressed. Asit is more or less purely photographic, I do not think it should be given the credit of an inspiration—it is rather devilishlyclever, but a great work it certainly is not."Such was not the verdict of the first night audience, at the Stuyvesant Theatre, New York, January 19, ...