I KNEW THEM WHEN.

PLAYWRITING; THEATER; THEATER audiences; AUTHORSHIP collaboration; SOUSA, John Philip, 1854-1932; STAGE adaptations; OPERETTA

The author relates his experiences in playwriting and his insights about theater. He was impressed with the loyalty of English theater audiences to their old stage favorites. He considers co-writing the play "The Free Lance" with John Philip Sousa as one of his most agreeable experiences in collaboration. He also adapted other pieces including the operetta "The Doll Girl," by Leo Fall, a musical version of "The Girl From Maxim's," and "The Laughing Husband," by Edward Eisler.