NEW YORK
THOMAS SELTZER, INC.
1923


Copyright, 1923, by
THOMAS SELTZER, INC.


All Rights Reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
IOverture[1]
II Action[12]
III “O. Henryism”[29]
IV The Moving Pictures[48]
V Verboten[67]
VI The Artificial Ending[101]
VII Form and Substance[114]
VIII Finale[125]
IX Effect[132]
Index[137]

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