The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1908, Page 9

The Evening World Daily Magazine, ESESESED ree sR we / pa By “harles Darnton. H you're looking for a “scrap” you'll find it at the theatre. Just wind unti! the thrilling moment of “desperate encounter” {8 at hand. Physical violence is slowly but surely getting the strangle- hold on the Broadway stage. The ‘strong scene” so dear to the hea t of the strenuous dramatist has become so strong that it calls for the grip of mig..ty hands and a high over of rough-and-tumble ability. Roman- ticisn: with the sword has given way to realism with the fist, and it is the charming custom of the powerful actor to get “Art” right where he wants it f}by putting his knee on its chest and making it breathe hard In “Samson” Mr. William Gillette choking Mr unti! he is red in the face; in “Pierre of the Plains” § setwyn grappiing with Mr. Paul Dickey and } top of an esbankm in “The Fighting Hope” we blink at the sight of Miss Blanche Bates using her Mr. Howard Hansel, and in “The Who Stood Still” we are surprised to see Mr. Louis Mann dealing Mr. H. A. La Motte a full hand in the face. Ail of which } look forward to the time when the proud man- P ager will step forward with his two good fighting men just before the battle, mother, and re them in the polite words of the prize ring: “Ladies ral re in introducing Mister Hard Wallop, heavy- Mister Yellow Streak, light-weight villain—both members of oom we see Arthur Byron we behold Mr. Edgar then hurling him from the fists on us t sent and gentlem take welg it this club.” hero |get to the point where Brachard can Muscular Emotion. get his hands on Govain, For two atts Tox y the hero represents the good and more the audience patiently waits who go to the theatre in white kid|the “copper king” gives his victim | gloves are too highly civilized to fight every reason to be on his guard, and \ } themscives—the would consider it | that Mr. ‘on looks as though he ut th still could take care of himself in any phy- Signe to dso they sit steal emergency, but It ts governed by Jwith som imitive spirit that the rules of the piay and cares only \ ! ‘ it to for the fight Rooseveltian Drama. and f exciting et of a After the Rooseveltian style of cular emot that’cow drama ce a sign of the tin Where an actor used te Our au t the trick of put- Nhe now smashes faces ting a play in a teacup. They prefer to RSCSKINE WISH OMe leave this dainty task to their English at ed M with brawn and muscle of ‘out of Vit A d the night may be ‘drama l at uneventfully Lreed hero find an irate father ur * with t ing child e scenery, They are not fighting y woman In the cast pull it and put it squarely on its The are low so that you can't The Wolf’ had a fight in the dark. } Pierre of the Plains’ is willing to compromise, to give you a little light Le, aes You see two struggling figures outlined When the Piay Isn't Polite. a. discreet blue of the “back- In less polite mcodyama the long bs HY) in: or how to another's front {known people who had been married juired matrimony s sly ar re, ‘Those Bachelor for ten years who were as totally the Bach- who go into it at all ju into it as riage without a~/ acquainted as if they had just met at aon nodding to- | nonchalantly as if it were a holiday or wedding rture elopers ternoon tea.’ Choosing @ help- pe vard the man|a game of bagutelle or a pient ey escape!” Is like picking out the combination Spade th the weak | don't even stop to think The ‘torture,’ Mr. Travers?" lottery ticket. Your first guess ts ee and the green! “If they did,” broke in the Bachelor, | “The parlor lamps," retorted the Bach- kely to be right as your last one. i he sarcastically, “they wouldn't marry at elor, “and the dessert spoons and the, "Yes," sighed the Wid biting the i man on | all. White rivhons on ther trunks and the! tip of her suede g htfully, "a the opposite side} “That would be better, ed the their shoes and the fool obse-) man is just like sleon—he Bur of the elevated | widow han accepting partni mean ¢ and—and changes color with his ndings: 4. 18 po train, “do women |as you would a partner for a waltz or too, of all the sury store He may be perfectly charming against cont take such awful |g cotillon or a & of bridge—on sh. for them!" a blue sky on a summer afternoon and “swine ances in matri-|Tt's getting so that two people meet on, “When they wake up to find them- absolutely unbearable against a gray words t ya nday, fall In love on Tuesday, ex Ives married to a perfect stranger!" | sky a winter morning, when the aur “Perhaps,” change vows on Wednexé are | tnterpolated «he Widow, scornfully breakfast 1s late, and the cook 1s 1Il, Byrom is still able to A Broud-| gested the Widow, with a slish, married and on their way to eor| “Oh, they’é do that anyhow,” averred | and the coffee 1s weak, and'!— way gentleman afier 1 choked) cause that’s the only kind they get—/ the Barbadoes by Saturday helor, cheerfully, "Did you e Oh, well," broke the Bachelor, into Kreater tne ‘or two acty nowadays | “Before the laundry com a husband and wife who really) “that’s because he's a sort of chemical this play by Bernstein: wort rd to. “Hes'des,”” continued the Widow, coo- they know the color of eact anything about each other? C've! combination. Add matrimony and you Cin PEDDIE EPOIIEDS ET IDOGIDI EDITED 62996 ODD OGGIPOOE DOT IOI DODHE DOODLE LOLDDODPDHPLLODODOPOLADHGOOOGHHLDOG® POOGHDDOVSDHOGOOGHDOF HOO OOD | D4 “A Me el ein o New York Soctety BVVSPOLOOWD®iHDHHEHDOEOLEGOLEDBDVDPOE Physical Violence Is Go ie on the Broadwa: tow the fight’s the thing, the play itself merely sparring for | PDR RO QO EOD a | Sone DATES MONSTRPATES De THE FIGHTING~ HOPE’. The actors labor in the ca rortal combat. You can't see just what the are doing, but they're doing it fo. a} they're worth. And then wit! ht groan one of the combatants topples over and roils down to let Ret a good look at him. It’s the bad ma The noble half-breed has "e at last and the house whoops it up for t victor, at the same time piving M | Dickey due credit for an utterly re Jless “back fall."" A good “back fall is often worth Its :veight in gold mM see Marceline fall all ¢ self at the Hippodrome without ¢ ‘ of the risks he takes. reeline | clown, therefore y ! pout him. You lat him becays that is what he is > for. It he should hurt h you would soothe him with an extra laugh t when a serious actor takes e tumble you gusp and lend your spinal column to the thrill of the thing. The villain ts live the actor! Woman's Fall Is Different. When a woman ts different. Her falls on all ma em ou if it Is a good hard « bring te: But it is not sr A “back fall would proba fatal to a heroine's back the more sprains her reputation for a few ac Sometimes the mere suggestion that she conve HE: Gee We see Miss Blanche Fates demon- oY Bb strating “The Fighting Hope’ with ONS clenched fists when the convict-hus- PIERRE OF THE PLAINS band at the Stuyvesant Theatre adds ae ingly, “nobody takes a ittle thing like oo 2990098092 (Copyrigat, Wi, oy Rovert W. Caanversy ) “It Was softy of the brain,” he) at him almost fiercely ) Mund hinted at some scandal toucuing ed the house and ascend- i Feat Jeaid, “was it not “I may as well tell you what I've| you and Alixe. She told me—but she stxorsis of PREVIOUS INSTALMENTS. | “Yes—he entertained @ delusion of heard,” she said. “I was not going to at did not tell me what Rosamund had litle Alsatian maid was seated PoIp eewyD, vi an old New “h4TA) CONSpirAacy ainst him—also a com- first; but it will be all around town | said—the miscilef maker!" in a orner of the upper hall, sewing; Hae resibued Ledih toe ary a gack /placent conviction of the mental in- | sooner or later. Rosamund told m¢ | His face had become quite colorless; and she informed Selwyn that made- n leader. Alix ‘ly stability of others. Yet, at intervals he |learned—as she manages to learn eve he raised an unstesdy hand to his moiselle “had bad in ze head.” foves niin. | uthyen is luricK young Geral tixe remained clever and witty and charm-| thing a little before anybody else hears | mouth, touching his mustache; and his| Js¥t at the sound of conversation in to provent (his for t Dssursiing! of it—-that Jack Ruthven found out that gray eyes narrowed menacing! the corridor Ellen's gay voice came to Tae Be aelean | And thong! | Alixe was behaving very carelessly with amund—spoke of scandal to—| ‘hem from room, asking who ft 1 and a stormy) “Phil—be beeamd violent at times.’ | some man—some silly, callow and prob-| Eileen?" he repeated. “Is that possi- Wis; and she evidently knew, for there ert thedemena cneara 26 fits! Yes, And the end?” he asked, gulet- | ably harmless youth, But there was aj ble Was a hint of laughter tn her tone nw 9D ite Beal oer, seers | 3, disgraceful ne on Mr ergaard’s How long do you suppose a girl can) “It Is 1. Are you better?" said Selwyn, from the firm. A Mttle child again—quite happy and yacht, the Niobrara, I don't know who! live and not hear seandal of some sort Ja | es.*D-did you wish to see me? iets tae afar Fh content—playing with toys—very gentle, |the people were, but Huthven acted | said Nina, “It's bound to rain some| “I always do. Horioue, Uelwyh, At encri ne of part very pitiab! — The hot tears filled abominably, ¢ * © The Niobrara an-/ time or other, but J prepared my little) “Thank gyou-T mean, do you wish financial disgrace. Selwyn ts the Austin ber ve ‘Oh, Phil!’ she sobbed, and chored in Widgeon Bay yesterday, aid) guek’s back to shed some things." to me now Because I'm eountry place, at Sliversive, | There, Ne ex-, hid f on his shoulder | Alixe is aboard, and her husband is in say.” inalsted Selwyn, “that | MUCh, Cacupied in trying to wo to 4 Deriments with af hoes HON es! Over the soft, faintly fragrant hair |New York, and Rosamund says he mund spoke of mein that Way—to | yo raat ae wees a mile that aoe orn ira, out ony nw a jhe stared stupidly, lps gpart, cht) jmeana ta alvaree her Ip one way or an| | anak RN ee you at once ce Falees DN a ete ose. other, Ugh! the horrible little man, with |”, a eu ilcens Selwyn Sosa that, ‘align cs xu A little later, Nina sat up in the his rings and bangles!” | came dt Ble done toe: anid AAETY | 7 pessonlariy" : s Buven have separated, and that the formor ts | ool offac! ual tenn ve ni worry On 8 a8 serious as that, you pac is #0, that Ridhven man has got to | 8 Of such a sult means her soclal ruin | v4), are quite right, Nina, But the pity| ‘I'm afratd to have you, mut please { CHAPTER IX. rtand by her.) Where could she go-it |NO matter what verdict is brought tt | o¢ it; that tight, hard-shelled woman of | come. é (Continued.) such trouble {4 to come upon her? ‘To fear ene alas a Ue ee vn imanng {te World=to do such a thing—to a! He heart her tough to herself; then whom can &h turn if not to him? He youns her ce amused voice What are A Novice. Is responsible fir her—doubly so, if her | Ave realized it, But'—and she made a | © jiu, is Rosamund,” said Nina} you going to sa e if T come out INA; no woman could have condition is to be-thut! By every law gesture of despair—"you see what sho with a shrug the antidote to her Some n ‘ ful! Hurry NI done what she has done, and | of manhood he is bound to stand by her "8* dons. * * * And Phil-vou know .,, is oby y o that e case 1) burr continue te do what she does, |now; by every law of decency and hu- | WPA she bas done to youmwhat @ mad | nine thank Godt? sald Selwyn be retur A moment later the ! Gnd be mentally sound. This, at last,/manity he cannot desert her now, If "HK she took tn going to your roome) oy Mena sana in corpore | ¢ opened and she em yin a 48 my conclusion.’ she dows these—these indiscreet things ‘at night’ — ! bless little heart; Vin glad, breezy fi te silvery ribbons and Tt has long been my conclusion,” she |-and if he knows she is not altogether | “Who said she had ever been in | rid me this, Nina. > 1 r said under her breath. mentally responsible—he cannot fall to rooms?’ he demanded, flushing dark ie nd }iughed @ lttle—a curious! She was in some sort of deli He stared at the floor out of gray j stand by her! How can he, tp God's in his surprise wh, and Nina wat n, cate mist at alternately clung * grown dull and hopeless, |namet" | "Did you suppose I didn and floated ning or clouding he 4 "Phi," whispered his sister, “suppose! “Phil,” she sald, “you speak Ike a | she asked quietly, “Oh, bul | d ¢ you going, Phil?” she « A r she moved ‘*uppoke—what happened to her )man, but she has no man to stand loy- it kept me awake nights, wor ked with ely free lmbed « Across ‘ather"— ally by her in the direst need a human | Yet I knew it must have been wll rig ! I~ where Ejjeen? the hall to meet him “I know." soul may know, He is only a thing—no | knowing you as I do. But do 3 Jown-—a headach’; prob-| The pretty greeting she always re She said again: 1) was slow at first, |man at all—only @ loathsome aceldent of | pose other people would hold you « sch sun and salt water. Shall 1 for } ever epar brilliant ecoentricity—that gradually | animated decadence.” | Recent as I do? Even @ 1 send her?’ had be or & fow sor she thing else less pleasant, hor | eweetest, whitest, most loyal littie « 2 Up and Ingulre how she now offered, hand exter @ cool, tras He looked up quickly, amased at eudden bitterness, fund’ she Locked back | im the worlé—was troubled when Rosa- (a, Susanne io there, isn't abet igrant hand which lay for & ‘econd in , Saturday, October 247 1908) = ight’s the Thing bad “." SOS i... Aa. A. WELLS’. oe ee tae Strangle-Hold on Plays , for Now, You See, the wer CESS LES insult to his varied crimes. A Belasco bing Miss Bates gives him when Mr. punished. Physical violence ts hailed as The heroine has usually pounded something| Charles Richman, an unusually muscu-|a punishment to fit the crime. —a door has suffered more than once—| lar actor, seizes him by the throat and| audience glories in the strong right of but this one 1s the first to pound al makes him look very unhappy it—-It cheers the strangle-hold. man. Poor Mr. Hansel has a very hard} But the audience has no disposition| And Broadway {s how many blocks time of it. He is hardly over the drub-|to interfere, It wants to see the villain | from Third avenue? No matter! Betty Vincent Gives Advice on Courtship and Marriage Friend or Sweetheart ? Dear Betty AM in love with a girl with whom my gentleman friend is also In } She likes him very much, but she always appears to love me better. What I would like to know 1s whether she loves me or loves my friend. She shows her love for me, but always speaks to my» of my friend in endearing words. Would you give up your gentleman friend for your lady-lov i 33) Actions speak louder than words, and if the young lady shows that she loves you I would not doubt her affection. She, perhaps, wishes to make you jeal- ous of your friend. If both you and him, saying that you do not wish to break up your friendship with him, but as you both love the girl you suggest that each try to win her in a fair way and then let her decide which one she prefers. In this way I do not think tt will become necessary to give up your chum's friendship for your lady-love. | Too Young to Marry. | Dear Betty: | AM nineteen, and a young man of | | twenty, whom I met very recently, thinks a good deal of me, as I can tell by his actions. Do you think we are too young? Of course, I would walt at least two or three-years for him, but I imagine we are too young for each your chum are in love with the same girl, why not have @ frank talk with other. What do you think? D. B. E. At present you are entirely too young I've | lon th 2O9-DO-0004 never can tell what color he'll seen Sunday school pets who turn- ed out wife-beaters after a few years of domestle strain, and rounders who be cume ideal fireside companions, and dudes who became slouches and sports who became ‘wifey'’s pets,’ “That's it!" exclaimed the Widow an- ima “Marriage is just ike rou- lette ndy can tell how the wheel will turn except the llttle god who plays eroupier. And the woman who works out a system for playing the matrimon- jal game Isn't any more likely to win than the one who shuts her eyes and just puts her finger down hapl‘zard table, or picks out a husband by 1g the buttons -on his coat, ‘I-spy’ eenle-meenle-miny-mo; my - turn, count fash mother-told-me-to-take-this-one — you're (pe -- THE YOUNGER SET y “Or by naming the cards and cutting for him,” suggested the castically, "o) the front door’ Bachelor sar- putting a wishbone over ‘Or turning round three times blind- folded and snatching him!"’ finished the Wid “And then if she doesn't like can cross ‘Bread and butte: lor cheerfully. stance, you choose me". “Such an odd supposition!” murmured the Widow, glancing out of the window “Or count the buttons on this coat!" “T'ye counted them already,” retorted her fingers and say rejoined the Bache- w, suppose, for in- should snatch—I |mean the Widow The Bachelor glanced down at his ulst pre were just elght butt lar to the hem to take this one,” thoughtfully. jow laughed and held up her 1 fingers ad and umphantly. Mr. Travers? “it's where I—get off!”’ | Bachelor grimly as he rose. butter!’ she cried “Isn't this your station, returned the tri- | |to marry, No girl of nineteen ts cap- able of judging whether or not her love is of the true and lasting kind, and by marrying this young man now you might bring great unhappiness upon yourself. If you were older, that is twent) ‘hree or four, and truly lo: |the man, and thought he returned the | affection, I would advise you to n him after you had known him for a a year, An Inconsiderate Girl. Dear Batty: | AM 1: love with a pretty girl, | tre every week. but she treats me most inconsiderately, asking me to take her to the thea- I cannot afford it, a3 I draw a small salary. Kindly advise me what to do. L. k In the course of your conversation |with the young lady hint to her that |Your salary is small, and for that rea- |son you are unable to do many things you would lke to for your friends. If she does not then cease asking you to take her to the theatre I advise you to drop her, for she will have proved that |she lkes you not for yourself but for |what you can give her. He Never Answered, Dear Betty: | HAVD been corresponding with » young man, I wrote the last letter, to which I never got an answer. I am nearly heartbroken, as I am in love with this man, What shall I do—write him another letter? AN. M Your letter might have gone astray and the young man may think thet he has written you the last letter, How jever, 1f he wanted to continue the cor respondence he would have written again, If you love him so much that you do not mind sacrificing your pride, write him again. However, I advise |you to forget him as soon as possible, By Robert W. Chambers, “The Firing Line” and “A om Author of Fighting his, closed, and withdrew, leaving her; smile of a man can sometimes stam- eyes very friendly, pede my self-possersion and jeave me “Come out on the west veranda,” she blushing like any ninny in dire confu- said; “I. know what you wish to say | sion, * * © It was ve very mean to me. Besides, 1 have something to of you-for the blood across your face confide to you, too, Ang I'm very im-/|did shock me. * * * And, by myself, patient to do tt.” and in my very private thought, I do He followed her to the veranda; she sometimes you—by your first name, seated herself in the broad swing, and And that explains it, * © * Now, moved so that her invitation to him| what have you to say to me?’ was unmistakable. Then when he had| «1 wish to ask you something.” taken the place beside her she turned| wits cleasure,” ehe aid: ‘go ahead.” toward him yery frankly, and he looked n pleagure,”" she aaidi ‘go ahead.’ Jup to encounter her beautiful direct | And she eeitied back, fearlessly expec es | tant ‘What 1s disturbing our friendship?’ ‘Very well, then,” he said, striving to she asked. “Do you know? I don't. I speak coolly, “It ig th Will you went to my room after luncheon and | marry me, Bileen?" lay down on my bed and quietly delib- he turned perfectly white and stared erated, And do you know what conclu-/at him, stunned. And he repeated his sion I have reached?" question, speaking slowly, but unstead What?" he asked. ily That there is nothing at all to dis- N-no," ghe said, “I cannot, Why turh our friendship. And that what 1/ why, you know that, don't you?” to you on the beach was foolish Will you tell me why, El . yn’t Know why I said it; I'm not*h | «7 1 gong know why, I think—I sup who says such stupid things reas iy Pa eur LEP TPA Wus, apparently, for that \ tte ‘ nt. And what 1 aald about | 7"), Se a ener eae Gladys was ¢ 1 am not jealous et) or, Capt yp. Don't think 1 1 ee be 5. ed up at 4 m f fu fi . et repelled os with a tithe tews RESHAPE CATICTI ¢ for what 1 ‘ ( i : oe : No, I ea ger hb Id t \ nau nal s t . Bfeat deal of the callow schoolgirl in, between us O n't you see It is me yet, you see amused | Don't you feel it—feel what it ls doing ’ Chance.” to us? Don't you understnd how {driving me back into myself? Whom am I to go to if not to you? What am I to do {f your affection turns into this | this different attitude toward me? You it ts were so perfectly sweet and reasonable and now in my —80 g00d, 60 patient; and now I am losing confidence in you in our friendship. I'm no Ic with you; I'm afratd at and self-consclous—conscious of you, too afraid of what seemed once the natural of Intimactes. I~I loved dearly—so fearlessly rs blinded her; she bent and they fell on the soft ead ate si der of her gown, flashing downward tn tae sunlight, “Dear,” he said gently, “nothing altered between us, I love you in thd way too." “D-do you—really?” she stammered, shrinking away trom bim. | Duly, Nothing altered, meth jot the bond between us is w On the contrary, it 6 strengthe You cannot understand how, ut what you are to 1 i always rstand { that our friendship urled her £ ' t © hor ehe was sitting arms extended along 5 Evident e had been valilug for him, and her face was very grave and sorrowfy I (Te Be Continued)