The evening world. Newspaper, December 21, 1910, Page 19

a Strand to his rooms in the Sy the theatre. paints her and Miss Annie Rus Impostor.” The Evening World Daily Magazine, Wednesda Annie Russell Simple and Appealing in “The Impostor.” bY CHARLES DARNTON. le Girl Who ts Up HE Respectat Against It may not be an absolutely new iy stage ch er, but she seemed n us Well as pathetically interesting, fn the play at the Garrick last night, She had thes of a lady and the eyes of a tramp, Ike a hur dog she followed a man from the H rst yn, for a bite to eat. he best first act I have seen this This was the situation in th yi It was as human as—st made one hungry for ‘The Impostor,” written by Leonard Merrick, who puts taches in stories, and Michael Mor- ton, who puts headaches in pi Perhaps when Mr, Merrick has learned to write plays by himself they w “The Impostor” after firs yod as his novels. It is all over with © of the faulty technical construction ne act becau of the remainder of the play, for which Morton is doubtless responsibie “The Impostor," like most impostors, a delightful surprise at first and then a disappointment. The girl rema y much the same, but the tragedy of existence is turned into a 1 ‘This doesn't alt that @ perfectly respectable girl which way to turn. In a word, t of life which can seem possible only in , that the play m es It clear et in a position where she doesn't know is Mary Fenton, And as Mr. Merrick Il plays her she is @ genwinely human flsure turning tts back, As Mary howev upon which the world has a brutal habit of polit remarks, people are sym: hetically interested at first in a girl who is in trouble, but she mustn't be in trouble long. The philosophy of the play is as found as its first act. . ‘The story could be seen in a glance as Mary Fenton stood in the hail of the hotel while Charlie Owen opened the ¢ turned up the lights and pro- ceeded cheerily to play the part of host. Although her clothes were good, she was on her uppers. Her landiady had turned her out and she had been walking the streets for near- ly twenty-four hours when Owen spoke to her and was snubbed for his pains. Bat some- thing told her that he meant well and fo she had followed him through = the crowds and asked for the loan of a sovereign. But Owen proved no better than most men, and after tea had brought warmth to the cold, pinched face, his impersonal interest in the girl changed to some- thing too personal for her peace of mind. Leaving his money on the table, Mary made for the be seen by Mrs. Fowler, who wi passing along the hall. It #0 happened that this lady knew Owen and his wife; also that she had a tongue in her head. So to stop a scandal Charlie called her in and introduced Mary as his sister- As soon as this Woman was gone Mary headed for » had ted for Paris she came back to get in-law, Miss McKe the Strand again, but after Ow her purse, which she had forgotten, and before she could get away @ second time Ow an aunt, with thelr son, Blake Walford, and Mrs. Fowler, walked | insisted upon carrying her off to their home. The Wal- fords w ause they 1 her to be a member of a Man- chester family whom y were anxlous to cultivate. With only sixpence in her purse Mary had to choose the streets and a comfortable bed where she could lay her head. What could the poor girl do but go with the Walfords? If Mary was better off, we weren't, alas! It was rather sfupid at the Wal fords’, Nothing w and gave the ned Hl Owen returned from Paris a devil of a row and some very bad th mentioning away. T py whole game oting set in. The we alized when Miss Grace Carlyle arrived as Mrs, Owen, I've never seen an imitation of an English woman, Miss Carlyle twanged to n, and ; the same key! When Mary explained that she a singer and offered in proof a letter promising a con engagement, Charles Richman, as Blake Walford, came forward as her champion, Li w, Who watched him from an orches- tra chair, Mr. Itichman was a visiting farmer, I would gladly have given a load of hay if Mr. Drew had t an active farmer again just for last night, instead of an actor taking a week off. For Mr, Richman made a very bad job of the Canadian farmer who finally told Mary that he wanted to take her back with him. Mr, Richman’s acting left no doubt of Mary’s being in hard luck. But through !t all Miss Russell was simple and appealing. She gave a beat tiful performance. Her Mary Fenton was ome of that great band of semi- artists born never to realize success, but sink, Equally good in its way was Oswald Yorke’ rmance of Charile Owen, Wilfred Draycott, as the uncle, and Miss Clara T. Bracy as Mrs, Wal- ford, did excellent work, while the Mrs, Fowler of Miss Esther Lyon was a capital characterization But the whole play was acted by Miss Russell and Mr. Yorke in that simple fama intensely human first act, which is the beginning and the end of “The The New Plays| sia 'a| door just in time to! struggle against the tide until they | ropreient. YOUR BANK VUST FAILED AND your House 14 SORRY TO PEAR THE BAD NEWS ARE YOU GOING To Babbling Bess k copynmns Taiw Come ON GESS, WELL —SGo OUT FOR, WALK (Copyright, Levlane.) 1010, by The Frese Publishing € WELL TRE MAN WHO SHINES vy; December 21, 1910: | ane peeenaneneneaneenanenenemeenmmnncncananes 7 The Raving (Before Christmas—and After Poe) By Helen Rowland Copyright, 1910, by The Pree Publishing Os. (The New Tor World). O NOB upon a mid-day dreary, whtle 1 wandered, weak and weary, Through the quaint and curious mases of a great department store, 4 | WAtle, im doubt, I hesitated, Ropeleasly I contemplated All the atily trash and daudles I had seen eo oft before— Seen and bought—and wished I hadn't—many, many times defore— Silly traah—and nothing moret & Tue Now York World), SORRN To TELL Nou THAT YOU ARE wIPED OUT IN WALL STREEr ne | “What,” I muttered, sadly sighing, “What, oh, WHAT shall I de buying— Buying for that MAN for Ohristmas? Tell me, tell ma, I implore!” To the clerk I turned then, speaking, “Must I ever thus go eeeking— Seeking vainly something novel for the man that I adore, Something natty, neat and novel for the man I most adoref” Quoth the saleagirl, vermore!” “Nay! I orteds “Oh, Lord, de- “Would you lke some silk euspOnderst” fend us! Can I find no THING that senders Rave not sent Aim o'er and Perf” . « “How about a cetiarette, or chafing-dish, or tadourette, on—— Surely there is nothing better.” “Never, never those!” I ewora, Yet, whatever I may get, it shalt be something I'l deplore— Something I shalt much deplore! | Deep into the crowd then plunging, in my desperation tungiag’ | Right and left, with foot and elbow, Wke a Iunatio I tore, | Picked up this thing and then that one, dodged a thin mam and @ fet one, Tried to keep my feathered hat on, maddened to the very cores Tried to keep from being sat on, maddened, saddened to the core— Maddened, saddened, sick and SORE! ‘T(1 at last, a clerk beguiling all my sad soul into emiting, On the counter something piling, said, “I've JUST what you'll adorel See these lovely purple soz, I'll put them in a pretty doa, I'l Wrap them up—there's really nothing that a MAN would treasure more!” ive me those!" I cried then, weakly. “Give me those—and nothing more, Simply those—and NOTHING more!” Out again, and quickly fitting in the eubway (never sitting!) Clutching wildly at a strap, those awful things I homeward dore, Got them home, the bor unbroken. But the only word there spoken, At the sight of that strange token was, “Great Scott! What are they FOR? Not to WEAR, I hope!" I nodded. And distinctly then he swore— Softly but distinctly SWORE! Yet, my heart within me aching and my soul within me quaking, ¢ | Tells me next year I'll be breaking all my records as of yore. Though he never may put THESE on, though I've almost loet my reason, Yet I know again nert season I will do tt all once more— Do tt over EVERY Christmas, just as I have done before— Do it thus for EVERMORE! ue Co The New dure Word GETTIN SHAVED! HIS | NAME'S SMITH, AND HE'S SOFT ON THE BLONDE MANICURIST (Timely Hints for Christmas Shoppers, >. does not deserve any, and so you might as well erase their names from your HEN eelecting your gifts do not 0 beyond your means, Only the ", other day @ lady remarked, |iist. Be original and confine your gift "Il have to borrow some money be-| making to the home circle, If your fore I can do my Christmas shopping.” | purse forbids any further, regardiess of (| And when asked why she bought gitts| wnat you expect to receive, it she could not afford it ehe repiied,! And, again, have the courage to give | “Wihy, don't you @ee that I can't|s twenty-five cent present if you can- help it? I will receive about a doen! not afford u five dollar one. And if nice presents from dear friends anf [ surely must give them something equally nice in return, and then there | are a lot of friends I have met dur-| thinking of them at this the happiest Ing tho past year who I am sure will season of the year. Do not make | send mo something, and I wouldn't want] yourself unhappy and spoil your own ‘to receive and not give. Christmas by running into debt. “It makes me Naif sick to think Of) ne shops are showing @ wonderful the debt { must tnour in order to 40] assortment of gifts at fifty cents this, but surely you understand that I] among which are lace trimmed under- | have to do at.” atwts In fancy boxes, bows, jabots or you cannot even manage a slight token, then send your friends a Christmas card or letter to convince them that you are I DIDN'T CO NOTHIN’ BoT f WONT _0O I HEARD ME GET My HANDS ON THAT, SHOES AY But I do not understand tt at all. | franc pilare in boxes, laundry bags, 7 If people would only have the courage | cretonne cabinets, pin cushions, cretonne | to take @ firm stand and give only a8) collapsible work baskets with outside | they can aft Let Ht be as freely 48! pocket and cushions attached, bottle of the purse will permit, but stop ther perfume, aliver hat pin holder, hair re- I recall here one woman who has #0) ce:vers, bonbon baskets, tiny leather many of these obligatory gifts UPON) frames, address books, book of pow her Mat that she never is able to give dered leaves with mirror, leather box eo even @ @mall token to her bmmediate| for stamps, elastic bands, &c,, mufflers, + Z family, and this is all wrong. beautiful decorated china plates, A In your Christmas shopping select | brooches, bar pins, gold engraved combs cA first for your nearest and dearest and|and barettes, scart pins, double fric- ~ Z do this within your means, It ts #9] tion toys that are an attractive nav- % foollah to think an Inexpensive gift| city, dolls’ brass beds, @ flying machine % will not be appreciated. ‘The person|that will fly 10 feet, slumber shoes, who looks upon warm gloves and boudolr slippers. the value of a gift Another ARSENE LUPIN Story dle” if The Hollow Nee Betty Vincent's} % 1910, by Ma Vatinel in a pot-house. Master Vatinel| ‘By which you mean to say /"’"— common, much rarer, much more valu-|_ stooped and picked up @ rise and who fell again and dragged Covad Was one of those artful old Normans| “By which I mean to say that I am|abie than the Rubenses.” silver of @ statuette. nself toward the cloisters to ree e Syrorsys or FRBORDING QHAPTERS who are always on their guard, who dis-| Prepared to keep my promise—in spite Well, what? You're killing me with ad at it, mentionte le Cot ent ‘ oe last time—this by a he great country house he Count " ” er ‘inable to| 22 thls very uninviting letter this procrastination!" r yourself; it's plaster! Rusty,| miraci hich will explain to you A d V 1ce t eo) fe) V e T S | Gewvtes, “in Normandy,” Hance, is, eutered bi | crust atrangera, but who are unable topo tere setter tu MM, Fijleul While talking, the two men had|imusty, mildewed plaster, made to look| presently—to rise again for the jet | Ria alece, Raymonde, are ais at midnight | resist the lure of a gold coin or the IM) Poon) Stuf ANd nor "erted | crossed the rulng, turned toward the | ike old atone, but plaster for ail that—/ time and reach this stone shelters | bye tole They tee a the wanlen | uence of a glass or two. the magistrate, “I hope you won't let little door and were now walking be-| plaster casts! That's all that remaina| whieh was to be his tom i ” ” him, “T+s*faita, Me Count de found | “Well, yes, alr, the men in the motor | that prevent you"— | side the chapel. Beautrelet stopped: | of your pertoct masterpiece! And Beautrelet struck the threshoia ‘Resolutions. | semtoiras “ia” tile vtroom, Hewde hin lies Ne) ear that morning had told me to meet! “From telling you what I know? No |" “Do you reaily want to know, Mon-| they've done in just a few day of the chapel with his stick : OUNG people, here are some New Year's repolutions | ries. jean, taval, sabhet Mug oa what {them at 6 o'clock at the crossroads. | Monsieur le Juge d’instruction. I have) stour l@ Juge d’inatruction?” what the Sieur Charpenata who copied ? What?” cried M. Filleul, taken Vv for you. has happened. ‘The grounds are searched in vain | ‘They gave me four great, big things, as|K!ven my word and I shail keep tt. In| “Og course I do.” 4 the Rubenses prepared ® year ago." aback. “His tomb? Do you think that Do not talk too much, Do not allow yourself Walice are stinasoned, With ihe Magistrate high as that, One of them went with |/°S than ten minutes you shall know waa carrying rating |e seized, Fiuel's arm in hie turn, that {inpenetrable hiding place"—— to be drawn into half confessions of love unless you mean other offi ‘two reporiers me and we caned the things to th ti cued Nh a strong, kn atic 4 of do you think of it Monsieur 10) t was here-—therd,” he repeated, 7 ce, > supposed rejort ves 7 ” part? , with a back stroke of the stick, |Juge d'instruction? Isn't tt fine? Isn't! «put we A bi) them, Suppose you are at a dance, and the music is sweet | {he sumimscl barge | “Yes, in my opin! In'a Hdinge [Ne welacned ane arr ena like’ atacuea Litera ceo ee ae I “But we searched it and the flowers are fragrant, and John whispers, “Do you | cleverness in relation to ' nev You speak of them as tf you knew| place doew nat cone whole of |that ad H 2 ! t smoved! le] 04 mystery. Heautrelet declare i at adorned the front of the chapel. | cha, vas Deen removed! A here is no hiding place here,"* love me?" tiled genius. is a them before the problem, Far tut we shall m're mad! ‘shouted M.|Gotite ¢ collected stone by stone! ing place here," pro. i« hief ger ¥ ‘ ire mad fc) ha tested M. de Ges “LT know th and think, my dears, Life {s not all waltzes and | 1s kidnappel by t I should think TI did know them! It tater ones is lde elf, rushing at the} A w chapel ne rose lamp shades and flowers, There is the breakfast to was the sixth time they w employ: | Butrelet, nothing that yo es of statue You'r> | and “Yes, there | » pare the m im H 4 1 there are pioniy of 00, siormy Ranect saa 5: la ta Alacaver 1 saint w na }One Go to the Mayor 2 ome ft Varengevl da ‘ause and think whether you would be able to| @ Rave a in a ve a a araiieill -aadiaad qh vhere they have co! ed all the ‘ = whist pan, Td 1," THEN, as easily as you) APTER- TER UI , you say? And since} CAA ones , Abie Me 91 Libel Reavis a pera that used to De in the old parish perry t G | APTE Tau Ka whirl wh prougt of Ambrumesy, and you will learn fru : whisper it NOW ’ CH: y . b . Ph 4 J rn from yinenny Ana) do nat wre toc muah) Dolnot say onsoaven thlasi Why, every day before that one, 19 " gin M ‘i those papers, which belong to the elgh- And, do @ too 1 say onspap : M ul took hold of him round | man teenth century, that th 4 ‘ pie ‘ vould not (Continued.) be sure! But ft was other things then | . here {8 @ crypt that you do not mean, It is so easy to write words that you would not sa A [pala RAR lag abel Yes ow the chapel. This crypt doub' y 3 Ni Gait awa AehGAL Hitenn'| eat blocks of stone—or else smaller, ' Ae n't ellow yo Beautrelet." ‘ { letter Mirtation goes 4 on, further and further, till you stop aghast before SIDORF ‘ontinued his inquir- Ms fey Coa Grane Ge li hamanatees, | RUBBING iia man, I won't allow you E ceed away too much, | 2088 dates back to the Roman chapel, »% | the things you have written fes all through the morning. |which they’ carried as if they were ‘ures are t man of th or one has to do with | UBOM the site of h the present one \) | Make your New Year's resolutions, my dears, Neither talk nor write too He was on = | worth I don’t know what. Oh, Tm ps on tie Brpueas fonlawad Everything above the : " | treeiy. ing for Q talleh dheae on any anccunti’ Bul at t, if you fice the Mothe itatiah, Ana can Lupin have known thia — | waiter of the Inn the ma ou’ ve jut NS cainatitia t i simple manner: bec bins him to call that evening, and I have not othing heat ty ‘ tir another Ii 1s In his flight a wea Lh ecause Gf Tig | Dad spent night sald ‘ wgere “What w 4 2 A work of a 4 a 2 | the worka which he had to execute to Is Bashful. : seo | £00 him since. Is tt too late to ask |i, Came back from my thineer jeautrelet @ tamuer 1 Ps pay ra Boys - ( No Geavres had a * f ant power | take away the chapel YOUNG man wio signs his lc him to call now trainin On ane gz of which you nA high teal nothing * y va sides 1-|upon tha see wan dock Hey ae bey Hout with} “Come, come, M. Beautrelet, you're J.B." writes It Is not correct to ask a young man 4 dT saw a cart, but it 4 hein var ene et * . t M Ning | OX@@Rerating. He has not take Sere § are speaking and I saw a : quietly to Va y pal Nal have i by stealing naway 4 “I work 1n a shop with @ YOUNS | ty call upon you tn any case If you have | Gia not go across." spent an hour at the ry iar ‘i Fee aad Seniee: Daria | the whole chapel. Look, not one of the .« girl elghteen years of age. We have met nim only one |e itsee eat lease sein Ghee soncolineales it ls not worth 1 i alone. Bd acl pn stones of this top course has been .) worked together four yes aT have | «No, they unloaded it onto a flathoat,|turned to the chateau. ‘There could it be? On t ’ ry ey ta, ta eh monsteur. He ups | touched, fallen in love with h want to 4 Cuarrel. la barwe orts, which was moored to|a letter awaiting him “care of 3} ncetvable that AIL i io : | you, dead though he may be." | ngobviously he cast and took away owt L i nte de Gesyres. onsisted of a | cle as Lup e | th Me ft} Pat nt oY 1 only what had nano : marry her, but I don how to YOUNG man who signs his let- | the wharf.” de Gesvri Ite ted uo ‘ey | hands | ‘T don't say not, T don't say not, | 0” Se tones.” (he menlateee ee tell her sv because aa hae: Aa’ Tha ahi Game éeomn « } fell, shattered! M. Heautrelet, and T confess that f; WFought stones, the soulptures, the ter “U, M." writes | “And where did the cart come nd warning, Hold your tongue. | themselves A } y fain excitement. now that 1{ statuettes, the whole treasure of little If you cannot ¢ , In the town where I used to | “Oh, I knew it at once. Lt belong aim underta _Dleces tine’ biel et eee cr eyes on Mm—untess, | columns and carved arches, He did not tell the young lady you le there is a ng girl whom I love! ¢o Master Vatinel, the carte: e,"' he muttered, ‘f shall have | ceptional, ¢ s Lory ae Fa | a 8 4 friends have taken away | trouble about the groundwork of tho aot see how she 14 going to know y y, dust re I left we ha@ al “And where does he My Jto make up my mind and take a few Ne ar erta AnGal eg eaty , building {tself, The foundations re- wie to marry Uniess it would be Ido not know whether it was} “At Louvetot.” precautions for my personal safety, If Japin wished 1 i oo ava, admitting’. cemsmres | EmUn easier for you to wr! r of your lov or mine, Anyway, I have] Beaut consulted ilitary map, |not, as they # * And 70 i, Monace ‘these roe M. | the ¢ de Gesvres, ‘that it was] erefor, M. Beautrelet, Lag ta Fart twice asking her to be|The hamlet of Louvetot lay where the| It wast » strolled about appeared.” wat : at's that?” roa A. | the Ae Cioayres that Je) 9 | man Bot anie 40 coake tas weenie A rly. a ne e receive 0 | hig! etween Yvetot and Caudebec | #M0N% the ruins a down le did not fe ROE CDR Mh ‘ ‘ crypt.” OMA) | ae HAL “BG MANO SOGgIYe0 BO| IMh 598g DARA Fs Ate Se UGROES | Tear the clolaters and ye pean ; et es Pacoe it faite he beyond a doubt, Monslour| At that moment, M. de Geavres, who “* GIRL who rigns her letter What shall I do . as oronsed 4 2 Hua Le Mate| “Well, young man, you satistled | the Rubi - : | by hihideics ball FP sanineaa: ot ir) had been to call @ servant, returned D." write Write the young lady one more letter, | that ran through the woods to La Mall-| wien tne pemutes of sa) mpaign? | ne Rubenses and something besides | pulp and 4 : tla | with the key of the chapel, He opened 4 During the summer I was at ®| but I fear if she ie too ungracious to | \ersie, i ing aia! yhA8 ME, Filtout: something which has been we Ob, on Ie can't b Alea tek nal $n0 | Ee door o three men entered, party/and a young man Thad never met answer it there 48 nothing more you| Not until 6 o'clock in the evening @id’ “Delighted, Monsiour lo Juge d'In+ a similar thing, as ase of the "Hollow p yout Nothing ruing under, t by. 36 To Be Continued, veforé brought me home, I did not ask can do 4 ee succeed in discovering Master struction.” Rurenses; someth! more un- at all! 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