The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1910, Page 15

The Evening World Daily The New Plays ON dull, etupid bore. Prattie a ganne in name only. London accent, fot) fat. It was something new to see Billie Burke at work over the bottled beer—that er dealer's ledgers—vut {t wasn't convincing, not was It frothily romantic when a nice young man came from Paris to worl face-to-face with was a very nice young man indeed, though any one 19, the bottied her, Jultan 1’Estran; by asking the sewing girl in whose child h Some gocd came of this pleasant It news to he melted 3 wranelin her man: que And For the content. She and someti In bot succeeded in making it light able as an ev for y A Rng. ying a ry firmly ast # my first y Decide “Do yeu SUZANNE had arran There was an early hint of tho solution of the iphin surprised the audgence quite as much as he did Albert * young man from Parts to settle matters for him with a therly interemt. | fe detail, however, when a servant broke s Allaon Skipworth played her part in this ittle came the one sincere and interesting moment of the play. ik to Seraphin of his blue-eved baby boy and direction of the sewing girl, She had only to humor her | Aher and they butter—everyhody ne she had onl father and so much ou may be eure she managed t—and she wi 3 it was hard work. n for the Am ing's entertain “Suzanne” a Dull, Stupid Bore, | but Billie Burke Smiles. BY CHARLES DARNTON. O expect plum pudding and get bread and cheese~—oh, sorry Christmas! aly We folded up our napkins and allontly stole away from hallboys, ele- vator men and other Christmas joys to seo life in Brussels. For ¢his we Were indebted to Frantz Fenson and Fernand Wichelor, by Way of ©. Had don Chambers, whose way, it may be mentioned, ts not merry and bright. No doubt Charles Frohman wished us a merry Christmas in Brussels, but he might 4g Well have asked Paris to have a gay time in Schenectady. Miss Billie Burke, one of the younger eet of Frohman stars, emiled her brightest smile at the Lyceum Theatre last night, but “Suzanne” remained a she would of beer and babies, Miss Burke couldn't make this stodgy dramatic brew effervesce. And, incidentally, she was Su- Bhe absolutely refused to be a part of bourgeots iife tn Brussels, Hor frocks were not of the house of Beuleman confusion of What was supposed to be a characterization she wore her best All that you could possibly make of her was Billie Burke, and as Billo Burke didn't Mt into the scheme of things the whole dreary scheme and to add to the with half an eye could see that he was from London, not Paris, However, he passed as Albert Delpterro, ‘The Belgian at- momyhere, #0 far as | it’ went, was sup-| Anson, who as Bewomans was never abte to bottle ate wrath because he and Madame Reulemans were a}- ways wrangling about something ‘This was to let vs see that they were hopelessly bour- geois. In onler that there might bg no doubt of this, the fat old fellow stood on tho dining table, spread with a cloth, on a gas Jot. ‘Then Albert forgot his fine, Partelan in- stincts and not only but sat on the table as well. The plot was al- wWoys strugeling with a family row. We had to wait to BILLIE BURKE seo how Suzanne | » Was going to get out | © 1910 by CHARLES FRoUMAT bk ab hitb ieee dae Ag with Seraphin Meule- meester that her sited. In fact everybody melted before om to the presidency of the yelation, which was the wildly exoiting feature of the last act. | the nice young man from Miss Rosa Rand manatred the old beer botil only to be dl aris, r to her heart's Misg Burke had fo be “cute” Magazi Tuesday, December 27, 1910. Let George Do It! By George McManus eoprrignt, 1V10, oy Ihe Wrew fuvusming Co, (The New hors World), WANT ANY ANY THING THING POE! CHILOREN! FOR You, TO BO ANY o CLSSESETLOCOe CAN't HELD ‘You In ANY t WAY ! ge plied by George W. | ' DONT WANT To Cause No TRoveie ,Ftoss, BUT Pie AROUND The CORNER KNOCKIN! Nou T OPHELIA —— 8 he mut a mantle | Lissen Kip~ You'ke Too Good To THROW AWnY on A did the same thing | Like THAT UTTLE RoW ce. Suzanne knew how to | aT Gee: leon ar} can trade Mr. Chambers hasn't “Suzann Betty Vincent’s Advice to Lovers Lobe and Courtesy, AR girls, if you love a man be courteous to him. At least be as polite D to a person for whom you care as you would be to an utter stranger. I do not know what the young girl can say to defend her posit! who is kind and to be better fri h you there queen and, he one Let me warn you uch conduct will soon make him lose hi man who signs his letter YOUN A ty “Tam engaged to a you mm Tam GIRL who signs her 1 A writes: e may name, “I have been recelying the at-| shall I do? ideas about the n do tg to try to please you h a trifle, Her First Name. GIRL A‘ A man always calls me by ame despite the fact that I always address him as Is not he @ Httle rude’ Remind the young man that you are “Miss” Thus-and-So. Informally, GIRL who signs her letter "Gd. K." A writes: think {t 4mproper for a yoghg girl when she ts not fecling who signs her letter “ thoughtful to mere acquaintances and orders her more intimate friends about ike slaves. Far too many letters which read something like thts | one I am about to quote to you come to me through the John will write “I met and fell in love with such a sweet girl who 1 nice to everybody. Finally, she ed to profer me to the other men of he » because she permitted me to see her oftener 4 more of my invitations, But as we «rew nds she began to treat me as e 1 ordered me about as if I was her se Now, my dear girls, simply because a man ts tn lov no reason why you should treat him as though you were a ugh she ant respect and love very well to revelve men callers In dreesing sacaue? My mother i of the echo!’ and abjects,” Your mother’s ‘school’ t# the present day school for well-bred people. If you do not feel well enough to dress you rhould not receive callers at all, Two Men. tentions of two young men, Ata party last might I danced with both of then, but when It came to taking me home || granted that privilege to the one I had known the longer. Now the other ts angry. What shall I do?” Pay no attention to the anger of the second young man, I think you were very impartial and fatr in your actions. Broken Engagements, GIRL who signa her letters “M. NA" wrk “I am in love with a young man who has broken many appoint nents with me. The la: time he did it I vowed I would never make anoth: engagement with him. Now I am sorry I said this, What shall I do?” Do not be sorry that you asserted some dignity before a man ts Mat, stale and unprofit- | ew “Wat yer think of dis here new nut an’ fruit diet fad, Willie?” “Noti.in’ in it Freddy. Who's a feller goin’ ter get ter crack de nuts an’ peel de fruit fer him?” ‘1 Bhouia think a strong man like you woud loon tor “Well, lady, | did onct, but when | found one | was so dead tired dat | fell asleep an’ lost it!” THE ANSWER, A SKEPTIC, ufraid it's going to rain) ONE LEFT OVER. WELL MENTIONED, n the middle Garber--Yes, And what woul ho has! treated you so rudely, Adhere to your resolution, , I think not, weather man golng down tho etrect with an umbrella.—Philadelphia Record, third 'atr, sir?~Londongketoh, some of that nents speak so well of it.—| gets tired uw ke dane with the % Another ARSENE ae # t LUPIN Story “The Hollow Needle By Maurice Leblanc (Copyright, 1910, by Maurice Lablane.) BYNOPSIS OF F a REDING CHAPTERS, de In. Nowumav The Hay in Lies ‘Qn what hed in rate Heasivelet au ‘ined ie iny hee ie werawied, 19 | the diewres evtale. tn ent the Liapin's monde. An accom ier Meautrelet nreatigations. Lavin, quinaved death, calls upon a Htera Tans, CHAPTER IV. (Continued) Arsene Lupin! he ng from his chalr, one and only Arsene Lupin, returned from the realms of expired and pas Arsene Lupin, alive and kicking, I exercise of his will, hapy and free and more to enjoy that happy fre om in a workd ut favers and privileges It was my turn to laugh: “Well, it'a certainly ys this time than on the day when I had the pleasure of seeing you, last yeur— congratulate you."* s Init follow on the famous adve f the dade his interrupted mar- Mage, his fight with Sona Kirchnoft and the Russian girl's horrible death. On that day I had seen an Arsene 1 I did not know, weak, down- tod, with eyes tired with weer | eeoking f | foe ture It was a year ago,” T observed Arsene Laypin's years count for ten © as mitch as another man's.” versation “How did you get int" | “Why, how do you think? Through the door, of course, ‘Then, as I saw no- body, [ walked acrose the drawing room nd out by the balcony, and here fam." " s, but the key of the cre are no doors for me, aa you Dor?" in.” | "It ts at your disposal, Am I to | leave yout” | “Oh, net at all! You won't be in the way, In fact | interesting evening." “Are you expectin “You, I have given him an appoint ment here at ten o'clock.” He took out | ila Wateh, “Tt iw ten now, If the tale | eam Teached him, he ought to be here some one?” The ftont-door bell rang. “What did I tell you? No, don’t trouble to get up; I'll go.” With whom on earth could he have | made an appotntmer of scene was Ta | out to assivt at | dramatic come? For Lapin him | self to con tonal | He returned tn a stood | back to make way for a young man, tall and thin and very pale in the face Without a w nade me feol i at ease. I awitohed on all tl | after the other, : led with light, ‘The | | | | oked at ench other, exchanged pro- found and , as If, with all ¢ es, they were trying to plerce Into euch other's souls. It was an tmpresive sight to see them notrating lan newcomer be? oon the paint of guessing the through his resemblance tograph whidh had recently @ in the papers, when Lupin which Master Bre Let surprised me way of behav friends were righ IX, Who was specially attached | to person, was, In fiet, most vale wb #. But, with the ardor pe ) any neophyte who wishes vish himself, he pushed ind thwarted my plans by permite rdonable a going the same fate as Holmlock Shears? And I should not have km time because root of confidence wtitdh own me in de nally into my hande—Kt heen so eaty for me to bring of Ganimard’s triend® with m he darkness, since tt appears | ed away in a) an ever resolved | the ter vhore hitherto he has received nothing | hard blows wh r, their it was quite different. hd not changed: te Me a, and Iveller | 1 wae alluding to hie last visit, the) © little sympathy and af-| ta. “The past ts far “It wae ten years ago,” he declared. | , I did not tnatst and, changing the con- | In mawktrh looked as though he wat What for? Some ald. was a fi himself ran and He returned with a “Will you allow me, gentiemen™ he know. 1 wanted your flat and I came! 146 opened the totter, Tt contatned’® transformed. Tits tace Wt gt his figure righted iteelf and 1 saw ete t, I can promise you au | rte and n © telegram Reautrelet adap tude and Lup hareh and mast “Let us throw off the mask-—-what. and ha ? And what sort | and th | with each other as ene ro trent? echoed Beautrelet. tye “0 of surprise ta treat, T dy ler it worthy of interest, | the situation must be somewhat excep- | Make th d and with @ certain | this fla solemnity about his movements that | pin!” Reautretet m p lamps, ORS | prised. He sald very prettily, | thus grave and atlent, But whe could! anc 1 Yes, at this moment y wt ed to this paper he “It shall not apps starting up in his turn, ting himself, on his own InitiattveP eo eirike you a blow.” ” it wae a little accident!* 7 “Not at ail, not at all! And T o fiunanded him severely! I am boun say in his favor that he nawares by the really uf+ 1 rapidity of your investigation, mi only I t us a few hb w ve escaped t rt should dowbtless have el ormous advantage of undef Ganimi evd) Lupin, taught rors which your wi 1 have had an atrocios ort e me, and vr fills me Can you ering ¥ of confidence wipes speaking seriousty? Tf that I was greatly pe strimmgie between the t was beginning in a manner whi ply unable to understand, esent at the first meett 1 Lupin and Holmlock Sheart afe near the Gare Montparné®™, could not help recalling @hi ge of the two co fle clash of their politness of thetr mani they dealt their arrogancé feint KMe tactios, the affanility. But what a et adversary he had come upon! Wi adverpary Ither the tone of one nor the apy Very calm, but with @ gy not one assumed to el mn of a maelf; very polite, but n Really, he n endeavoring to ation; amiling, but wi Presented the most perteet to t even that. to my mind, ‘ed as much p i Arsene Lupin, @ cont! plexed as my- es © was no doubt about ttt in Presence of that frail stripling, checks smoot sa girl's end 1 charming eyes, Lapin wae ordinary — seif-assuranem. times over T observed trace m him. He tt ok frankly, wast affected’ phr: not at He semed to be seeking, wild mn ring of the bell pened the a63® ter Ne 1 tt—and becamesa® swell. It was more stood before tis, sure of himself, mastersma ter of persons, He spread nthe toble and, striking exclaimed Is you and’ Go ‘a listen, eel in measured, i 1! tones wi tly what to think of each et toward each other as Meo it to tema not use that word 1 T repeat it, tn anita, af t effort, whtot! This 1s the first time I pyed it to an adversary. But alent tell you at once, tt te the most of it. I shall pot without a promise If T do, tt means war,” mT ned more and’ more io Prepared for 'this=you wo men | speak so funnily! It's wo different from expected! Yes, I thought you ‘© not @ bit like effort of thelr gleaming | play of at! Why this dis. rer? Why use threats? Are @ circumstances bring josition®? Enemies? Why? red a little out of counter but he snarled, and leaning oy to me, youngster,” he y © question of a facta et; and that tact years I have met an adver- scity. With Gantmard ars T played as if € With you T am ob! Mf; T will way 1 tn the fight, Ie wot the better of Arsen What-& nthe dark you have t into the full Neht of day, » You stand In my way. Wea, of it—Br rpose. T now tell you gp I Insist upon it, so that to heart: I've had enough nodded his as ov what do you w w f us Owe ring to his own side fre but you » ive it to the’ publie."® ‘© that T know it? wr Tam certain: day by I have followed your d the progress At the very mee struck you yet? Subsequently wegha ons out Of eoiteles er But they are ». ‘The arin In an boyt wr fat It will be set r to-morrow,"* rose and slashed the alr waar thy he cried, sther aid Beautrelat,, appear (To Be Continued.) beter . rod: ‘i Athe (ie