The evening world. Newspaper, May 8, 1912, Page 19

aw “S'Matt er, Pop?” Ut LITER LUM 16 OREO Ly Quiesca “The Explorer’ Like an English Penny Novelette. F¥ iY CHARLES DARNTON. " 'T any cate there's one Maugham play we won't have to eit through next p, season, ‘The Explorer” at Daly's last night led to the discovery that wh ) 'W. Somerset Maugham can get away fitxm the teatable for an ect at least, ae @nd that Lewis Waller eometines dresses: like the ordinary Engvehman. In at meitfier case, however, was the change for the better. we ‘The run of luck that Mr. Waller has enjoyed here may have encouraged him to believe there was hype for “The Explorer." Then, too, at this time of year | 1 was an easy matter for him to enap up Mise Constance Collier nnd Charles { Cherry to ad him tn his experiment. But why he thought this play, with its [Old-fashioned methods applied to a new-fashioned dilemma, should meet with any More success in New York than It did in London is not immediately apparent, especially as it does not offer him a particularly good acting part. “The Explorer" 1s more like an English penny novelette then a play. Ite four | acts seem ike so many chapters, Behind the actora last night could be seen | Mr. Maugham at his writing table, a rather young and inexperienced Mr. ham, apparently, putting his characters on paper. And there they remain e opening chapter was as damp as the weather, Lucy. Allerton had to be told | that a jury had just convicted her father of forgery. But her aunt, Lady Kelsey, | was kind enough to a> the family crying unt!! Lucy's brother—who was more Ike a wonk sister—came in and made a good job of it. George felt his father's Miszrace so keenly that Lucy didn't know what to do with him. But tt presently occurred to her that it would be a good plan to send him to Africa with Alexander Mackenzi# on an exploring expedition, The fact that MacKenzie consented to George with him was procof enough that he loved Lucy. Chapter If. opened in @ tent in Africa, George A Uttle affair that was decidedly off color had come to light, The native woman in the case had been shot and killed. Compelied to confess the crime, George| took shot at MacKenzie, but was gave the unhappy youth @ chance to redeem IMmeelf by leadt: part of the expe- dition out of the trap into which he had thrown the whole party. It was death or glory, George didn't get any glory out of it. = ‘World Deily Ma . paring, Wed'n (Eee t The rest of the story was told (n Lon. don, where Mackenzie was charged with having sent George to his death. His friends cut him, but noble hero that he was, he suffered in ellence, He did this to spare Lucy pain, She should never know the truth about her brother, He wanted her to believe in him, and she in turn showed ‘her trust in him by announcing to the guests at a dance that ehe was to become his wife. But Maer ar a ernder Mac hen he admitted to her that he had eent her brother to almost certain death ehe declared engagement off before the essembied company. And then, of course, her faith in him returned, and, ae the penny novelette might have put it, the lovers stood tn fond embrace, Sentimental as it may sound, the last act proved by far the best, In it, when MacKenzie epoke of his life, there was a really aincere mament, Mr. Waller made this moment count, but at other times his hard, dry manner, no doubt de- Iberately assumed, made him seem more mechanical than human. © Mise Collier was earnest and intense as Lucy, though never quite simple @gough to be convincing. The e!tuation in the third act gave her an opportunity to dieplay her ability as an emotione! actress, but she chose to display more than her ankles in an ultra-fashionable gown that marred the seriousness of the scene, ‘Though uncertain in his lines, Mr. Cherry was well suited to the part of Mac- ‘Kensie's amiable friend, and he chatted wittily with Mise Greco Lane, who was fairly attrac:ive es a young widow. But their little scene could hardly be con- aidered part of the play. They were like the tea—just brought in—and merely served td emphasize the fact that the author talked @ great deal without saying . There was eo much talk that Reginald Dane could be forgiven the lengtha to which he went in making the brother a weak aister, hort, “The Explorer” isn’t worth ¢alking about. BAS: HI ELIEF. “Travelling man hisses girl and ts against | Silticus—Do you believe in long en- | 9rest We have no odjection ta! agoments? equal suffrage, bus even commercial! 4} Oynicus—Sure. The longer a man is|men should have some rights. > Jenwaged the less time he has to be maz- peut fes-crmnaceteme Brews, _ | \We need detter train service. A Oriminal wishing to leave town last week was forced to watt thirty min- utes for a train and was almost overtaken by the police. 4 as apers Say By Foiin L. Hobble Commis. HS RRP Meee é W ‘ser goes to fait rather than pay $5 fine.” If the Judge had been a good business man he would have re- duced it to $4.98, Lewis “Brother sues steter for dimes giv- en her as spending money.” He isn't @ brother to the girl; 4¢ just happens that they have the same porente. 4 man has invented a Rat for ladics that will extend 20 far over the face that the wearer cannot look sideways into the shop windows, this prisoner? Policeman—Holding « man up Knocking him down, your honor,— ton Transcript. —_— Two Feature Serial Stories in the EVENING WORLD After we all get enthusiastic over @ worthy reform some politician comes out and coole us off by saying | that it will hurt business, “Jewellere are to estabiteh new list of Ddirthstones, the present ones be- ing too inexpensive.” Nezt we will be asked to change our politics if there ta any money in 4t, *‘Both Sides of theShield,”’ a Story of Love and War, written by Major Archibald Butt, Aide to President Taft; one of the heroes of the Titanic, Begins To-Morrow a rapidly moving “Officer 666,” story of New York life, based upon the successful farce of that title, Begins May 13 - According to the oracles, cach State, in turn, will practically decide | the outcome of the Republican Na-| tional Convention. The first catch of the season ia just | reported, A large fith in the Hudson] cast his line on the bank and a man from Omaha took hold of it and was pulled in, Any Presidential candidate con win easily by putting a baseball plank in Ma platform, ‘ Reflections of a Bachelor Girl , By Helen Rowland 4 Ovorrisht, 1012, by The Prose Publishing Co, (The New Yoru Word). | When She , Mere Man's Number. HERE are two kinds of masculine heroes: the kind ‘LEN T who offer up their Uves and the kind who marched in the Suffrage Parade. And it is dificult to say which ts the more beautiful exhibition of chiv- alry and moral courage; but the mere thought of either of them makes a women choke right up. The man who murrics once is an optimist; the man who marries twice is a philanthropist; but the man who marries three times ts a fatalist. A Uttle “thank you” now and then te relished by the best of men— when he offers you his scat in a street car, Every man constitutes himself his “brother's keeper.” No doubt St. simon 00 bad Peter himeelf would have fibbed valiantly to the best woman on earth in order to get her husband out of a scrape, from them. 4 woman may be perfectly capable of voting and earning her own Hving,' but she finds out what it is to yearn for a strong, bravo, masculine arm when it comes to extracting the cork from a bottle, that. “an. excellent test of AM men are dorn optimists, to judge from their readiness to take an- aftections. other cocktail, or another wife, the moment the headache or the heart- ache from the One Before has worn off. | A POCKET iCVCLOBED 1, why 4s it better to be wet than dry during a thunder storm 72. Why do persons in a crowded room feel drowsy? ; 73. Why does a little water make fire burn more brightly, while a larger quantity puts it out? 14. Are you taller in the morning or at night, and why? | 75. Why does blue scen by candle Hight appear green? tions of others, |bashful, but wan 1A. ‘own age, How my shyness?” Practice going much as posi Jing about yourse! ent will be answered Friday, Here are the replies to|#o with her?” Hy does wood decay?) The presence of myriads of parasitic causes wood to decay. The soaking of wood In creosote pre- microbes from carrying on their work of destru @. (Wha, artiquakes?) Fue centre of the earth 1s hot and tts crust Js cool, As segtions of the earth ners the surface lose heat they contract, thus leaving the rust unsupported so that It sometimes cracks or caves in 68, (Why are there two buttons on the back of an evening coat?) This fash- fon dates back to the days when every well-dressed man wore a sword, The| Will introduce y two buttons on the back of the coat held the sword belt in position 69. (What 1s pumice stone?) Pumice atone ty volcanic, It is formed deep in| the earth and thrown out upon the surface from volcano craters, 70. (What wae the origin of the word “Lullaby"?) Liltth, according to tho legend, was Adam's firet wife and was a demon, Mothers, soothing thelr chil- Gren, would croon the words “Liilt! " Gneaning “May Lilith keep away from youl"), The phrase became corrup pa to ‘Lulle! “Ww. J." write: quainted with a office near me. “JON writes her to bow to a @ away, telling me nev |to seo her again, Shall I continue to} é {a sitting on a bench in a park?" Bde should always recognize any ac-| fare uaintance, Ie Engaged. 8 @0on as Girl becomes in my opinion, to make up her mind to dispense With the attentions of the other men of her acquaintance, Any right. minded girl {s hore rifled at the dea with one or more admirers. But it seemg to me that it's for the git who has Promised to marry to continue to go out with other men and even secept favors If you don’t love yeur fiance enough to give up this sort of thing then you don't love him enough to hecome en- gaged to him. That's alt there te about In fact, the whole situation is an the real state of your A man knows that, and so he 1s justified in protesting when the wirl who has promised to marry him continues regularly to enjoy the atten- A Bashful Young Man. writes: “I am exceedingly it to met over It and go out with girls and young men of my shall I cure myself of out into company as |b jo and try to stop think- If the girl 1s under age and living at home I am afraid you will have to ac- cept her parent's sion, "I want to get ac- girl who works in an How shalt I do it?’ Try to find some mutual friend who ou, “It a girl is out walk. ing with a young man is It proper for nother young man who May 6, 19132 ine: Aes YH ine AROLD M° % ae ii jr af fig} HI id if sl ie 4 25 2 i i ties + ne ij ty | it i i i i t eh i f 5 i £. it § i & H li if io : j i I i : \ HH i i ae i | i: F if Pi f # I ee ill i EE i if i Hh ! it if i il 4 Hi 4 5 if i i ? t ili tities advieed, “You three fi toward Watlace (hi bulbous lavender in fue), the butler firet-man. “Forwang@ march, front door. Go on!" “What about mer asked Ryanne. j . I H f t | ie E I FG a Phd i f i i Hi i t hey went out stupidly; the wine had dulled them. George immediately re- turned to the library. 5 i + i a § q was ‘inconactously there. will know the full Oitterness 1 it; was not that she wes 2 orime against society; it wae not that she had failed. No, It because she, in leaving this heuse for- . wan leaving her daughter behind, mintrese of it. On her side Fortune knew that, had | to; deen a single gesture inviting pity, muat have fi to her mother’s side, But there was no sign. Finally Fortune stepped back, chilled. It was | heart o° mine, Gay no more about iti’ And he put bis two hae passed has been only a bad drean ana that {t's clear, sunshiny mornii ent’ Wire, Chedsoye rose and proceeded to put on her furs, which across the og A he Roon . poh 4 “This afternoon “Bzactly! When he comes yorrent ‘are going to atend upon thas beaus}ul, friendly ota and doth of ve aregy- ing to be right eway, dato lease!” en “Hew brave “nT to through his mind. The young girl's mother! Pe Mra. Chedsoye drew on her gloves slowly, She offered them to the Major He flung the hands “aside. not nice under the veneer, But was instantly at her service, uriously she watched his agile fingers at work over the buttons: they were perfectly steady. Then, lowed