The evening world. Newspaper, March 5, 1913, Page 19

T soit | ao BY CHARLES DARNTON, WP PHAT can we say of a comic opera that still declares Spanish-American | war? Even Col. Roosevelt, who last week added the role of dramatic eritic to the many parts he has played, might say it's as old-fashioned | VE The red bandanna, Yet, Ike the clown in the circus that will svon be! © @emting along, here it is again! “ek wtrange thing happens at the Broadway Theatre, After staying at home for two acts that ring true with John Philip Sousa’s enlivening music, “The American Maid” makes a mad dash for Cuba. The employees of @ glasi fac- tory, agitated by labor troubles brought) on by champagne luncheons, are about to throw the owner through a -window, (even opera may be symbolic!)| when @ stout old colonel who has met) efeat as a plain ousiness ma in uniform and eries, “Hold! time for Americans to fight with one} another Who volunteer?” } Great guns! Can such things be in} 1913? The newer is written by that un-/ Known patriot Leonard Liebung in al book that almost takes the Life out of Sousa s music. b Ply Sousa triumphs, He saves “The Amelican Maid’ with his gallant music He puts not only red, | but red-white-and-vlue music into the Veins of Mr, Liebling’s dull ‘Mata Every strain is pure, unadulterated | American meiody, It has the distince Gon of being Sousa's nee imerety an echo of the Viennese wultzers who are | slowly out surely whiiing themseives -nto sweet oblivion Any one who im- agifes that John Philip Souga can &rite! rite only marches should march straigh’ to j . +» Miss Gunning as Annavel. Charies Brown as Cuke of B ford the Brosdway and leart bis wistake, In this instance the comporer is the victim of an utterly commosplace book, as M1 as a company that Manager Jolin Cort might easily have iayroved upon it! vePQ. Bad allowed a musictan to play upon his purse-strings, of peruiitted his #tage wmPAgager to pick and choose as he saw fit ‘ + godt must be sald, however, that Miss Louise Gunning takes ber stellar hor Meodestly While the trik is still dear to her heart, sings with discretion, wrboeet night, ai least, she did not assucne the efor that. 1 shoutd have liked her better if © wedumtory after ehrieking wildly that ehe wan Miss Sallie Fisher in the late lamented * \WiSwever, there should be so: “inéht, perhaps, for a poor working grt ose lot is cast with a fat hero, IfJohn Park is not careful he will qpon be suffering from fatty degenera- tion of the throat Georgie Mack tries to help him along, but Georgie ts small and not homorously strong for his size. \ OMe Dorothy Maynard is too self-con- irs of a pruna donna 4 not worn blu in the glass J to be @ working girl. But like a‘ she went to work in blue 1 liked her - e it a a = nduce- red poteus to add to the galety of the per it “formance. But as good luck and irre- i mi. ‘@otelble youth will have it, Miss Mar- H 4, “@uerite Farrell 1s natural enough to oe | one of the Ineh Players at Walack’s, | be “'Khd to think of the Ukes o° Jing | | sherself Marguerite when it's Maggie, or ] aia egagy. she should be, I'm thinking! eh Bure, she's like a fairy from Ireiaud = @anging for all the world as if hor feet ‘were touching the sod her mother kept = Green, and with @ amnile on her lips and wtwinkle in her eye that woule keep a lad. awake long after the stars have § poe wo bed. Good: luck to you, Mai Sguesite Farrel, and a truer uame to ewout \) Bo-go from the Irish to the Enxltsh, n | @haries Brown, with the usual asinine Marguerite Farrell.as Rose Green, | se@rawl, 19 funny only when he tells of a sergeant caught by a cactus In the slow dey to hi soeourse of @ charge. This reminds me that some one should stop the chorus from s@hagging upon nearly every musical number. ‘The awful on hts give the »'performance a slam-bang effect that ts disturbing. Although the Anes ox ‘qemely well, even though it ts not a viston of love sits pid back | {Aus of Consideration for Sousa. Ie 48 #@ved from it in one nun at least, the periette “Cheer * that lives up to its title delight + have edtwsbness and charm, though It must be confersed that " \" sounds Mbit ke the tinkers’ chorus in “Kobin Hood." But from beginning to the ngpbeie ds both tuneful and spirited, Taanks to Sous. Phe Am, isa | PID... BESS BOB BROTHER (In Hiding)... bloom and birds chirping lullaby in the branches. herd's flute heard in the distance, he Evening World Daily Magazi “S’Matter, Pop?” = 3 x Be « Gosd- ALL HemMLocir CANT A Body Putt THEIR BOOT ON” § ne {usta wttsen,f By Himself ve Every Girl one Bo Every Brother ACT 1—Scene 1; Evening down at the old mill stream, Cherry trees in The soft strain of a shep- D {The Wings of the Morning (Coyright, by B, J. Clode) SYNOPSIS OF MING INSTALMENTS, Iris Deane (laughter of Sir Arthur Dea Ts veturning to bugiand eam, the sintat iP fishes Deis af Wt ta tr to, lant Veptnor, At the |, & paasing steward ris abwerves this. with 2 uvtes’ that the steward bas the ‘A typhoon rise, ancl al C yon a nearby idand, bamendery and cre, suri and restores ‘dent fae dent. fact th . puades the pith, She resenta this by Dim to treat ber as though be were | her infers oe | CHAPTER 11 A | (Continued) The Survivors, Advice to Lovers © young man Nena be dis- couraged if the girl on whom he har set his af fections does nat mney | | 2B, F." writes: “I was tn Jove with eae, ope girt | sit, but gave her up begiuse of my ig | Mother'y o¥jeotions: amd paid’ attention 4s very likely indeed to bring @ reward to the persistent suitor. it he is really, anxious to attain the ovject of hiv desires he will bo perfectly willing to spend time in the pursuit, oso love bir having is |{.Another Birl, But ‘it's né_use; 1 only usually a little |!0ve tho first one, thaugh/€*Mave not slow in giving it, | cMllsd on her for two years. ituW shall I regain her affection?” doesn't wear poe eart_om her | The only thing you can do Ws to go to per neattame ber {her with w frank confession, Periaps nt to take you back, Gifts of Jeweiry. ODT writes: 1A ng® man ts pay: \ing attention to me, and on my birth. : day he gave mea diamond ri Should Pat familiar bit of adv! eginning, | day " bee first you don't succeed, tr, ty keep !t or return it?’ gain," 1s a2 applicable to. courtahip as! You ought not to accept Jewelry from rm f the otber afteira of life, Time any one to whom you are not engaged. yfévén that she must know a young man jee will eo) than a few weeks or few | gecaths before deciding to spend the | eaee of her life with him, And her at- | Miude ta entirely justiftan! ONSCIOUS that her large blue eyes were fixed indignantly upon him, Mr, Robert Jenks repressed a smile. She was still hysterical and must be hue nored in her vagar! What an odd | inoment for a discussion on etiquette! “Ag you wish, Miss Deane,” he said, he fact remains that I have many ss to attend to, and We really must pmething. hat can we eat?? “Let us find out,” he replied, scanning the nearest trees with keen scrutiny, They plodded together through the sand in silence. Physteally, they were th super couple, but in raiment they resembled scarecrows. Both, of course, were bareheaded, The sailor's Jersey nd, trousers were old and torn, and the water still soughed loudly in his heavy boots with each step. But Iris was in @ deplorable plight. Her hair fell In & great wave of golden brown strands over her neck and shoule ders. Every hairpin had vanished, but J with a few dexterous twists she cotled the flying tresses into a loone knot, Her beautiful muslin dress was rent and s drying rapidly under sing power of the au and she surreptitiously endeavored complete the fastening of the open por- tlon about her neck. Other detatls must be left until a more favorable opportun- ity, She recalled the strange sight that fret met her eyes when ehe recovered consciousness, “You hurt your finger,” she sald abruptly, “Let mo see it. They had reached the shelter of the trees, pleasantly grateful now, so pow- ert are tropical sundeams at even ao hour, He held out Mis right ha looking at her. Indeed, his studiously averted during minutes, Mer womanly fee aroused by the condition of wound, “Oh, you poor fellow,” she sata. awful it must be! How did it happ Let me tie ft u) “It 14 not so bad now,” he said, "lt has been well soaked in salt water you know. 1 think the nail was torn off when we-when a plece of wreckage mira lously turned up beneath us.” iri# shredded a strip from her dress, She bound the finger with deft tender- A without How k you,” he said simply. ‘Then t+ ve a glad shout. “By Jove! Miss + are in luck's Way. There is a 1 tree,’ The pangs of hunger could not be resisted, Although the fruit was hardly ripe they tore at the great bunches and @te ravenously, Iris wade no pretense in the matter, and t 6 sa'lor was in Worse plight, for he had been on duty continuously sinve 4 o'cluck the previous afternoon, At lust their appetite was somewhat appeased, though plantains might not appeal to # gourmand as the sulitary Joint. “Now,” decided Jenks, rest bere a little while, Miss Dean: Boing back to the beach. You need not be afraid. There are no animals to harm you, and I will not be far away.” “What are you going to do on the beac she demanded, = * To rescue stores, for the most part.” “May I not come with you~I can be Lam He answered slowly: “Please oblize me by remaining hero at present. In less than an hour I will return, and then, perhaps, you will find plenty to 4 je read his meaning intuitively a shivered, "I could not do that,” + murmured. ‘I would faint. Whilst you are away I will pray for them-—my une fortunate friends,” As he passed from her side he heard ber sobbing quietly, SCENAKIO— Tis the hour when war AHA’ HE'S BEEN HIDING BGGS* inquisitive, relentless Sun has sunk Vehind the last hill; the hour when Love steals softly over the quiet world and visits his favorite nooks and delis, cherry tree quick dart fect and said: Bod and Bess Ungered neath the talking happily. ‘Love spied them, levelled his bow, shot two Oh, but he ta an ercellent marksman! Bessie sprang to her “Come, we must be going!” “Not yet, until I tell you how much I love you,” sighed Bob. And bly, eavesdropping Small Brother saw and heard alt! oud A nother [UNUSUAL Story When he rea on ho halted suddenly, Som . Me was quite that he had counted fourteen corp w there wore only twol The two Lascurs’ bodles, which rested on t | group of rocks on the, verge of lagoon, had vanished Where hud they gone to? CHAPTER HL, Discoveries, ¥ Wasted no time In " bewilderment, He f fully for traces ng Lascurs, He conclusion th Hes hai axged from ol sun-dried ro » the lagoon by agency the ire of which he Cauld not even conjecture were many feet above the ' vel When he last saw them, Uttle ore than rhet, At that nt the bea idly, Me N 1 far , 4 of the ring Ww was 4 thera’ save t sivall fie The inc puzalod annoyed him. St ni bo! he sat down torock and pulled gut, He also divested hy of his Inks aud spread them out to dry. Phe ac reminded him of Deane's neces He hurried point whence he could call gut to her wud recommend d of her ciothin 5 his abs retired even more quickly, lest he soculd be meen, Iris bad wlready dis ed to the sumlight large portion of her costum Without further delay he get about a disagreeable but Aecusyary task, [rom the pockets of the iMeer ahd duce tor he secured two revolvefs gai a eu ply of cartridges, evidently intended to settle any dispute which might nave arisen’ between the ship's officers and the native 1 Of ie arom, He hoped the cartridges were unin{u but he could not teat ther at the in a t for fear of alarming Miss L Lou officers carrie penciia, In one of fey leaves, the ratlor made a ventory of the money and other uable effects he found upon the dead, besides noting names and documen where possible, Curtously enough, the ELEANOR SCHORER. By Louis Tracy{ italist of this island morgue was a Lasear Jemadar, who in & belt around his Waist hourded more than ome Gun- d pounds In gold, The sailor ted in a handkerchief all y he collected, and pocketvooks, letters and Jewelry ttle heap en he stripped the ine wot tell how long tbe gist he migut be detained on tho Island We hep came, aud fresh garments Were essential. Lt would be fools wen- timentallty to trust to stores thrown asiure Lom the ship. ertiriesy, Wien It became nieces vary to search aud d son ho almost " wart aint he softened, G uy kK hiv emotions with savage imnprecation be duggelly persevered, At last ue paused (o cun- tier what should be done wita the bodies His first intent was to scoop & large hole in the sand with @ pleco ot timber; but whea he took into cun- tideration the tmaguitude of the lator Juvolved, requiring many hours of hard work & waste of precous tine h migiit be of infinite value to nis bless cOMPARION anit Himself, Ne wise reed to avandgn the project bt was hot only lnpracticadle Lut dangerous Again he bad to wet his teeth with iio. One by One the bodied on from the litte ew they would nyt into th kK, He ku Me was quite unnerved now. He fel as of he had comm tted @ colossal or: In the smovth water of the cove a nuin ber of Diack fins wery culung afrow- shaped ripples. The sharks Were soon y. He shuddered. God's providence ferried him and the girl across that place @ few hours ago. How won to that he and she shonid be snatched from the sea while hundreds perished! «WAY Was it? And@ those oi ers-why were they dented rescue? bor An instant he was nearer to prayer than he had been for years om jurking fend of recollection ng from out the vista ef bygone years and choked back the impulse. ily wo and #iook himself lke a dos ¢ was much to be done F wath ered the clothes and oth articles into a heap and placed portions of shattered packiig-cases near~to misiead Iris, While thus engaged he kicked up out of the sand a rusty kriss, or Malay sword, ‘The presence of this implement startled ver | | @ make her : te dyed black and her hands and feet stained red with henna 2—(TURKEY) Man y Countries . Among the Albanians. ‘most rigid observance of rank and precedence, Children trothed before they are years old and sometimes while fants. But in such oases the agreement te kept from the couple until the young man ts in @ position to marry. ‘The object of this custom ts to keep the Albanian youths from marrying the towns where they go for employment. A vendetta with the relatives rejected dride and sqgial ostracism would follow a young man’s refusal to tho girl selected for him, Mut such cases are rare, as (since he has not seen girl) he can give no objection to her, However, should this happen the youngée brothers and sisters of the girl may not marry until her affair ts settled. ‘There are fewer women than men in Albania; therefore no marriage portion te required with the bride, but she ts practically bought from her father or broth- ere for a sum of money which varies according to the social rank of the fami. los, As with the Turks, the betrothal, when the contracts are drawn and signed by two witnesses, constitutes the legal ceremony. But the bride does not leave her father’s house tmtil after the wedding festivities, which take place any 0 from a few weeks to ® year after. wen festivities usually begin on Thursday, when the bridegroom sends the ati,” which is a decorated box containing the presents, to the bride—various articles of dress, ornaments, boote and shoes of yellow leather, embroldered with gold, @ loaf of sugar, some coffee and other triftes, This is carried by two boys, o must be relatives of the bridegroom and whose parents must both be living. ‘They are received with the greatest respect, and ds the dunt! ts presented ali cry “Good luck!" ‘The boys are seated tn the place of honor, while all the fam- fly of the bride stand. Liqueurs and bonbons are served, and in about an hour the boys depart \Y eee alliances between Albanian families are regulat ‘The same day the bridegroom's parents send a youth to invite the guests for the following Monday. At each house he receives @ present of @ few plastres, ‘The bride's family send thelr invitations in the same way on Friday, and on the same day the women assemble to help with the preparations and to adorn the bride, who must silently submit to whatever they choose to do with She ts bathed, scrubbed, masiaged, her hair and avutitel eyebrows ‘On Sunday evening, decked tn all her finery, she ie presented to the women of tne tamily, and the work of thoxe who dressed her is openly eriticised, Later the father and brothers enter, Falling at thelr feet, the bride weeps and bess fore © for all faults she has committed, As the father raises ber a chorus of pate ‘and cries from the company shows their grief at the approaching separa- tion Monday morntng the homes of Both bride an@ groom are thronged with ‘each of whom brings a measure of coffee and sugar and @ gold coin for ‘These coins are later made Into necklaces. rues pris ee any, dawn the bride s dressed and led to @ corner of the princtpal room, where custom requires her to stand motionless and speechless, eyes downcast Baa hands crossed on ber breast, until she starts for her now home. Two wome tand‘n elther side to watch her, while the ques! ‘ted around stare at her, a ual times on this and the next two days she eats alone, covered with a ‘And if she wants to make a Ko d impression she will eat only when to, This is to show #orrow at leaving home, * about 10 o'clock a cart arrives from the bridegroom to get the Bride's bags and when it starts the company shouts “Good luc A few minutes later sage. 8 inale guests of tho bridegroom, preceded by his father, who leads: the A the: . set forth from the house In the courtyard cognac and vee home veets are passed around by servants, Meanwhile the bride, covered wit TOs ak and veil, Is led out, supported on each aide as tf infirm, and niéden ee ever? ‘one by silk draperies held on ether side until she 1s seated om per nore procesvion starts: firnt the husband's guests, then the bride her herds ea by A servant, one of her brothers on each side, the mustclane and rele On leaving home and at each street corner the bride bows her and friends bres in farewell hree times her approach ! announced to the women of her husband's famfly they welcome her with @ sous, and the same care ts taken when she dlemounte a@ cn whe was placed on her hors Teco women, puKhing Ner gently, lead her, as tf against ter will, Into the hour, where ane is seated on cushlona After coffee has been served the guests depart, the oldest of them saying In a loud voice “Util now she belonged to God and to us. Now and henceforth she belongs to you, and to God, who will protect Ler."” It w sharp {8 turn to steal @ look of ry ‘Twere an easier tasie Ie examined it slowly and thrust him. it out nt sein yack to her, after dons to read the records of time in the vay and voots, now thor- sold rock than to glean knowledge ; from the girl's face. Are you ready now, Miss Deane? he “Yes he reviled, eimply “Lusky pang out, cheerily, (ay phe : eon waiting tor “Most fortunate, When they are ae dy? 3 have been ° quite dey L will replenish my wards a chucked quietly. T must robb. What ts the fret thing to be ny tongue; it betrays me,” be ; urd my es it aye) Ey “Well, Miss Deane, I think our pros ratd to his ramnme ts, in th e _ ie t at Improve ? af iy to fee If any of tie cases contain food, s fe Yer there were secondly, we should haul high and dry man' fos ie rytiing that may be of use to um ; mnly @ needle and Wie weather should break again in me , a o t tide sweep away the If thar ts mle the bead *P Thirdly, we should eat and fumbling tn his pockets He produced ® sext, and finally, we must explore shnhby litte hussif, | cantaining & teiand before the Mgnt fail, 1 am cons thimble, sctasors, needles and 8oMe vinced we are alone here. 10 lew skeins of unten thread, Case and piace at the best, and if any y contents were sodden or rusted with @ ashore they would bave put ia but the girl fastened upon ance long since" thix treasure with a sigh of deep con- "No you think, then, that may ten * remain sere long? Now, pleage,* she erie’, “T want a “it is impossible to form an opinion telegraph offer and a ship. on that point Help may come in a It Was impossible to resist the Infection day n the other hand——* of her high spirits, This he lauwhed You?" without concealment It is a wise thing, Miss Deane, to “We will look for them, Miss Deane, prepare for other contingencies: Moinwhile, will you oblige mo by wears © stood still and swept the borizon ing this? ‘The sun i ellmbing np rap- with comprehensive eyes, The storm tdiv had vanished, Masses of ¢loud were Ho handed her a sontwoster whtch he ne away to the west leaving « carried, Me hat iret another for s expanse of blue sky, Already hinaelf, ‘Th nent died away from the sea Was calming. Huge breakers her fave. She remembered tly errand, roared over the reef, but beyond it the Reing an. eminently sensible young Waves Were subsiding into heavy une Woman, she made no protest, even Lroken swell forcing herself to ue the strings beneath But Miss Irts's thoughts were serte ein, ous. When they reached the sands she “Do you mean," she said slowly, caught steht of the pile of clothes and without moving her gage from the dise the broken wootwork, with the small tant meeting-place of sky and water, heaps of valuables methodically are “(hat wo may be imprisoned here for ranged, © harmless subterfuge did Weeks, perhaps months not deceive her, Bhe di ante “If you cast your mind back a f look of gratitude at her companion, hours you will perhaps admit th, How thoughtful he was. After a are very fortunate to be here at all, around sho was reassured, tious) She whisked round upon him, “De wondered what had become of—them, not fence with my question, Mr. Jenks, “I see you have been busy,” she sald, Answer me!" nodding toward the clothes and boots, (To Be Continued.)