The evening world. Newspaper, October 15, 1914, Page 7

her Walker Whiteside Fiendishly Fine in “Mr. Wu.” . By CHARLES DARNTON. 'F it were not for a pols. 10us cup of tea that takes an unexpected course, to put it literally, “Mr. Wu," the Anglo-Chinese play produced at Maxine and Harry M. Vernon and Harold Owen. Whiteside has brou ht from England] exact payment in the same coir from mean no more to you, of course, than| the mother who risks everythfng to they do to me. But you certainly can| save her boy. In other words, the Bave no reason for complaint when) garden of love is transformed into you get both “Madam Butterfly” and| a chamber of horrors. “La Tosca’ in the same evening.| To make the play quite modern In the first place Mr. Wu's daughter) there are no pigtails in it. Further- fs left to realize her mistake in loving| more, Mr. Wu has the advantage, or @ young man in flannels from the| disadvantage, of a Western education | other side of the world, and then Mr.| that makes him even more dangerous ‘Wu, with a touch of both Scarpla and than his ancestors might have been. He is a mandarin of so much power that he has Hongkong in his grasp. This power 1s directed against the Gregory line of steamships, scuttled at wea and threatened in port by a strike of coolies, out of revenge for the | part that Gregory's son had played with Wu's daughter. We suw how things | were going with the steamship com- | pany and we could not possibly be . blind to the fact that Gregory, in| One trial of Harris Eyeglass! threatening Wu with a revolver, was Service will make vou one more | making a blustering ass of himself. Harris eyeglass enthusiast. His wife described him more aptly as} Absolute satisfaction is guar- | @ bull in a China shop. It remained | anteed or your money refunded. | for Mr. Wu to give the play some J Harris Glasses cost $2 or more |i to subtlety by asking the wife i} i to come alone to his house, where they might discuss quietly means for re-| storing her son, who had strangely, disappeared. And here we had the play in a tense, melodramatic act as absorbing | (as that scene in “Tosca” where the Avs.| Knife gets in ite deadly work.) Wu vy Bi = fi about a phial of poison thrown THE American Electrelle will | through FA upper window. The change your piano into a | Chinese servant evidently felt that player piano in a day without | poison might “come in handy,” to cutting the case or changing the use a far Western phrase, and a0 @ppearance of your instrument. had come prepared. This & little INVESTIGATE, point that you must settle for your- | talked a great deal about the treas- ures that decorated his house, even Bkiyn.| to the point of mentioning prices— | the deplorable result, perhaps, of his| Tire an Co.) | Western education—and after making | Mrs. Gregory most uncomfortable by | sending away her servant and then putting his cards on the tea table, he | went into another room to put on! something less formal, as John Mason used to say in “The Yellow Ticket.” Left alone, the unhappy woman K N B E self, for I must confess that I am | A s called to her mald, and an answer came in the form of a veil wrapped not up to all the tricks of an Anglo- Chinese play. 5th Ave., at 39th St. In any event, the poison was at hand as a means to the end Mre. Right from the vines— Perfect tomatoes, red-ripe, juicy and delicious—these are what we use in Campbell’s Tomato Soup Their natural flavor is completely retained by the Campbell method; and made even richer and more tempting by means of the exclusive Campbell blend- ing-formula. Order this perfect soup by the dozen and have it on hand, That is the most satisfactory way. 21 kinds It would have been a perfectly simple matter for her to let us know what| breath, was going on in her mind without] Mr. Whiteside died hard—and well. putting it into so many words. Her|He was fiendishly fine throughout soliloquies were worse than poison| the last act. From the moment he ‘Bat with eke teow be fd oan, play.| appeared as a sinister figure at the ‘eturn of Wu, bent upon the raven that the imprisoned pony ond of the first act, for that matter, jo" realize w je sounding of &@ gong, the scene renewed its stip. ca eee On eae meee By way of a toast, the mandarin took up his cup. Then he put it down| aged to be less meébanical and more which she had dropped the poison. He loathed sugar and cream, but he would drink it, he explained, because her lips had touched the cup. Now, as you know, there are times Sch aaah Seok aaa eaten J Mead , a % * THE EV Bu eae woe ne emaien fnr |, sea decheaah fe cee ‘ul lady do aroun ir to go about talking to herself.) nities unui Wu ‘gave up the ch and the ghost in almost the same he held his audience completely. turned to the woman's, Into "The Ty phoon. nation, subtlety, poise je power and vividn Toere was charm in the scene o the lotus garden, even though Miss when it doesn’t pay to be polite, For Elliott's Theatre last night, might have as its sub-title “The Chinaman’s| his part, Wu wasn’t long in discover- HUIey tndrels ct Wels andantee But the slip ‘twixt that cup and M: Wu's lip makes all the dif-|!"# that he had swallowed an appal- Frank Wupperman z lingly strong cup of tea. He be- e requi ‘i as quirements of a ference in the world of melodrama as ft ts pictured in Oriental colors bY| trayed signs of distress almost ins ., Miss Deirdne Doyle : stantly, and then he tried to get at| played the @fgther very well, except ‘The authors of the play that Walket/ Shylock In his nature, proceeds to| poor Mrs. Gregory with the sword’ for droppil er lower jaw contin- ‘ole of Wu's daughter ‘59th to 60th Street Great News, Men! S ° The materials are serges, uits 33 to 46 chest measure, in regular, stout and long suits. A Collection of 1800 Shirts Included are shirts of corded madras, percales and soft rer cerized materials, in a wide assortment of new Fall patterns an colorings. A good assortment of flannel shirts, with, silk stripes; de- tachable collars of same material as shirt. These shirts are particularly fine for sport wear. Handsome Assortment to Select From for Men Who Come Early Linens, Towels, Sheets, Blankets, Spreads A Sale for Friday, at Prices of Compelling Interest 500 pr. $2.00 Blankets, $1.00 low price, only two pairs to each customer, and Remnants of Mercerized Table Damask, yd., 19c These come in mill remnants of 2. 214 and 3-yard lengths; strong, durable quality. (No Mail or C.O. D. Orders.) « 500 Table Cloths, 79¢ ! All Linen Pattern Including round scalloped cloths | Table Cloths, $1.39 and plain pattern cloths of linen 66 inches square; from one of the finial Cee ae pee el ae best linen manufacturers in Belfast, and $1.25. Ireland. $1.25 & $1.50 Sample Pieces of Fancy Linens, 69¢c This lot includes hand-embroider ed and hand-drawn work; Scarfs Shams and Centre Pieces, in a great variety of beautiful patterns. Thes being samples carried by the road salesman, iy are subject to being slightly mussed or soiled, and but one or two of a kl Ind. 2 Yd. Wide Table Damask, | Linen Finish Napkins, }4 Doz. Yard, 47c for 44c Firm, htavy quality that we can Sold only in 14 doz. lots; hemmed, recommend for long service. ready for use. 1214c All Linen Crash Towelling, 5 Yds, for 48¢ | Absorbent and will not lint; red or blue borders. No mail orders. 500 Doz. Huck Towels, 1Sc and 18c Turkish Bath Each 6)4c Towels, 12'3¢ Excellent wearing towels; fast fina ei tor Seen ist eater eres color, 10 borders. 14 Extra Large Turkish Bath Large Size Huck Towels, 914¢ . Towels, 19c An unusual sturdy towel for con Various qualities; some are all stant, every-day use, size 18x36 in. | white, others with colored borders. 1214c Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 914¢ Pure bleached and absorbent quality, good size. Women’s Kid Gloves Low in Price—High in Quality Glace Kid Gloves—two clasps, with | Mannish Cape Gloves—for street one row of embroidery; lack, wear,with spear poi cks; white and colors; 65, variety of slvades; special. 89c special Fine Imported Pique French- Glace Kid Gloves—two clasps, 3 Made Kid Gloves—2 clasps; 3 rows of embroidery on black in rows of embroidery on back; black sentrastins foie id) sat em- | and colors; actual value 98, ‘oidery in tan, black al i ‘al ¢ white ‘ 79¢ $1.50 pair; very special at oe ENING WORLD, THURSDAY, OOTOBER 165, 1914. pd pert Beall gen: Abeer nla of &n ancestor who had experienced eclf. FRITZ! SCHEFF’S SHOW IS A BIG SUCCESS. blame, of course, for talking to her- self. As the asinine Gregory, whose was so true to type that one felt like The pinay itself does not appeal to the sympathies, aside from the piti- ful romance of the little Chinese girl. Here the authors make the only ox- cuse that could be offered—that of tuation in which the reelf in the end is not fe delighting great ‘The ingentous plot ts Mason Wine From Frohman. John Mason, actor, against Charles Frohman in the City Court yesterday for $1,400, with in- terest. Mason was sued by the theat- tical manager for $700, promissory note. under the skin sardonio Chinese mandarin, makes it not only Inter- tjesting but fascinating. would have had a more tmosphere Inst night if been lower when the woman walked into the trap. But the play has been sta; beautifully that “Mr. Wu" tingly be described aa effective melo- drama in picturesque dress. got judgment ed to be ( He replied | 4 5 and for grown-ups plainl that the $700 was merely an advance ‘ , has! Beware of counterfeits, s0 to him and that $1,400 more due h .|the genuine, made by “Cal him on his contract to play the lead- i, Ing role in “The Yellow Ticket. Goods ne an unusually ge SEWING CASES— TOURIST BAGS—1 inc ecials Leather Here are 10 special items, ever PARTEE CASES. seal; ares and $3.59 CASE! ‘| OLTO8—Duo told Lex.to3dAv. hone | Bite é Here’s a Big Men’s & Youths’ Suits C Coats.. Men’s and Youths’ Suits, Silk-Lined Top Coats, Balmacaans, Winter Overcoats, Silk-Lined Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits This announcement can give but a faint idea of the wonderful values in the sale. this assortment some of the biggest bargains it has been our good fortune to share in. Made of black and Oxford cheviot ma- and silk faced; 42 | terials. Silk Top Coats ches in length and up to 46 chest. Black kersey, chinchilla and 1 fi cheviots, cut in the | Winter Overcoats | fancy chevi Made of fancy cheviot materials in many different color effects. to 42 inches chest measure. cheviots and worsteds, in Tartan plaids, pencil stripes, overplaids and solid bound edges. Cut in the new semi-fitting sack coat style, with broad lapels and graceful roll; flap or patc! also 3-button conservative model and 2-button double- Sale of You'll find in ray. is| 12 Styles of Fine Nainsook reasted model. ‘or men, Tastefully trimmed with fine imported embroidery. Valen- Sizes for youths 16 to 22 years. a —— ae Made of good material, silk-lined throughout; sizes ranging up to 46 chest measure. | kimono style and open front with three-quarter sleeves. |Full Dress & Tuxedo Suits | Absolutely up-to-date in cut and tailoring, and finish Men’s $1.50 Shirts, Special at 94c All Sizes, From 14 to 1714 We belive this to be the finest stock ot we have been able to offer at the price for some time. are this season’s| Special for The great sale goods, carefully cut and finished. , Ts Friday and SILKS is now in active Bear in mind that some of the atte are in pin-tuck effect, same as you'll find in shirts costing two dollars or more. r : choice of double French cuffs or the regulation launder€d cuffs.| Gold Filled Eyeglasses |showing of the most popular (On account of no mail or phone orders.) _ . Excellent heavy wool finish blankets in gray only, for medium and Heavy Comfortables, $1.39 Well made and covered with a splendid grade of figured materials; large size; heavy weight. Bordered Comfortables, $1.98 Covered with best grade of figured silkoline, in handsome floral designs, plain sateen border to harmonize; large, double bed size. 500 Baby Fancy Crib Blankets, 29¢ Positively no mail or phone orders filled, ‘e sed for baby’s crib or go-cart, in white, with dainty pink or blue borders, | Pp t be used for baby’s crib or g i or 1eres, pair, . 1,000 Silkoline Covered Comfortables, 77¢ These comfortables are covered with goud quality silkoline, in various floral and Persian designs, light, medium and dark colors, On account of this extremely low price we cannot fill mall or phone $2.50 & $3 Blankets, pr., $1.98 White, with fancy colored also plaids in a variety of colors, for threequarter and full size beds. $5 Wool Mixed Blankets, $3.85 Extra fine quality and unshrink- able, unusually warm; Weighing 5 Ibs. to the pair; handsome pink or blue borders; also plaid blankets in various colors. double bed size; Excellent blankets that can 5,000 Bed Spreads at Greatly | 7% SEAMLESS SHEETS, six , i ible beds, Reduced Prices is Tee Guia Divs: WHITE CROCHET BED- SPREADS for single beds, WHITE CROCHET BED- SPREADS for three- quarter beds, at......++4+ CROCHET BED. SPREADS for large beds, SATIN WHITE BED wa. 59e} CASES, | slightly mussed, also scale loped Pillow Cases, all reg ular sizes, 45x36 in., a s0¢ EMBROIDERED PIL- LOW CASES, at...... Scaled or hemstitched, hindsyne embroidered designs; Tepelar size, 45x36 in. 1 EAMLESS SHEETS, f and exrta 64c STITCHFD SHEETS, 19c , 29c SEAMLESS SHEETS, for single beds; also scamed sheets, 72x) in., for three-qua: STITCHED SEAMLESS single or twin beds, at... . 1,000 Dozen Pillow Cases, 45x 36 Inches, at 9c On account of this low price quantities limited to each customer, BLOOMINGDALES’ Wx! 78 {0 "AvE: TRANSFER TO PEEVISH, CONSTIATED CHILDREN LOVE “CALFORNA SYRUP OF Fl” Harmless “fruit laxative’? |hours all the foul, constipated waste, " undigested focd and sour bile cleanses stomach, liver | moves out of its ‘ite bowels and yea and bowels. have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children. to oo take this harmless fruit laxatives love its delicious taste, mother! 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Also for This Sale: poss All yn $5 Shoes fecal oan $3.95 |r rcaicet tet Sh $3.35 eS J —c f= Women’s Nightgowns; 59c =I ciennes laces, beading and ribbon. High, V or sqaure neck models, Flannelette Night Gowns, 49c a Extra fine quality; V or round collar, braid trimmed; clear stripes. Women’s $2.00 Sweaters at $1.17 Strictly all wool; mannish weave; shawl collar; all are of very perfect quality; all colors and sizes. Main Floor, rogress. Hundreds of wonder- Saturday, |f,j argains in a most attractive Soar and S t and desirable weaves. n't pectacles $1.89 fail to inspect this beautiful amination, showing. Imported Dinner Sets All the famous makers of china- : ware are represented in our stock of \ fine china and porcelain. Our prices ile are lower than any other store's for similar quality. Dinner Set, $10.98) Dinner Set, $15.00) Dinner Set, $19.98 Austrian China Dine] Austrian China Dine A uc palate inner Sate ner Set, 100 pieces,|ner Set, 100 pieces, Preces, including soup tus with pretty floral] floralspray decoration; fold treatin pocces sith ets Id treatment; also gold lace spray decoration. handles in gold effect. | border pattern. ii Other Dinner Sets at Low Prices: American Porcelain Sets, 48 pieces, $3.98 and $4.98; 100-piece sets at $7.98, $9.98 and up to a fine china set at $85.00, we Taira Floor, Bordered Tapestry Including | The value is $4.50, Made of brocaded armure tapestry in solld tones of | red, olive, brown or empire green, with é-inch appliqued borders of floral tapestry, 9 Scotch Lace Cur- | $4.50 Rope 4" TAT) ‘t ‘jb i i | | tains, Spe- Portieres, cial, pair, $1.49 $2.98 The regular price Just like the is $2.50, Just 300 picture. Em- pairs, full width 3 | pire green only. and 344 yards long, | At this special extra heavy quallty; price this is a B white only. ; rare offering. Scrim Valance Curtains, Special Three-fold Screens, set, 1 Special Regular $1.25 at 97c eee Regular $1.25 qual- aren tee Of Tity. Substantial some with » | frames, filled with edge, ot ners good quality green or with Filet effect | red silkoline, Limited sertions, A ee MY ended quantity; as illus» M\= ready to hang. | trated. 50c Silk Floss Sofa Pillows, 39c All well filled with sanitary fluffy silk fle square shapes; also 18x24 oblong, covered with good white cambric, Third Floor