The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1919, Page 16

‘ VEIT 4 “Those Who Walk in Darkness” ‘ Realistic at Times F New York is as black as it is painted by melodramatists—and tacre’s no lack of Tenderloinism in the plays of the town—we are always sure of finding light and sweetness spread over \. rural landscape. ‘hid 90 it was with “Those Who Walk in Darkness,” set forth Jast night &t the Forty-eighth Street Theatre. But the fact is that the best part of this play. by Owen Davis, from a | movel by Perley Poore Sheehan, is mah may come to New York full of imnvune to the strolling peril. Yet the melodramatic, scenes, A young hope and typhus germs and still be the girl is there. In an owl lunch wagon he meets two girls of the same type on the ame night. | “Those Who Walk in Darkness” is Fealistic at times. It has melodra- matic touches in the three scenes of he Gret act that are convincing. ‘There is something to be said for the Girl who thinks that the simple youth “ghe meets in a “rooming house” is @runk, Her horizon is narrowed by world in which sbe moves, But w he takes her as his wife to his id home in the country the play loses ground. The grandmother of the youth who has taken a street-broken » Bride to the village has a lot to say, and everything that happens after 014 lady bas bored everybody Jy wet talking about. was very good work by Arthur Ghg¢w’as the owner of a “owl- L JOLSON sends this from At- lantic City: “I know that there is a strike, but what it. @ll about I do mot know, | I am suppused to be one @f;the strike leaders, but they haven't wiven.me a rehearsal in the business consequently I am a strikeries » Also I am a strikeless leader, | ineident: be crazier than many people - 5 = Apropos of the approaching visit of ‘ ‘Wales. to Ameria, ‘William’ Faversham. tells this story: years ago when the royal wWisitor was a little chap and his grandfather, the much-loved Edward, Was king, Mr. Faversham was being trated for a slight throat affection by lunch” wagon, and by Helen Tracy as the dubious boarding- house keeper, Laura Walker acted very well as the heroine of the proceedings in the earlier moments of the play, but in the country scenes she raised her! voice to such height as to rouse tho neighbors. Donald Gallaher acted very well, except when the stilted speeches of the author were too much for him. Consuela Bailey was amus- ing in a highly colored dress that should not have been dragged into, the complicated plot, ahd Amy, Ricard worked hard as a gtandmotter who, had too much to say. i For my part, there's nothing more to say. ~~ | Il. | the King’s favorite doctor, Bir’ Feltx Semon. Mr. Faversham went fora treatment to Sir Felix on a morning when the court physician had just re- turned from @ family visit to the «ld King, the present King (who was then the Prince of Wales) and the grandchildren, and he related to Mr. |. Faversham the following amusing A new governess had been engaged for the royal grandchildren and ihe was being conducted) through the palace grounds by a seryaht. The present King George was looking cut of the window and, taking the young Prince by the arm, pointed her cut and said: “Ah, there goes your new gov- erness.” King Edward, who Was also of the group, glanced in the direction of the governess and remarked: “Well, she’s no chicken.” That same afternoon the young Prince had hie first interview with his new governess, For some min- ates he stared at her with rounded eyes and then, to the poor lady's as- tonishment and embarrassment, blurt- ed out: “What are you, a cock or a hen?" ‘The ‘governess was highly indig- nant and the little lad, anticipating the approaching storm, defensively remarked: “Well, grandpapa said you were no || f chicken.” DBaw-w- § Taon't’ WANNA™GO%S Aunt EDNAS — I'm Sick ~ I cor 4 Pain—¢ WE. GOTTA DECIDE Quick! (Mm FOR GOIN’ “TH MOUNTAINS - Tws MY IDEA! “To THE SEA SHORE Joe Aw Now LISTEN! UP IN “TH MOUNTAINS || O65 “HE “MEY'S FORESTS, AN’ “TROUT FISHIN AN’ EVERYTHING! 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VICARIOUS ATONEMENT. ‘ H, me,” sighed the success- By 7 q ful man who was revisiting | jay MM Tw HE WAS THE OLDEST the old village school, “how nis VENDA Bt Pp (NAABITANT 1 time does fly, S7. res) Thirty years ‘ ago I sat in this very front seat, and It seems to me as if it were but yesterday, T¢ Tam not much mistaken, f you'll find my §nitials carvet on the desk.” . “They're there, right efOugh,” said LITTLE BOBBIE stood | intently the present occupant of the seat. “I studying Grandpop's wrinkled |[' Bot whipped for doing it just because | visage bent earnestly above the edi- my Initials happened to be the same |'torial page of his favorite newspaper. ‘as yours.” —Answers, Grandpop, becoming conscious of Av Milita Bobbie's scrutiny, looked up. UNFORTUNATE. “Well, my boy,” ked, his eyes 66] JAVE you| twinkling in amusement, “how do you H .any rela-| like my face?” tives) “t was just wondering, Grand- living in the coun- | pop"—— ay?" “Wondering what, Bobbie?” “No; whenever! “Why don’t you get it pressed?” we take our va- See sererd cation we have to| DANGERS OF ABBREVIATION. 66 POOR nut,” was ee i a] whata k Western school : nurse wrote on ., = @ pupil's card. j ARP an Maybe He’ll Cry, at That! \ WHAT DO You CALL THAT THING MISTER? FRECKLE-FACE , ‘ and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots. eran hese tae | Here's @ chance, Miss Freckle-face, The boy com: ' plained that the nurse had called him names, until it was explained to him that the | nurse meant “Poor nutrition,"—Bos- | | ton Transcript. | siiaeentiien Z EXPERT OPINION, Fond Havent-—So | you heard my daughter sing, What do yuu think of her range? Peturned Artil- lerist—1 should say she ought to kill me \evmgth—from any druggist ications should show 5 is to rid yourself of