The evening world. Newspaper, February 25, 1920, Page 22

> the author. “Sacred and Profane Love,” With Elsie Ferguson BY CHARLES DARNTON . ig as a plain clothes actress that Walked in from the street. j Bay recklers. but she is very much al ‘mains there. Pression in “Sacred and Profane Love” at the Morosco Theat ieee ete. as she was in “Outcast,” and she is human. 3 wennett's play she ts charmingty natural as a girl who migat have Now this migh: secm like “Tiger! Tiee the ingenuous incident occurs in one of the For that region Carlotta seems excessively Eisie Ferguson makes he- deepest im Lat her In the first act of Afte> three years in the movies Miss Fe; s! 1 reuson is quite as pretty as any (Weman has a right to be and almost defiantly slender Raslly ‘nto the role of the adoring girl who palpitate PABrated pianist whom be accompanies to his boarding house for a soulful Qelk and after a single kiss pops into his bedroom—ardent child! Accordingly, she fits nm the presence of a wire it not for the fact that we Towns dear to the heart of chatty, not to ive and interesting so long as she re- With change of scene Mr. Bennett's cutlook on life continues to be! . Both in London and Paris the famous lady novelist he deva@ops ever seems more than an exagzerat Play made from “The Book of Cariott After the opening act. No sooner dcx that she loves him than she ichves him to his forlorn wife and hu-- ed chacacter of romantic fancy. The la” pomsemses little more than giame s Carlotta in London assure ler over to Paris to deciare her lifelong devotion to Diaz, who has given mp the piano for morphine. Apparently, ber first love has endured for even yeams—anyway, there she is with her fallen idol, who promptly takes & shot at her with 4 pistol tances, and when he has soothed whe takes him away to cure him of But she is remarkably calm in the circum his merves with a shot of morphine his habit, The fourth act finds him restored in London, where he lives with her, and after proving himself as _ Wievie days. But there are excelie: for Jose Ruben in the Paris flat, where he gives a vivid por- great an actist as ever at a concert, he considerately asks her to be his ‘wife, thus accomplishing the happy ending so valuable to a popular play. ‘The swift changes that take piace must remind Miss Ferguson of her | mt opportunities from time to time, | Reayal of the drug-crazed Diaz in strong contrast to the charm and poise | hat marked his first talk with Carlotta. the artist—an uncommonly fine one. (emotion rather painfully. A clever In this actor one always sees | Miss Ferguson betrays the strain of | bit of work is done by Renee d9/ “Monvil a5 a Frenchwoman who is cefreshingty honest about the life she | Jende. Poxsibly her love is profanc. | gad Pr-fane Love” only Arnold Bennett knows. But just what is meant by “Sacred ——_— $ § predicted in this column two ‘weeks ago, there is to be a re- vival of “Florodora” soon. George Hassell as famous sextetic will be one of outstanding features of the new “ Preference will be given i | while the book will re- antially the same as it jearsais will begin to-day at Street Theatre, and the open- be given in i i | 3 ; 3 **Dad,” sald Dave Loew as they to tho hospital, “the baby is a ing youngster and he joks mivid,"” replied bis father reflec- ‘tively, “I've always thought all men/ were Dut you and me, and now I'm beginning to suspect you.” WHO'LL SOLVE THIS ONE? ‘s rhyme is intended for ‘only. Those attempting to solve the puszle must send in merit cards, Signed by their Sunday school teach- ers, a8 well as the usual check for 1$200, “Here's the puzzle-rhyme: With Mabel O'Connor, young Nevell © ‘Gould not have been called on the level, One night he said: “Pet, 7 love you, you bet!” Said Mabel: “Oh, go to the ———.” 4 “THE DOUBLE BAR.” The Selwyns have accepted a play Martin Brown called “The Dou- fe Bar.” It will be produced this apring. ‘TO PLAY “THE PIPER.” ‘The Shakespeare Playhouse has ar. Tanged to revive “The Piper" for a series of special matinees at the Ful- tom Theatre boginning March 11. A. E. Anson and Mabel Taliaferro will have the principal roles. form - ances will be given Thu and Friday afternoons and Saturday apornings. AN EXCELLENT LIMERICK. Now and then we run across a lim- erick writer whose rhymes absolutely captivate us. John Durisen of No. 146 Freeman Street is one of these. He has sent us several corkers, of best: A sick old man named Mennen lemon. When once at a party Be ete very heartily 74 he died from cating eleven plug seven, NUTT'S DOPE, Jeff Nutt, special correspondent of this co!um still in Washington ‘watching politics dor us. He sends in the Soliowin | Dear and the wife went over | fo the Merine headquarters to~<lay to | Sak about the Adriatic situation, but said we'd have to call on the Board. 1 find out all © big ship for you to-~mor- ea ‘of noise bere of checker By BIDE DUD ‘ — | lores, |Past President of the Ornery and | | Worthless Men of the World, Ltd., (Christio MacDonald as Lady Holfy-| amd {f all the members would vote for | and Jobn T. Murray as Gilfain. | Gocre~ Washington, the man who in- | Gossip. ‘Long ago he quit telling his age. - lin.” and Mile. Louise Blanchini, a| _ To-day’ “members of Sunday school classes) which the following is probably the| | Was ordered by a doctor to eat only! slaves, or something like that, and we'll investigate that, too. Frank Morse, a newspaper man here who knows a Senator, likes the idea of you | running for President and suggests I | accept the Vice President end. How would Dudiey and Nutt with Honesty | for a_ platform strike you? I'm al is we win in a walk. Did you know | vented the steamboat, lived in this town? I didn’t unt Sunday when they had a Washington's Birthday | This revival will have ad-/ celebration in honor of the founding by the composer, |of the city. The wife's out to a sym. | pathy concert this afternoon. Mooched & pass somewhere. Well, there's a lot of excitement here, but can learn | nothing.—Jeff. Hazzard of “The Night John FE. Boat” yesterday. had a birthday Boots Wooster of “The Purple Mask” is exhibiting a two/year Shu- bert contract. Mary Cecil of “Scandal” has writ- ten a uketch called “The Girl and the Lamb,” which is being staged. | The Pleiades Club saw “The Storm” last night. It will see “My | Golden Girl” on March 9. | Mile. Louise Balthy, known in| France as “the female Charlie Chap- | dramatic actress, are at the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel. F. Ziegfeld jr. announces he will in- stall a compete restaurant service with dancing'on the New Amsterdam Roof in conjunction with the new “9 | o'Clock Revue.” Dining will begin | at 7 P. M. and there will be dancing. | The place will be open Sundays. | ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. J. F. G.—They get from 1 to 3 per cent on the gross, | Costello—You have solved it. | Con- gratulations! A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Talk less and you will hear more.—| Pinklespeare. FOOLISHMENT. 8he wrote a story called “The Cat,” But something it did lack ; No matter where she sent the tale, “The Cat” | came j back. We — We've All Read Wise Chirps on Our Friends’ Postcards! 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