The evening world. Newspaper, March 15, 1922, Page 28

r] 4 ee ae ‘ ET _ The Evening World’ HE NEW PLAYS| “The Truth About Blayds” an Illuminating Satire By CHARLE as you may learn from “The T that galloping English author, R atre last night with an admirable cast, in which Alexandra Carlisle S DARNTON > IDING to glory in a stolen chariot is likely to have its shortcomings, fruth About Blayds,” another play by A. A. Milne, given at the Booth The- and Gilbert Emery particularly distinguished themselves, ‘This time Mr. Milne concerns him- @elf with exposing an old fraud who has gained fame and wealth as a Victorian poet by robbing the dead— that is, publishing as his own the good works of a friend. Perhaps there is something more than this in the play. It may be that Milne raises the cry of “Stop, thief!" to every poor scribbler who scratches about in the garden of letters and makes off with anything be turns up. Rut ‘wait! 1 trust the able gentleman and scholar till not suspect me of im- plying he is unoriginal when | say that the scene in which the revered impostor gladly accepts birthday tes as his due ts singularly like the grandfather's celebration, wheel @hair and all, in “The Green Mirror” ef Hugh Wal: Probably no one writing about ish family life of the comfortable sort could avoid run- ming up against a wheel chair with a lordly grandfather in it: -1 don't know anything about it, but doubtless Mr. | Milne Goes. And both he and ' pole know how to write. So that's thaf, as Septima says in the play. With equal sincerity I may say that “The Truth About Blayds” ts a bookish play, a quiet, contemplative study of character as close to you as your reading lamp. Above all, it 4# iMumniating satire, the first flash Of which is noted when Royce, the efitic, intimates that the renowned poet's 1863 volume would never set the world on fire, Here you get the clue to the whole fraudulent bust- ness, sniff the fact that this inferior stuff was written by Blayds and that his fame rests on the work of an unknoy. | genius. By the merest hint Milne makes a detective of you, and you are exultant when Blayd's daugh- ter comes out with the truth about the liar credited with writing about the truth so beautifully. He had con- fesised to her on his Minety that he had published as his own the poems of a young friend named Jenkins left in’ his keeping | deathbed the time of this friend's death, and that for seventy years he had treas- ured his secret, togethcr with the money and fame it brought him. “This brilliant satire is no less than @oyastating. The question of the playwright’s courage remains when selfish members of the Blayds family contend that the revelation was noth- ing more than an old man‘s halluci- nation, that he probably felt a con~ fession of some kind would be good for his soul. But Milne doesn't weaken, There is no whitewashing of the whited sepulehre. Isobel stands firm. She is a truly fine woma.:, and she says a truly fine thing when she reflects: ‘‘How hopeful we are! If I were God I should feel very proud of men.’ She has sacrificed her hope of ppiness and children by giving the years of her life to nursing her su ly Mlustriows father, but for- tunately Royce is still there waiting for her. The reactions on different members of the family are interest- ing, until Jenkins'’s will leaving everything to Blayds is found and matters are allowed to remain as they were. ‘A better cast than the one chosen by Winthrop Ames could not be im agined. Most notable of all was the gincerity of Miss Carlisle as Isc Mr. Emery played Royce with taét and the distinction of ease. Leshe Héward was an amusin cynie: youth, who, when his sister Septin OUCH! Just to prove what a capable mo- tion pléeture executive he is, George Brewster Gallop, advertising head of the W. W: Hodkinson Corporation, Played baseball yesterday Out early in the afternoon Gallop cantered about the bases like a colt and tried out bis trusty right wing He wished Babe Ruth was standing @t the plate, just he tell Whether he was in inic season form er not SWhat's the idea of this pitching gag?” we asked, innocent-like *Uwrat ta begom 80 could a great pitcher," answered Gallop, use Lam vi- tajly intcrested 1 motion pitchers.” “Iatter up!" STUNG! The Universal Film Company, while ft has had a speaking acquaintance with the word, never really realiz what ‘“‘stung’’ meant until » PA, cost Universal just $100 because five roving bees landed on the fair face of Miss Dery! Collins of No W410 West s0th Street, while she was walking through tie lobby of the Cen tral Theatre exclaimed of her grandfather, “Then he didn’t write ‘Septima’?" brought out the laugh of the night with his Aippant answer, “No; you're filegit! mate, old girl.” 0. P. Heggie gave ar ancient glamour to the Infirm Blayds and told anecdotes of Whistler and Meredith with the skill of a raconteur As the son-in-law and secretary dinand Gottschalk was fossils portant, and Vane Featherston delightfully muddled in the role of the petty man's wife. Frieda Inescort made Septima defiantly intelligent “The Truth About Blayds" de mands Intelligence and gets it from every one concerned in this charming, satisfying production, ryrienrncneidb s Comics — | JOE'S CAR ‘THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY TH’ WIFE aE MUST SEE THAT Miss DOUGH" \S KEPT ENTERTAINED! , © Busy tery THAT “MR. HUNTER” HE 16 “Too Waurerrwe | Sanyo “THERE SHE'S ALONE AG! 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A ROTTEN DRIVER # |About Plays and Players __By BIDE DUDLEY producers in the Romax Build- ing, have arranged to put a fhusical show tn the Palace Theatre, Chicago, this summer, J. J. Rosen- thal is interested in the proposition. Otto Harbach and Willlam Carey Duncan are working on the book and lyries and the music will be supplied by Tom Johnstone, brother of Will B. Johnstone, the bridge expert. Morea & MEGLEY, vaudevitw OUR OWN RADIO COLUMN. (Conducted by J. Shrewsbury Nutt) In radio telephony the doodleum 3 to cause the most trouble, Our ivice to amateurs ts to buy @ smush ond attach it to the korplex wave- length hind end up. The doodleum, by the way, was invented by Liptom Doodle of Hogarth, Pa., who was trys ing to make a newfangled mouse trap. It is supposed to amplify the disseml~ nator, but it seldom works on Sunday, TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. (2 ¥ P 8tation, Bronx.) 12 (Noon)—P. Silas Pettibone will recite "The Lonesome Frog." i P, M.—Music by June-Bug Negre Quartet if tenor gets out of jail. 2 P. M.—Weeple Schmoller, eged five, will play a Schubert snorter om the violin. 2 P. M.—Mandolin and guitar seleo- tions by Nebo Four. These gentlemen are all expert barbers in Fox Street, 4 P. M—Talk by Dr. Prolo Smith on “Stomach Ache is Not Dengerous if the Stomach {s Small.'"* 5 P. M.—Talk to debtors by O. O. Junior, resident Boley Collection Agency. mentioned! 6 P. M.—Whistling contest between boy with own teeth and lady with false upper and lower sets. Conclu- sion, vocal solo by Marsha Perwinkle from Gounod: ‘Dearest, If We Must Part, Let Us Go Together."* ANSWERS. I can’t hear over my gruno plat and {am not deaf.—M. B. Maybe that's the trouble. deaf person try it. I think I caught a voice from over~ seas to-day. Is it possible?—K. J. N. We can't say, Better ask an over~ soor. Leta OH, PRINCE, YOU FLIRT! A cértain young Prince now in New York has sent $150 worth of flowers to Mabel Withee, in “The Rose of stamboul," at the Century, They do say he would like to make her Prin- cess Withee, Oh gee! WHY BE GLOOMY? Charles Dillingham says the boy The bees were supposed to stick round a hive that had been pisced in the lobby for advertising purpo: They were suddenly s nowith w deriust and alighted on Miss cheek When sbe returned to her home her face was so swollen that she de- @ided that it would take about $5,000 ft soothe her face und feelings. So Whe brought sult through Attorney Berman J, Rubenstein. , Meeterday, the swelling having sub- tri af Collins's ) . sided and as pain vanished, she ac- | one in the town, 80 we substituted wl exkod her what her experience had|Jt has: been naturalized and is now | into Production this week, It is a cepted a cheek for $100 ndfather's clock, All would have! been. ‘109 per cent. American. mystery story, although you'd never RH TH Even at that, $20 4 sting is rather | been well and the audience would have I was understudy for Dorothy| “The Mack Sennett lot is growing | guess it from the athe YMED RILLS J expensive, Known no better had not the blooming | Gish,’ she replied more like a Zoo every day, Numbered sail dia! ius SS ns — clock started striking just as we were| “Never having d of an under-|among its feathered and furred popu- EFORCE OF HABfr. Philip B. Dooner, olr poet of ad- HONEYMOON FILM. ing it Into the grave study in filmland, | asked her if shg|lation are two bear cubs, a coyote, a HE dentist was busy filling a|™/ration, 1s making to-day's bid for The Prisoner of Zenda," the next That brought forth a gale of | meant she had d 4 for Miss Gish,| Wild bull, a lot of fighting chickens, | I pin 7 the copy of the song, “You May Hold “pig picture’ scheduled for a Broad | @ushter, the tirst recognition we hud | ‘Ob, no,’ answered the girl, ‘I wag|several mustangs, a half hundred if woman's teeth, When be). Tight if You Get Me Tight,” with wae puns is known in fimland ae|recelved from the utdience all eve- | her understudy-—I used to pose while|dogs and three timber wolves, Ti had finished the first tooth he |” ‘ 7. eymoon Spec . | ning.’ | the cameramen were getting the focus bull helps alot in producing pictures. handed her a mirror that she might |“ thrill that is so good it is almost IPOUEABOR: BEARS at nell on a set, After overything was, all| Hillabore, one of the black dots on| wee the result for|*#bame not to put it on the rront pase luring itr filming out Hollywood wes LENGTHY FILM. fixed Migs Gish would come out and|the map of Texas, has at last toun, | herself. Then with the murders. Read It, crowds, hat Rex Iniram, the divector, und| How'd you lke 't nda day and] I think with that ex-| faite as the birthplace ef Madge sisal mee oaalits Alice ‘Terry, the leading Woman, were} night lwoking at one motion pic-| Pe ld be able to wet don't| Bellamy, motion picture, star, Hills continued his task, | "°4¢ !t: ‘lice ve leading woman, were] Dik your i boro is isnt proud of Madge and each time handing | Some people think that the subways The cor tace in a tea] We thought you w Evidently King did, for he gave trer| Madigay feel the same way shout her tho mirror] Hyld thrills quite hard to bvat. mind where, just a ee ga ie t the i, ve t would a job, _ Charles Bryant, who directed INazi- after a tooth had] Like crashing the gates without pay- Sapo the mls, hae Sin met nin lab i POSTER STILLe mova in “Salome,” her latest produc- been filled. Final~ ing rry and tutlen in love wit ne be t . N y Perey One Cio fa love WHER Be Pe OP chia anOUUg Hak Heeo done’ Bs\|| qe gubsreel pottee tania wremied' PERie et tem May Peat so New ork ly, When his task| Or making a dash for a seat. golo#, saw three picture shows and lesen Site ' National! stust Weep,” first of the series of| Antonio Moreno has been engugea was completed,| But speaking of thritts, Handsome returned to work on ‘The Prisoner’? ener \ a ‘ Tana yoer ther) wilderness Tales,"" has been classed |by Goldwyn to play the Jeading mal and she had hand- Dudley, : the a tim ae A Aniierbe Gen in i = ANS Among the Bacephionit photo plays by |rgle in ae BiLtarneee of Sweets," ed back the mir-| My best I recall vividly. 'e didn nave much of a trip,’ | Uurty- ss an ahen) ¢ Nationa ard of e p re y. i ee cha cag ant have much of trips | about an haursnd Altegn minutes tO|nemar tor e arpall eutieok fen oo wanes neers Memes $119 renen| TT with thanks, né asked: T'was in 1916 when you printed an ideal honewmoon, just working on | Show 6, mas . ; Tom Mix has an uccompishment|motion picture director, is in ay “Well, Mrs. Danforth, how do they|* The first contribution from ME. Hamano bt Miah nde another pee Ve {or sourselt Justlihat has never been used in any of|Yark. He 18 acgompanied by the look to you?” eaves e at Rane ” . N a! ‘i tis pictures. He is a wonderful ice!French film version of “The Th “Look to me? Why, I haven't seen A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. CLOCK ON STRIKE. PE Cr EE ae foncuiatied skaters. j Musketeers" and ‘The Bad Hoy,""|/them yet!" she exclaimed. An UpState. man has a device Herbert Grimwood, the English ac- | about 8,000 feet wees amnine 3 ayrt bg io ee oe Meptopen te Rises ion) i, mena he enti inkin Ay | ah REAPETeR SIGE BDE Stary tor now appearing with Richard - allywood after belug | Broadway. | filled,’ said the dentist, thinking she| 5 Barthelniess in Saousy’” hae had A NEW ONE stricken with both work and the Mu| Harry Carey in “Man to Man” will| had not understood. {Ee , HS LSMeResrwe ae: 2DE 8: 80 some funny experiences us a member| stenry King, the director, 6 nn, | Walle $8 New York not open at the Central until ston-| “Oh, I forgot all about the teeth," | "#PPY: o! a smal! travelling repertoire com-|one finds new things in ( ays that) Myrta Bonillas, who has had big |day night, when It displaces “Wild | she replied, as she reached for the eh Daty ee aay (aad somebods Paley parts ie avery, Picture she was ever in | Honey.” nm er mirror, ' FROM THE CHEWTNUT TREE. « as - oot By and | exeept one day as an extra, is William| Production of “Hope,” fourth inj ‘What did look at h ti Ww a SAD a a + al you each time, Director—Th: “We wore in an Trish town," he |cites the following as an example; | varmum's leading woman in “Shackles |the series of ‘Triart Great Master~/ thea?” queried the dentist, wonders Borie » photographer, says, ‘and were to play ‘Hamlet. “A young woman came to me while| of Gold." pieces, will begin this week. It will | ingly. is full. ‘ At rune pees i LE enh I basen picture recently," sald] ‘Rose of the Sea." Anita Stewart's |be a Hodkinson release, “Why, Assistant—He must have been tak~- aida’ eottin, ind | Director » Wy Quite baturaily, |latest, started out 4s an English story.| “Dap Spinner in the Sun" will go! Harper's Magazine, jag eile J. ; } ies ’ ‘ oa — who smoked cigarettes in the haywft nas been succeeded by the flapper who causes an explosion in the garage. WHO'S LOONEY NOW? Jack Hazzard, comedian, whfle emerging from his hiding place under the piano in “For Goodness Sake" last Saturday, bumped his head so hard that the ivory sound caused a burst of laughter in the audience. Manager Aarons sent word back to Jack to keep the bump in the show, “[ will," replied Jack, “if you'll fur- nish a rubber piano.” The best Manager Aarons could promise, however, was a Turaish bath rubber. GOSdIP. ‘The Players’ Assembly, Theatre, wants plays. Conan Doyle has been invited to wee “Phe Cat and the Canary.” What about Doc Watson? “Candida” will not open at the Greenwich Village Theatro until Wednesday night, March 22. “Shuffle Along,” at the 63d dtrees Muste Hall will reach its 350th meee formance to-morrow night. FOOLISHMENT, Senorita, I'm so huppy, Gosh, but Iam gay! Oh, you kid, let's make it snappy. Sweetie, watcha say? Let us dance the old fandango, { While the swallows croon, Whee, my Uttie darling—banget Whistle up @ tunel Belmont Names and amounts not ¢ Wy