The San Francisco call., 1901-12-29
Photo by Thors.

where Lorry rescues the Princess from
her abductors. We have skipped across
the pond to the mythical land of Grau-
stark now; Lorry has gone there and
found that his Miss Guggenslocker is no
less a person than the Princess Of the
little realm The plot to abduct her has
been formed by some Of her unworthy
subjects and Lorry is beginning to estab-
ush himself as her protector. He hnds
out the scheme of the abduction-the men
are going to make the attempt while she
is sleeping.
1.-The scene is laid in her chamber and
both women are in nightrobes. There
fore it Is extremely risky"
Take note well that Miss Mannering did
not add an "e'' accented to our good
word "risk,' but gave US the square En-
glish Of it.
But In spite of it's being risky it need
not be vulgar. 1t is all in the dark and
It can be written so that it glides safely
over the paper-thin ice. Oh, If could
only wrtteY'
thought Of the scene and wished "
she could. 81.
well, I don't dare hope that we will
find an author who can attempt this. At
any rate, Lorry rescues Yetive and then
we pass on to the throne room
Here comes in the most charming COM
edy scene In the play. The Princess
shows Lorry the throne room and then
tells him how, when she was onfy wee
mite. she used to have to climb to the
throne and dangle her wee feet and listen
to those Iong-winded diplomats in their
everlasting talk which she didn't under
stand at all and it was so hard to pre-
tend. She shows him how she struggled
to the throne and played at being grown
M and dignifed, and her business is all
daintiIy ingenious and humorous. 1t is a
good prelude to the serious and strenuous
work that follows.
THAT is what I like 50 much about the
Princess-she is everything" Mistress
Mary broke OF in a new rapture. SIN
has her girlish moments, although she is
so thoroughly a woman. She is for the
most part serious, but she is humorous
too at times. That is so necessary. A
part to be entirely lovable must show
aickering of all the lights and shades OF
human feeling. Oh, she is 50 adorably.
splendidly, wonderfully human!'
Mistress Mary, having forgotten for the
moment that was not the Princess
Yetive, looked at me with those large
and not too large, soft and not too soft
brown eyes in the way that I presume
she looked at Mr.. Hackett when he de-
cided he didn't care continental whether
he renounced all matinee idolhood or not.
She came back after a minute.
''The act closes with the prettiest love
scene that ever was written. Here you
see what the Princess is-she leaves on
the Princess for little while and is all
the woman. Here the softest light OF all
is thrown on her beautiful character.
'And then in the fourth act comes the
great climax, the great throne room
scene Yetive in her royal robes-oh.r
such robes as they shall be! They shalt
not be the most costly; no one viii be able
to advertise them as If they were articles
Of commerce on display. That thing is
all overdone nowadays-we are becoming
clothes-horses to show gowns. The Prin-
cess shall wear robe that viii show
her, that will mean her. This Is art The
gown shall be all white and pure like her,
and the robe shall be long and purple to
betoken her royalty.
'And the scene shall be framed for its
action, for its acting. for its character
studies. 1t shall not be called the most
spectacular or the most extravagant.'
won't be a supernumerary to scenery.
want a chance to try myself, to work
for my art. Oh. this catering to the cheap
demand of the public is slavery"
For an instant the sneaking flicker OF a
skepticism passed before my eyes and
dared wonder how often this had been re-
hearsed. But on the instant glanced at
the maid. She had dropped her needle on
the floor and was not looking for It.
She was gulping down her mistress en-
thusiasm with wide, delighted eyes -
skepticism sneaked oEt as 1t had come-in
''In the great scene at the end where the
Princess says, love him'-there is her
chance for art. Then perhaps can make
the public like it so that won't De kept
Iadling out shippers to their voracious ap-
petites.
"Or maybe we are wrong. We blame
the public for not wanting what is fine
and strong and great. Perhaps If we
could give 1t to them they would want It
Perhaps it is because we succeed only In
the trivial that they keep us at that"
Ye gods! From a popular star!
Far away japan has been penetrated