The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-24
Burlington Magazine Expands.-Ea
ADJUSTMENTS
tropoItan-Fiorence Robertson In "Ann
la Mont" 4

la Mont" -..c.
Once upon time in the present-so the
program says-Grant Dudley, an impress
sionist and Ann La Mont, a struggling
artist, and Leon Richmond, an illustra
tor; and divers and sundry others with
artomania, and one lone millionaire
named Gordon Titus, foregathered in
Richmond's studio in New York. Smoth
ering in this sitting artistic atmosphere,
abode one major and several minor love
affairs, whereof the principals and their
seconds talked talkily for minute upon
minute full Of talk, thereby revealing that
Ann La Mont had a. secret past in which
Richmond had figured, and Of which
Richmond persisted in waxing nastily
reminiscent, whereas Ann had come to
love Titus. not for his wealth, but for
himself alone. It fell out, too, that de-
spite the art that lay swathed thickly
about everyone in sight, no one was a
successful lacked that recognition each
so richly merited. And so in disgust the
eccentric Dudley decided to die to be ap-
prectated, and then HE himself away to
WOO Fame under another name in an
other land. Happy thought! quoth Ann
La Mont. Here was this Richmond per-
son everlastingly. bobbing up, and the
memory Of that past standing between
her and Titus Andtalkicus. Why not
scoot away-away-and likewise under a
new name forswear and forget and gain
great name? And sometime
you shall know love you not, and you
shall respect me, and rue the day.
London; tWo years later than the pres
ent; Dudley's, or rather "Kenilworth
Knights studio; the new name, the
great name, won-Dudley's as Knight
AIMS as Miss John. The past lies buried
deep under heaps of more or less hard
won success. But-bother take it ALL
those overwhelming real genuine loves
will persist in haunting one. And pest:
ifero! What is this we see? Whitney
the servant of the New York studio; alse
Titus and his friend the doctor, anc
Smythe, and Mrs. Lawrence, and Miss
Masters. and Titus, and. as I live, Rich
mond-all dropping casually in to Dud
ley's (Knight's) London studio. POol
Ann-what could the poor girl do? Here:
Titus, dragging around after him thai
consuming fame which she bade him ex
tinguish. and here's Richmond-married
| but. nevertheless taunting and alway!
talking about unpleasant subjects. So O.
course it's up to Ann to go and tell Titu:
the whole story and Titus, tho noble
and handsome and just perfectly grant
ABOUT II, CdIl neip wondering IL ttlCn
mond doesn't still hang on to a sort o
equity. Up to Ann again, up to Ann
poor prosecuted Ann, with the troubled
brow. But hist! a sail! a sail! Rich
| mond's wife wants her divorce-if sh
gets away on a liner to New York, there
no calling her back, and Richmond will
send her. SO he tells Ann. Ha! .ha! . Jus
Heaven, here's AIMS chance. Sh
yields-she smiles smile-she dupes tn
wicked Richmond. and his wife sails TO
divorcedom. And we're all invited dow
to Knights house for the evening. Bu
here Fate kicks over the traces again
and just as Ann gets the kibosh on tn
wicked Richmond and shows him he re
spects her and she hates him. or some
thing like that the doubling Titus de
cides to flee away to Molokai and spen
the rest of his life in the martyr business
.doctoring lepers. It is really very pro
voking, just as Ann is in sight of land.
| But there are other ships, Mr.. Gordo
Titus, so there! And so, one day, eigf
weeks later, in marches Ann, right int
Titus hut on Molokai, Just as he is tell
ing Dudley alas he. loves her still
Sufficiency We quit the martyr bust
| ness. - l.~ s-
Florence Roberts and every player i
| llSI COlHpdIy are LOO SOOu lOI llllS pdlC0
work. hodge-podge, il-eonceived, four
act absurdity. Miss Roberts, in her bes
| moments, reminds one Of and eXcels Mrs
| Fiske at her best She wastes her talen
her power to enthrall and convince whe
she struggles as Ann La Mont. And like
wise Max Figman buries himself as
good comedian when he bothers with tn
part Of Dudley. The star the entire cas-
are excellent; most of the players hav
won praise in seasons past in the sup
port of recognized leaders. Especially
this true of H. S. Northrup, Florenc
Robinson and Clifford Leigh; the latte
best known as Stuart Robson's "othe
Dromio.' Lucius Henderson is we
remembered for his excellent work wit
Miss Roberts last season, and so this wi
counteract the wish that one might pu
him and Arthur Byron of the Bishop
Carriage company in a clothing stor
| window and start guessing contest as
/ to whether they are wax or real.
1t is fair to say the entire company
/ excellent. But oh, this Paul Armstron
play! Best reconsider that assault o
New York, Miss Roberts. and halt at leas
as far west as Allentown, Pa.
Harry B. Wakefield.
I Eover Chat