Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01


Rufus Observation-Disclosures. Neil L. Burns
The insurance solicitor Alfred Bassiek
Collector of souvenirs. Joseph Mighaman
n. W. Jones. ............. .Dickie Delar0
Caroline Pickering ...+........ Ethel Lloyd
GenevieVe Chizzle. .......... Maude Vaughn
Bernice Mccormick ......... Mable AckeI
Luella Jenkins Pickering Alice Endres
Aunt Julia Swinger. 800. Mary ID. Henderson
The news stand girl ........ .Freda HanbIel
Someone has defined a college IAN
institution founded for the unan-
nounced purpose of arresting mental
development" Somewhat in line with
this idea is Josh Billings famous say
ing to the effect that the only draw
back to a coolidge edukashun" is that
one learns so much that "ain't So" 1t
has been pointed out by critics of
modern educational methods that If Ed
son had enjoyed the benefit of a
thorough course in physics he never
would have tried to invent the mean
descent light, as he would have been
too fimly grounded in scientific knowl-
edge to try to effect combustion in n
vacuum, and it is well known that
light without combustion is impossible.
Had John d. not the advantages of
a thorough schooling he might not now
be in the humiliating and ridiculous
position of the richest man in the
world, and he would be spared the
countless SCdlnlllB TeDuhcS lIbIi Cult
waited men, to say nothing of many I'M
kind, though brilliant sallies of car
toonists and paragrap piers. Thus it
may be seen that when George AIDE
takes up a theme for dramatic eXploita-
ton like the one suggested by the title
Just Out of College" the earnest de-
voice of the drama of ideas might
easily imagine that an evenings at
tendance at Hamburger's Majestic this
he faI hxra M nfiW
presentation of a problem of the
first magnitude rivaling Peer Gynt"
in subtlety and depth.
Concerning Ham and Eggs
The young man who is "just out of
college" is usually confronted by a
most vital problem, sometimes it is one
of special insistence to the young mans
father, and frequently involves the
entire family of the young man, to say
nothing of other relatives and friends.
1t may readily be imagined, therefore,
with what eagerness a big audience
FASTENED last night to oliver Morosco's
beautiful new temple of Thespis, there
to sit at George AIDES feet. And such
feeti We have afOretime followed
their prints through the mazes of In
diana politics; they have ushered us
within the sacred portals of Atwater
university; they have led US across
cific following the flag to Sulu, and
now they strike boldly out on the
ampler bosom of the still Vaster ocean
of life as it spreads itself before the
hopeful vision of the young college
graduate. Time and space forbid a
complete analysis of Mr.. AIDES treat
ment of his theme This will be the
more leisurely task of the deeply
versed ones who will address the ladies'
clubs on the subject. 1t will be enough
to say that Mr.. AIDES art is not de-
structive in its quality, and that no.
where in his work do we t1nd that note
of revolt, or all-perVading pessimism
SO painfully in evidence in the stage
creations of some other great thinkers.
Rather, we learn to our joy that our
reVered institutions may stand, and
that all is to the merry in the merriest
of all possible worlds. Those author
lied to speak for the author say that
there is no symbolism or allegory in
his play-that even the Pickle faster
character, but is, in a manner of sneak
ing. on the level. Also the Office Queen
does not as some suppose, signify the
immutability and dominance of the
Eternal Feminine, but is merely
chesty type of the typist of real life
whom nothing can abash or make
afraid Likewise with the Lonesome
Lady Traveller of the last act. There
are those who have protested to SEE
in her parsonage ANALOGOUS to tbs
| Strange Passenger OF "Peer Gynt"
but Mr.. John Campbell, who has giver
much study to AIDES works, aftirm'
| positively that thore is nothing doinf
in that direction. of the Interpretation
of the drama as rendered by the play
ers last night, it NAV be affirmed tina
| it was scholarly and adequate.
To sum up; Just out of College
is a winner. A straw vote at the Ma.
| iestic last evening would have showed
unanimous verdict for the play ant
the cast Contrary to the general ruiz
this is one road production that Is II
nearly every respect superior to tho