The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-29

abuse a janitor, forbid a postman to
cross their threshold, sing mo we'd
ding bells for~me" and make ready to
turn in for the night. But losing the
toss of a coin, Ruth gets the chair.
Laura and Amy have contrived to
shuck their day gowns behind a
screen, and now are ready i'm their
night gowns for the turned-dOwn bed
and the narrow couch; but little Ruth
still tqddles around, pOutipg and COM
planning at the Morris chair. Her day
clothes are off, and a night robe is on;
but her pattering feet are stockinged
still. l wonder how much Ruth had
to TeheaTse before she could remove
her hosiery without letting the spec
tators see more than they ought to.
There is a fiirt of white muslin, a toss
aside of black stocking; then a repe-
tition of that def operation; and
there she stands, with nothing on, so
far as we know, but a single filmy,
himsy garment.
X x X
Then young man dashes in. The
girls make oHtcries of alarm and an
he explains that he can't go till the
hallway is clear. or he'll be caught by
a husband with whose wife he has
been suTreptitiOusly sUpping. they
huddle i'm a row on the lounge. hide
their feet, and berate him as a rep
resentative man. Through him, ere
the play is DONE Wedlock breaks up
the anti-marriage triangle with three
husbands but they hold out during
this act and get rid of the intruder;
after which they seek their touches.
Ruth dives into the Morris chair and
pulls the coverlet up to her chin
no a,,t
the other cad of the quilt? Her two
bare feet
"Oh, do come and tuck me In" she
pleads; my toes get so cold along to-
wards morning"
Laura responds TO Ruth's appeal.
for moment the publicity
Of her feet, then covers them snugly
with the bedclOthes, and Miss May
eliffe's toes. not her fingers. have
pointed to success for Fitch's fftieth
play.
Fola LaFollette was an actress
particularly at the first New
York performance of Bluffs" but not
at the second. owing to the difference
initiatory audiences and
those that follow. This farce of
Bluffs is of the kind commonly
brought from Germany by Leo Diet
richstein and localized here. with d
dominance given to him
self. 1t has ain old-tyle complexity i'm
identities. and our theatrical
Seeners. in its lack of original inge-
luity, refused to laugh at its plenty
IF ordinary fun. They were alert to
Folly, though, because they knew she
vas daughter of WiscOnsin's Gov
srnOr LaFollette: and will be a White
Iorrca ID 60 IL.
hope should be fulfilled They had
heard that she had no need to earn
money, and acted for pleasure with
aspirations of distinction. she may
get the pleasure in Bluffs" as her
role is q runaway bride with polite
agreeable speech and
amiable disposition. so that she can
disclose charming individuality: but
not much distinction, as the play is
trivial. and her portions of it inconse-
Iuential.
Dietrichstein has taken note of the
soul kisses that abound in plays now.
and he has fourteen in this farce, all
delivered to him by FoIa I,aFolIette.
He marries her in the morning, brings
her to a hired villa in the afternoon.
but not until evening are they left to
themselves minute; and even then
the honeymoon isn't permitted to be-
gin, Tor the owner Of the house re-
turns Unexpectedly TO Gust the ten
ants, the brides parents arrive ex-
citedly there are other disturbers of
the marital peace, and the upshot is
that the husband and wife must sepa-
rate for the night. Indeed, they must
not let it be known that they are
welded; so all endearments must be
concealed from spiers with rubber
necks and lens eyes. 1t is in fond re-
greet. therefore. that they cuddle side
by side on d sofa to say farewell till
breakfast. Here Fola gives the kisses
to Dietrichstein. she being made to
appear as willing bestower of them,
and he as an inert recipient That is
tactful no doubt, because Ray ag-