Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-27
Club News
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Il a play as we'll as to a mortal,
according to Harry Mestayer of the
uBrbank theater, who used this express
sion yesterday in niregNrd to that mag
nifcent drama of human life, 1.-THE Sill
yer Box" by John Galesworthy, which
he read before the Friday Morning
club.
Mr.. Mestayer introduced his subject
by relating a story of three Irish
women who are said to have become
involved in a minor quarrel which
finally led them into court. The
queens counsel, bitter opopnent of
the magistrate urged Mrs. Casey to
tell what she had heard Mrs. Mccarthy
say about her neighbor. Mrs. Casey
protested that this bit OF gossip was
not fit for a decent man to hear. In
that case" whispered the queens
counsel, whisper it to the magistrate"
Mr.. Mestayer, who is firm believer
in evolution of the drama and a stanch
supporter Of the play worth while, gave
an interesting and sympathetic reading
of this drama of English life in which
a scion Of society successfully smothers
his crime, while a similar misdeed on
the part of his less fortunate brother
overWhelms not only the culprit but his
innocent wife and children.
John Barthwick jr. Is proved a thief
| in the same sense that Jones Ga work
ing man who never works. is convicted
Of crime. Yet the magistrate sentences
Jones to one months har labor and the
clerk politely bows Barthwick from the
court rOOmO.
Such is the substance of the play
which was produced in New York and
"failed"-the technical term applied to
a production which the eastern metrop-
oils refuses TO accept. But even for
the sake of catering to popular senti-
ment the author would not change
truth to fiction and give the drama a
happy ending.
Mr.. Mestayer, however, is optimistic
and believes that not only the theater
| but conditions surrounding humanity
will continue to improve until SINE
day the honest playwright may write
a happy ending which is likewise true
to life.
Hector Alliott is announced Monday
afternoon at go o'clock before the Ebell
club on the topic, ARTS and Cracts"
A fine exhibit of ceramics and craft
work IS assured. In the evening a re
ception is planned for club members,
exhibitors and friends.
Among those exhibiting are: Keramic
club, Reve de Quelin, Katherine Entler.
Ernest Grassby. Leta I-orlocker, Char
lite Mytton, Emily rutherford, Eliza
beth Waggoner, Emma Cuverly, Mrs.
Eleanor Kohler. Sophia Durham, A. G..
Kiesling, Mrs f. S. Kelly, Miss Nc
Gaughey, Emma Waldvogel. Mrs w.
II. Gray, Mrs. Elizabeth Burton of
Santa Barbara, Miss Kraft. Miss Tree,
Mrs Mary Wood, RS. Elnore Volk,
Miss NJ. B. Millspaugh. Helen Wood,
Nelbert Murphy. Olive Newcomb. T. H.
Robertson. Douglts Donaldson, public
schools, California cut glass from Brock
& Feagans. Mr.. Underhill, Los Angeles
Ornamental Metal Works, Western Art
Tile company.
Matinee Musical club has issued a
daintily gotten up little year book of
sixteen leaves which has notceably
good paper. clear type and attractive
crimson covers Mrs. ]. T. McNeeIy
Of Westlake avenue will entertain the
club at the meeting December 2, when
| compositions of Beethoven and Berlloz
will be considered
s.
Ebell club program for December is
the following:
December 6-Lecture. Some Phases
of the immigration Question" Mr..
| Robert Watchorn. Mr.. Watchorn was
for number of years commissioner of
| Immigration at the port of New York.
| Guests admitted on members visiting
card
December 13-Musicale. song cycle,
| 'The Romance of the Year" Shap-
! leigh Under the direction of Mr..
Archibald Sessions. Mrs. Edmund S.
Shank. soprano; Mrs. Estele Heartt
Dreyfus contralto: Mr.. Abraham Mil
! Ter. tenor: Mr.. Henry S. Williams bari