Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Characters in "Everywoman.

E.yervwomau." which Henry w.
Savage will ofra- al the Belasco Theater
this week, is 4 modern morality play
aIiegorical and aetna! at the same time.
Telling /; dramatic story Of modern times
IL scenes of cotcmporary familiarity,
St also points q lesson in behalf Of right
living While the characters which fig
lrc in the story arc UNlfl2.
breathing human beings. their names
and their characteristics are synboilcal
o. the qualities of their possessors ana
the Influences which affect life OF today.
IL the group photograph on this page
are shown number Of the principal
figures in "Everywoman" attired as they
;Ie in the play.
VI the extreme left Of the picture.
rcar;n. the hooded robe. and with ms
left hard supporting his chin. stands
Nobody 6piayed BY III. Cooper ChHe'.
Nobody is in reality Greek chorus.
Il is his duty To illustrate the opinions
aad beliefs of everybody as represented
by the mass Of disnterested onluokcrs,
and at the same time, in sense. to por-
tray just what the characters name I'M
plies.
beaver hat and between whose teeth
cigar is stuck, stands Stuff. one of the
trm of theatrical managers called
Bluff & Stuff. who engage Every.
woman to star at their theateT
Fluff is 10 he seen standing in the last
row. the third figure from the right
Puff. the press agent for the firm. Is
the young man in the dinner coat, stand
ing behind Stuff.
E.verywoman laura Nelson HalD, is
seen seated IN the left half of the pic
ture. Her companions. Youthand Modesty,
are kneeling on either side Of her and
grasping her hands. Her third COM
panion, Beauty. i tho young woman
with the large hat standing just in une
rear OF Youth. Conscience, who IS
Everywoman's handmaiden. is TO he
seen seated at her feet Age stands
directly behind Everywoman, while the
face OF creed is seen towering above
Ills.
Truth. who III "Everwoman' appears
as = witch. occupies the center Of the
picture This is the part played by
Mrs. Sarah CoWell lie Moyne. With his
hand upon the shoulder of his mother.
Truth, stands the young King, Love tne
first. a part which has been intrusted
into the capable hands of Edward Mac
kay In the rear Of Love, and standing
next TO each other, the one in evening
dress and the other i'll the cassock and
stole Of u clergyman, are Witless and
Charity. two widely contrasting char
acteTS.
Witless Is a young nobleman with
Tenchant for midnight revelry and fire.
auenting stage doors. Charity IS what
he appears to ba-a minister OF the COS
pei. To the right of Charity. in the
brilliant costume of a troubadour. stands
Passion, who is further described as
a play actor" He is member of the
company managed ny Bluff x Stuff,
and OF which Everywoman IS the star.
She mistakes him for Love. but is soon
convinced OF her error.
In front of Love and Passion. respect
lively. sit Vanity and Vice tplayed by
Vivian Blackburn and Iorinne CZelD.
Both are of great Importance.
To the right of Vice. in the overcoat
with the Persian lamb collar. his dress
and attitude bespeaking his character.
stands Wealth. As played by Frederic
de Beileville. Wealth is a person of
as great moment Nobody. and nearly
So great as Everywoman. Time, the
call boy III the theater controlled by
Bluff X Stuff. stands to the left OF
Wealth. His beard betrays lin. In the
rear and to the right of Time stands
Fiattery, whose Establishments are re-
sponsible for Everywomans departure
from her home upon the pilgrimage in
quest Of Love. which is the motif Of
the drama.
This photograph shows bit twenty-one
Of tho principal characters of Every
woman" There are thirty-sayeu OF these
al told and in addition to the east of
nearly two score principals the company
numbers at least 1JO others, who are
seen IN roles Of secondary Importance.