The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
A CHAT OVER THE TEA CUPS
 WITH MRS. HARVEY LESOURD

of dual persopality. This peculiar freak of nature which was portrayed in very different vein in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' illustrates )the peculiar vagaries of --DorothY-who, as Dorothy one might say, is geod, very, very good, but when she assumes the aother personality--that of Betty-z-is horrid ? It is an intensely, interesting play ac- cording to Mrs. LeSourd.. I was par ticularly interested, however," she said, since l saw rehearsal for the play, In company with friend. .At it's conclusion some of the learned pro- fessors for Columbia university, who had also watched if, went up on the stage and consulted about it-from the scientific point of view, you knowv
 1t developed that Mrs. IeSourd wa waiting at the moment for MT. Day Belasco, with whom she was to have charming little visit after rehearsal. II description of him was most interestin
 He Is the most delightful or men,9 sf said, ''so unaffected and gracious in h ! manner, and so thoroughly attractive pc d sonally, with his white hair and his woT , derful eyes, which alone proclaim himl an extraordinary man. His gracious man ner quite won me over, so that 1 ann Il afraid that this, my only meeting with him. was given more to a talk about my self than to finding out anything aboutI him." Of David Warfield's new play, "rhal Awakening of Peter Grimm," Mrs. Le1 Sourd talked as though 1t had complete ly enthralled her. Twice she saw it, and with growing appreciation and interest She Is, of course, great admirer of thf Il actor, and she pronounces ilinl more won derful than ever in his realism and the pathos of his delneaton. 'The play is remarkable from beginning 10 end,p she i. said. "a most wonderful conception and wonderfully acted, else it would fail of the fine, fanciful picture of the man whd came back. For Peter Grimm to returr- from that bourn from which no traveller is supposed to, come and remain unno-s ticed in the presence of his loved ones throughout the play, requires the mosi exquisite and delicate treatmentt- and this it receives, so that the drama is one of the most artistic, from every point of view, that l have ever seen"-and then as is the way of people at afternoon teas the little group broke up, with Mrs. Le- Scnrds final reference to Warheld's play suggesting that she may have an abund1 ant fund of information about plays and players of the times.
  Works of Tennyson.'' The meeting ocls CUTS at o'clock. N
 Bishop Gailor of Tennessee will preacilA this evening at o'clock at St. Mary dI or the Highlands. The William L.. Yancey chapter. sIniteiE Daughters of the Confederaey. will meetH Wednesday afternoon at o'clock witlk} Mrs Julian Gorham. on Eua street t| The Ladies' Benevolent society of Fem l| pie Emanuel will meet Monday afternooitI at the residence of Mrs. Morris Adler, MI O clock. II
 
 The regular and advisory boards of thl| Mercy Home will hold their 2oth annua Y meeting at the home Tuesday. Januar, g. at 10:s0 a. m. There will be matters i of unusual interest discussed and al friends of this work for Birmingham'i dependent little ones are invited to at tend
 There will be a meeting of the Young Women's Christian association directory on Tuesday afternoon, January 3, at o'clock. A full attendance is requested NOTES AND PERSONALS Mrs. H. C. Banta, who has been travel ing west with her husband, is the gues of Mrs. Ben Stowerson, Fifteenth avenue south. | Mrs. A. S. Edmonds is in Atlanta visit
 
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