Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

suppose he gets some sort of satisfaction
out of it or he wouldn't do it. But If he
didn't prop me up ! should perish. In
other words. | should perish ii / We're
to marry your sister My progenitor
would withdraw the prop-that's the sort
of man he is.
Dick-Do you call yourself a man. Mr.
Capel?
Stuart-No AS a matter of fact /
don't. | call myself a sign of the times
call myself a fingerpost pointing in the
wrong direction.
! Dick-lcomes to him)-Am l to under
stand that you have no objection toto
fulfilling your obligations?
Stuart-Why should l have? All l ask
is 10 be maintained in ease and comfort.
If | married your sister my ease and
evitably: so should /. Well, don't want
to cease. Surely you can see for yourself
that don't control the situation.
Dick-You merely created it.
Stuart-Exactly. Merely created ii. I'm
merely what i am, but ! don't approve
of the situation. l think it's perfectly
awful, don't you?
Dick-Are you speaking seriously
Stuart temphatically)-Well of course
I'm speaking seriously. Don't you think
it's serious thing that | should be per-
mitted to walk about the earth like
blight? What's the use of me? What
am | for The only possible thing / can
do is harm. Why. l can't even support
myself. Somebody else has got to do
even that.
Dick--I shall appeal to your father?
Stuart (smiling)-Really? Do you know
my father? Well. l daresay he'll amuse
you. And If by any miracle you can in
duce him to behave like an ordinary hui
man being, you'll have done a good work
you II have put in psychic sort of
morning. But | don't know how you're
going to do it, Still, ii you can induce
him to provide me with enough money
to, III marry your sister with the great
est pleasure-in a church. if you like-and
bad husband / shall make her Then
perhaps you'll think you've done your
duty by her Well have a talk with my
old sheet anchor. IL get him in. Stuart
rings.) You understand that my parent
| is not in the least aware of his def
| ciences. I'm far more tragic figure
| than he'll ever be- ] fancy he regards
/ himself rather helpful member OF
| the community. There's a sort of ma
| jestic oblivion about him. Well. you'll
/ see for yourself But you can get some
| idea Of his absolute uselessness by the
| fact that I'm his son
| Grace La Rue, who quit at the Palace
| after "a few well chosen words" with
Alfred Butt, the managing director. has
not been long in getting located else
| where. Her new employer is George Ed
wardes who seems bent on securing all
| the good American talent he can lay his
hands on. Evidently he for one believes
in the permanency of the American inva-
| sion. Miss La Rue, according to present
plans, is to make her appearance in the
next production at Days Theater. wher
/ The Marriage Market, which has
reached its 2ooth performance has run
its course However. l understand it is
not at all certain that she will not frs
| be seen in the new Paul Rubens must
cal play, which is to make its bow at the
Gaiety early next month. Although Lew
Hearn and Clifton Crawford have beer
| engaged for principal male parts, no pro
visions have yet been made for principa
lgirls, outside of Bonita who will be pro-
vided with sort of Connie Eldiss part
With Lew lIearn, Bonita and Clifton
Crawford drawing the big money at the
Gaiety, Joseph Coyne and Ina Claire fill
ing the principal roles at the Adephi all.
/ Grace La Rue eventually appearing a
Days the three principal musical coined
houses III England can be said to be al
| most conpe tely in the hands of tn
| Americans.
Louis -. Parker, author of Joseph an,
His Brethren and 'Disraeli," is a goo,
playwright but his sense of humor Ii
venturesome In writing funny artic
on How to Write Play" he observe
that "DisraeIi'' was almost a failurt
in the United States because peopl,
thought the title meant "A new brcakfas
| food.