The sun., 1913-10-28

IL food 80 soon after dinner as the cur
tan rises. But 1t is possible to recall
,old chicken. green peas and pint OF
champagne and coffee in the second act
,uo kiudS Of coffee. of which one bubbled
OIL n" table, and in the third act, more
champagne. something la Newburg
tu4t tasted as good as terrapin- name
Of the ,NaCt substitute escaped us in en-
;er.rg the theatre: salad with "A Capon.
more coffee and Cognac. So If any char
att,r u Indian summer WAS hungry II
nds not the fault OF the author. The sec
oid meal, moreover. was accompanied
Oy some interesting observations on the
s,u-"> gustatory and olfaCtory. So there
Vas the salt of wisdom at this feast.
The Artistic Atmosphere.
Thcr' Was wisdom in other places where
the ,xpectant public would have been
grateful for drama. In the first act OF
the play Nj. Thomas presented to the
audience in the person of John Mason an
artist in what the author has euphemis-
ucallS called the Indian summer OF his
,areer The belated rise in the tenn
pctature at southampton. where he is
working is caused by the propnQuty of
q young woman. He is painting her
portrait. But 1t is the three marines
which the audience hears much about
that has caused all New York, in the
duthof ; WoTus, 10 tdlk diOut tne coming
back of this American artist. who has
accomplished So little during a long So
iourn in France. We seem to have heard
about the little that artists have accom-
plished in France, but recall no time at
which all New York discussed three
marines. Rut that may happen In the
,rtistic milieu. ihc soJourn Of this artist
abroad WAS due to has generosity in TAX
ne on himself the paternity OF a boy
~, tn, "a illepifin,ut.. ,f
, ,lergyman. The real father was the
lssband of woman he had loved
IL was "A scandal of the choir loft and
y" son IN Young manhood kills man
r. the artists Southampton home comes
'u, mother. but before her the news of
fle boys crime has arrived by means of
81 r.wspaper and a lawyer has been en-
sagei for him. II is his romance with
The young subject of his portrait. how
ever that really absorbs the middle agel
painter He Composes a song tn her
ard ne writes verses 10 her. SO he -
o.""muG all over again in more was
than one When the girl jilts her lawyer
over and proposes marriage To the artist,
% ,h, middle forties, according to his
pTeiud'c"d testimony. In one OF the
Enthusiastically charming scenes which
Nr Thomas writes AS none of his col
eagues can there is no surprise. Such
4n accomplished lover need not be
embarrassed by the final flicker of Indian
summer
The Dramatic Scenes In the Play.
V T., ,ha ,,ird ,,, tho ,r,i,, j., h,cL II,
... s,uajn .a,,ng dinncr and us,.rin.
IA .h. ,har ch,r.ct.r. dirsap,,r,,. the
aouars ~ III. .u,hor,s ,ph,ar le,rninp
I'm, tho aud,ance was rrateful for i'm one
p"r.lOus minute in the second act II
seemed AZ If a discussion on heredty were
intending Rut IL s,opped after a few
unanswered queries as TO the greater in.
ruerc. ,f tho father or mother i'm de
,.rr,n,ur the nature of the child. and
ne SPECTATORS breathed freely once again
hos, ",,',,,,. o. 'a ,as,ss in the world wa,
on', detail,
The meal ended after while So dit
the sdoln, and the rest OF the third ac
Was gwen over to the development OF thu
stor, The hoy. escaped from prison In
some miraculous way. sought out th'
studio of the man he thought his father
d''"rmlned to avenge the sufferings MI
''ie-timacy had brought on him HI
mother was there before MIN. There NJ
meets the lawyer whom the artists low
mad lifted along with his former betrothed
ilN is there to accuse the man OF beins
N" father OF the murderer. Inc poilc'
reach the room after this young mar
ron the District Attorneys once ma
l''' In pursuit of the escaped boy the!
shoot him and In the last act the audience
learned that he was killed. There were 81
IN" necessary excursions and alarms hsr'
10 awaken the spectators TO mood o
great enthusiasm at the close OF TINS acI
BH the applause no more than served Il
alo" Mr., Mason 10 thank the audienc
for its applause. 1t seemed as II the ac
'eeration Of the dramatic progress In thi