The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-18

seeks King Love. fingers, TO her un-
seen, She bids Conscience disrobe her
and bring her the gown of purity she
wore when first she set forth upon her
pilgrimage. Conscience leaves the room
TO fetch tthe gown, when suddenly Ev-
erywoman discovers the presence of
Wealth. She demands by what right
he intrudes, and he pleads his suit,
naming the priceless gifts he will be-
stow upon her If she will be his. He
demands that she bring with her also
Youth and Beauty, and she scornfully
refuses him, ordering him TO leave. He
turns to Youth, who sleeps, and TO
Beauty, whose fickering, life is going
out, and she haughtily commands
Conscience to show him the door.
Grovel and Sneak throw open the shut
ters and the light of day comes in
upon the scene and falls upon the white
face of Beauty, pale as lily. Beauty
is no more. Suddenly Everywoman
realizes what has happened. With a
cry of horror she rushes to the couch,
throwing herself upon the PROSTATE
form, covering the lifelcss lips with
kisses.
"My Beauty gone!'' she shrieks
" No: it cannot be true!
She struggles to her feet and stag
gers TO a mirror. AS she starcs into 1T
her face takes on a look OF abiect
horror, for there within the glass She
sees hideous face-the face OF Truth.
With Il wild cry she rushes TO the table,
seizes one of the champagne BOTTLES,
and hnrls it into the ,morror; then as
the glass is shattered she turns and
throws herself into the arms of Wealth
and leads him wild, Bacehanalian
dance as the rays of the morning sun
light up the scene of the orgy
AS the curtain rises upon the fourth
act we see Nobody wandering down
Broadway, New York 1t is midnight
on New Years eve and pandemonium
reigns. Snow is silently falling.
pauses finally before a richly-ighted
restaurant, where mirth and gayety are
rife. Wealth, Witless and others are
supping there as the old year goes out
and the new year comes IN. Surglpg
along Broadway are q clamoring lot OF
students, mingling with the fotsam of
the pavement, scarlet women, knaves,
rogues, pickpockets, young men sowing
their wild oats and old men harvesting
theirs.
Tripping along in most fantastic
garb comes Vice, a young woman who
would lead the way to destruction, and
she is followed by motley mob, all
shouting and holding high carnival,
and as they disappear and the street
is cleared Everywoman appears, drag
ging her tired feet along. Her clothes
are shabby, her face emaciated, her
form bent, and she leans heavily upon
Youth, the sole companion left her.
Youth, too, is wan and complains OF
weariness Everywoman pauses before
the richlY-lighted restaurant and dis
covers Wealth supping within. She is
cold and hungry and the warmth of the
room reminds her Of the DAYS when she
was fortunes favorite. She still seeks
Love, but with Modesty and Beauty
lost to her. the way seems TO lie through
Wealth and his influence, and she re-
calls the promises he made to her when
she was the toast of the town, and
she resolves to see him. Youth tries TO
dissuade her. but she will not listen TO
her, and as Youth urges her further TO
give up the project she turns upon her
and berates her. Youth is amazed at
Everywoman S attack, but She, herself
is weak and worn, and suddenly there
stands before her Father Time in long,
flowing gray beard, who beckons to her
that her hour has come. Slowly, amid
the falling snow, Youth follows Time
away and disappears forever.
Everywoman. lurking near the
restaurant, finally sees the doors thrown
open and Wealth, smoking huge cigar.
with conteuted and wel]-satisfied air,
lowed by the satellites and harpies by
which he is surrounded, who cheer him
on his way. He has paid the score,
and with parting cheer the merry
makers 90 on their way, leaving Wealth
to take his carriage and depart. 1t is
Everywoman S opportunity to address
him and she accosts him. He lifts his
hat politely, not recognizing her at
first, nor the lowlv state TO which she |
has sunk. She addresses him, remind |
ing him Of his promises, but he brushes |
her aside. With neither Youth nor |
Beauty he will have none of her. He |,
starts on, when suddenly Vice, in
hamboyant postures. greets him. He
does not know her, but she assumes
familiarity and goes off on his arm,
throwing backward TO Everywoman
diseordant laugh OF triumph
Standing forsaken and alone. Every
woman suddenly sees approaching four
acolvtes. followed by four men bearing
a bier, upon which lies the body OF
Youth. Charity, in white robes, leads
The little procession. chanting, the
solemn measure Of n hymn. Conscience,
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