The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28

poBABLY you know something
o the substantial help that
~ Uorniman has been to mod
7drama. She II was who gave
'msYd Shaw his arst production
A Who was instrumental In found
4 The Abbey theater: Dublin. Since
A she has conducted a repertory
.aier In Manchester, where old and
Tsru comedies OF the highest lit
.ry quality are acted. Best or
perhaps. the institution has pro-
"a several dramatists Of excep-
IA remained unknown had they
|,ended on commercial manage
nd for a hearing. II Is hardly
much 10 say that the Man
-sler group" as Miss Eorniman's
-oyeries are called. are the hope
lhe British drama. How pain
. then. TO note the sinister fate
A seems 10 shadow them. Less
: fortnight ago. Stanley Hough-
author OF "The Younger Gem
bon" and "IIindle Wakes" died
Ne still young and only started
what promised TO be a brilliant
resr; and day or two ago New
3 saw the first performance of
al many deem the masterpiece
IL John Rankin. q. still more tai
||eA light OF the Manchester
<lp," who. In 1909. discouraged by
b hek o. pra ctical recognition OF
york, killed himself.
B remained for the Stage society
|giye the first American hearing TO
u Of Mr.. RanSin's more ambitious
Irs-an unpretentlous farce OF his
|1n that had been previously played
BE- The CasslliS Engagement is
D name OF tbe comedy selected As
the plays OF Houghton and John
||sworthy: In fact, IN all plays or
d best grade. an lnevitab bic clash OF
aacter creates the action. We arc
|an,clous Of "A plot or Of the
||lftl design of an author behind
n We see. living people appear
|ore us and what happens to them
pply could not have been other
= Mrs. Cassilis is a dominant
i clever widow. Her son proposes
IfTying vulgar little mink he met
.a London bus. His arlStocrat'c
4liyes are holrifled. or course,
marriage must he positively for
'ler. Not SO. says Mrs Cassilis.
a her mother TO the CasSiliS COun-
i
\ takc the boy long 10 see how out
'rlace the women arc I'm the en-
Qnfnent which would be his wifo's.
n Mrs. Cassilis knows her son too
Y to have counted on him TO with
W a promise. That was not in
mind when, in answer 10 an as
'pon that the marriage surely
lld take place. she calmly re-
|fsed. NONSENSE" and brought
20 the first curtain on an I'M
a5ely effective moment.
Vhat the lady fcresaw and what
pens Is that the girl is yawning
ne end OF the rirst day and bored
gilnction before the week IS out.
hates walking and riding and
q other diversions or the coun-
and she shudders at the thought
lifetime In country society as
.'onRtely as they shiver at the
4gnt OF her amongst them. She
ior the London shops and res
|lahts. Then comes wqTldly
huve OF Mrs. Cassilis. He has
called in primarily 10 tell her
he knows about her sons
zee and his would be motber-ln-
WHO has remarked that she
~ how great IL is to be re-
&oe. as have not always
respectable myself But the
from London serves better
eose. His presence makes the
Aess OF the country folk (and
Cass!lis has taken care TO In
,uee The very dullest) more evi :
man ever. The glrl can talk
1lm. Indeed, ~ does not take
,ong 20 admit her frame Of mind
lm and propose that he take her
from the whole crowd for a
1-ena together In Paris. sun,
not wholly a bad sort She
me whole business TO her flance,
nim back his freedom and ad-
MN that he would ne much
er married TO his country mouse
cousin. Thus has Mrs. Csssilis
Q the engagement with Kindness.
appearing ruffled or employ
marsh word. though. as she
W. tncre were times she would
&c surprised TO know that her
Aa turned white and that she
Tired MOVES. the English poet
who Is so much in the public eye
uays. has written n Christmas
put " Is not one for children
~ deslsned 10 bring seasonable
80 ana cheer to anyone. IN fact,
u an accumula tion OF hor-
vnea one upon another. How
snat is just what Mr., Noyes In
10 be, his purpose being 20
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