The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

b.ousHI II CLOAK 10 lllIOW ONtl we
courtesans rich evening gown and
followed her TO the Limousine that
was snorting at the door. The car.
evidently. was 10 take her 10 the
heights" Llmousiuss and aliegory
don't mix.
PuT before dropping that play and
II passing on TO happy recollection
OF the other two, j must mention that
II was put on with such elegance and
taste. and acted CoT so much. much
more than II was worth, that there
were moments when 1t was almost
impressive. E.nelie Melville. as the
maid, and Ilassard Short, II. Reeves
Smith. Clarence Handyside and Reg
inald Mason, as the several lovers
stood up To reams Of platitudes in
the most approved fashion. No
actors could have been talked at more
consummately. And Miss Taylor de-
lirered the sermons with 81 perfect
diction, a melodious voice and
large. authorita tive, tragic style
worthy OF Phedre OF Electra.
There was nothing wha tsoever in
common between that impersonation
and the one with which Miss Taylor's
afternoon began. In the allegory she
was regal and remote. and she
seemed 10 gain in inches by the
sweep OF her gown and the masses
OF black hair piled on her we'll
was a two headed, brainless butter
fly OF fashion. She wore riding
habit that acceutualed her modish
slouch, and a bowler much too
large for her was pulled down over
her Straw-colored hair to her very
ears. She wandered about the taste
ful morning room or q London man
sion Tipping her riding crop in pur-
poseful accompaniment TO her Nacu-
Gus prattle. A matron (Emelie Mel
Ns,l l.A ~ IN.--
We're chatting OF her forthcoming
marriage The girl, who converted all
her RS" 10 "w's" In her drawing
talk did not know whether she was
pleased or not with it--all she was
sure of was that she took an avari-
ents. displayed on tables about the
room. Marriage" said the matron,
rs like an egG-if there's any doubt,
there's no doubt"
BY the time she had gone and the
fance had bobbed in, Doleen was
pretty sure she did not want to go
on with the ceremony. And It was
clear that the young man felt the
same way. But. what with her lisp
and an impediment in mis- speech. 1t
took them a long time to reach that
admission. In each case new fasci
nator had come along. Unbetrothed.
they became confidential. However,
Doleen's interest in her unseen
Claude DENLY rather froze UP when
she learned he did not have his
boasted 1000 pounds q year and with
no likelihood OF ever having 1t, ana
the released fance began 70 see his
Clara Catchpole differently when he
discovered she was not IS, but past
the middle twenties; that she had
been engaged at least six times and
that her hair above her "horrid, nasty
red face changed color with the sea-
sons. And then. OF course, tho pres
ents would have 10 he returned That
made a deep impression on Dolsen
where her brain should have been.
So they concluded II was Gust as
we'll 10 80 on with tho ceremony:
and they slouched out for 8 canter
In the park.
Such merit as this little play pos
Sesscs Hos IN the authors W.T. which
he has fashioned into pointed darts;
aud Miss Melville, I'm a minor way,
and Miss Taylor and EIassard Short,
with consummate art, drove every
ono home to the hilt, The whole
thing was more like one OF those
cartoons OF dangerous. dull society
that George du Msurier used to do
for Punch. Mr.. Manners has caught
tlIe spirit exactly. and Miss Taylor
and Mr. Short more than seconded
him playing with Just the right tinge
of travcsiy. hut with an unerring
fidelity TO type.