The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-23


30 there w were at the Eltinse
Theatre! Nly Kardos. crossing the
boardwalk at Atlantic City. was de-
scribed as q chicken" We saw her
slip out Of the hands Of an apparently
clean chap, Richard Laird. into those
Of a middle aged Senator. who was
decent enough, at least, to marry her.
But he cast her out Of his home at
Tarrytown when he found her old
friend Laird visiting her at midnight
and though she was innocent eDousn
in the beginning. this little chicken"
went to the bad In turkey trottins
time. The odd part of 1t was that
every man she met was ready 10
marry her. There was the inevitaDie
college youth. who asked nothing more
than to lead her from Lalrd's rooms
to the altar. But no happened to have
q world wise uncle. who proposed .
dinner in a New York restaurant ana
here Lily drank 50 much that she De-
trayed herself and spoiled her other.
wise innocent game by playing pase-
ball with the uncle. The youth. VINO
labored under the disadvantage OF De-
ing q Wisconsin poet. was shipped
West, and Laird came back from
England Just in time to bring Lilly to
her senses after she had contem-
plated suicide. He placed the FAMILY
coronet on her head, and though
knowing her to be hopelessly bad De-
cause Of two or three trips to Par's
she had made on one excuse or an
other, he declared her to DO good
enough for him. It was enough to
rive her q crown for her headache
after a night Of mixed drinks. and to
leave us to the chaste rejection that
Lily would be as white as the drivei-
q. ing snow for the rest Of her days.
But We could still hear Lily crying.
This Is the life!" az she took nyins
lean from the restaurant table INTO
the arms of the unnaturally gay uncle.
And oh, what night 1t was for the
actors! John Mason In summer Ran.
nels, had his day at Atlantic Sty
only to fade from view In stormy
night at Tarrytown. He married the
girl and tried to teach her Ensiisn.
but luck was against him. Then Cyril
Keightley, as Laird, carried Lily TO
New York and took more drinks tnan
were good for him. But his breeding
counted most with the audience. lie
acted like a gentleman, and In spite OF
an extremely upl' speech put into
his mouth by the author came on
with first honors. Ernest Giendin-
ming was n very good poy' uiinoeht
vet earnest, and he gave the play an
honest touch Of feeling when he asked
the girl to come AVA with him ana
be his wife. ~,
Miss Irene Fenwick played LILY
very cleverly up to this point. her
personal charm was largely IN her
favor, and as the Atlantic City shop
girl sho knew what she was doing
But In telling her story to the poy
who loved her. in going over ner
past life, she completely missed her
greatest opportunity. In this scene
demanding warmth, she was aoso-
Wise to help her as the Jolly uncie-
and he was very good-Miss Fen
wick carried off the restaurant scene
with n great deal Of dash and a live
sense of character. She made LILY q
winsome little creature. though she
left something to the Imagination
/ with her dead fathers Song o.
/ Songs" which was supposed 10 On
the last word In love. A. for tn
/ music itself. It was drowned II
laughter. when q mechanical plan'
got the start OF James Lounspe.r.
and then kept right on playing arte'
he had torn himself away from tn
Hiss Dorothy Donnelly was like {
lost chord as the ruined lady WHIT
found life in the Senator's house a
Tarrytown both stale and bitter. Lik'
Mr.. Mason, she appeared only to dis
annear, II was a wild night on tn
Hudson and no stars were out TO
any length Of time. But The SOM
OF Songs" was drawn out until ther'
"Jnnocent," to which 1t bears a Ger
tain resemblance, this erotic play vii
probably keep good many peopl
a., until n late hour for many a nigh