Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

for a time In fact it was not until q
tall thin gentleman with terrified
expression was called upon to address
Mr.. Malange forcefully that things be-
gan to break badly again.
"'I do not fear YOU" Numbered Mr.. Ma
lange, reading his lines with tremendous
effect
''Ah-I-ah-can- ,ab-break you,
lah-destroy you-un-wfth'n an hour,
gulped the terrified man
| "Those lines are supposed to be spoken
sneeringly," said the Social l,ramatist
| II tried to sheer. replied the terrified
man, patheticaily.-
| Don't put in ny abs and 'ums. y
| advised Mr.. Ioofus.
| Then they all went for the young man.
| They all told him exactly how TO recte
his lines and when they got through what
remnant of confidence he had had origi
nally had left him and he was merely a
| befuddled wreck
You will get The hang, OF it after q
while" declared Mr.. Malanse. We
can't all be born actors"
II should say not srowled Mr.
Hoofus. after looking at this gang"
| Near the end of the first act Mr.. Ma
| lange, in an access of magnificent fury.
was supposed to knock down the terrified
man. The Social Dramatist explained.
you strike out said the Social ORA
| matfst, and"
A thought occurred to Mr. Hoofus.
Il thought this was supposed to be
a scrap he remarked. mot base ball
! game
The Social Dramatist paid no atten-
| ton to him.
| you are supposed to strike out, he
repeated, land at the moment of con-
| tact open your hand and slap his IA ".
r don't see what cause he has to hit
! me-" declared the terrified man. plain
| lively.
Then" continued the Social Drama :
| fist, addressing the terrified man, you
are supposed to fall-or, rather, slump
to the floor.
/ The first rehearsal did not produce
particularly happy results. Mr.. Ma
lange struck out all right, struck with
| vehemence and courage and sufficient
| force to make the slap audible as far
as the front yard. But the terrified
man did not slump. Instead he stood
upright and nursed the place where he
had been hit with both hands.
There's no reason for his smuggling
me as hard as that" declared the ter
/ rif1ed man. taking a positive attitude
! for the first time during the proceed
| ings
Pardon said Mr.. Malanse hastily.
| Maybe he doesn't like YOU, suggest
ed Mr.. Hoofus, who was EVIDENT, de-
srous of seeing little fight.
i "Rehearse that again., ordered the
| Social Dramatist.
I'm hanged If 7 do" declared the ter
J rified man. "One punch on the jaw is
enough for me-
| So they rehearsed this part several
times with Mr.. Malange pr .tending to
| hit the terrified man, and, though the
dramatist deplored the lack of realism,
they went through it in a fairly re.
alistic way.
Eventually the rehearsal came to an
end and the company broke into bah
BILE of small talk. during which the
voice of Mr.. Hoofus, like the heavy
bass in an orchestra, could be heard.
from time to time, announcing his un-
dying opposition to dressing gowns.
Tea was served and everybody in the
| company crowded around the Social
Dramatist and inquired when the third
act would be ready for rehearsal-th1s
in the face of the fact that they hadn' t
got the first act as yet
When the Social DramatiSt and the
Observer once more found themselves
learn something more about the play.
From the first act nothing of the con-
GLIDING parts could be CLEANED.
How will you end it," asked the OBJ
server.
The Social Dramatist sighed.
Il will end it promptly at 10 30 p In,
he replied. More than that l cannot
say
This. at least, will tend to popularize
the play when 1t is presented to the
| public--if it ever is. BOBBIE HILL.