The Washington times., 1915-02-28

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Just sucn character III Alfred DOo-
ittIc. the father OF the heroine, in
"iNgma lion.
Snaw'. purpose is evidently to show
in Doollttic a type and not a separate
character. 1t is The type that could he
created only by the mind of a cyntc or
1t most accomplished humanitarian.
striking Just whe"e those two extremes
meet.
Thc exposition Of Alfred Doolittlc
tho stage. II, comes TO the professor
who has taken his daughter in hand
with the idea of making the professor
l.av for the privilege, having previously
, thrown the daughter out into the street
to 30 her own way. Asked what sort
the most delicious bits of the entire I,lay
in his reply:
What am !. governor? ask you.
VIII. am ]? ] am one of the undeservinS
poor that's what ! am! Think of what
hat means to man. II means that he s
up "Sen middle-class morality all the
Ginc. If there is anything going and |
pa, in for a bit of It. it's always the
sam" story: You're undeserving: so you
can't have it.
''Bu, my needs is as great as The most
deserving widow that ever got money
out Of six different charities in one for
The death Of tho came husband | don't
need less than q deserving mani need
more. don't eat less hearty than him.
.tnd | drink 3 lot more. ! want a bit Of
, amusement. cause I'm thinking man.
| won't chserfulness. and a song and a
band wien feel low.
We'll. they charge me just the same
for everything-just the same rs a
deserving. What is middle class moral
ity' just an excuse for never giving
, me anything. Therefore, l just ask you
= q gentleman, not to 0iay that game
ON me. I'm PLAYING straight with you.
! ! Amt pretending to be deserving
Il III undeservinc. I like it. and that =
tho truth. VIII you take advantage of
II mans nature TO do him out OF his own
daughter what hos brought up and fed
and clothed by the sweat Of his brow
J until she srowcd biz enough to be in
| tcrcslinc to you" Is - reasonable?
! r1t IL to YOU and leave it to you."
! The suggestion is made that Doolittle
viii make bad use of a FIVE pound note
if it is given to him. He replies to this
Not me. governor. so help me
i Won't Don't YOU he afraid I'll save II
ard spare ii and live idle on it, There
Won't be penny Of it left by Monday
i III have to go to work same as If I'd
never had it. 1t won't paupcrize, YOU
bet.
! Just one good spree for myself and
! the mssus. giving pleasure TO ourselves
end employment to others. and salts
faction TO you to think it's not been
,hrowcd away. You couldn't spend it
! better
! On this statement being received with
the suggestion that he might have bet
| ter time or ten pounds, he declares:
! NO. governor. She wouldn't have
! tho heart TO spend ten: and perhaps
shouldn't neither. Ten pounds is 10,
dent like: and then sood-by to happi.
ness. You give me what I ask you
governor. not penny more and not a
! penny less.
! One OF the most difficult things al
actor or an actress finds in their worl
| is living up to the reputation that ha.
| been given them by their friends. F'o
| this reason the appearance Of Teress
Dale as member Of the Poll players
! tomorrow will be trying event fo
that young woman because the reputa
ington involves all sorts Of pleasan
| things which she must show hersel
capable Of doing in order to justif!
| them.
But one Of the things which Mis-
Dale is said to be most capable OF do