The sun., 1916-10-24

book or play. The wealthy young sports
man. I'm spite OF the protests OF his rela-
tives. falls in love with the cook before
he discovers that she t. a child Of the
oldest Of the original =. +. VS.. even
II he Is thereby compelled TO break OF
what is almost AN understanding" with
his cousin and irritate her mother as
well as his old friend and man OF affairs,
who Is also a guest in the house served
by this curious supply of retainers.
But when the prince weds the little
serving maid. who turns out TO be "A
princess herself. all the silver lined
clouds fade away. II may be that they
did not live In peace and die In grease
and fnd their intermeut behind the
manteipiece. But they were nevertheless
the figures in a dear little Virginia fairy
tale.
Mr.. Thomas took three acts TO tell the
story Of the book. They all passed IN
the ancestral Virginia mansion. the
backgrounds for the exhibition OF the
ervanfs from upstairs being the draw
ing room. the kitchen and finally the
dining room. 1t was In The Rainbow"
by the same playwright that Miss Chat
terton won her first important New York
success, so there was a more or less
sentimental interest In observing what
he would do for he exhibition OF her
talents in the present case.
Builds Up Good Comedy.
On the clever intrigue Of Mrs. MIXERS
story MIR. Thomas built "A most ingenious
and entertaining comedy. The material
was Of course inspiring to any play
wright. The heiress OF the house posing
as a servant-a modern variant of no
iess famous a heroine Tran Kate HdTd-
cdstie-was enouc in herself TO pro-
vide a starting point that scarcely could
lead to failure. When not Only the old
est daughter of the house hut her brothers
and another sister combine to deceive the
new tenants. the he, lopment lies rs one
woul nave sid before two years ago
last August ia the hand.
With this material Mr.. Thomas has
built up a succession ~ most diverting
scenes. There could he nothing more to
his credit than the achievement of nlac-
ing the whole action Of the last act about
a dining table and keeping the spectators
constantly entertained. Then. apart from
the ingenious development OF the story
there We're frequent flashes Of Mr..
Thomas own wit.
Company Il Well Selected.
The admirable quality Of Come Gu,
Of the Kitchen combined with the act
ing. served 70 make the evening one OF
the most delightful Uf the year. In her
opportunities for arch humor and tn,
occasional suggestion of tender pathos
Miss Chatterton found herself AT HON,
as the heroine. Mr.. Thomas had pre-,
scented her moreover with al Irish ac.
cent which added variety to her psrtici'
l.ation in the story.
All the actors were admirable. THAI
excellent player, Harry Messenger, VIII,
should never he lost to the metropolitan
stage, returned in the role OF Il rather
worldly poet Bruce Mciiae. at first in,
comprehenslbly solemn and explosive
grew mellow and lighter in touch as tn,
evening went on and william Sans com
pleted the trio Of outsidors-all of then
delightfully."- acted.
But communication for every actor il
the cast is not possible, although Henri,
Miller had selected his company so wei
that they all deserve 1t. Then he hat
provided two beautiful colonial Interiors
CHE performance was 80 much appre
cNted that he. Miss Chatterton an'
Brute McRse We're all called upon L
speak after the second act.