Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-27

nFSl name EeneIuily Nv 'FNp"'i"N" -
Il curt nod and tightening OF Ills
teeth upon his cigar
They turned east through Forty
sixth street. shouIdered by denser
rnbble whose faces. an turned In one
direction, shoue Iivid with the glare OF
gigantic electric sign. midway down
the block: Nt
THEATER MAX
SARA LAWS FAREWELL.
It was nearly hQf-past eight; the
house had beer open since seven; nnd
still n queue tan from the gallery doprs
TO Broadway. The sohhy itself was
crowded to sufrOcation with an occi-
dental durbar of bArburic magniicence
the city's supreme manifestation Of
its religion. the ultimate rite In the
worship Of the ponlrs OF the flesh.
Look at that" Max grumbled
through his cigar. "Ain't II shameT
"NVhat7' Whitaker had to lift his
voice 70 make Il carry above the buz-
zing Of the throng.
The money I'm losing" returned
the manager. vividly dlsgusted. ~
could've filed the Metropolitan opera
house three times over g. We .9.fe
lie swung on his heel and began to
push his way out Of the lobby. 'Come
ulong--no use trying to ger In this
way"
Whitaker followed. 10 be led down n
blind alley between the thentee and
the adjoining hotel An Illuminated
sign advertised the stage door. through
which. via a brief hallway. they en-
tered the postsceniuln nnd-7Max drug
ging him by the urp-passed through
small door into the gangway behind
the boxes.
Curtains Just up" Max told him;
"Sara doesn't come on iill near the
middle Of the act. Make yourself com
Portable; I'n be back before tong"
He drew inside o curt,iln and ushered
his guest into the right-hnnd stage-bOx
lhen vanished. The few empty stalls
were rapidly filling up. There was a
fluent movement through the uisles. A
suhdued hum and rustic rose FROM tbai
portion Of the audience which was al
ready sented. The business going on
npon the stnge was receiving little at-
lention-froni Whitaker ns little M
from anyone. The oprIinG ~ccre IN
the dpvelopment OF the dr1lnm inter-
ested the gathering lltue or not az all !;
u was hanging in suspense upon fhe
unfolding Of some extraordinary devel-
opment something unprecedented and
extrnneous. foreign to the play.
Max slipped quietly into the box add
handed hls guest program. Better
get over here" he suggested In n
honrse whisper. indicating nfcllnir near
TIE nlil "You mny never hnve un-
other chance to see the Rreutest lifting
hctress. Wonderful house." he Wits.
pered. sitting down Iahnnd Whitaker
"Dtumnond hasn't shown up yet
thought"
"That so3" whitaker returned over
his shoulder.
eyes; lfs funny never knew him tc
he so late. He always has the uisls
seat. fourth row. center. But he'll Dt
nlong presently" mas M
lie gi,tnced idly at his proeram. In
differently absorbing the infOrmatinr
that "Jues Max has the honor to pre-
sent Miss Sara Law In her tirsi IN,
grentesi success entitled Joun Thurs
duy--a play In three ucts-"
The audience stirred expectnntly;
movement run through u like tn
movement Of waters. murmurous. M
rn shore. Whitaker's gaze wa
drawn 10 the stage as II by nm i'm
pIncuble force Max shifted on ~
chair heblnh him and said Somethln
iaiIstinguislmbIe IN IN unnutuml tons
vsanam had come upon The stag,
suddenly nnd lenlpestuously bnngin
door heiiind her The audience "a
the hnresl glimpSe Of her profile ~
Imusing iiioinentarily. she eyed ca
other actors. Then. without sppilkfn,
she turned und walked up-Nage be
back 10 the footlights.
Applause hrpke ow like thunder
clnn. ppning heavily through the hi
auditorium hut the nctrpss showed q
consciousness of ". She WIS stnndli
before n cheup mirror renewing h,
Int. arranging her hnir with u
typlcal. unconscious gestures OF
wenry shopgirl; she wis neting-lIvir
the scene. With no time 10 waste
wandering 10 her popularity by b0v
and vet smiles; she remained befo
the glass. prcIonEing the business. a
til the applause suhsided
Whitaker received nm IMPRESSION
Of II trennhdhus force ~ work nero
the gootllghts. The woinun dirIused ,
effect - O n terrible nnd boundlr
energy under positive rontrol 81
was not merely an acfreSs. not ev
merely u great actress; she wns q
very soul Of the drama .of today.
Beyond This he knew IN his ne,
thnt she WIS hls wife. Sura Law "
the wOnmn he had married In IA
sleepy COnnectlcur town. six yenrr
fore ahut night. lie had not yet se
her fnce Clearly. but he knew. To Il
himself mistaken 'Ould have shnk
the foundations of his understanding
Under cover Of the applause.
turned to Max.
"WhO Is thntf What Is her nnmt
'sfhe divine Surn." Max answer
his eyes shining.
Il mean. Whnt ~ her nnme OF
stnee, IN privnte llfeY'
'"rhe sume." Max nodded with g
victlon "Surp Laws the only na
saes ever worn IN my acqrmntaI
with her."
A. Tint moment. the ApTlnuse h
Ink subsidized ~ such an extent tlhl