The sun., 1916-11-19

Transformation to ting cold boards Of
the stage, so he Is going to do the
trick himself.
From the south Of France. where ne
Is now staying. Mr.. johnson sends this
tale Of a New York Bohemia. the locale
of which Is in the studios situated In
Lincoln Square. nearly right across the
way from Healey's. so a curious reader
oan follow the footsteps Of the male
characters as they go to get little
inner refreshment or the women as
they'd their shopping.
The doings Of these Bohemians. who
vary from models TO artists and press
agents to pill providers. is of an anus
ing character and particular interest
is given to their doings by the fact
that Mr.. johnson swcars on his liter
airy Bible--"Bartlett's Familiar Quota
tions'-that they are true to life.
The dramatic interest Is given by
InOd Sonderson. a young artist who has
a passion for aiding those who most
need her. She finds Ddn0erteld. alias
GdrfOrd. the artist scion OF a wealthy
knickerbocker family In the depths OF
physical and mental ruin. caused by
his unhappy marriage. and brings him
up the steps TO the place he occupied
previously. high in art and higher in
social circles. When he no longer
needs her she quietly retires to go to a
sculptor who cries for her maternal
help. There Is good dramatic material
in the story.
Grace Peters. who plays the role of
the Countess Casanova. the fake
psychic-astrologist. in His Majesty
Bunker Bean" at the Aston Theatre, Is
the daughter Of the late Commodore
George II. Peters. Y. s. ~. who died
this summer at Washington. She has
had no end Of interesting experiences
and advantages. She has travelled all
over the world with her father, las
lived In the Philippines and is familiar
with the curious corners OF the Orient.
In Japan a few years ago she was
presented to the MikadO at the annual
Cherry Blossom Festival. which Is con-
sidered an unusual honor for q for
eigner.
Miss Peters is a trained athlete,
plays tennis extremely we'll, swims and
was practically brought up in the sad
die Her first training as an actress
she received with the Columbian Poll
stock companies In Washington, and
achieved personal success with Olga
Petrova in "Panthea." Prior to her
present engagement she played the
leading part in one Of the ION Trial
companies.
NJ. Gouget. whose inimitable char
acterizatlon of the amorous old Baron
In "Pierrot the Prodigal' at the Little
Theatre stamps him as an artist OF the
highest quality. Is indeed a most well
come addition to the cast. NJ. Gouget
gives a quaint and humorous touch TO
h part which his predecessor missed.
NJ. Gouget Is proud of his record with
"L'Enfart Prodigue"-and well he may
be. lie was the original Baron In the
pantomime at the Bouffes Parisiennes
twenty-six years g in Paris and
nearly his entire stage career has been
devoted to this role. At a rough esti-
mate he says that he has played the
part for approximately fifteen hundred
times. One of his cherished posses
sions is a diamond pin presented to
him by King Edward VII. when he
was Prince Of Wales, and bearing the
royal monogram. NJ. Gouget was
summoned to Marlborough House on
several occasions for the representa-
ton Of "L'Enfant Prologue there.
This was during the original run of
the pantomime at the Prince OF Wales
Theatre In London. Last year when
Queen Alexandra came to see "L'Enfant
Prologue" or three different visits she
personally called NJ. GOuget into her
presence ut the conclusion OF each per-
Torrance and received him cordially.
She complimented him highly on his
prowegs as "a pantomimist and said
that she had never laughed more
heartily In a theatre than at his richly
humorous Interpretation Of the in
fatuated Baron n love with PAvywstts.