The Washington times., 1917-05-29
HERMIONE in FLESH
ON BELASCO STAGE
Suzanne Is Counterpart Of
Don Marquis Heroine.
FEMRISM THEME OF PLAY
Saturday to Monday" Offers No
Ofense to Sufragists, However.
Hermione is in town.

heTInlOne Is III No"h
OF course, she isn't going by her
real name, but any one who ever has
read about the young lady made i'm
mortal by the columnist, Don Mar
quis, will recognize in Suzanne, the
leading woman in the new Ames pro-
duction. Saturday to Monday" at the
Belasco this week. an unmistakable
Hermione.
And for that very reason no suffra-
Eist can seriously take ofSense at this
brand-new play by william ]. Hurl-
but. which Is about feminism.
No doubt those inclined to the mega
tive side of the suffrage movement
will see an argument against the
cause" in this delightful French pas
try connection. but, then, they are,
after all, only the blind ones, who
wouldn't know a Hermione II they
bumped into one! Ten to one they are
Hermiones themselves
An Ardent Feminist.
You see. Suzanne is a delightful,
slender person of about, oh. twenty
six. widow OF one RoIlo (who wore
rubbers), a social light of no mean
candlepower, and ardent Though re-
Gently turned) feminist.
Suzanne has probably never been
out of style in all her life, and II Is
safe to assume that she never will
be.
What more natural than for her
to 'go in strong for suffrage" and,
since she had a new frock and looked
adorable, succumb to the lure OF
street corner speakinga
And pray, what more plausible
Ah1H g. -
Gray, who is in love with her, be-
cause she is afraid that he viii be
masterful?
A Trial Marriage.
Again, It Is well within range Of
possibility that this perfectly ingen-
uous Hermione, masquerading as
Suzanne, should hit upon the idea of
q trial marriage, from Saturday to
Monday, with Foxy Grsyl She doesn't
even have q church service but mere
ly q civil marriage.
True to her role, when Suzanne
finds herself hopelessly in love with
Foxy, she renounces the cause she
has SO lately perfectly dotted on"
and espouses the field of slippers,
pipes, sock darning, and home max
ing, with no abatement of ardori
happens to at least the principal mem
bers Of the cast of Saturday to Mon
day" The maid in the last act is an
unnecessary adornment, technically
and artistically, and there are Other
roles which might be strengthened by
different interpretations.
First Act Readable.
But the roles Of Foxy, played by
Courtney Foote: Suzanne, played by
Ruth Maycliffe; Mrs. ErcoIl, played
by Adelaide Prince. and the work OF
Charles Trowbridge and Elizabeth
Risdon should not be subjected to the
pruning knife.
As for the play, the first act is good
enough to read, and that is saying q
whole lot for a play this day and age.
Sundry minor changes Of a mechan-
Zeal nature, as to the necessity of
which the management of this pro-
duction is no doubt aware, must take
place.
But all in all, Hermione's vehicle
is most attractive. Mr.. Foote could
speak louder and more distinctly, as,
indeed, could the whole cast One is
quite able to discern that the $50
ciety" is very high, without the aid
of the society voices" affected.
Delight at seeing Hermione in
the flesh has almost made us forget to
pay tribute TO Ruth Maycliffe. who
impersonates her. Miss Maycliffe Is
clever, charming, intelligent, and,
best of all, looks like one OF Rose
Cecil ONeilPs heroines. She plays the
role OF Suzanne delightfully."-, and
would be perfect II Mr.. Foote gave
her q less wooden foil as Foxy.
FLORENCE YoDER.