The evening world., 1917-12-07

No oid woman who so0ts for ths
bfoodinE father. but rot nothins cot
u her Ths 'sthsr. intent upon sst'
fi1s a clue 10 ths IDENTITY u The msn
Indirectly responsible for his daugh'
tors death. 'hs man ~ wants 70 hil,
aiso puts questions 70 Hannah. and
again she holds hsr tongue Mean
Wills this houss % death II disturbed
~ tho turmoil of lifA A strike 10
going on. and two miiivorksrs como
70 tho hOuss 70 plead With their fore
nan 10 speak 20 ths men AZ a most
Ing But MaNnst refuses 20 leave tho
room where his dAushtsrs body lies.
Finally a strike lsAdsr named FeTRu-
son makes him ses that he should
consider tho veifars Of his feiiov-
workers. and. taking his hat. Magnet
announces he will TO u the hall FER
Euson remains bshind for q moment
md whom Hannah brings him . few
irinkets left by the old msn's daosh-
ter. II 10 made clear that he wss the
Riri's lover.
Although Ferguson's declaration
that no man oan ruin the woman who
loves him II open 20 question, Mr..
Dreisor's play In otherwise so sane
and true and real that II has the
grip OF tragedy. Tho characters talk
and look and act like people who have
felt tho hard grind OF labor all their
lays Arthur Hohl gives uncommon
strength and sincerity 70 the role OF
the strike leader, Frederick Roland
makes tho grieving. bitter foreman
lifelike. and Kate Morgan Il pa
thetic figure as the old woman who
works In the house.
Neigh bors," a serio- comic play by
ZonR Gale, In notable for its kindly,
human qualities. Folks" living In n
small town bring clothing and toys
to a poor woman who expects 20
| have her little boy restored % her.
| only TO learn that he Is TO b. kept
from her by people better able TO pro-
vide for him. Humorous character
drawing more than offsets tho pa
thetic phase OF the story. and Helen
Westley aids materially in making
"Neighbors" thoroughly alive and
amusing. The tragedy OF old age ia
poisnantly suggested by Miss Morgan
| as GRANDMA.
II Is rather astonishing that the
| dramatic critic in Tho Critics Com
edy" should be woman who has
| married a bellboy. but aside from the
| possible question OF good taste or dis
cretion, II must be said that Samuel
Kaplan's contribution to the bill Ia
decidedly novel, clever and entertain
| ing. As the critic, who sits up in bed
and dictates her notice" to a stenog-
rapher. Miss Westley gives per-
| formance that Is u Joy 10 watch. she
is delightful as she talks to the young
actor she Is writing about. and
pathetic in the end when the middle
| aged wife realizes that her youthful
| husband, who gets money from her
speaks OF her to his acquaintances as
my old woman" Miss Westley gives
surprising variety 10 tho character
with finally touch OF utter dis
illuslonment that brings n heartacht
as she buries her weeping face in the
pillows.
/ yum Chapab." an unusually gro
tesque pantomime by ]. Garcia Pi.
mentel and Beatrice Holthoir. said to
be founded on legends OF the Maya
tribe 5000 years old, Is indescrtbably
faJtastic and amusing. Here again
Miss Westley distinguishes herself as
A Childlcss Woman. and Katherine
Cornell is a source OF innocent merri-
ment as A Player OF Instruments.
: The Washington Square Player
may well be proud OF their new bill
/ II offers an artistic treat.