The evening world., 1917-03-20

man, Mallse, is not a "genius'-trust
Galsworthy for thatl-merely a poor,
hard working magazine writer OF
Quixotlo temperament. IL Is his mis-
fortune TO be anddealist-Galsworthy
spares no onei IL must be said for
Malise that he makes no attempt 10
steal another mans wife. When
Clare comes 10 his lodgings for adj
vice after she has left her husband,
he holds himself will in hand. There
Is an aloofness here that may puzzle
audiences that think only in terms of
the theatre. After working for three
months as a shopgirl Glare returns TO
Malise, but this time not merely for
advice. Experience has taught her
that shopgirls do not want her, and
she admits that she doesn't want
money!" eNclaims Malise. Old Sir
Charles puts IL another way: I've
often noticed hat parsons daughters
grow up queer. Get too much NOR
allty and rice puddin'.' Clare's
friend, Mrs. Fullerton, comes nearer
the truth when she says to the help
less creature: You're too Inc and
not fine enough TO put up with
things" This is the tragic keynote
OF the play. IL means more than
Malise says when he declares: For
NNAA' 10 " AAlfANg . AAlOAO NNNiAA
one kind of dishonOr."
That Clare should find she loves
Malise on her return to his rooms
after an absence Of three months is
not surprising, for In the mean time
both her body and her soul have been
starved. This is a human touch that
only a writer Of such hne senslbili-
ties as Galsworthy could give TO a
play. Then there is the crash that
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George not only starts divorce pro.
ceedinRs, but sues Mallse for damA
ages that mean the writer's ruin
financially and professionally. 1t Is
TO save him from going under COM
pletely that Glare. with fine courage.
takes herself out OF his hfe-and even
then she Is not sure that he Is can
able OF a permanent love. as his old
charwoman shrewdly suggests. The
tragedy OF II all is realized when the
hunted creature Is run to cover six
months later in one OF those dis
Crcctly- managed restaurants where
solitary ladies" attract masculine
attention. As a matter OF fact, Glare
Is rather fortunate in her captor, for
he happens TO be decent enough TO
offer 10 lend her money when he
finds She Is a thoroughbred about TO
take her first leap over a high fence.
But while ne goes oft for a cab she
becomes the sport Of a sneoring ha BIZ
tue OF the place who has made n
wager that she will dine with him
ON the following night. Then she
sees an endless vista Of such nights
her life as II stretches before her
and she pours poison into the cham
payne she is drinking. She is "A fail
ure-but a lady TO the last!
w. l.. George, in "a Red OF Roses"
brings about a similar situation. But
the heroine Of his novel wins against
life M becomes not only rich but
"rospeCtablc."
THE Fugitive" is not what Is com o.
monty known as a star play" But.
following managerial practice, Oliver
Morosco brought out Emily stevens
AZ the star OF his production. In
olined AZ first TO be neurotic At thC
expense Of everything else, and also
to emphasize her cerebral ana rat 2
aggressive temperament, Miss ste,
vcns tridmphcd In the end through
sheer Intelligence and vibrant sym
patty with her role. IL j. rather q
good thing on the stage. after an. "
he endowed with = brain. Ms,
stevens gave an essentially intelli-
gent performance. and In the lSAt
act she conveyed n sense Of stricken
palm n despair with poignant sim.
plicity.
For his part, Edward Emery Is toe
intelligent to realize completely tht
character OF the dun wittcd husband;
yet he acted so we'll that he %c1rriet
on all his scenes effectively. con.
way Tedrlc, though not exactly suit.
ed to the part OF Maliso. also cam.
off very well. 4 thoroughly GOO,
piece OF work was done by Ami,
Hughes as the chRrwOmau, Mrs
Miller, II was a joy 10 soc and (,
hear her. Charles Harbury as 81
Charles and Charlotte Granville "a
Lady Dedmond were excellent.
II Is scarcely to be expected tina
Galsworthy's play will DO taken a
it's true value in this country. wherl
the economic independence of womoi
Is an accepted fact. Rut THE FuEi
tive" deserves a long run Il shOul,
appeal to the interest ana sympathiel