The sun., 1918-10-20

CREIGHTON (h is the speech Of his life).
My lady. (She goes dtoay. There is none
to salute him now, unless zoe do IT,"
The Growing Last Act.
Is there a more touching or admirable
scene in modern English dramaf
In the last act we return to London
and the dominant comedy note of the
play. Crichton is the servant of old; his
kingship forgotten, or never mentioned.
Specimens of the hunt and mementos Of
the two Years on the island are on exhibi-
ton in the drawing room. The heroes OF
that adventure are reading clippings In
praise of Ernest's book on their two
years life. Lady Agatha's clipping
produces an uncomfortable impression,
for Crichton, they know, is in the next
room. She reads: "There are many
kindly references to the two servants VINO
were wrecked with the family, and Mr..
Woolley pays the butler glowing tribute
in footnote" Best Of all is Crichton's
entrance He has been ordered to take
Tic Duthtl Jul VI TIC tOhtIhioh' AHAo
bucket was used for Ernest's especial ben
fit, for every time he made pun he was
forced by the Gov. to put his head in it.
("CMcHToN haping opened the glass
case, has taken out the bucket, and
ERNEST, looking around for applause, sees
him carrying IL of aud is nndone. Fo,
a moment Of time he forgets that he IS no
longer on the island, and rith a sigh he
IS about to folIoU CREIGHTON and tho
bucket TO retired spot. The door closes,
and ERNEST comes TO himself.')
Lady Mary, but with a thought for
Crichton ever present in her mind, con-
sents to renew her engagement to an in
significant young nobleman. She lags be-
hind the rest of the party, and speaks to
CrichtOn:
"LApY MARY. Do you despise me,
Crichton? (7he man ,oho could nerey tell
q lie makes no ansuer.) You are the best
man among us.
GRICHToN. On an island, my lady, per-
haps; but in England, no.
LADY MARY. Then there's something
wrong in England.
CRIcHToN. My lady, not even from
you can l listen to word against Eng
land.
LADY MARY. Tell me one thing; you
have not lost your couragef
CREIGHTON. No, my lady. (She goes.
He turns out the ights.p
1t is the end Of the play.
AS to ideas, purpose" and the rest
ask no more than these last few lines; 40
for comedy, the situation; as for clever.
ness and wit and humor, the best speeches
in the first and last acts
How Long to Give Him His Duee
How long will it be before Barrie 10
recognized as the master dramatistf
imagine that time only will reveal his
worth. Already we have in printed form
a volume of Half HoHrs-including Pan
falcon, The VII, Rosalind, and Tho
Twelpe-Poand Look-Der Tag "a feeble
war propaganda trife), and the three
plays now published. Let us have Peter
Pan, The Old Lady Shows Her Medals,
The New Word, and Alice Sh-by-the-
Fire, and Barrie will take his place be-
side Shaw and the rest of them. But it
is not in the library alone that Barrie will
assume a position of honor, but on the
stage, and there, long after Man and
Superman and The Second Mrs. Tan
queray are forgotten, the coming genera
ton, unless I am sadly mistaken, will
relish the kindly humor and pathos Of
The admirable Crichton.
THE ADMIRABLE CREIGHTON. BYJ.M.
BARRIE. Charles Scribner' Sons 81.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS. By
J. NJ. BARRIE. Charles Scribner 8 Sons. 81
QUALITY STREET. By J. NJ. BAKRIE.