The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-25
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Every woman

Everywoman
The curtain closed, the final accents
fell
Upon mine ear with wonder and de-
light;
My fancy glowed with VISIONS all be-
digit
With silver, gold and green that
tinged the spell,
And then knew I'd heard a master
tell
A modern tale, in poesy's figures
An allegory. Never did knight or
lady fair
Fer hear such numbers swell
From pageant in the square or olden
times,
AS those which that great singer of
our land,
Who died as fame drew near with
laurel crown,
Attuned to cantos five with fault
less hand,
Those old, old truths retold by Wal
ter Browne
Were never wove in nets of finer
rhyme.
John Franklin Phillips.
"Everywoman"
"Everywoman" was really Just as
wonderful as it was described in adj
vance, in spite Of the fact that only
half of the company's beautiful seen
cry was used on the Baird stage in
Gainesville Thursday night.
Possibly the queerest character
Observation-Disclosures the maiI.
one. He was very tall, broad man
with draped drab costume and in
the last two acts the same in green,
with hood effect, and his arms were
generally folded. A green light was
kept constantly in his face, even when
Everywoman was present. He opened
and closed the play with these lines:
BE merciful, be just, be fair
To Everywoman, everywhere;
Her faults are many. Nobody's the
blame"
He was a splendid actor, with
deep, penetrating voice. His position
is rather hard to explain. He seemed
to represent the class we refer to
when we say "They say" so and so
"Everywoman," played last night
by Miss Shay, was more of char
acter herself than Nobody" who was
seldom addressed and then only by
Everywoman. In almost every in
stance when she was addressed it was
not as the play actress, but the words
seemed aimed personally at every
woman in the audience.
"Everywoman" can not be judged
too harshly for not recognizing Her
King, as in ordinary life she should
for while he pleaded in the play, she
actually did not see him; of course, it
was the fault of Flattery, handsome
man who bowed and smiled at her in
her mirror. The last character in
cidently was very clever, for we be-
held an ordinary mirror, but when
Everywoman gazed into it, he appear
ed, then disappeared, like magic, and
not once did her eyes even rest on
him, so she was honest in her belief
she must search for him.
"The Quest" itself will have to be
left to the readers Imagination. She
returned, years later, led by Truth,
and there found Truths son, waiting
at her fireside. The moral appeared to
be that it is much safer for woman
to remain at home for her King Love,
that she loses much of the beautiful
in life by going in search of him.
Of her beautiful maids, only Mod
esty returned, and that one was taken
from her and chained for ages by
cruel theater managers. Of the others,
Youth and Beauty, one was lost and
the other died. Her hand-maiden,
Constance was ever at her command
and sang many beautiful truths that
will long linger in the hearers ears.
The play will probably remain with
those who saw it for many years, and
the play itself seems good for many
years to come-and Manager Phinney,
who deeply regrets that he had to
cancel Ocala's engagement, gives ev-
cry hope that its next trip to Florida
will surely include Ocala.
Selections were given from "Pom-
Pom" and "Have Heart" and were
beautiful. The manager even hopes
to give US the latter in the very near
future
Among the Ocala parties at the
performance last night were: Mrs. X.
4 M. Brinkley, Mrs. T. C. Carter, Miss
Jennie Brinkley and Mrs. Lang Good |
year, DIR. and Mrs. E. G. Lindner, Miss
Murray, Mr.. Tucker, Mrs. J. R. Moor
head and Miss Annie Moorhead, Mr..
Foster Davis, Mr.. D. w. Davis, Misses
Elizabeth and Meme Davis, Miss Alice |
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w. B. Gallagher and Mr.. Whit Pal
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Bennett, Mr.. |
]. ]. Gerig and Miss Hester Dewey, |
Miss Elizabeth Rhodes, Miss Elsie
Hall, Mrs. Jack Embry, Miss Helen
Scott, Mr.. H. S. Sistrunk and several
others.
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