The sun., 1918-09-29

woman who have grossly injured an
innocent father and husband,
There is always amusement for the
superman at the first night perform
ance, however the man who has come
in from the street may bore himself
by the proceedings. Mr.. Corbin called
attention the other day to the comedy
within comedy which plays in THE
Walk-Offs." This is, OF course, a source
OF infinitely more fun to the Initiated
than the comic genius of the Hattons
will ever provide for those who seek
diversion in the new play.
\ drama OF fashionable New York
life is being unfolded by tho autI7ors-
VINO come from Chicago-for the bene-
fit of gathering which is in a large
measure made up Of men and women
.iust.ps remote from the social focus In
EaYhfd@ they are supposed to be in
terested. The play wrights, are evi-
IDENTIFY under the impression that
knickerbocker names are familiar in
what is called society, for some of the
most familiar are on the programme.
although they are probably unknown
to the majority OF men and women
who used to make up what was "A
smart set before the war disintegrated
1t to such an extent as to make it
shameful to recall it. But this is
the sort OF a dish that is set before
! the public of the Morosco Theatre.
! None OF the playwrights who aim TO
picture New York's social existence on
! the stage has ever had the delicate
| perception of its values that Clyde
, Fitch possessed. With him 1t was not
! altogether eXteInals that counted. In
! his speech as well as in the frivolous
| and fiashy character of his scenes he
! drew for stage purposes the most life
| like sketches of fashionable life in the
metropolis that ever came to the stage
I He may not have seen charo cter with
! the force and picturesqueness Of the
| HattOns, but he did keep closer to the
life seen in this city's sO-called upper
circles. Even he probably would not
have been ashamed of the young di-
vorced husband. for that couple in their
tergiversations of emotion supply most
of the fun in the new play. More to
be viewed with alarm is the report
from an unofficial source that the lead
! ing characters in THE Walk offs" are
portraits OF New Workers well known
In the circles the Nations have striven
to make safe for the world. The judge.
the man of wealth who IL the model
was pretty and complaisant painted,
the woman who had succeeded in
sculpture-all these figures are said
to be the reproduction of well known
New Workers. There ~ probably no
reason for any apprehension as to the
disclosure of these names. When II is
so difficult for the world at large to
recognize them even as human beings
in 1.-The Walk Offs" their special iden-
tity stands in no danger of being re-
vealed.
So why hint who the judge is even
II he does pose as an expert in the
modern dance when not on the bench
or name even family the society mill
| ionaire who keeps studio on the
West side and Nils 1t impartially with
| the beauties of art and nature when ht
| feels the call of either or both? Oh
even tell who is the young dipsomanlac
| who leaves his wife. only TO discover
| that he il heartbroken without her
| since nobody supplies him so freely
| anu 80 WIFI iiiOHty
| These secrets could not be revealed. al
| that would SO easily lead to breach
of confidence concerning the ladies'
the Hatton ladies'. that Is. Who is tho
Girl that, like Lily Bdrth, trifies witt
the country lover and who moreover
is the fascinating woman who model,
so successfully in clay rs we'll as Tho
fearful divorcee? or course the dis
closure Of such points is out of the
question. II would be especially un
gracious to reveal them, now that no
body could possibly consider them a.
dwelling in any town nearer the me
tropolis than Grand Rapids.
| Does the exact, one might aimos
say relentless. relation between tn
material proflts OF play and It's obedl
ence to certain Of the laws OF the thea
tire ever occur to the managers VIII,
so freely risk their money on on,
futile experiment after another? TIL,
disappearance last night of a coined,
] which had been literally touted In Ger