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NOTES OF THE
SOCIAL WORLD

For the beneht Of the settlement
house In Leroy street n concert will DO
given this afternoon In the Plaza BALL
room by the d. Y. N. T. Society. The
artists will be Miss Lucille Collette. vio-
lin; Paul Reimers, barytone, and
Stefan de Stefano. harp. Among those
who have secured tickets are Mrs.
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Henry c. Frick, Mrs.
NJ. orme Wilson. Mrs. John c. Wilmer
ding, Mrs. John b. TREVOR. Mrs. An
drew Carnegie. Mrs. AnSel Phelps and
Mrs. Oliver G. Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cunningham
Barr will be at IL East Sixty eighth
street for the winter.
Mrs. Charles l. Berg will give a re-
ception at her home, "a Gramercy Park
on the afternoon of December 7 for
Miss Elizabeth Henderson Smith.
fiancee OF her son. Lieut.. Hunter Van
B. Berg. u. s. A, who now Ia at, Fort
Hamilton.
A Christmas sale Of articles made by
the blind. under the auspices Of the
New York Association for The Blind, IL
heing held at 407 Madison avenue and
' will continue until December l5.
/ There is on sale an attractive assort-
ment OF gifts appropriate TO the holi-
days. Among the patronesses are Mrs.
Ernest A. Bigelow. Mrs. Walter b.
James, Mrs. Robert Brewster. Mrs.
Cass Gilbert, Mrs. Charles Francis
Roe, Mrs. Edward r. Hewitt, Mrs.
Louis Livingston Seaman. Mrs. Oliver
@. Jennings. Mrs. J. beverly Duer,
Miss Nina Rhoades. Mrs. Joseph H.
Choate, Mrs. ]. Edgar Bull and Mrs.
Seth Low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman d. Kountze
have left wellby, their country place
in Bedford. N. Y. and are at go Park
avenue for the winter.
A special performance Of "Daddies''
for the benefit Of the fund for father
less children Of France will be given
this afternoon at the Lyceum Theatre,
Among those who have secured boxes
are Mrs. Willard Straight. Mrs. Mon
roe Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Harold I.
Pratt. Mrs. John z. Parsons and Miss
Luisita Leland.
Mrs. William H. Sands has left New
port and will be at 80 West Fifty-first
street for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. c. Taylor are
at their home, East Seventy first
street.
The marriage Of Miss Sibyl Wilbur
and John Stone will take place on
Thursday morning in the Church Of
the TRANSPORTATION.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer will pass the win
ter In New York and will be, at 22 West
Fifty-seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran
have taken the house at % East Sew.
enty-third street for the winter.
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r. CARTER CHILDs.

r. Carter Childs. formerly secretary
to r. J. II. Kracke, both as Public
Service Commissioner and as Commits
sioner of Plant and Structures. died
yesterday in his home, 1918 Noting
ham road. Brooklyn. He contracted
influenza a week ago while working as
director Of publicity for the Brooklyn
branch Of the United War Work Cam
paign and pneumonia resulted. He
also had been associated with the Lib
erty Loan Committee, and was direc-
tor OF the w. 8. 8. drive in his bor-
ough.
Mr.. Childs was born in Clinton. Mo,
thirty-five years ago. He studied In
the Brooklyn Law Schf u and the Uni
versity OF Virginia, and when 20 years
old became a newspaper reporter. He
was at one time Albany correspondent
for the Brooklyn Eagle, during Go
Suffers administration. On Septem-
Der ! he became associated with Will
lam IIamlin Childs, as welfare direc-
tor OF the Barrett Manufacturing
Company. The two were not relatives,
Mr.. Childs's wife, Mrs. Sara B. H.
Hallock, his mother. and two of his
children also contracted Influenza. A
third child. Farley Carter Childs, Jr.,
is the only member OF the family who
Is not Ill.
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WITH THE ONE WEEK STANDS,
Bills at Riviera, standard, Loeyv's
Seventh Avenue and Manhattan.

Blanche Bates and Holbrook Blinn
began their farewell New York en-
Eagement In the spectacular play with
music, Getting Together" at the
Shubert- Riviera Theatre last night.
With the company of one hundred
players was Lieut.. Gltz Rice, who
sang his popular trench songs.
At the Standard George Broadhurst
In presenting Mark Swans farce, "She
Walked In Her Sleep" In the cast are
Robert ODER. Arthur Ayiesworth, Wal
ter Walker, Walter Lewis, William
Jefferson. Helen Lackaye, Isabel Ir-
wing, Leila Frost, Alberta Burton and
Eva Williams.
The attraction at Loew's Seventh
Avenue Theatre In Keep Her Smll-
ing" the comedy which John Hunter
Booth adapted from Edgar Franklin's
stories In the Saturday Evening Post.
Mr.. and Mira. Sidney Drew remain with
the company. which is the same an
was seen at the Aston Theatre.
David Warfield's engagement in
The Auctionecr" at the Manhattan
Opera House has been extended TO In
clude next week. Mr.. Warfield has
given his characterization of Simon
Levi at moro than a thousand per-
formances.
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THRILLS APLENTY In
THE CROWDED HOUR
New War Play, With Jane
Cowl, Has It's Premier
at Selwyn Theatre.
ACTION BEARS OUT TITLE
Story Tells How Telephone
Girl Saves a Division
Georges Plateau Scores.
Tn, Crowded Heur'-seiwyn Theatre.

II was with the rarest Judgment
that the authors Of THE Crowded
Hour" Edgar Selwyn and Claiming
Pollock, selected that precise title for
their new American play" which was
produced at the selwyn Theatre last
night. The hard worked, almost over
worked sixty minutes occurs az the
third act OF the highly explosive en-
tertainment in which Miss Jane Cowl
again offers her characteristic talents
for public estimate. Not that the third
act endures for all OF sixty minutes
mon Dieu, no. That perhaps would
5e too much; but for as long as II does
shrek and rumble. crash and ullulate
It is assumed to cover sixty minutes
Of human emotion as poignant and
fearful as even war could produce.
Having left the Follies by a method
not unusual. the same being the an
nexation without indemnities of an
other woman's husband. Miss Cowl
as Peggy Laurence turns up at the
American engineers section at the
period Of the German smash through
TO Soissons-that time they broke the
British Fifth Army. The other wom-
ans husband. Mr.. Orme Caldara, hav-
ing departed for the war 70 avenge the
death OF a brother, crucified by the
Huns, is also somwhere about, as
Peggy well knows, her intention being
to recapture the gentleman. In the
particular hour. when Capt. BIIy Laid
latc volunteers to get word through to
an endangered division of the broken
front Peggy, fast attaining regenera-
ton through her own suffering and
the comprehension of the nobility Of
others, declines to leave her SWITCH
board, and finally flashes through q
German bomoardment the words that
gave 10000 men.
Cross Section OF War.
II is indeed a crowded hour. for in
spite Of its sheer and fragrant melo-
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BELASCO INDICATED
IN PLAGIARISM SUIT
Court Holds "Marie-OdiIe"
Not Adapted From, Spanish.

The suit brought against David
Belasco by John q. Underhill as agent
for Spanish play called THE Cradle
Song" was dismissed without costs
yesterday by Judge Julius NJ. Mayer
in the Federal District Court. 1t was
alleged that Edward Knoblock's play
Marie odile," which was produced by
Mr.. Belasco. infringed on ideas orig
inal with the author of 1.-THE Cradle
Song"
Mr.. Belasco and Frances Starr, the
actress who played the leading part.
testified that there was no similarity
between the two plays. Mr.. Belasco
described changes he made in the au-
thor's manuscript. He said the
changes followed conversations he had
with four Catholic priests about the
play. He added that II Mr.. Underhill
would give him the manuscript of
THE Cradle Song he would stage II
SO 1t might be compared with Marie
Odile."
For many years have been called
a thief and a plagiarist," said Mr..
Belasco TO Paul Bonynge. counsel for
the plaintiff. Now. when my hair Is
gray. think II is about time that l
should be protected from these would
be play claimants."
Mr.. Underhill contended that Mr..
Knoblock saw The Cradle Song" in
Madrid in 1911. and that Mr.. Belasco
had the manuscript Of this play be-
tween 1912 and 1914. He charged that
Mr.. Belasco changed Knoblock's man.
uscript and inserted situations from
the Spanish play.
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WILLIAM T. EVANS,
ART PATRON, DIES
Ex-President of Mills g. Glib
Succumbs to General Break
down at Age of Is.
HIS LARGE BENEFACTIONS
Friend of American Painters
Formed Three Collections
to Help Them.

William T. Evans, formerly presi-
dent Of Mills & Glib. the long estab-
lished New York dry goods house, now
the Mills & Glib Corporation. died at
the age of rs at his home In Glen
Ridge. N. J.. yesterday morning. His
death was due to a general breakdown.
brought on mainly by business troubles
which stripped him OF q considerable
! fortune when his incorporated firm
was forced into receivership in May.
1915.
Mr.. Evans held a high place in the
mercantile life Of New York for many
years, yet It was not more prominent
than that which he enjoyed in the art
world as q patron Of American paint
ings Many struggling artists were
put on their feet by him. and among
them were the late Henry w Ranger
and Ralph Blakelock.'
He was a friend of the celebrated
American masters Inness. Martin and
Wyant, many Of whose examples
passed into his hands by purchase.
ultimately to And their home in the
National Gallery or some museum as
gifts from him. 1t is estimated that
within the last fifteen years Mr.. Evans
donated to public use paintings now
| valued. at about 100000.
- aIH % Ill he
would have been able to ward off the
| financial adversely that beset him in
his old age. His generosity is we'll
known among American artists, and
none outside his immediate family will
mourn his demise more than they.
Formed Three Collections.
Mr.. Evans formed three art collec-
tons. The first consisted mainly of
| foreign examples and was sold in 1890.
His interest in foreign art led to the
decoration OF st. Michael being con-
ferred on him by the Bavarian Gov
eminent Mr.. Evans decided at this
period that he would thereafter de-
vote his energies and purse to the ad-
vancement OF American art.
He became a life member OF the
Metropolitan Museum. the National
| Arts, Lotos and Salmagundi clubs,
gave an annual prize for the Water
Color Society and developed his art
work In many other directions. AS
chairman OF the Lotos Clubs art com
mittee he made that club Mecca for
art lovers as we'll as artists. and ar.
ranged many exhibitions every year.
He helped to finance the National
| Arts Club and at one time was its
president He also was once president
of the Salmagundi Club. His heart
was always warm and his purse open
for these institutions.
| Mr.. Evans's second collection was
sold in Chickcring Hall about 1900
This sale was regarded as the turning
! point when American art came into its
own. Among the examples sold were
Homer Martins Newport Neck" wy
ants ain the Adirondacks" and Inness's
Georgia Pines" paintings 20 conjure
with. Many pictures sold then for a
; few thousands now are valued at from
! $l5 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. Evans's judgment OF the pic
lures was fully justified by the results
/ of the sale. He invariably asserted
! that investments in leading American
art were wise even from business
standpoint. His motive in forming
collections, however. was not with a
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The miniature production OF I'll. NJ.
6. Pinafore." which Charles D.lling-
ham has incorporated this week in the
performance OF Everything at tho
Hippodrome, marks the fortieth ami
versary of the comic opera classic.
which was first produced November oS,
1878. Many requests to the manage
ment for a Gilbert and Sullivan re-
vival with De Wolf Hopper led to the
production. Hopper himself chose tho
role OF Sir Joseph Porter as the one
most suitable for tabloid treatment.
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HERBERT SMITH.

Herbert Smith. superintendent OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's marine department in New
York city. died yesterday In his home.
4Ss Avenue K. Bayonne. n. j.. after a
long Illness. He leaves a widow, one
son and two daughters. Mr.. Smith
had been with the Western Union for
flfty-two years. beginning his services
as an office boy at the age OF IL.
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: HEATH--KIMBALL.
Yonkers Man weds Former Singer
OF Greenwich, Conn.

Miss Edna Bennett Kimball. 1a4th
street and Broadway. was married TO
John Peter Heath OF Yonkers last owe
ming in the Marble Collegiate Church.
The bride until n few years ago was
a resident OF Greenwich. Conn She is
niece Of Major C. G. West and is a
well known concert and church singer.
having been soprano sololst In Christ
Episcopal Church and the Second Con-
gregational Church in Greenwich
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DIED.

eAcoN.-on Sunday, November ~, 1918,
nt iis Fast slxty-fourth street. Eliza
beth Henshaw Bacon, daughter OF the
late Daniel Gorham Bacon ana Mary
n Bacon.
Services will be held at her late resi-
dence on Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Boston papers please copy.
BENJAMIN her residence, Irvington-
on-Audson, on Sunday. November ~,
1913. Mary Isabel, wife OF tho late
Rev, william Henry Benjamin. d. D..
and daughter OF the late John Kearny
Rodgers, N. D.
Funeral services will be held at St.
BarnabaSs Church. on Wednesday,
November 81, on arrival Of train leav-
ing Grand Central Terminal at 2:Io.
y is earnestly requested that no now.
ers he sent. Paris and Philadelphia
papers please copy.
BHrEN.-suddenly. November Is. Alice A.
Brcen. daughter of Margaret and the
late Thomas d3reen.
Funeral services at her late residence.
'aS West listh street, Wednesday, IL
o'clock. Interment private.
COZ CMAN.--J Morgan Coleman. In Stock
bridge. Mass, November -, In the
C!shty NTH year OF his age.
F4neral services at st. Marks Church.
Tenth street and Second avenue, Tues
day at o'clock. Interment at Louis.
vile. Ky. Pittsburg. Cleveland.
Toangstown and Louisville paper,
r.ease copy.
pIcKEY.-A memorial service for Lieut..
stephen Whitney Dickey. killed in Ac-
''on In France. will be held on Tues
cay, November &c, at Grace Church.
broadway and Tenth street, at 8 p. ".
ENANS-At Glen Ridge. y. j., Monday.
William r, husband of Mary J. Evans
II his seventy -sixth year.
s"7rices at latS residence, 100 Osborne
street, near Erie railroad station, Glen
':dge, at 3;iS p. II. Wednesday. after
arrival Of Erie train leaving Jersey City
81 T.. ~ lnternent private.
FLi6tSON.-w.lllam c. Ferguson. Jr., Of
liGgofeld, Conn. November 20. In the
sixteenth year OF his age. son OF VIII.
am c. and Edith Van pyck Ferguson
o: Garden City, l. !.
Funeral notice later.
hELLf.--November 20. Loretta Cecile. be.
loved wife of Henry Kelly. Jr., at heI
residence. $40 Park avenue.
Funeral Wednesday. November 81
solemn requiem mass at st. Vincent
Ferrers Church. Lexington avenue
hHty-siIth street, at 10 o'clock.
koELLAER-oscar. on November ~. Der
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH.
Campbeil's), Thursday. IL A. N.
NHACTH.-At Saranae Lake on Sunday
November ~. 1918. Emile Krauth. II
his s!xty-third year.
Funeral from tho residence OF his sister
Mrs, Bertha Rosde (neo Krauth), 2sl
PaiisAde avenue. West Hoboksn. Ser
vice on Wednesday. November ~. 1913
at p. II. Interment wsehawkeI
Cemetery. Funeral private.
AEoINN.--In Los Angeles. Cal. Capt
James z. Meginn. in the ssvsnty-slxti
year OF his age.
lhterment In Los Angeles, Cal. 81. Pau
and 81. Louis papers please copy.
"E"MAN.-Lura, on November ~. Ser
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH.
sroadway and Sixty sixth street (Frani
Campbeirs), Tuesday, 10 4. n.
HoMAlNE.-kilied IN action In Frame,
September 20. 1913. Edward RomAins
In his twenty-second year. member o.
Company X, ie7th Infantry. believe,
ton Of william and J. Il. Romano, ssi
East Fifteenth street. Brooklyn.
'hoRNE.-in France. October IS. OF In
nuonaG. First Lieut.. Howard oIwin
only son OF Mr.. and Mrs Howard u
9horne Of Rutherford, v. J.
Boston and YonAers papers please copy
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RUSSELL CRAUFURD.

Russell Craufurd, veteran actor and
theatrical manager. died in the Lenox
Hill Hospital yesterday. He was II
and his home was in 1lS West Forty
eighth street.
He was born in England and had
been on the stage about sixty years
He appeared in support OF Otis Skin
ner. Robert Mantell and Ada Rehan.
His work in 1.-THE Honor OF the Fam
lily" and THE Harvester" attracted
favorable attention. He leaves n
daughter. Miss Nancy Poole Craufurd
who has appeared in many of Charles
DilIngham's productions.
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HELEN WARE IN COURT ROLE.
Actress Appears MT speeders' Fat
inee and Contributes E25.

hhce anu SOhtEhuutcS TSo'
Miss Helen Ware, actress-who, by
the way, is 3s years old--played the
leading role yesterday in the speeders'
matinee before Magistrate House. in
the traffic court. Instead OF being paid
for her services, however. the Magis-
trate collected $25 OF the good dollars
Miss Ware earned Sunday afternoon
ut another matinee at the Colonial
Theatre.
The item OF Miss Wares age was
settled by herself at the time she was
taken in tow by Motorcycle Policeman
Peter Dieke. who charged her with
speeding Just after noon on Sunday in
Seventh avenue. Miss Ware said she
had come down from her home in Rye,
n. Y. in her automobile on a sightsee-
ing expedition for the benefit OF her
brother-in law, who had just come
here from Paris. She kept the sight
seeing up too long. she said. and was
hurrying a bit to get TO the theatre In
time when the policeman stopped the
car. .l..u.
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view OF making financial profit. but Of
stimulating interest In art. 1mmedi-
ately after the second collections dis.
persal he started on his third and last
collection. which occupied a large part
Of his time for eight years.
Meantime he had moved from his
home in West Seventy-sixth street
to Montclair, where he purchased
from George Inness. Jr, wentworth
Manor. large country house capable
OF housing hundreds of paintings. He
filled the art gallery and the walls
with pictures and finally some rested
on chairs.
Surprise for His Friends.
When his friends were on the point
of expecting another large sale II was
announced that Mr.. Evans had donated
majority OF the best pictures to the
National Gallery at Washington. Be-
fore this stream OF gifts had ceased
he had decided 100 paintings to the
National Gallery and about sixty more
= the Montclalr Museum. then just
organized. with him as president.
In 1918 Mr.. Evans made sufficient
, important additions to his private COL
lection to have a sale in the ballroom
Of the Hotel Plaza. This dispersal took
place under adverse weather condi-
tons. but was highly successful. II
| marked the virtual end Of his work
as collector and there soon fol-
lowed the sad period when his bust
| ness investments proved far inferior
to his plunges into art. He scattered
the bulk OF his fortune In New York
| realty on the eve OF the world war.
Real estate slumped and he turned
over his estate to his creditors In
| this trying period he had the most
loyal sympathy OF friends. especially
| the artists.
His Business Career.
Mr.. Evans was OF wesh- Irish
ancestry. He was born at Clough Jor-
dan. ireland. in 1s43, and was brought
to this country by his parents when q
year old. HIS parents located in
Scotch Plains. n. j., und afterward in
Jersey City. Mr.. Evans was graduated
at the New York Free Academy, then
| studied architecture two years and
finally went into business as an en-
ployee OF r. s. Jaffray & Co.
W men IHliO L. Mills ana JOnn GlDu
founded the firm of Mills & Glib they
entrusted all the financial manage
ment to Mr.. Evans, who ultimately
became partner. Mr.. Evans became
| secretary and treasurer when the firm
was incorporated in 1899 and after
their deaths took main charge of this
big business. At one time he was re-
garded as the best credit man in the
mercantile life of this city.
He married Mary ]. Human OF New
York in 1867. His wife. five daughters
and two sons survive. Mr.. Evans was
member OF many clubs and patriotic
organizations. He was an intense
worker day and night throughout the
larger portion Of his life. Geniality
and strong sense of humor tempered
his serious and forceful character and
made many friends for him.
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OBITUARIES.
HENRY z. WALLACE.

Henry II. Wallace, q financial writer
who had been for thlrty-three years
on the stan Of Brddstreet's Journal,
died Of pneumonia Saturday. He was
born in 1858 in Philadelphia, where
his father was editor Of the Legal In
teIHOencer.
Mr.. Wallace was graduated from the
Law School Of the University of Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Wallace survives him
Their home 10 at III Tyson street, New
Brighton, Richmond.
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A word TO
l lie younger 9eneration!


Just because our name is
old, don't let it beget indif-
ference!
If old in experience,
we're young and bright in
ideas, which doesn't hurt
us and helps you.
Styles that cause no
smiles behind your back.
Fabrics, tested before
they're made up.
Tailoring t HI at stays
spruce after the garment
has aged.
Winter suits and over
coats for the youthful and
older.
Hats, shoes and fxings
of the same high order.
Prices reasonable.
ROGERS PEzr COMPANY
nfoadway . Broadway
'is'n s'' Inc AtS@th St
Four
er0adway Corners" Fifth Ave.
warren at+rst St
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Caldwell Girl Engaged to Pastor.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Kieran OF
Caldwell, n. j.. formerly OF Newark,
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter Miss Edythe Frances
Kieran. to the Rev. Edgar Bowen
Rohrbach. pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Tenafy.
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drama 1t is a burning cross section OF
real war
There Is in It the taste and feel and
shock and shell Of war. There Is in IL
the picture Of French grandmother
with one consolation left In life-thN
four war crosses pinned upon the flag
OF France. all that is left to her Of
four sons; the picture Of the devoted
old soul refusing to give up her cottage
in the face Of the German advance;
the picture Of most delightful French
liaison officer, played by Georges Fla
teau, a most capable actor, one whose
personality and methods were con-
slant pleasure through the evening;
the picture Of fine young men Ieaping
to their lethal duty as they would have
leaped to the arms OF their sweet
hearts; the picture OF an amazingly
satisfactory poilu. q stout, bearded fell
low in the horizon blue. with his flood
Of French and his charming mon
capita!ne; the picture OF pert and
most matter Of fact little French teie-
phone girl most casually at work In
the sound OF exploding shells, and An
ally the picture OF a really great ep-
isode, the heart breaking, desperate eff
fort TO save division suddenly left
helpless.
Here Is enough of the story. The
rest Of It can be found any night at
the Seiwyn Theatre. and no doubt It Is
worth hearing and seeing. One may
venture the observation, however
timidly. shat Miss Cowl's fame rests
n l.. AA
hearts OF her admirers (who may num-
Der at least an army corps) that II
will not be disturbed or displaced by
her efforts in the opening performance
of "The Crowded Hour"
And IL Was Premier Might.
There is no doubt that she mas done
excellent work and uay do so again
when she makes up her imperious
mind that persistent. undertaking
shouting does not in itself constitute
the essence of the delicate art of the
actor. There were times when It was
extremely bard to believe that the tele-
phone girl was Peggy Laurence. One
could not escape from the alteration
that she was Jane Cowl.
Opening nights are always chancey.
nervous, jumpy affairs. and doubtless
there is much to be forgiven conscien-
t!ous. hardworking performers on the
premier nights, but certainly there
was overacting generally throughout
the play. Mr.. Caldara was an offender
in this regard, as was Henry Stephen
son as an American army Captain. II
must be noted that the work OF
Georges Plateau, as the French Cap
tain, was most effectively restrained.
The play Is said to have done well III
Chicago.