New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
"Going Up" and Everything

costume of olive drab. with a fur col.
lar and one of those becoming but IN,
excessively cool hoods which airm.,
wear.
Downstairs the orchestra was nsz.
ing kiss Me-" and we knew that u,
hadn't much time. So we plunged rich,
in. 1t didn't matter so much what N,
craven said, but we had to find M.
what he was like. You feel so well ac.
qualnted with him out in front !.
seems as though he is playing just tO,
your benefit, and then when you NEE,
him you don't feel so well acquainted
after all
You wrote Too Many Cooks. didn't
you?' we began, starting with the SUE.
cessful play.
Yes, Too Many Cooks bought ny
home out on Long Island You see. in.
stead Of spelling the broth they fixed
up nice little concoction for once"
And This Way Out? We ventured
"Ah! that was an unfortunate choice
of a name, was it not? The critics
needed no such suggestion. Thy
could voice it in many different vsy,.
| found the morning after We opened
here in New York. Do you know. il was
a funny thing about that play, but
really thought | had surefre thiny
there. l had little uneasiness as 10 i,
late as we approached the metropolis,
lor we had gone great everywhere else
But with. one accord no, | should say
with one exception the critics rose I'D
and denounced me and the public fol
lowed suit"
What was the one exception,o We
asked, hopefully, thinking that per.
haps our favorite critic had liked Nj.
Craven as we'll as we had done. "Wa
1t The Tribune?~ "No, think yos
were with the majority. The Evening
Post was the cne paper which Offered
JUNCTION for my lacerated feelings l
have the notice framed. Such an oc.
currence isn't the most pleasant thing
in the world, Of course, but thirty-top.
years on the stage has made me
Philosopher.
We gasped, and not to be polits
either, as we did recently when lad!
told us her age under pledge Of SECRECY
and then whispered "twenty-four" 10,
ne gasped, because NJ. Craven didn't
look any older than the lady, and he
doesn't use any makeup either-Ho:
the least bit. SO it seems strange 70
hear him talk about what happensi
to the stage more than thirty years
ago.
What did you do. and now old we''
YOU u?' we said, all at once.
81 played in The Silver King and
l was three years old" THE Silver
King" again. 1t seems as though
everybody started in The Silver King
Can you remember it," we asked
Remember it, OF course can. Do
you lhlnk l should ever forget %!
debut? Not l."
And have you been playing ever
since?"
We'll, I haven't had very many d'll
moments. You see, all of my peop'
were on the stage, and it was my lie
Always funny parts ?" we asked
rising to indicate that the inquisitl0a
was about finished
Now, with my face. would they css'
ME Tor anything else, think you!
BY this time we were on the STAIR
and as we reached the stage we turned
and said, What are you gong TO %
next season." But Mr. Craven didn
hear US, for on the stage Miss Sun
SHINE and ensemble were singing
There's a Brand New Hero" and u
mad to go out and be it. What ST.
you going to do next season." we n B
peated. This way out" he said. b''
ne didn't mean it. He was holdhs
open the iron door that leads from '''
stage into the green velvet box.