The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-12
WHAT IS THE PROPER
MEASURE OF A MAN?
IL Il Weuith and High Position? ?
Many People S'srn 10 Think ~.
What L. Nuur Opinion?

ny ~ - ~
/ Juet suppose for the sake OF H.
! lustJniion. that th- world were sud
! denly turned topsy -turvy and W.
we're all compelled 90 revert 10 the
primitive without the advantage Of
modern Invention and discovery.
where only our wits and the labor
OF our hands would enable uH To
| survive n lunh thlng should 'rins-
rire what sort OF II place In the
general schome OF things would you
fll7 Would you be a leader or "A
follower OF ono hing you may be
sure, and that is this such "A con
dition would he IA real test OF man
hood
Cscll B De Mile. IN hts latest and
| decidedly his greBtest production,
/ Male and Female" which is being
shown at the Palace thea'er his
week. has built wonderful play.
/ with this for his central theme On
an unhablted Isle Of the South Seas,
/ he takes tbem male and female,
master ana servant. great lady and
| scullery maid and there stripped OF
all wealth and conventions leaves
them to work out The survival Of
the Fittesi"
when lie Mile produced "old
wives for New, Don't Change
Your Husband" and For Better or
for Worse" critics wondered wseth-
er he would ever produce anything
greater The consensus OF opinion.
however, IL that IN Male and Fe-
male" he has outstripped any ~ hls
former plays "A brief summary OF
the story, 10 this:
The wealthy and snobhiah family
OF an English lord have In their EN-
ploy butler, fThomss Mcighsn),
whom nature had. endowed with all
the Instincts OF a real man and a
gentleman. Circumstances had made
him a servant and HIS master a peer
pf the realm, In the course OF a
pleasure cruise TO the South Seas,
their yacht In wrecked upon an un-
inhabited, where the story Of
Robinson Crusoe's experience was
practically repeated Stripped OF
their wealth, power and former en-
vlronment. the real nature OF every
member OF the party Immediately
asserted itself. Crichtop the servant.
here became = king because nature
had endowed him with the attributes
OF a real king The naughty Lady |
Mary tGloris SWANSON who had |
formerly rebuked him because the !
toast was not TO her liking. now |
Guarreled with the little scullery |
maid for tho privilege OF serving /
him. All this was not attained
through mere brute force az might |
have been tho case, but because ma
ture had forrlcd him 10 be a peer
among men he assumed the place
that tho weaker ones were unable
TO I'll. OF course you have already
guessed the outcome Of the story, 4
after two years spent by youth and /
beauty, alone on this Island para
iise-hut have you guessed correct
ly7z-No we will not tell you here,
better see II for yourself.
Too much cannot he said for the
os plot, beautiful scenery
and wonderful photography OF the
play. The story In clean cut as
nameo from start TO finish the act
Ing IA suberh. he Mile has that |
wonderful ability 10 make his char
actcrs do things naturally, which
after all is the highest form OF the
mimic art
You will leave the theater with
he romance and beauty OF the story,
but wt,hal, inst n hit sad mat II did
not end differently.