New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Home Life From
Both Sides in
''Adan and Eye''

In Adam and Eva" the comedv nv
Guy Bolton and George Middleton, now
being presented at the Longacre The
atre, there is a scene in which the SEN
timental and realistic aspects of home
life are cunningly shown in a scene be-
tween the father, worn with rhying
bills for an extravagant family, and
the lonely young man who wishes he
had one. The father has just come
upon the plot Of his family to make
him take long vacation so that they
can be rid of his restraints, so he is
IN particularly cynical mood.
Adam-it takes homeless. lonely
fellow like me to appreciate the way
you're blessed, Mr.. King. AS l came
up the drive and saw this lovely big
house, edged about with honeysuckle
and roses, and looking so sweet and
peaceful, just realized all | was
missing in life. And then when I
turned the corner and saw your fam
lily sitting out on the porch. Oh, but
1T must be wonderful to have family!
king-They were all on the porch?
Adam-Yes, sir. And they looked so
happy. They were all laughing.
Kng--Laughing? They were all
laughing?
Adam-Yes. They seemed as merry
and care-free as lot of kids the day
school closes.
kjnr--II1u< it-;r.A
Adam beg pardon, sir?
klng Nothing-nothing. I mean If
you just wait you'll have family
yourself some day
Adam hope you're right, sir, but
| hate to think Of all the time I'm los
ing. You're simply not living when
you've only got yourself Can YOU
imagine what it would be like to come
home, and not find your loved ones
waiting for you with outstretched
arms?
King-outstretched arms? Out
stretched hands you mean. You know
a hell Of lot ABOUT families, don't
Adam-Why, Mr.. King!
klng-They made pretty picture
The smiling facesEI know WHY thew
were smiling all right--and the sun
shine fltering through the honeysuckle
and the soft-colored summer dresses.
Sec that?
Adam-What is it?
klng-The bill for those soft-colored
summer dresses, How'd you like to
pay that? Have you seen their hats
No. neither have l, but I've seen this.
And here $ the things they wear under
meath. Sometimes on Monday after
moons I go out and sit in the clothes
yard just to try and get my moneys
worth on the lingerie bill.
>, :Adam,-1f you'll pardon me. Mr..
King, why do you encourage them to
be so eXtravagant. You ought to
KinC-Speak to them,
ADAM s'pose you're afraid Of
hurting their feelings-but if YOU were
very careful of the way you expressed
It,. All you need to 90 is to just drop
hint. Love is a wonderful interpre-
King.say, where have you been all
Adam-For the most part I've been
up at Manouse looking after your rub
Der plantations.
King-Then I'm partly responsible
for your innocence, am /? And l was
just planning to send you back there
Adam-Yes. sir. That's what want
to talk to you about Can't you send
somebody else, Mr.. King?
king-Why don't you want to go?
Adam-It's so lonely. don't believe
could stand it again. You can't real
ize what it's like never to see woman.
there?
Adam--Lhere were just three Anglo
Saxon women when I first went there
and one of them left and ones dead.
King the matter with the
other one?
Adsm-She was almost killed by our
kindness too. The whole club used to
paddle six miles up the river on Sun
day afternoons, just to sit and look at
her. She was the only relative any OF
the boys had.
King-You had to paddle six miles
up river to see relative? You are
not describing Manouse-you're de-
scribing Heaven.
Adam-Heaven
King-1 mean to install you here as
place like that-longed for adventure
to get off in the wilds--I love to picture
myself sitting by the camp fire, listen
ing to cougar bowling in the forest,
or watching the crocodiles heave about
in the river like drifting logs, while
the window Of blue sky that opens be-
tween the palm trees.
Adam-Sounds very wonderful, but
take my word for it, it doesn't compare
with a wicker chair out on your porch.
On, gee! Lies funny thing, isn't it?
Here l am envying you everything
you've got and you're envying me every
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