The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-29

The butler who had been at Harvard
and oxford and found no other occupa-
ton so suited to a man of cultivation as
| the task Of serving in the pantry. and
the youthful labor agitator who enjoyed
so much the pleasures of the capitalistic
classes once he had chance at them
these were two genuine caricatures that
added some distinction TO the humor Of
the play. But none OF its fun was so
potent as Mr. lie Baron's witty speeches.
They are always much more amusing
than anything the author devses for the
persons in his plays TO do.
1t was the contention of the tired
millionaire that had gathered at his
town and country houses the mannikins
in the play that love was but a question
of environment. He was willing to prove
1t BY bet. The two on whom he set
out to experiment were a young woman
who secretly admired the gentlemanly
and educated butler and an electrician
Of rabid views on labor. He was going
to show that under the right conditions
they could be made to imagine them
selves In love.
But the wrong couples would sit
among the hydrangeas under the soft
light with a volume of Shelley at hand
and listen to the music OF the violinist
playing at the proper juncture a waltz
called Il Love YOU which was guar
anteed to be effective. There the
worldly young woman and the butler
progressed most rapidly toward love.
while the electrician took a fancy to an
altogether different girl OF the party. on
whom, indeed, the host had his eye.
SO the scheme failed In its purpose.
and this was not unaffected by the pres
ence in the party OF a maid OF one OF
the women to whom the electrician was
by way Of being almost steady COM
pany. But there were happy hearts
united under this magic. even IL the host
did not win his bet.
Sparkling Speeches swing Piece.
All this was developed by witty talk
and occasional situations such as the
sudden necessity for the electrician to
interrupt his love making to go to the
kitchen and repair the stove, and the
violinist's misfortune in breaking the q
string Just as his ministrations were
most needed. The temperance Of the
| couples on the sofa under the light grew
inevitably mechanical after II had been
several times repeated.
But Mr.. lie Baron always had a witty
speech more or less suited to the minute.
There were fortunately enough OF them
| to keep the audience In constant laugh
ter.
So II Love You" attained success
| through its entertaining talk. The spec
tators. grateful for so much, soon ceased
to wonder il the latest play was as good
, as the first from the authors pen.
Gilbert Douglas played the butler OF
wealth and education in way to reveal
| the amusing caricature the author had
| drawn. AS the impetuous young work
! man eager enough to enjoy the luxuries
Of capital Richard Dix has all the neces-
sary spirit and enthusiasm. Robert
Strange, John Wesley. an experienced
actor Of farce who did not restrain him
self last night, and Doris Mitchell as a
shrewd widow were capital In their In
telliBent revelation of the author
points.
Diantha Pattison so changed in ap-
rearance as to be scarcely recognizabl
as the debutante OF several years ago
acted woman OF society with real dis
| tinction. and Gypsy OBrien's youthful
beauty decorated her scenes. Amusing In
her contrast to this group of women wa
Ruth Terry as the sighted lady's maid