New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
) Interesting Chat and Stage Gossip for Paygoers g
q Just Suppose You Had
A Chance to Elol'e With
4 Prince,'' Said Pr,

Emily Stevens, as Iris in "1he Madonna
of the Future said to us. "Not at all
not at all One never discusses ones
play SO we decided that if one
didn't two wouldn't either, and we put
the question no more.
But here was Miss Collingc diseases
ing the play and the role just as though
she were spectator rather Nhan a
part Of the play. She is such a sweet.
natural young person that YOU know
she means every word she says. But
for all her sweetness she isn't n bit
wishy- -washy. Once we were delighted
to hear her say damn though, per
haps, 1t was because she is such a per
feet hostess, and we said il first
When the boy called overture we in
sisted on leaving. 1t was not part Of
our plan to miss any of that play. and
we had heard that the sets were Won
derful. Come back after the curtain
and tell me truly how you like it, Even
If YOU don't like it. promise to tell
me the truth" SO we promised ard.
with no intention of keeping our prom
ise if we didn't like it. hurried away
to meet our Aunt Elizabeth. who was
waiting in the lobby Aunt Elizabeth
has been going to the thcatcr for forty
years. She saw Lillian Russell make
her debut. She knew Lily langtry and
Mary Anderson. She can tell YOU who
is whose father and who is divorced
from whom.
Sne has seen every play that ever
was written and she said she never
enjoyed any of thom more than she did
Just Suppose" We know she told the
truth because she cried all the time,
and no one can cry surrentitiouslv
when they have to hold lorgnctte.
Miss Collingc had told Us that she
loved her supporting east, and it isn't
any wonder when you see them There
is Mrs. Thomas Whiffin, beautiful and
whimsical as the grandmother who
had danced with Edward, Prince of
Wales; Leslie Howard - bubbles or
whatever it was that they called him;
Godfrey Kerr and Fred Kerr as George
Prince Of Wales, and the Marquis of
karnaby.
When we went back to tell Miss
ColliNge what we really thought Of the
play We met the younger Kerr, and
what q handsome boy he isl The pick
of London whispered the star to u
when we spoke of the splendid all-rounI
erformance.
But how sad the ending how could
you let him 60 back to the b1ttleship9'
1t was then that Miss Collinge spoke
the sentence which opens this story.
Every one lNNught {, OF course, WNcn
you snatched up the black lace shawl
that YOU were going to rush after him"
"Well, Mr. Thomas doesn't suspect
his heroine Of such an indiscretion,
YOU know, but so long as YOU take such
an interest in her I'll let you know
When she snatched up the shawl She
really was going to the TELEGRAPH Office
to send cable: 'Wil arrive on the
next boat"
Jolly" said Mr.. Kerr, who was the
young prince under discussion. I'm
glad know that shan't mind SO
much BEING dismissed each night
But We don't like the ending. You
see, you could have been his morgan
ATTIC wife 'or something"
"Yes, or he could have presented me
with ireland and J could have lived
happy ever after And here was where
Miss Collingc said "DAmA.' She sail.
I'm afraid in real life I couldn't be so
damned honorable.' And then DR..
Frank Crane was announced and we
left, hoping that he hadn't heard Miss
Collinge say "damn.'