Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-06
The tiger has an awful bite.
Trained Beal

Especially so when he is awak-
ened from sleep-then the bite is
deep, deep as death.
Spiritual love bites like a tiger,
while a strictly physical love fingers
for a time and then evaporates.
That is the writer's impression of
Edward Knoblock's "Tigerl Tigeri"
presented for the first time in Indian
apolis at English's last night, with
Frances Starr as Sally, the cook lady,
who was bitten by the tiger.
Sally, as played by Miss Starr, Is not
an improbable character as some might
claim, and although Just a cook lady,
she becomes the one woman in the life
of Give Copper, a member of the Eng
lish parliament.
Copper at the beginning of the play is
congratulating himself on the fact that
women play no part in his life, as he
is content to drift. drink a refreshing"
whisky and soda, enough to make him
too satisfied with himself and the world,
and then allow life to drift idly by.
Evelyn Greer, talented, beautiful, coldly
indifferent, is at Couper's finely appointed
apartment for dinner; her father is also
there.
Evelyn and Copper frankly discuss
realization that they can not hit 1t of
from a matrimonial standpoint.
Then out into the night Copper accom-
panies Miss Greer and her father to the
corner
He looks into the eyes Of a girl, Sally,
whom he has never seen.
One IOok-barriers are broken down; a
new understanding comes into his life
and In a brief ten minutes time ne is
kissing her in his apartment.
For two years their friendship. un-
known except to Freddie Staunton.
Couper's best friend. endures and the
tiger eats at the very heart OF Copper
and Sally.
Sally for many months refuses TO tell
Copper that she is just a cook and she
always refused to permit him to kiss her
hands-the hands which handled pots,
pans and cups.
She refuses money because II she did,
she would then become-become what she
dreaded.
Sally's only thought was to inspire
Copper to do big things and during the
war he becomes the champion of a bill
legQllzing war babies.
Sally refused to be removed from her
pots and pans, as the real woman in her
whispered a warning-ths warning Of not
to build castles on the changing sands.
Then they both realize that the cook
lady can never become wife Of the mem
Der Of parliament.
Then the big scene.
Copper curses Sally after she decides to
marry in her own class-a carpenter. a
man Of toll.
Copper goes to war and is killed.
Then into the dtsmantled room Of
Copper, Sally comes TO hear the parting
words OF Copper. family murmured to
Miss Greer, then n war nurse.
The nurse gives Sally a little hook OF
poems written by Copper for Sally.
Then rs the curtain slowly descends,
Sally, alone IN the room. is reading:
I know but this; that far beyond the
strife
OF mortal passion looms another life.
Where Flavish might fades evermore
away
Before the freedom Of an undreamt day.
There shall we meet again; no earth
born lie
There shall the true in US flame on as
Eternally in Loves immortal sun"
All, it strikes at the very heart OF
man.
1t is the eternal struggle-even unto
death.
Never has Miss Starr had such a gil
gantic opportunity and never has a
woman within the memory Of the writer
been able to reach such truly honest
heights.
With as fine a touch and Just as Ger
tain is that Of Lionel Anvil as Copper
fine and powerful is the crashing scene
when Atwill turns like a tiger on Sally,
cursing. hurting, wounding her in her
great sacrifice.
Nothing finer on the dramatic stage
than this big scene.
The perfect cast is as follows.