South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-09
Finest Art Since
Justice" offered
BY Lou TeHegen

Famed in the fables brought back
by the A z. F., written indelibly into
the gay-colored history Of Bohemia,
chanted in song wherever folk and
foot light and fancy free, and ex-
/ plotted by the natives-the Latin
Quarter OF Paris.
And il came across the TWO thous-
and miles last night 10 the oliver
house. South Bend, Indiana, brought
by the inimitable Lou Tellegen ana
a super-cast. The manner OF us
coming was a three act comedy
drama written by Tellegen and Will
lard Mack and staged under the per-
sonal direction OF the famous actor.
South Bend liked the Latin Quar-
ter. Ii liked the friendly atmosphere
OF camaraderie which prevailed the
dingy studio which might we'll have
been located on any Of the narrow,
messy rues which lead in all direc
tons from the great bridges that
span the silvery Seine.
But perhaps what South Bend
liked best Of all was the little round
bottle on the shelf-the win rouge OF
happy memory. Not the weak mix
ture OF dishwater and shellac which
it is alleged, one may buy in the west
end OF this world-famed city. but
the old vim rouge, the pinard Of the
poilu; the piece de resistance Of
every estaminet from Normandy 10
old Bordeaux.
Blind Youth" is the name Of Tel
legen's latest work. Ii deals with a
young Frenchman, Maurice MOnnier,
whose early home memories are not
pleasant and who meets the audience
in his squalid studio in the latin
Quarter Two years ago Maurice
had lost the love of COMFY Chan
dose, habitue OF the quarter and with
whom he lived for four years.
She had met a wealthy man named
she had met a wealthy man and
had gone with him TO live.
Maurice has gone 10 the bad He
had lost hisartist's touch and his in
spiration and had managed to re-
main semi-drunk for many months.
His two friends. Tubby Mathews.
and American studying in Paris, ana
Louis, a French cOmrade, persuade
Maurice to leave Paris, to go 10
America, find his mother and begin
life again.
Maurice goes TO America and sue
ceeds as an artist He lives with his
mother. who has married again and
young fool and the pridI of his
mothers heart He and Maurice con-
stantly are lighting. Harry resenting
what he believes his brothers. uppish
manner.
Maurice falls in love with Francis
Granger. his model, a beautiful. win
some girl. but considered by Mauri-
ices mother as not up 10 SNUFF So
cially.
simultaneously Harry announces
that he is engaged and Maurice finds
that the girl TO whom his brother is
engaged is none other than the
"Conny" Of the old Latin Quarter
days. He tries to tell Harry just what
COMFY is but the younger Will not
believe him.
To prove that COMFY is not a good
woman, Maurice arrS nges to have
her come TO his studio at night. But
| Harry calls Francis and tells her 70
come the same night.
The denoument shows COMFY with
her arm around Matrices neck tell
ing him that she always had loved
! him just as Francis enters. Harry
| then denies having ever known
| COMFY but is caught by the fact that
she wears a ring ne had given her.
So they live happily ever after.
Juliette Crosby as COMFY" por-
trays wildly the ParisieHne, while
Amble. who has the part of Francis,
presents perfectly the American
model
George Deneubeorg, as Louis fur
nished the comedy, even to kissing
/ an American cop French fashion.
His Buddy. Tubby, was Douglas s.
| Bright. Schuyler White and Helen
Grayce were Harry and the mother,
both excellent in their respective
casts.
The show Will be repeated this aft
! ernOOn and night.