The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
Are Mems Hearts >Polygdmous?
N1AN a perfectly good husband have

1 lN1AN a perfectly good husband have K platonic friendships? Depends upon the husband" you say? Oh, very well. One will say yes; another mo- and by his answer you'll be in on
 precisely what sort of husband leaves his | place of business at $50 D. m to report to wee wifey as to why he was "de- tained at the office" # Personally, if you should happen to ask
 my humble opinion, I'd say that I thought ! this fellow Plato" We hear so much
 about is very much overestimated bird. and frequently worked very much over tune; but then I'm the old fashioned klnd; ] don't dance; I don't play cards: | dont smoke; no. I don't take in sewing VeD; believe in "a man to his mate the wide world over" (and no other), and CT er-while I'm making this confession (which is good for the soul. but very bad Tor the reputation), I may as we'll tell you that I stil; wear cotton gloves and l. have never been to Atlantic City in all | my poor little life This question of "platonic friendshipsv between men and women was uppermost in my mind yesterday when I went to call on Mir. Carlyle Blackwell handsome,
  ing picture star, who is giving Birming- ham glimpse of his delectable person. ality for the first time in the comedy, My Lady Friends. and having seen
 the play in New York town last season, l naturally had my mind set" on ''pla-
 tcnic friendships" just as yours will be
 after you've seen the play.
 | And so, as I was saying Mir Carlyle Blackwell. ne of the jet black, wavy
 matinee idol hair, the big brown eyes and the stunning physique-and gorgeouslt g1ittering sense of humor, else he couldn't possibly play the very absurd Mir Smith ! of My Lady Friends" Mir Carlyle Black well. with the happy outlook on this com plicated experience called life was await i inS our engagement at the Tutwler when 1 l dashed in to say "How-dy-do," and started my queries on the 'patonic friend- ship" subject.
 "Once day Con matinee days twice a day) every day in the week face the disastrous results of three platonic friends" said Mir Blackwell. Tn the play. of course, I mean. but after all, what 1 is & play but life dressed up in stage clothes and few glimmering lights thrown in to give it 'color?"
 Granted I exclaimed, ''lets go a step further
 "well--p MT. Blackwell paused and then said, whats man to do when he has a wife who does nothing but em- broider guests towels and worry About the cook and wear common sense shoes and cotton stockings?"
 Glad you said stockings and not gloves" I interpolated with a sigh of relief.
 And a young husband who has been I6isgracefuly poor and suddenly makes barrel of money, and has nobody to spend it and no place to spend it?' MT. Black well outlined. Especially does this sort of young husband become an easy mark. Of course no regular fellow would be as quickly taken in by adventuresome young women as MT. Smith of My Lady Friends, but men are all human, and when these pretty girls tell their sad, sad stories to him, and he has a whole barrel of money and nobody to spend 1t on, what more natural than that he should give these three lady friends some -er--er-- 'platonic clothes?" Dear me! Hoighty-toighty@ 'Platonic, cothes,' indeed*" I exclaimed, and how