The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Did You Hear?
About the Comedian Who Made
All the Funny Noises in
His New Play.
by LUCIEN CLEvEs.

Iis HiIHScll suIlclenlly 10 go on WITH
the play. Had not the presumptuous
stage hand deliberately crossed the
not moreover been so careless as to
bump into the back drop with force
that set the skies and mountains ana
forests momentarily swinging back
ward and forward? Such ludicrous
interruption to the action in Broad
way theater was inconceivable.
Things like this might happen at the
opery house in Gopher Prairie. but in
the metropolis certainly not.
When the star had finished his scene.
ne darted with tho speed Of deer to the
side Of the stage at which the Offend
ing employee was to emerge. He was
cauB Bnt. Tho stream of reproval set
in at the full. OF all the blankety-
blank outrages he had over heard OF
this beat all. Molten wrath flowed
from the mouth of the actor. 1t sput-
tered moreover from his lip. 1t
looked as if the erring stage hand
would live to regret his awkward
bump into the landscape. Just then
look of Mortified apprehension
passed over the face of the comedian.
Had he missed the cue? No. he dis
tinctly heard the actor In the scene
speak the words that meant ii was
time for the bird to sing.
For this is "A pastoral play. Little
birds sing and dogs bark The star,
moreover. who is nm excellent mimic
makes all these little sounds himself
He is expert; then it saves a salary. So
the little bird had to carol then and
there. A benign expression came over
the face of the irate star as he hurried
into the wings and whistled, chirped
called and tweetered, Just as the happy
little birds do In the country when the
summer sun IL shining. It was a great
minute for the bird--and the stage hand
Taking advantage OF his captor's occu-
patton with the bird notes the offender
dashed back across the stage. The es- Z
cape looked certain.
But the star had Kept his eye on HIM
He, finishing the caroling, dashed
down under the stage and reached the
other side just as the stage hand was
preparing to disappear through the
door. The star clutched the arm OF the
offender. Again he spluttered vehement
disapproval Protests, threats, lamen-
tstions again followed one another.
Then suddenly appeared the look or
pain on the face of the star. Was he
too late? Had he forgotten again? No:
he heard the cue again Now he had to
ring the cowbells Selling the bell he
stepped forward In the wings. Again
the look OF beatific happiness did not
appear. lie stared and scowied at his
victim. But this did not endure long.
There was no time to be lost now.
When the last. long. lingering shake OF
the cowbell had come 10 an end the
stage hand was a block away. He had
escaped. But 1t took the lovely pastoral
sounds Of play OF country existence
to save him.
Never Reg'Iar Model.
Nav. I never was Teglar model.
what's the difference, anyhow? Look
at the only feg'lar model ever was In
the businessl Did it help her. Ell?
IL was one OF the large group OF So
called models that have recently In
vaded musical comedy that spoke. They
came In with the Greenwich Village
Follles." Whether they are simon pure
models or not. they were all pretty
chorus It's special reputation for beauty
The young woman who intimated doubt
as 20 the Importance OF being regular
model had just been speaking of Audrey
Nunson and the misfortunes which have
'ccently followed her career a. an act
ress. She has Just been the victim OF a
managers dishonesty in the West. She
was doing a posing act in variety
theater in Peoria, but the receipts dis
appeared surrepttiously with the i'm
presario.
Miss Munson. who made her first APP
;iearanco on the films four years ago.
vas really a model that deserved the
rafne. She had posed for such well
known artists as dorado Taft. Frederick
Macmonnies, Earl Horter. Sherry Fry.
Karl Bitter and many others. Mac
monnies modelled her as a bacchante.
and she IS among tho angels in the
stained glass windows OF the Church OF
The Ascension
She is raid 20 have stood for an hour
under n shower OF water while Earl Hor-
ter painted her IN THE Waterfall" which
Is hanging in the National Museum OF
the city OF Mexico. She Is "Cfvic Fame"
ON top OF the Municipal Building. and
was the original OF "Maidenhood" in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art and for
Southern Motherhood" on the pinnacls
OF the Capitol OF South Carolina. She
served as the model for decorations in
the Morgan yacht the Corsair and as n
nymph Is on the edge OF the pool on tha
Rockefeller estate at Tarrytown. She
was TO be seen IN many manifestations
at the San Francisco exposition. and as
lie Venus dc Milo with arms she II on
the grounds OF the palace OF Queen VIII
kelmina at The Hague. Karl Bitter did
this statue and also made plaque OF
her for the residence OF George j. Gould.
But even this fame has not helped to
make her recent experiences In the
theatcr anything but disastrous.
"Peter Pan" in London.
The season for Peter Pan" in London
is Just now at It's height, but there Is OF
course no promise OF any revival OF J. NJ.
Barries famous fantasy here. The piece
is the property OF Charles Frohman. Inc.
but the possibility OF such revivals as
London sees annually has never been
suggested. Miss Adams has said moth
ing about returning to the stage this
season, or for that matter at any time
She is again absorbed in the possibilities
ot stage illumination az they are re-
vealed IN the General Electric labora-
tories at Schenectady. She came TO her
home for while, but has returned re-
Gently TO the study which absorbs her
50 much.
But Peter Pan" has had In London
...... dfJ In fact han