Evening star., 1921-05-03
AM MUSEM IS
BELASCO-"The Silver Fox"

Hunting 'The Silver Fox" promises to
furnish a delightful outing for many
Aheatergoers. the reference being to
Cosmo Hamilton's new play by that
name, which received it's metropolitan
premier at the Shubert-Belasco Theater
last evening Many elements of merit
combine to make it a delightful enter
tainment-clever lines, an interesting
thought, not tense plot, that portrays
not unusual type of the eternal feminine
and a cast that takes advantage OF every
opportunity to augment the plays ap-
peal.
THE significance of the title is ex-
planned to the audience with sentence
from the play printed in the program
The silver fox patters on its tiny paws
from one iceberg to another, seeking ana
finding nothing-and all it Graves is loNe
and fiattery and undivided attention:
Embodiment of these characteristics -
Helen Quilter, wife of popular novehse
living in the country on the OUTSKIRTS OIL
London. Edmund, her husband. Is reaily
welded to his work. and between nm nlil.
and his wife there is nothing more thaii
platonic friendship, Which they 49, 49,
frankly recognize. Helen Graves loVe
and attention. In an easy W. w
at the outset the author presents me
domestic situation in the Qullter noIie
with intimations that the wife is op'aIii- an
ing satisfaction for her craving OH liz
Quent trips to London. ,s,
In the home as permanent SueS
has been staying Christopher STANLEY,
noet who is a pal to the husband anu
who regards the wife as MS iue.'
woman He returns from se\t
months absence soon alter 'le -
opens and describes to Edmuno an ilio,
dent Of a visit to the apartment III io"
of Cant, Douglas BelgraVe, VINO IS
notorious correspondent. Refused adiiis-
sion to the apartment. he Siliipes !ns
shoes and ankletS of a woman iuie ,,s ms
with the captain. Soon after tne s'o.y
Is finished, with many rehectlons on hn .
character of the woman guest ne lids
described Helen returns home ana stan
lev is appalled, to see her shoes are NOSE
he saw in Belgrave'S apartment; mus
finding his idol has feet OF claS, ne
turns in repulSiOn from her. Ile e.,,
reception of his accusations gives ilrsl
intimation that she really Is IN loSe
with the poet-guest. The plot proceeus
through the divorce court 10 tnG ma
riage of Edmund to Frankie turner.
Helen's cousin. The former Mrs. Quiiter
returns to her former home Tor the
signing of a financial agreement anu
Stanley is persuaded by Edmund ana
his new wife to see her. The final cur
tain falls as Stanley bares his love 10
Helen.
other four characters really make up
the cast. Probably less talented cast
could not have won the ovation "hlSh
the entertainment received from !Ne
capacity audience. Dorothy cumming
was a delightful. winning Helen. In
her Interpretation, Helen was wom-
an of wonderful poise. and she por-
Gayed shades of emotion with ease
and effectiveness. Lawrence dros-
smith made the novelist eaSy-golns
and a droll delight. Claude KING, as
Stanley. furnished tense. dramatic
furnished by Flora Sheffield, whose
frankie Turner showed Mr.. Hamil-
tons delicious, quiet humor in many
delightful ways.
ALI of the scenes are in the Quilter
living room. the exquisite taste of
which in the days of Helen is shown
by contrast with the vivid 'rejuvena-
ton under Frankie's hand.
The audience was SO insistent in its
applause at the end of the second act
that Author Hamilton was forced to
respond with little speech of thanks.