Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31

mock him, telling him he is nothing
but a puppet, that because he has never
loved his life has been without mean
Ing, no matter how many women no
has caused 10 love him.
ono shade alone shows him pity
and unveils herself, telling him II he
can really love her he will be saved.
She is the shade Of the soul Of all the
women who have loved him and he falls
to recognize her. He is. however. in
terested i'm her and for moment II
looks as II ne might he saved. but when
the other shades asso unveil he is once
more seized with his old physical desire
and loses his chance.
Juan, still indomitable tells the Devil
he is ready for the fires Of he'll. but
! the Devil. with supreme malice. tells
him that ns he has never really loved
his punishment ahalI be made to exist
as a puppet; and the Don. finally crush
cd In spirit Is pushed shrinking into
the puppet booth from which he ernerg-
es the next moment as a Polichincile,
who henceforth will entertain children
with his antics
Story PhfIosophic.
II is evident that the basis Of this
story is philosophic rather than dram
/ attic and except for few moments II
is intellectual discussion. rather than
action driven by direct emotion. that
is supreme In this discussion NJ. Ros-
tand gives fun play OF his extra0rdi-
nary verbal cleverness. The turns Of
thought corrIscate continually, burst
ing at the most unexpected moments
into beautiful cerobaI fireworks Slang.
literary atlusion. reconente, yet express
sive twists Of phrase. philosophic ratio
cination. follow one another IN extra
ordinary succcssion. No one but the
man who wrote "C,yrano" and Chan
tJclecra could possibly have produced
them. and ono is left breathless at the
virtuoaity Of IL all.
Yet there are moments when tho old
Rostand. the Rostand ~ the scene Of
Cgrane under Roxaae's window thf
Rosfand Of the Immortal final iines oi
the saruc pIav. tho Rostand Of Nor
papaohe." flames forth in al his 0lf
lime glory Theee aro the mononfs
which will carry the play into popular
favor. and any actor ought - grasE
tho chance 10 play thern. Obviously
if would be futile 70 attempt n give
tie flavor of the verse even ~ thes'
emotional criscs. IN any prose trans
lation. yet two Scenes may be indi
Gated.
, poor man 70 WhoFn once Juan - "
, aims. saying that he gave them for 81
love of humanity appears and The Dol
believes hat this good action and tn
words which accompanied them prov
tbat he accomplished ore useful act i
7 his life. The man. however, throws IN
money INTO Juans fare, exclairnlng
; r would cou 4 strange you 70
: having soiled with your lips the word
/ T 81, &c Offr nrFnfT
. Tears OF Victim Appear.
And earlier. when the Devil make
appear upon the table the tears Jua
. has caused hts victims 70 he'd. the Do
9 demands If the tear Why It fell and n
answer comes:
1t vas a tear of pity"
: because of the virtue you had lost
$ asks Juan.
And the tear replied:
8 NO. Of pity for your agony
3 your agony which surrounded and wlt
: is arms. despite all your prize n tryin
b 70 conceal il.
e And Juan feels his heart plumbed
i its arms. despite al your pride II trylr
Z within revealed
3 In short. La Derniere Mutt de Do
IS Juan" shows hat the romanttcisrr
; youth with Rostand, as with 50 mar
$ others. had cvaporated-