New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
By Harriette Underhill

eux1ens play. She has beauty, fnesse
and sense OF humor, and the greatest
OF these is humor. She might carry on
without the first two commodities. but
she could not get along without the
last named 1t is our idea that "Mr.
Pims would not have passed by nearly
SO frequently If 1t had not been for
Miss Crews Can you imagine the play
without her?
It's strange that the people you like
best you so seldom see. Now, we
haven't seen Miss Crews since she was
playing in "On the Firing Line" and
yet, our idea of the second best time
in the world is to have dinner with
Miss Crews. The best time in the world
being those times when we take dinner
with her and Eugene O'Brien. This
rsed to happen not infrequently, and
it nearly happened again last Thurs
day night, only by the time Miss Crews
get dressed after the show and we all
get over to the Algonquin, gentle Gene
vas wrapped in slumbers. He has
been threatening for years to go to bed
st II o'clock, and that happened to be
the night he kept his promise. So,
when he reads this he will know that
Re not only missed meeting what Miss
Crews calls out current cavalier" but
he also missed lobster cocktails, broilea
mushrooms and alligator pear salad.
Niss Crews
Is Martyr
'This is the first time I've eaten
so-dsy," said tie fascinating Laura, as
&c picked daintily at juicy brown
ushroom, "and Pm so hungry"
But whye" we asked incredulously.
-laven't you had time ?"
"kaven't had courage" she said
sagically. I've only to look at a
n,enu card and put on several pounds.
f@e~e, but for the grace of God, goes
= she added as a woman Weighing a,
least $50 pounds came in the restap-
:ent and sat down near us. "I'm sure
she has had breakfast and luncheon
aid dinner and now she is going to
hsve supper. If had to live on
e'ckle and glass CT milk day l
~euldn's look like that. Don't you
love Olivia Marden," she said, Gin Mr..
I'M. She's so sensible. / usually
Yisy fools, though I think my favorite
Ct all I have done was Arabella in
Romance and Arabella.' How I loved
,hat play
And how we loved it, Went to see
!: six times. Why don't you do it in
The flHs? You ought to screen beau
titplly.~
Miss Crews let out little moan.
Her Idea
Of tao Silver Sheet
Don't" she said wildly, don't re-
mind me of my past ! thought l had
buried it.' Then, "Did you ever see
re on the screen:" and, without wait
ing for US to reply, she said, 81 know
sou didn't or you would never have
bought Up the subject. Well, Tll tell
you I'm horriblc-horrible! If you
cont believe me ask Tommy Meighan.
He played opposite me in the only two
pictures / ever made"
but think of the money you make
when you play on the screen!" we
said just to egg Miss Crews on SO she
wouldn't stop talking and not because
we have mercenary soul.
Money" she said with tragedy in
her voice. "Can money compensate for
the loss of your peace of mind and
the loss of your self-respect as we'll
as any pleasant conceit you may have
in regard to your personal appearance.
When l saw that first picture I burst
out crying in the projection room and
had Mysteries right there. ! looked
Ike nothing so much as a chestnut
worm.
A Panacea
For All Ills
II spent all the money made on
those two pictures buying hats to
socthe my savage breast" said Miss
Crews more gayly. "You know shop
ping trip for hats is panacea for all
my ills. My apartment in the Gains
borough is filled with hats"
"Any Gainsborough hats?" we asked,
for we must have our little joke.
"This one is pretty nearly one, isn't
it? I bought this to-day. / did it to
relieve my feelings when a jewel of
new maid l had picked out phoned me
that she had decided to go in the
chorus because she was going to get
$3o week and thought she would like
to travel"
That's right! They do get ss5 a
week now, don't they. When we were
% the stage they, or we, got only SIS
week-$2o if you stepped out of line
and said Here comes the king But
tNan there was no equity"
"pon't," said Miss Crews hastily.
I'm fidelity"
"How long have you been on the
stage?" we said changing the subject
with what we considered infinite tact
mo, you mustn't ask that, either.
shan't tell you. I'll only tell you it
was ever since ! was four"
We'll" we answerad Uu,a go. .