The Washington herald., 1922-10-15
Audience of a Midwinter
Brilliancy at Garrick
TyO Monday Events.
Two Monday Events.

responsible for the English versien;
William A Brady. who STAGED
II with consumAte skin and
taste. and Grace George. Nor
man Trevor. and Robert warwick.
who played Il with such skill. ]
have seldom felt 80 enthusiastic
about q show: / think IL was AL
most without fault from start 20
finish. Yet felt that the play
went completely over the heads OF
many in the audience: a number
seemed to be completely without
sympathetic understanding. For
example. in the last part OF the Hast
act when the wife. having just told
her lover she loved him and would
60 with him on the morrow. pleads
with her husband 70 keep her and
forgive her. I heard many snicllrr
around me. ] felt first a feeling Of
anger and then one OF pity to think
they were missing the real mean
ing OF 81; were so without under
standing. There are always many
such In every audience. But even
these people had their interest held
from. start to finish; almost any
time you could have heard . pin
drop in the thester. And yet there
was nothing OF the meiodramatic
that seems TO be so popular with
theatergoers nowadays; it ala not
resemble most triangle" plays. II
showed Geraldy 20 %. a sincere
student OF human nature and the
English version has . perfectly
charming literary styles beautiful
diction- Indeed. / must stop rAving
about the show. but have seidon
enjoyed anything mora
A ND Miss Georges ciothesI they
"A were exquisite and the very
latest "thinE!" IN the first act she
wore q draped gown OF orchid col
ored crepe de chine. The skirt was
draped up on the left hip. the drap-
cry being caught there with a fancy
buckle and then hung down again.
reaching below the hem. which
came below her ankles. The skirt
was drawn tight acros. the back
Just like many OF the new gowns
you have seen. The bodice was like
most OF them, too. slightly bloused
and sleevelesa Tho striking note
OF the gown wa. the collar. a mar
row band OF chinchilla which came
close TO the throat in front and
went over each shoulder and hung
down 10 a point about half way 70
the waist line IN back like two tabs
The back neck line was cut high
ana was untrimmed- 10 thu second
ana last acts she wore o white.
soft silk gown covered all over with
crystal and pearl beads Il was
made on straight lines and the skirt
just barely escaped the ground
The waist line was low ana marked
by q small tight roll OF soft sIlk.
all white. From this band on u.
right side, souareiy IN th. middle cs
the side. hung . full, gathered. mar
row panel or train OF soft green
chiffon which d-agged on %.
ground fully six tnohee. In IN, LAT
act she wore for . few minutes a
cape Of soft white chiffon that huKs
In teep points In the back and
front. but barely covered the arms
on the sfdes. and thu collar wa, a
i've or six inch, and not long. band
Of soft brown fur; just what kind
I could not be sure OF at the dis
tance between it and mo.
NVIoMEN as a power in polite
w still for the most part a 20
tential power Was the sub
ject Of interesting informal talks
made by Mrs. Virginia white spe-i
and Mrs Emily Newell Blair at the
weekly luncheon OF the Natioral
women's Press Club on Monday ~
the New willard. the new meeting
place OF the club.
Mrs. speel is q society woman who
IS chairman OF the Republ!can
women Of the District OF whom
there is a surprising number who
vote or are entitled 90 vote back IN
Corffrued on Pdoe SIR.