Evening star., 1924-01-01
Outward Bound" a Novel,
Delightful Play.

Death-not the black, terrifying,
6rimstone-fumed death, held out as
by doctrine, but a human death In
which the sense Of humor is not lost
nor use of mind. where laughter with
its Joy is not stilled, nor wailing
around which is constructed a uuiaue,
entertaining. fragile but substantial
drama entitled Outward Bound"
Whlch had its American premier at
night: The delight il afforded a large
New Year eve audience was evident
IL any one tells you that death can
NOT be made delightfully."- interesting,
him. See Outward Bound" Travel on
the ship with those of Sutton yane's
play through the major part of an
act, and believe with them that they
Wonder with them when they dis
cover that no one knows where they
are bound, and enjoy the kick Just
before the first curtain fall when the
all dead. and bound for the same
place-heaven and hell. Then travel
on to the examination" and learn
that fear is but an Illusion and that
facts occurring after death as in life
dispel it.
outward Bound" opens smoothly.
easily, gently, There is real humor
in Mrs. Cliveden- Banks egotism and
exclusiveness. There are delicious
moments when she discovers there is
an'y one class aboard the ship on
which her secretary has engaged pas
sage for her, and that a charwoman
is her shipmate. There is appealing
pathos in the predicament of Mr..
Prior, young drunkard, and there is
more humor in his naive effronterv
in calling Mr.. Lingley. a fellow pas
senger-he of Lingley, Ltd. a master
nihd IN hnance and an august cap
tain of industry-"a blue-nosed bab-
oon. Without reflection upon the
essays the role of Lingley, it may be
said that the epithet is wonderfully
we'll selected.
There are more on the passenger
llSt-Ann and Henry. lovers who re-
member a gas-filled room and the pa 6
sun moving. and Rev. William Duke.
clergyman, a youngster, but an ear
nest soul, off for a holiday.
ana It's all real They're journey
ing to port of call unknown. and
they're all off for holiday. There's
terror for some and amazement for
others when all discover they are dead.
And the eNaminer-he's Rev. Frank
Thompson, detailed to this position
a friend of Rev. Duke.
To see Lingley of Lingley, Ltd.
stripped of his hypocrisy and envel-
oped in an indigo funk: TO see the
high and mighty Mrs. Bank $
exposed as charlatan; to see Prior
drunkard, but good-hearted as they
come, get another chance and to see
Mrs. Midget, the charwoman, attain
her hearts desire in being given
again the custodianship of her son,
cannot fail to hand out a series of
thrills to those following the well woven
plot closely.
There are some bitter enders, how
ever, who may maintain that Ann
and Henry. lovers, should not be
given another chance and called back
from the gas fumes which have al
most asphyxiated them to remember
all this as dream-but that is a
detail
Scrubby is Charon modernized. He
is a halfway one. He went" young
by his own hand, and he has made
the trip 5000 times, but they've been
good to him and he has a fairly
pleasant time of it.
All in all, it is calculated to give
some humans a new idea of death
1t is Also destined to tender a few
serious thoughts to the hypocrites
and similar animals who think they
are going to get by" forever with
fooling folks.
Alfred Lunt. the young drunka ard
assumes character easy to spoil by
over or under acting. He does his
work mastery. Beryl Mercer as Mrs
Midget brings sweetness with her.
Eugene Powers as Lingley bespeaks
the clatter and jangle of the world of
money. Lyonel Watts as Rev. Will