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married?" pertinently queries Anatol,
AFFAIRS OF ANATOL
from a safe perch on the top of his
piano, as the bric-a-brac is flying
around him.
DELIGHTEUL, BUT THI
Katherine Emmet Scored.
But get married he has to, leaving
Litte Theatre Begins its Season with Amusing Episodes Aus¬
Lona in the midst of the wreckage
and her tears. Which concludes
trating the Love Affairs of a Concited Darlings¬
The Affairs of Anatol.
You may easily see that neither as
John Barrymore the Hero.
drama nor as narrative does it amount
to a great deal. Much, however, de¬
By BURNS MANTLE.
pends upon the way it is done, and
The Affairs of Anatole are ama in papers, Mimi had fallen in love it is done beautifully, John Barry.
tory, but not dramatic. An interest, with an actor.
more plays Anatol with the charm¬
ing series of detached episodes, wit
The affair of Gabrielle is the ing indifference to custom and style
a conceited darling for a hero, and fourth, and is a shade more serious in acting that is with him an asset.
five fascinating ladies representing
than the others. Gabrielle is mar- He was a delightfully natural and
the affairs.
ried, and haughty. And yet romanti¬ ch puzzled young man in each of
Being but poorly informed at
cally resentful, for meeting Anatol the various episodes,
the purposes, aims and ambitions of again after many months reminds
Of the ladies, eine Emmet
the directors of the Little Theatre,
her that, perhaps, she missed the call Gabrielle stood out as the most des¬
where Anatol is now comfortably
we may say luxuriously, enconce, la grande passion that would have inite character drawing being either
we hesitate to predict whether ont effectively altered the core of her
over accentuated nor undervalue
this form of entertainment will serve somewhat commonplace. It is Doris Kane was pleasant lippant
with that thought she leaves him.
as the stag, Mimi, Marguer le Clark
to enthus its promoters and its
And then comes Lona. Anatol re
special public.
gracefully naive as Hilda, Kan¬
newed his acquaintance with Lona a momentary vision in so brown
But if the aim of the former is to
at an opera ball the night before the as Bianca, and Isabel Lee a tempe¬
include in its repertoire the best of day on which he is to be married and tous Lona.
parlor drama, and to present it as
settle down. And there she is in his
The settings are handome and et
perfectly as within its power lies, partment next day
fectively complete, and the stage de
then The Affairs of Anatol should
Lona is more fiery than the others, rection authoritative, though it does
prove a popular bill, indeed.
and when she learns of the approach mit Mr. Barmore to sit upon
Prinz der Landes der
ing marriage of Anatol she begins a dining room table, which they are
breaking up the furniture. Why get not doing this season.
Essentially it is delightful come.
Delightful, but thin. It offers Anatol
as representative of a type of pres¬
entday coxcomb. He has a way with
him that wins the ladies, and every
day is ladies day in his scented cal¬
ende
We met Anatos first together with
his friend Max, who serves as philos¬
opher and analyst, when he is in
the midst of an affaire with Hilda.
Hilda is a sweet little, violet-like child
and loves Anatol devotedly but he
does not altogether trust her
Why not hypnotize Hilda and make
her tell him the truth, suggests the
practical Max He (Anatol) is gift
ed as an amateur hypnotist. If she
is not true, he will learn it and
can act accordingly, So Hilda is put
to sleep and quizzed.
That is, she is quizzed up to
certain point and then the heart of
Anatol faile him. After all, her an¬
swer might be a shock or a handi¬
cap; and the doubt were better than
either. So Hilda is awakened, kissed
prettily and that is the last of her
Affair No. 2 is with Bianca dash¬
ing Bianca of the circus. Not so
much of an affair this, seeing that
Bianca had merely once sat at the
feet of Anatol and held his hand for
two hours. But he is sure that she
loved him deeply, beautifully, unfor¬
gettably.
No young woman could hold the
hand of Anatol for two hours, he
15 1912
4.9. A
box 9/1
lu
THE EVENING MAIL
OCTOBER
married?" pertinently queries Anatol,
AFFAIRS OF ANATOL
from a safe perch on the top of his
piano, as the bric-a-brac is flying
around him.
DELIGHTEUL, BUT THI
Katherine Emmet Scored.
But get married he has to, leaving
Litte Theatre Begins its Season with Amusing Episodes Aus¬
Lona in the midst of the wreckage
and her tears. Which concludes
trating the Love Affairs of a Concited Darlings¬
The Affairs of Anatol.
You may easily see that neither as
John Barrymore the Hero.
drama nor as narrative does it amount
to a great deal. Much, however, de¬
By BURNS MANTLE.
pends upon the way it is done, and
The Affairs of Anatole are ama in papers, Mimi had fallen in love it is done beautifully, John Barry.
tory, but not dramatic. An interest, with an actor.
more plays Anatol with the charm¬
ing series of detached episodes, wit
The affair of Gabrielle is the ing indifference to custom and style
a conceited darling for a hero, and fourth, and is a shade more serious in acting that is with him an asset.
five fascinating ladies representing
than the others. Gabrielle is mar- He was a delightfully natural and
the affairs.
ried, and haughty. And yet romanti¬ ch puzzled young man in each of
Being but poorly informed at
cally resentful, for meeting Anatol the various episodes,
the purposes, aims and ambitions of again after many months reminds
Of the ladies, eine Emmet
the directors of the Little Theatre,
her that, perhaps, she missed the call Gabrielle stood out as the most des¬
where Anatol is now comfortably
we may say luxuriously, enconce, la grande passion that would have inite character drawing being either
we hesitate to predict whether ont effectively altered the core of her
over accentuated nor undervalue
this form of entertainment will serve somewhat commonplace. It is Doris Kane was pleasant lippant
with that thought she leaves him.
as the stag, Mimi, Marguer le Clark
to enthus its promoters and its
And then comes Lona. Anatol re
special public.
gracefully naive as Hilda, Kan¬
newed his acquaintance with Lona a momentary vision in so brown
But if the aim of the former is to
at an opera ball the night before the as Bianca, and Isabel Lee a tempe¬
include in its repertoire the best of day on which he is to be married and tous Lona.
parlor drama, and to present it as
settle down. And there she is in his
The settings are handome and et
perfectly as within its power lies, partment next day
fectively complete, and the stage de
then The Affairs of Anatol should
Lona is more fiery than the others, rection authoritative, though it does
prove a popular bill, indeed.
and when she learns of the approach mit Mr. Barmore to sit upon
Prinz der Landes der
ing marriage of Anatol she begins a dining room table, which they are
breaking up the furniture. Why get not doing this season.
Essentially it is delightful come.
Delightful, but thin. It offers Anatol
as representative of a type of pres¬
entday coxcomb. He has a way with
him that wins the ladies, and every
day is ladies day in his scented cal¬
ende
We met Anatos first together with
his friend Max, who serves as philos¬
opher and analyst, when he is in
the midst of an affaire with Hilda.
Hilda is a sweet little, violet-like child
and loves Anatol devotedly but he
does not altogether trust her
Why not hypnotize Hilda and make
her tell him the truth, suggests the
practical Max He (Anatol) is gift
ed as an amateur hypnotist. If she
is not true, he will learn it and
can act accordingly, So Hilda is put
to sleep and quizzed.
That is, she is quizzed up to
certain point and then the heart of
Anatol faile him. After all, her an¬
swer might be a shock or a handi¬
cap; and the doubt were better than
either. So Hilda is awakened, kissed
prettily and that is the last of her
Affair No. 2 is with Bianca dash¬
ing Bianca of the circus. Not so
much of an affair this, seeing that
Bianca had merely once sat at the
feet of Anatol and held his hand for
two hours. But he is sure that she
loved him deeply, beautifully, unfor¬
gettably.
No young woman could hold the
hand of Anatol for two hours, he
15 1912