Variety (October 1925)

M VARIETY LEGITIMATE PUYS ON BROADWAY AMERICAN BORN Throe art ciimcdy »r:'t<-n, iiriidii' id .ml ■iaK> J by Oeoriii! M, Oilian, who is also ih- fetar, at the >1u'ls(>n theatre. Dilforil Ariiol.l I.uoy tSraJiatn Lawri'iu <> l)< irs ly Fetor Ii.iisy r.< iiior.' I^a.ly Hortraiii A lino M. I>iTiniilt I-yi!ia Hoririiiii Olair'^ M r^oroau awvc t'lurki Hiibliy Watson Josoph Ul;s4)n iiioriio M. Cnhan Weill >■■ Mlaii HaiTisiy Joffrios ,.,..John M. Ti^UKliton Hir Arthur J H. I'ooper ('Iirfo Ji>o(lyn .".. Juan Mao Can Annie- , I.orna I.nurom o Anlrew* OharloH ('.inlmi Fiirroot niytho Harry MoNau-'htcm Snollt'nburif Halih Kooko Maxwoll T.t (>i)a r-<l Itocik'-r Maxwell, Jr Haniiiion (^uniniinKs America's most populiir actor rame back to the fSroadwiiy he helped make famous when <;eor^ M. Cohan stepped on the Hudnon theatre sta.^e in ni^^wn new serio- farcical play to a reception which would have made an emperor proud The house, packed from the last row of the gallery to the last inch of standee space in the cnpacious downstairs, cheered, whistled and clapped for minutes. It was a flittering and extraordi- nary tribute to the sray-haired kid who found the American comiiina- tion, who talks the American hin- guacre and who expresses the Amei-i- can idea. The turnout was a.s tPlt- resentative and cosmopolit.'in as the biif i)UrK with which he is identified. They were there, the cream of all the segments of its life, from the professional to the twlitlcal, the financial to the "sporting element," the tenement dwellers and the man- sion habitues. ' They turned out in groups. There were probal)ly 400 Friars, and one Lamb, too. If Georgie ever lost any of his friends or admirers in the causes he has stood for, no such acid in the brimming cup of good-will was tasted: the bravos were spon- taneous and unanimous. In the lobby was an American flag of roses and carnations, sent by the Friars— It drew no more solid reverence than its recipient did within. Again Cohan is a four-star fii^ure —player, atithor, director, producer. He is the only one the world boasts who has attained and maintained success. This time he h.ns done him- self and his well-wishers proud ".American Born" is no hick farce; It poVt^ broad fun at no one and no Institution. Its rea^ession la a de- light and bespeaks the mellowing Cohan without losing the Georgie of old—shrewd, keen, gently satirical, wise but not hard, deep but not thick, snappy but not insolent, pep- pery but never bitter. With an all-England background —more thnn that, an ancestral es- tate of vested and titled aristocracy for- the sole surroundings and at- mosphere—Cohan, of course, placed liim.^clf ideally. But the first though', of "Oh, boy, what a wow of a c'^ance!" doesn't go. Cojian does not r! licule or riddle Kngland. He could A dramatic feast for highbrows. That is what the average playgoer —p*rrr-'^;tm p rl gfln B orn '' ill J.ondon I "'' > ^^t ''ft^*' '>*' * I n t e r e Kt i ng. fln «l y soothing to ear and sensibilities as well, easy to lielleve and easier to like. Tills*is far and away the best and luggesl ihing he has ever done on the st.igo. Such estalilislied en- tities as II. Cooper I'liffe, D'Orsay. Kalph Locke, iicquittcd tlieiii.HelveH as lictit —Locke in wiiat, under the h; nil of ;iny other playwi i?;lit, would lia\e l)ten an "unsymp.itlielic" bit, scored' .'iiul went oft to a round of apiirohation. In .loiiii .Maclean as the leading ingenue Cohan has unveiled a new hciiiity niid an Kngli.'^h iutrcss of pcison.ility, admirable clarity and gracious poise as well as feminine loveliness. Claire .Meiseieau is a pretty bud. playing opposite Watson, Colian himself Is just the same old Georgie, perhaps a trifle loss mis- chievous but no less free and plain and unaffected, nave by the indi- vidu.'il affecttitlons whicli are all his own and always have been, which the worlit of actors have iiiiit.iied. but which he still monopolizes. He patsie.s himself, takes the slaps, doesn't hog down»tage center, tells no witty after-dinner stories, and gl\es himself no long speeches at all. He gets his big laughs on little rejoinders, ol)servations, locals, turns of phrases and revers.xis of straight lines. Yet one who had never seen him would "f;iH" for him instan.jer. He has'that magnificent sinipli^'ity which only genius can and only genius dares asume. He li;is knocked, out here a flrst- ela.<s American comed.v with all the needful money requisites, appeals to popularity which are of the stage, yet not fulsome. In .■netting he has reached quite the ultimate. The single s'ene is indescribably true, .solid, striking and rich. "American Born" in good for al- most as long as Georgie wants to play it. A cinch succe.ss, its future can be measured only by his own health and enthusiasm. iaif. EDGAR ALLAN POE BioKrnjihlc (irama !n four aots by Cath- erine ('hlr.liolm CuHhinR. t'roiluc tl at the Liberty Oct. .'> by Tom Do.uo.an. James Klrkwocit ar.i! Llla Loe s.arrel, StaeeJ by Arthur Hurley. .Mr'. John .Allan Chri,'<tine Compton Klniira Royster Ii>>t'e Booth Mr». t'le«n Jennl.- A. Bu!<la(o Virginia Clem Lila Lee WashinKion Jam-» H. O'Brien ,Iohn Allan..' Huuh Chllvers -Mr. Roy.Hter William H. Harw.iKI Kilfcir .Allan Po» Jamos Klrkwoo<l The Eilitiir Henry \V. Ponib rton liufus Grl£\vo!d ".. .Paul HuDtr Decatur I'eler (Jrltfln Holen Whitman.. Franco.^! Osgiod John P Kenneily Dr. Jnmes H. Miller... .Mr. G .vynr.e William rullen Bryant .V. P. Willis H.nry Oldrld^' Peto Thomas Gtlni . .Ethel IntroiioJi Viol.a Leach . .Roillie; 1 Clarke .(ioorite Saunlers Laur. nee TuU'ich Thomas Gunn :e Hanjo Joe 'William Pryor Nick G«orKe .'^aumlers .Mamio ^;me» Marc Sadie Alice Knowland Without changing a word except to put foot brakes on the nifties—foot Lr.''':es, not soft pedals. With Bol by Watson, as typically' T'^-'ed Ptates as himself, plnying h'" pal, they win two titled Rnglish gl'-ls at the flni.vh. refuse to sell the o'd pl.'ice. settle up some British la- bor troul)les and cement the union between what Cohan calls the •*.'"•■1o-S.TXophone" nations. What Ct' 'd be sweeter? K-en Lawronce D'Ors.'iy as the f; -"ilv butler iioi't exactly silly-ass. J'm dialect is still ihere; so Is that of the other English |)l.iyers and p'.'i'cis playliT; Englis'h. But It isn't n derisive burlesque lampoon of I.ondonese. In truth, there isn't n-' tiling cuttingly ironlctl or b4iis- terously cr|ticnl in any of it. Thr- p''''!ire of Entr'lsh life and thoii','ht and manners Is klndlv, sometimes l:n'd;it(>ry, in its expo.-fitlons. Cuban appears as an Americnn- hoin son of the d.iiighter of th.nt groat estate. She ft 11 in lo\ e with the gardener and w;is exiled bv her .Ktern br.itliir, Die unseen "villain" c>f tlie^|ii('cr. On lii-^ do.ith-bed the un-ie' li;is relenio.j atid willed the ■"TsJfiite rinii laigo incliistrijil!t.ii\ incot- land to the nei>h(>A he ii.ited an 1 had never seen. We find him and his w.ir tnid.iy on ilie grounds, come to sell it qui"': .'inl got out. bociuse fhev are .Niiiericanoniani.ics. tliitik little of Enu'Iand ;ind are iinpilient to cet honie to spind th<' pininds. But they run into rom.'iiice and traditions. Thev tind that selllni' the Scottish plants will throw tlioii- sands of workmen out of th(>lr jolis and homes, so they stick It out and win out. It is all very pleasant and whole- some. Not one cu.ssword anywhere; not a blow or an .'ingry exclnni;ition even in the one or two situations where it would lia\e been so easy to hfcome heroic. Cohan may give himself big, fat parts, but, bless him. he fever glorifies or b<->mbasts him- self. His cast Is excellent, and even the Undeniably British pl.tyers seem to have caught the Cohan infusion. They pep it up and they "sell" if, fven when strutting their own sort of stuff. Wntson. a Cohan rejrular, of roiirse, .♦usf fell Into hi.^ part and Ju*t did it. He Is a huoyant yoiinc I«lIovv, is Bobby, good- to look at, played biography basetl on the life of Kdgar Allan Poe, regarded as one of if not the greatest American poet. For four or five seasoiiM a Poe play was promised, different authors be- ing named as having started or fin- ished such a work. Cattierine Chis- holm Cushing, a prolific author and a big royalt.v winner (witness "Top- sy and Eva"), finally coniplotcci her Poe, and it serves as the premiere venture of Tom Donovan as a pro- ducer on his own, Donovan was formerly associated with Tom Wilkes. The Poe play is serious, naturally so. The young southerner's life was tragic. His marriage to his young cousin wiis the one beautiful thing in liiS life, and when she jiassed on he returned to tiie biinoom iind the gutter, dying in a Balliiiiore hospital at the iigc of 40, broken hearted and poisoned with liquor. Miss Cushing has made her play romantic, leaving out much of the ilregs of liitterness th;it often tinged Poe's poems and prose witii morbid- ness. Poe's existence is shown from the time he was disinherited by his foster fut'.ier w.is ti stnigiile. Yet The short third act. In which Poe's long-ailing young wife dies, Is Im- pressive. The play makes It appear that the wife la still a bride, where- as they had been married 12 years. This Invention, however, may be justified in that it makes the role excellent for Llla Lee. tJhe is the picture of a child-wife, which, in fact, was true, wedding I'oe at the age of 14, a fact not mentioned in the play. The death scene is within the Poe cottage at Fordham, which is still standing. Il Is .said that Poe frequently walked the six tulles into New York, and It was quite true his homestead was poverty stricken. The final act pictures a dive on the waterfront of Baltimore. Poe staggers w^ithin in the midat of a terrific storm. Without a cent he re- cites "The Raven" for the price gf a drink of brtindy. Kirkm.ni's ren- dition of the Poe masterpiece pro- vided an excellent finale. It brought cheers from the first-nighters, among whom were a number of mo- tion picture personages. Early In the play It is mentioned that Poe's father, too. had died of overindul- gence In drink, his love for liquor blighting a great actor's career. James Kirkwood's Poe impressed as a fine portrait of the mystic poet. After the first act he looked like the plates of the genius. At times the Poe of the iilay was given fb expressions of egotism, but Klrkwood made that forgivable. Lila Le^ was a happy choice for Virginia Clem, the child-wife. She was in but two acts, but her devotion and love for the poet seemed actually geniilne, even though she Is Mrs, Kirkwood offstage. While there are numerous other characters, Poe and Virginia -were never subordinated. It was to Virginia that Poe wrote his famous "Annabelle Lee." Arthur Hurley has directed "Poe" exceptionally well. The twice of the play never lets down and is there- fore always lnt«rcstlng. Whether New Y'ork gives "Edgar Allan Poe" a run or not Tom Dono- van will hardly lose. Bu.^inoss on the road prior to Broadway was profitable, except In one minor st-ind. The draw of the stars and the fame of Poe should take care of business in the hinterland. Besides that, an attractive picture has been made already. Little doubt the literary lovers will find the play a treat, but indications are the draw will be limited here. jbfr. ACCUSED Three-aot play by Brieux, atUpietl b George Middleton, pnduce.l an.1 <llrecto<I by iJavid Belasco, at the ne;a.<H:o Theatre. Edm'ond de Verron E. H. Sothern Mme. de Verroo Mab I fieri Judge de Verron Honry Herbert Du Coidraia Letter Ijinergan I.«m«rcier MolTat Johnston I^ule Pauline... Armand... GoarrlUe.. Mayor Servant... .>...Anr Davis ..OciavU Keiimoro ,.. .^ ... Leigh Ix>'vel ..•.France l>r.,!t8on Roy i'lXhrane Harold Seton So far this season. Belasco has returned to his oldest love plays, with male characters as the stJirs. The second is likely to be more pop- ular than 'he first, "Canary Dutch," In the same proportion whereby E. H. Sothern Is a more appealing star th€m WM«rd^M«ek, ^H»4^u*t^ft more so, in that Sothern will click popularity with a shade worse script than Kfack failed with. The deductions from the premiere of "Accused" are: Belasco is a super-stager; Sothern 1.^ a super-star; Brieux is a much overrated sub- playwright. "Accused" Is undoubte<lly the talkiest piece of entertainment that has been heard in moony. Based on no end of discussion and harangue about the hair-splitting differentia- tions of a lawyer's honor— thin which nothing could be less con- sequential except an alligator'.s pin- feathers or a bootlegger's conscience —It concerns Itself, back and forth, up and down, over and under, with whether or not a lawyer in love with a guilty woman Should defend her though he knows she is guilty anl he knows that It i.s his passion and not his oath which drives hlrfi to save her from being put to death as a murderess. In this country, where men of the law not only look first to the re- tainer and second to the publicity; usier at.ier was a syi'«:"'', ."i! »W)»,ere it is held to be th* duty, any- lioTtor did rotne to him in the hwghf-•(J^.Jy q( ^ ].j of his young caieer. Fraiii'o recog- nized his genius liefore American literary men. He was given to long absences from his dear ones, al- though Miss dishing conveys the ido.i the poet would lose memory .illor but a single gla-^s of wine. The second act seemed the best. It was scoiioil in an editoi'a office In Hallimoie. where Poe hiid won both (irizes for poetry and jirose and was appointed the magazine's poetry critic. Poe had told tlio editor liis cimception of poetry was "the rhythmic expression of iieauty." In offering a defense for his outspoken criticisms ,»f three other poets there followed somewhat flowery, techni- cal declarations. But into this act the only light touch was inserted. It came with Poe's dls<ecailon of an ode to spring and his comment on scripts submitted for publication. Heading a few lines of "A Hainy Day," which starts "Into each life some rain must fall," .lames Klrk- wood as Poe remarks: "William Wads worth Longfellow; very good, the lad has talent," which brought a laugh, ns did the coiiinient that Halph Waldo Emerson was "also proniising.". wyer-•t»^i>nmke the liest defense he can for any accused, guilty or innocent: where the reli- gion teaches thit the big thing is to win and the rest doesn't much mat- ter—imagine how ludicrous to listen for two and a half hours to high- pltehed, violent voices, pyeachin.g, lamenting and apologizing, because a'lawyer is about to defend—or al- ready has (lefentled—a woman who killed her brutal husband. The last act turn fuither unravels the responsibility by developing that the woman the lawyer loves killed the husband because he was jealous of the lawyer and wa,s lying in am- bush to murder him. That seems to make eveiything jake, and Sothern and the lady are about to go into the clinch f.a- the fade-out, whin she pulls another infinitesimal twist of coretioal ethics, says he loves he- now but will never forget she killeii a iii.-in. and walks out—an<l he lets her— and the promise of the future is summed up In one word, his last and the play's last: "Cour.-ige!" It takes just tint to jiroduoe or act such a piece; Whtit it took to write It, only Brieux ni;iy say. But this reviewer isn't asking him to say It, Blnce he hasn't three hours' time and patience. Brieux would certainly have dramatized It, had he thought of It. ^ ^ Now, with that material In hand, Belasco has rung out a hit. First of all he selected Sothern, his star of years ago. To be sure, he had the audacity to present him In business clothes, shorn of the cos- tume gallantries attached to SotJi- ern's career. But the Sothern un- der the clothes proved still as ro- mantic, still as fiery—and his reso- nant voice was as the symphony of a master on a weathered cello. The biggest piece of "business" Sothern had to execute was to move from one chjilr to another—but he made it terrific, fascinating, hyp- notic. The spirit of the star, and the overtones of the director's ge- nius, aurilled the action until even the chatter of Brieux took on drama and color and tension and dignity. And not alone Sothern, The cast- ing throughout was In the same in- spired key. Lester Lonergan, long associated with the directorial field, returned as a player and created a character such as perhaps has not been seen since Mansfield as Beau Brummel. Unctuous, Individual, easy, delightful, Lonergan made a "bit" rival the probably 200-.slde role of the star in conspicuous brilliancy. And Henry Herbert, long a legiti- mate actor of distinction, but of late suffering from poor company In the expression of his art, gave flesh and blood to the lawyer's grand- father—an old but not senile ex- jurlst, fiercely committed to the pound of flesh and eye-for-eye of justice, who demanded of his de- scendant that he scorn love, mercy, sentiment, and stind by his sworn duty. Herbert was magnificent. He brought down the theatre and al- most tore it down In the climax of his crescendo as he charged the younger man to go through. Ann Davift, as the heroine, playing almost entirely In one vein of tear- ful reticence, looked attractive and played with ^accato effectiveness. Down to the smallest minor parts, the gabby, flabby script was given the support of superfine playing, staging and directing. It Is scarcely to be exuectcd that such a theme can ca"—v even such work to irmitless heiglits. But. if 'Accused' runs 12 weeks In New York it will be an enormous triumph for Bela.'^co and Sothern; if it should survive 16, it would be a dual mir- acle. This prophet predicts for it a lo.nl life .somewhere between those figures. Lait. APPLESAUCE Como.ly In three arts by Barry Conners. , produced at the AmbaMador. Sept. 118. by Richard Herndon. Stagod by Allen Dine- hnrt, who la the featured player. Ma Robinson Jessie Crommetto Paw Robinson William Holden Mra Jennie Baldwin Clara HIandlok Hazol Robinson Gladys Lloyd Matt McAllister Albert Andrusa BilU M' Alllster Allan Plneharf Rollo Jenkins W.-xlter Connolly Richard Herndon has produced two comedies by Barry Conners. One is "Applesauce." which was preseiiled first in Chicago last sea- The other is "The Patsy," which opened in the mid-western metropolis In August and Is still current there to profitable business. "Applesauce" turned a neat profit (luring the Loop engagement, and although the new comedy Is not a smash, that may not Indicate its chances on Broadway. "Applesauce" attracted quite some attention in show circles during the Chicago engagement because of being contrasted with "The Show- Off" just after a special company of that Broadway hit opened in the Loop. It is suspected the two plays were placed In opposition by the "Appie-sauce" agertt for promo- tion purposes, as the contention of the "Show-Off" management that tfie two pl.iys are not alike is cor- rect. The only sameness is that both are comedies of American home life. However, despite "The Khow-Off's" run of over a year in New York, its Chicago stay was eompiirmtively brief, while "Apple- .sauce'" piled up a. 1'9 weeks" run. The story has lo do with a girl and her two suitors. Undecided which is "the" one, she accepts the Tirst bo.v wlio |)i;opoHed.>-lt Is'-WeWI .Jenkins, a successful young, busi- ness man. The other is Bill McAl- lister, minus a iol), init who h;is a good rei) .around town for his pleas- ant manner and talk. The men say Bill's stuff i.s applfsauce, but tlK> women like him. Bill tirrives at the Itobinson home to pop the (piestlon only to Iind he i.s too late, so he congratultites the other chan and the girl, and goes off hunting for six weeks. I'pon his return H;izol invites liim to call, which .'innoys Polio and the engagement is off. She marries I'.iU, and while he sllll li.'is tl tou.^'h time finding a j<it), ev- erything turns out li;ipt>ily and ho goes into the et):il business with a iloh tin'le. The plot of "Applesauce"" is se^- ondiiry, the show's meat being the humor of the lines ;iiid the charac- ters, sni.'ill town types. All.m Dine- hart, ilie fc-itiiied player, makfs I'.ill just what the author Intended - e.'is.'.'-goini,'. h.'ippy, o|)limistlc, and ''itnning when it comes to getting 'ho girl of his heart. In one of the evening's most humorous scenes, he ••omes nearly convincing Ito.lo tli:it iiiairi.ige is too hazardous and < x- Wednesday, October 7, 1825 pensive u "business." luiu^TSS* tales and walks out. with Bin r» turning. It is then Hazel realiz!! he is her man. " The supporting cast Is go<„i a, ^ types, but seemed too prone to cut short the laughs. Several plaver. were noticed breaking in too quickly, several nights after th« opening perforn^iince. They „,av have been foUowln - dire. ti„n but if so it Wiis to no good purj.o.se .lesslc Crommette. as Hazcl'a niothe>r. looked too old for the role but she was an important figure in the making of laughs. .Miticing at manner, Ml.ss Crommette iinpres.sed as having been schooled in the fl,,M of eccentrics. Willittm H.,!,u.n a. the father, held his gi„u(h to a nicety, though he did a.lmit tt'it when he married all he had was six dollars and rheumiUisin. oi ra Blandlck amused as a troscin Gladys Rol.l».son was llaz.^ thl* desired one, supposed to be a'beiu in her own division, Walter Con nelly supplied a good Hollo Alberi AudrtiHS completed the cast phy Ing Bill's rich uncle, a Mick 'u-lth . brown derby. " "A|)plesauce" Is .scaled :it l? 75 top, and Is aimed for an averaw draw rather than cla,ss trade It happens to be spotted in a housB not considered desirable for Inti mate comedies. a modoate en gagement Is Indicated here but in a smaller house this show's siook would rise. ;j^^^ " THE BUCCANEER ^ nu^!''^[a^ir';;r ^^'i^;.^^!^z-,r'^ .Maxwoll Arj.leraon and Lauronoo S allinr.. '■-fltolle WInwood featured m smVnf.V Setting, by Robert K*m ,.m1 J. no,.'"."J^^/ed by Mr. Kopklna. Oponed Uot. L- at ib# Plymouth. "• MaX"'*" ^-•''""0 f'"*"* ;;ap. iu,;u;i-MonuiCo:::;n;:;;:i:^^I?;:S Itaslllo Fernandez ....William It. Gregorr «-«e ^-a-'e Gaf;llr^l^;^S ^''il:^^^'-"----''-s.^ . ;o.nn.od,.re Wright :::.::::::a^ ?; Pai™", A '. ^ "; Ferdinand Gottschalk ^ "ef; <1 M„nel Perclvtl Jamis Tnwnshond CocU Cluvellil I'llphalr^ ,s,<ip««,h, K»q,..i:d,innd ValS Henry Marmlon ci-,udo AIIIMw Mrs, We,lley.>...___^...ire„a Froema, To mark William. Farnums re- turn to the legitimate, after an ab- sence of abou: 10 years, Arthur Hopkins has furnished the picture actor with a sumptuous production which; however. Is not siuilcient a foundation to hold up a somewhat uncertain play by Maxwell Ander- son and Laurence Stallings, authors of "What Price Glorv " and "First Flight." "The Buccaneer" is a •pictur- esque presentation of Capt. Henry .Morgan's freebooting activities on the high seas in the interests of His Majesty, Charles II of Englan.l. The pirate of ihe Seventeenth cen- tury as portrayed by Farnum is a lovable, convincingly gMb sea fighter. There is much to "The Buccaneer" of Interest. Obviously and most aiiparent are the Robert Rdmond Jones settings of rare charm and distinction, indlcnring an ultra com- bination of imagln.ition ;md artlrtie realism. The gallant pirate is introduced Invading a hacienda in Panama City where lives the self-pos.sessod I.Ady Elizabeth Neville, a Briti.sh subject residing In Spanish terri ory. The amour between the freebooter and the lady is interrupted by his cap- ture and arrest for having exceeded his power as a captain of the high .".eas. On a technicality, Capt. Mor- gan is not permiited to fi^ht on land but must confine himself to maritime warfare. The trial scene liefore Kinst Charles II (Ferdinand -Cotlschalk here runs away With the honors for ;he brief period he is on), finds the jolly ruler amused by Ihe gill) Moi-gan who thus Is enabled to have his sentence changed from hanging to a knighthood :ind the Cnvcrnor- shlp of .Jamaica. The play should have ended there btit it is extende<l by aiiothei- sceno- The curtailment would have made for a more advan ageotis impres- sion. As an evening's enteniiinmcnt, it is just .so-so ;ind will dniw only so-so trade for a few weiKs. chieny because of the Farnum affiliation. It will not rate for a run although there is no figuring the r.trnum draw or Hopkins's iiit< ti ions to force it at ^is own house, the I'ly" mouth, which fact mu>t ii'.'^o be con- sidered. The dirt angle may also figure. It is very frtink in its illi'it rela- tions, either sex bragging of f"n<i memories and anticiiiat<^cl moment?- The 'heavy" love scene in t'l'" ''^'^l ond act between the caiitain an" the l.idy is a sizzh r mid m^O' '"' terc.st. , Farnum is top-hole in hi^ P-^"' flottschalk and Claude All.stor "• a fop n.le. also s ood out. ""'■ Winwo.i.r.s impression seoint d «»■»" uig. For one thing, de-'pil' he carri.igf^ :ind breeding, the iiilrl"»' ;ipI)oal that would sway tl '"*', wi,-e fiokle fieel.ooter iwlio •'•"!, rcuU made familiar wiih • ii' "' '' , la.lus in waiting and v'>..^ '"" Z solid with th.< otlier f-o "" ', iilo.il) i-oemed absent. *'''^'-