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AVARICE AMONG THE AVOCADOS 67 be charitably interpreted as Cecil's zeal for his life's work, a consideration which, were she mindful of it, did not temper the sticking he got from his mother. Belasco was the son of immigrant Jews. He wore the attire of a clergyman, collar and all. It caused considerable comment as well as confusion. Some credited the display to showman- ship. Belasco, however, traced it to an old Jesuit priest named McGuire who befriended him in San Francisco. Father McGuire, impressed by the intense young man, arranged for his enrollment at the Jesuit college there when he learned the boy was too poor to attend. Belasco finished the four years credit- ably, and vowed always to wear a Roman collar in appreciation of the kindness. The Wife, the first play written at Echo Lake by the col- laborators, gave a twist to an old formula. A husband discovers his wife is unfaithful. Instead of handing her the deed to the house and making arrangements for the children, he takes her tenderly into his arms and comforts her with offers of help. With this bold offering, Dan Frohman launched a permanent stock company at the Lyceum Theatre. Attendance was poor and grew steadily worse. Each day the anxious authors stalked Frohman in his office with fresh en- treaties to keep the play open for a few more days. They felt it was improving. Frohman countered with a ledger of mounting debts. After the second week he promised to keep it open one more week, continuing it from that point only if it made expenses. The two writers began priming and tightening the dialogue and action. Attendance picked up, but not enough to satisfy Frohman. One day he sent word to the authors that The Wife was in