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Show II THE LIFE OF A MUSICIAN 1 PORTRAYED ON THE STAGE I London, Oct. 18. (Special Corres pondence). Thu nttractlvo comedy, "Tho Concert" Is still being played at tho "Duko of York's theatre." Tho play portrays tho romantic life of a KTeat musician, (labor Arany Is a popular pianist tho mixture of child and coxcomb which a great artist Is generally supposed to bo and rarely Is. Nine of his lady pupils como for their lesson at tho samo hour In the morning, and of course all nine of E J'&j tbpm nro in lovo wth him, together B ff I with his secretary Miss Mcrk, who by B b tho wn cars largo spectacles andi H. I 9 whoso case is altogether hopeless. Un- Hj fortunately on this particular morn 1 If 1 lng no cnu Klve no lessons, either H j singly on In the mass, becauso ho tins Eg ' been suddenly called away to glvo a 1 . i concert. They all know what that i rjj jj means. They insist on packing his Bft I I portmanteau, and do not forget to H j '. put his boots on his white shirt. Miss B& jij Merk weeps, ovcrcomo by Jealous dls- H' S f may. Miss Wharton spots tho absence B t ' . - of Florn Dollar, tho ono pupil who had HHlj ' ( not como for her losslon and decides B'p ' sho must save "tho artist" from that t ; ' ' designing woman. She Is all tho more BHt'lJl . i decided becauso she has herself pro- K'!, U 1 posed to Arany that bo should take H 'A I "her with blm when bo next gives a B"! li private concert, and has been refused. Hi ' 8o sno SCDd" a note to Dr. Dallas, Htj! ' i Flora's husband, telling him exactly what has happened, and then rushes back to Arany's wife to confess what sho has done, fearful lest tho doctor may pursue them and kill the "plan-isl" "plan-isl" or Mora, or both. No sooner has sho gone, however, thnn Dr. Dallas comes to Helen Arnny. Ho Is, as ho explains to Helen an extraordinary man. Ho loves his wife and wants her to bo happy. If they really care for each other, ho docs not want to stand In their way. And at last Helen sees his point, and agrees to find out whether It Is a fancy or a real thing between Onbor and Flora.Accor dlngly Dallas and Helen follow the runaways to tho bungalow In tho mountains. Tho runaways very quickly quick-ly tiro of ench other. Why they ran avvny Is something of a mystery. And after their first shock or horror at seeing their respective partners turn up, they nro thoroughly vexed to find thorn as It seems, In lovo with each other and anxious to settle down together to-gether as soon as poslsble. Tho situation situa-tion finally closes with tho romantic musician nuletly settling down with bin wifo and little Flora comes vastly to prefer her nlco sensible husband to tho wilful plnnlst. Mr. Harold Uaucr, the famous pianist pian-ist sailed for America last Thursday. Mr. Ilaucr expects visiting Bait Lake on his tour, which will extend from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific coast. |
