Theatre: New Plays: Nov. 10, 1924

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across our stages. Mitty and Tillio did "The Phantom Ship" and "The Mirage," both of which stick pleasantly in the memories of most of those who have recently been to Paris.

The dancing of Ann Pennington, the meditations of Will Rogers and the political speech of Tom Lewis remain the favorites of the current Follies family.

Percy Hammond—"The Follies continues to be the best of the shape-shows, no matter what they do to it."

Alloy. Through the fourth wall of a miserable millworker's hut in a steel town the audience is permitted to gaze at one of the most sordidly natural tragedies now open for inspection. It is a man-and-wife tragedy. The man is a drunkard and a beast. The woman is driven into the protecting arms of the family boarder. Vigorously written and vividly performed by Minna Gombell, the part of the girl carries the evening's interest. The saccharine platitudes and copybook virtue of the boarder (Ivan Miller), take the edge off the climax. If he were an individual rather than a clipping from a Y.M.C.A. pamphlet, the play would be decidedly engrossing. Under the circumstances, it is a capable but not a compelling contribution to the season's lists.