“THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932.
The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story
"DREAM OF DESTINY”
(Copyright Strictly Reserved).
BYNOPH18.
of those who truly believed in the
Braves to be of a vivid dream ended in her tragic death. Phoebe na success for
B
of his dream, fearful of 4 follment.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER HI
the in
for
reached the stage, which WOS placarded at the brick aldes with huge silence' signs. The noise on the crowded stage was deafening.
The stage was still set with the hall of the Tudor manor-house, which the American millionaire
UNFINISHED
MASTERPIECE
Arnold Bennett's last long story was left unfinished, but this does not spoil its readable worth quality,
01* The cur-hero of the play had caused to be
and
but rather]
adds a mystery value which will be found very intriguing.
DIVE INTO RIVER.
the two
Italand Lane Smith, a young man about play, those who were determined by plause would not cease. Liwives, siringheally more in luche Frine he an offort of will to bellove in the fose the manager again it transported brick by numbored had had, a few nights previously it which play, those who had come to make rose the manager stepped from the brick and tone by numbered atone particular players, wings, in front of the whole com from Herefordshire and re-crected actress who has takes New York by term those who disbelieved in the play, pany reassembled, and executed on Long Island, and the comic back- but he get to make her debut In "Lanzken
ciar. They fall into a Ray friend those who were superiorly in speech. He thanked the audience chat as to which, directed equally hphut Roland is rather nervous because different; and those, who, while not from the bottom of his heart for against Tudor manor-houses
Its benevolent, its unique, reception against the American buyers there- findifferent, unid. "You can never
tell with a play." The atmosphere of the play, and nsucrted that that of, had caused heartier laughter was electric with unspoken drama. moment was the proudest moment than anything else throughout the The production was expensive; the of his career, and that he only evening. In that set. the heroine The curtain went up and down, star was receiving a considerable wished the author had been present, had had some poignant moments, as up and down, up and down, ander salary for a minimum number of instead of being in Hollywood, to well in the second act as in the the direction of a shabby, middle performances, she was expensively share it with him. More applause. third. The sot was half-filled with after another aged man, whose sole interest was supported, the rent of the theatre Persistent cries: "Phoeba! Phoe- children who onc
a costly replica of a
AIRMAIL. PLANE MISHAP the curtain, and who counted thewas heavy, and in sum a great deal be!" The audience would have its stood on
She advanced timidly a Jacobean chair and proclaimed with
AT HANKOW number of curtains', so that he of both money and prestige depend- Phoebe.
the fate of "Solomon's few steps down stage, and said in a intouse gusto to loud cheers that tight pass it proudly on to the ed oll manager to Phoebe Friar the star, Temple" at the hands of the public. The effect of her simplicity was careers as players, and
tremulous volco: "Thank you all." that night was the apex of their
Hankow, Sept. 27. that if Yesterday an air mall plane got and to every member of the com-Roland Lane Smith was
At Inst the cur everyone had not behaved marvel-out of control when it hit a junk. pany. The company, with Phoebe fifth row of the stalls, and he found overwhelming. in the middle of the row, kept bow-himself sitting next to his cousin Lain fell finally, the auditorium lously for many days the picco mast and made a nosedive into ing to the audience in a sort of Nancy, who had no escort. Neither lights shone out brilliantly, and the could not have been produced in the the river. The passengers, three cestasy of gratitude for applause of them was aware that Phoebe applauso expired in an instant time allotted by the management, foreigners and a Chinese, were all and and that averyone had proved to be saved and the American pilot, and inarticulate shouts of applause Friar had herself paid for the seats Men and women stood up and cries of "Bravo, bravo", A and had obtained the seats only as seized their belongings and oponed a superman or a superwoman, and Eddie Smith, was also rescued. for the audience, the stalls were favour. Nancy was not an ex-cigarette-cases, and were suddenly that there had never been anything conscious only of themselves; the perienced
The plane was not submerged playgoer. She cared turned into erect marble by the like it in all theatrical annale, and
The that that night was the apex of and is being despatched to Shang- stalls were more important than little for the play, and had never sound of God Save the King.
everyone hul this evening for repairs, even the six boxes, and far more before been to a first night; she thin orchestra, played three, lines their careers, and that important than either the pit or the took the reception at its face value. of God Save the King, and, not was perfect, and that darling Officials of China Airways state gallery, whose disapproval alone Roland cared stili less for the play, pausing, switched off into a dance Phoebe was more perfect than any- a mishap also occurred on Sunday
the everybody could weigh in the least with ex-land had silently decided
one, and how utterly delighted they when a sea plane from Shanghal that it tune. And
British pert judges of success or failure. A would fail. In the second act one street became the promised land all were that with truc single rude call "Go back to the critic had aurdonically winked at the auditorium a plague-spot. And patriotism she had chosen to for slipped from its mooring and was
Another ac- that was that. Yanka", bawled by a rude and dis-him-merely winked.
sake her New York triumphs in "Can I drop you?" Nancy sug- order to charm and enchant the old contented and tired woman in the quaintance had said; "The last act!
country by her unique genius, and gallery at the end of the second act, imay pull it through." No more. Kested to Roland.
"Thanks awfully, Nan. lind a greater significance for the Roland in reply had been in A
But how she had endeared herself to self-styled experts than persistent benevolent manner entirely inscrut-nren't you going round?"
thought. storms of clapping. The dress juble. He
"To the back?" "Yes." circle and the balcony were neglig thought: "What can New York ible. Unless you were in the stalls have seen in this play ?" Just as you were nobody. Nearly all the New York often thinks: "What She isn't staying with me now. people present, especially the sleds, can tandon have seen in this sent her a telegram." were glad to be present, for the play? The curtain stayed down; night, much beyond ordinary first- the applause went on. Then the "Well, if you do go, give her my listened to them. And every mem-) nights, was an "event". A very large curtain rose again, and all the love." An inflection of hostility in ber of the company had to speak 1 majority of the stalls,
and players had disappeared save the Nancy's motherly voice. Perhaps from the chair, and the stage- practically everyone in the rest of four principal. Loud applause. Nancy was not quite unenvious of manager and the assistant stage- the theatre. had paid good money!The curtain rose and fell again, and the star. But she wanted to reach manager, and 'electrics' and the fat to witness the play, and since the only the two principal were left, her beautiful new home and get the property-master, and even a stage. shirt-sleeves. But the stalls had paid two pounds ahead-- Louder applause. Shouts here and latest tidings of her unruly chil-hand in
manager himself did not speak. more than the boxes-the stalls held there for 'Phoebe'. The curtain dren.
"I'll see you to your car." said He was helping to hand out cham- the most gladness. The stalls were rose and fell again. Phoebe Friar
And he gallantly did.pagne to the wonder children and composed of regular first-nighters, stond solitary and rather wistful Roland.
in the
corridors the their friends and his. He rather aloof and non-clapping erities who on the wide stage. Tremendous Crowds
in the vanished to thely newspaper-offices, and prolonged applause. Phoebe had Prince George being a brand-new regretted his generosity
very matter of champagne, for he had at the first fall of the curtain or given a magnificent performance of theatre, its corridors were earlier), stage-celebrities, social the pure, high-spirited, impulsive narrow-crowds in the small foyer, learnt that the Libraries' hnd de- celebrities, friends, enemies, of the heroine. She was English. She and crowds on the pavement under parted glum, with no word as to: a management, friends of the had departed unknown and unnotic- the heavy downpour of electric deal'.But he still manfully hoped players, and the Libraries': the ed from England, had made alight to watch and quizz departing that he had a success.
"Is it possible," thought Rolard, Inst a small group of reserved men glorious name for herself in the notorieties, the street thronged who together and separately would most theatrical eity in the world. with cars and taxis as wild and who stood unnoticed against a buy or would not buy но many And, faithful, she had returned to surging as a herd of buffaloes. And shaky Tudor wall, that these hundreds of thousands pounds' England. And though the last act a crowd of giris at the stage-door, people really believe what they are worth of seats nccording to their had not pulled the play through, some of them with autographbooks saying and count on a success, when snne - person foresees I joint assessment of the chances of she had given a magnificent perfor-jin hand. Roland passed blandly by every the play proving popular. Also the mance, Roland clapped very loudly the stagedoorkeeper and by still failure?" stalls were divided into sections: and Nancey discreetly. The an- narrower passages surprisingly!
TR AR
the entire company, and that that night was the apex of their careers, and how unspeakably proud they "I don't think so. It's so late. all were. They listened in rapture!
one another, tirelessly on- I to
thusiastic, and their friends and the friends of the management
"Oh, so did I," said Roland.
To be continued.)
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