THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932.
The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED
"DREAM OF DESTINY"
(Copyright Strictly Reserved).
BYNOPSIS.
kwon. proven to be the girl of a vivid dream- ho
actress who has storm
of his dream, fearful of its fulsimeni.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER III.
reached the stage, which was placarded at the brick sides 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 The cur-hero of the play had caused to be
MASTERPIECE
Arnold Bennett's last long story was left|| unfinished, but this does not spoil its worth or readable quality, but rather adds a mystery value|| which will be found very intriguir.
DIVE INTO RIVER.
AIRMAIL PLANE MISHAP AT HANKOW
Hankow, Sept. 27. Yesterday an air mail plane got
of those who truly believed in the plause would not cease, Roland Lass Smith, a young men about play, those who were determined by
principalir, meets Phoebe Friar whe an effort of will to believe in the tain fell again, and when again it transported, brick by numbered anded in bar tragia death. Phoebe is an a success for particular players, wings, in front of the whole com- from Herefordshire and re-erected had hadow nights previously find which play, those who had come to make rose the manager stepped from the brick and Hoone by numbered stone but like ret to make New York by those who disbelieved in the play, pany reassembled, and executed on Long Island, and the comic back- as a star. They fall into an easy friend those who were superiorly in-speech. He thanked the audience chat as to which, directed equally ship, but Haland in rather nervous because different; and those, who, while not from the bottom of his heart for against Tudor manor-houses and Indifferent, sald, "You can never benevolent, its unique, reception against the American bayers there- tell with a play." The atmosphere of the play, and asserted 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, under 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 exponsively share it with him. More applauso. third. The sat was half-filled with aged man, whose sole interest was supported, the rent of the theatre Persistent cries: "Phoebel Phoo children who one after another the curtain, and who counted the was heavy, and in sum a great deal be" The audience would have its stood on a costly replica of a number of curtains, so that he of both money and prestige depend. Phoebe, She advanced timidly a Jacobean chair and proclaimed with migh pass it proudly on to the ed on the fate of "Solomon's few steps down stage, and said in a intense gusto to loud cheers that manager to Phoebe Friar the star, Temple" at the hands of the public. tremulous voice: "Thank you all." that night was the apex of their and to every member of the com- Roland Lane Smith was in the The effect of her simplicity was careers as players, and that if
At last the cur-overyone had not behaved marvel-out of control when it hit a junk pany. The company, with Phoebe fifth row of the stalls, and be found overwhelming. in the middle of the row, kept bow- Himself aftting next to his cousin tain fell finally, the auditorium lously for many days the piece 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 ecstasy 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 inarticulate shoute of applause Friar had herself paid for the scats Mon and women stood up and and that everyone had proved to be saved and the American pilot, and cries of "Bravo, bravo”. As and had obtained the seats only as seized their belongings and opened a superman 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 playgoer. She
turned into erect marble by the like it in all theatrical annals, and cared
The plane was not submerged stalls were more important than little for the play, and had novor sound of God Save the King. The that that night was the apex of and is being despatched to Shang- even the six boxes, and far more before been to a frat-night; she thin orchestra played three lines their careers, and that everyone had this evening for repairs. 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 Oficials of China Airways state gallery, whose disapproval alone. Roland cared still less for the play, pausing, awitched off into a danes Phoebe was more perfect than any- a mishap also occurred on Sunday could weigh in the least with ex- and had silently decided that it tune. And for everybody the one, and how utterly delighted they pert judges of success or failure. A would fail. In the second act one street became the promised land all were that with true British when a ges plane from Shanghai single rude call "Go back to the critic hnd anrdonically winked at the auditorium a plague-spot. And patriotism she had chosen to for- slipped from its mooring and was
by frantically chased Yanks", bawled by a rude and die-him-merely winked. Another ac- that was that.
Bake her New York triumphs in
had been coolies who contented and tired woman in the quaintance had said: "The Inst net! "Can I drop you?" Nancy aug- order to charm and enchant the old
charge. They pursued It in a gallery at the end of the second act, may pull it through." No more. gested to Roland.
country by her unique genius, and had a greater significance for the Roland in reply had been in
"Thanks awfully, Nan. But how she had endeared herself to ampan and later secured
machine.--Router's Special. self-styled experts than persistent benevolent manner entirely inscrutaren't you going round?" storms of clapping. The dress-able. He thought,
"To the back?” many circle and the balcony were neglig-thought: "What can New York,
"Yea." ible. Unless you were in the stalls have seen in this play ?" Just us
"I don't think so. It's so late, you were nobody. Nearly all the New York, often thinks: "What She isn't staying with me now. people present, especially the stalls, can London have seen in this sent her a telegram." were glad to be present, for the play?" The curtain stayed down; "Oh, so did I," said Roland. the friends of the management night, much beyond grdinary 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 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 opplause. 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- stalls had paid two pounds ahend-- Louder applause. Shouts here and latest tidings of her unruly chil-hand in shirt-sleeves. But tho more than the boxes-the stalls held there for 'Phoebe'. The curtain dren.
manager himself did not speak, the most gladness. The stalls were rose and fell again. Phoebe Friar "I'll see you to your car," said He was helping to hand out cham-; composed of regular first-nighters, stood solitary and rather wistful Roland. And he gallantly did.pagne to the wonder children and aloof and non-clapping critics (who on the wide stage. Tremendous Crowds in the corridors--the their friends and his. He rather vanished to their newspaper-olices and prolonged applause. Phoebe had Prince George being a brand-new regretted his generosity in the at the first fall of the curtain--or given a magnificent performance of theatre, its corridors were very matter of champagne, för he had carlier) stage-celebrities, social the pure, high-spirited, impulsive narrow-crowds in the amall foyer, learnt that the Libraries' had 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 a light to watch and quizz departing that he had p' succeBB. last a small group of reserved men glorious name for herself in the notorieties, the street thronged "Is it possible," thought Roland. who together and separately would most theatrical city in the world, with cars and taxis as wild and who stood unnoticed against a buy or would not buy 80 many And, faithful, she had returned to surging na a herd of buffaloes. And shaky Tudor wall, "that these hundreds or thousands pounds' England, And though the Inst act a crowd of girls at the stage-door, people really believe what they are worth of seats according to their had not pulled the play through, some of them with autographbooks saying and count on a success, when joint assessment of the chances of she had given a magnificent perfor-jin hand. Roland passed blandly by every
aane person forcsecs the play proving popular. Also the mance. Roland clapped very loudly the stagedoorkeeper and by still fallure?" stall were divided into sections: and Nancy discreetly. The ap-narrower passages surprisingly
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the entire company, and that that night was the apex of their careers, and how unspeakably proud they all were. They listened in rapture Ito one another, tirelessly en- thusiastic, and their friends and
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