THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1932,
The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story
"DREAM OF DESTINY":
(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)
BYNOFAIA.
pit. A hand touched his shoulder. full of tags of rope, suspended Phoebe Friar stood by hle aldo, about "flats", and rows of extinguished amiling. Phoebe Frier, who speedily Impress lamps. The expanse of the stage
Roland Lane Baith, young mah town, principally, moste
hip, being fourful "at the
"It'a simply splendid of you to
as the girl of vivid dream he had had was in a sort of electric twilight, hero-like this," aho said. "Let's few nights previously. He fights shy of her whose source Roland did not dis- fullment of the dream, which ended cern. Mr. Adderton turned and alt farther back, ahall we? It will tragically in her death after a oben bitimney Haw him, welcomed and thanked be better. They haven't sot the between them, but finits himself resistibly him very warmly, and introduced stage yet."
drawn towards her. He keeps away from
bar for fortnight, but cannot keep it up him to the elderly gentlemen, "ny
which
also been invited. Bhe
NOW CO ON WITH STORY.
hia course.
CHAPTER VI
at-
"Mr. Encott here?" he cried out loudly.
"Here I am," answered a voice, niso loudly and Alfred of his curly, dark head. strolled in, soft hat at the back Encott
"Good, Alfe! We'll begin," said Mr. Adderton amiably.
UNFINISHED
MASTERPIECE
Arnold Bennett's last|| long story was left unfinished, but this does not spoil its Worth or readable
adds a mystery value quality, but rather
which will be found very intriguin
Mr. Eacet; had been on the Wost End stage for a quarter of a century. Once he was slim and of a yearning disposition. Now he approached twelve stone, and pro- say longer sad attends dinner party to stage-manager" and "my scenk level with the other couple, but as his
In Row M they were nearly on asperity had entirely cured him of persuades him to help with the staging of artist", explaining to the
early two far away from them as the width | Somewhat gross, he was entitled tendency to yearn. her new play.
lattor that Mr. Roland Smith of the atails. And now there were to call himself handsome. Ho was the chief Authority in two couples carnestly whispering. claimed to have the finest voice on descended into the first row of the London on tenemonta and had "You see those three old mon on the British stage. The group of stalls; but Mr. Adderton remained most kindly offered to give the stage," aho began, cagerly and three had become a group of five on the stage, directing. The re- them some tips. Then Mr. Ad- half resentfully. The stage doorkeeper, a portly. derton called to the table: "Fellx.
and the confabulation proceeded hearsal began. Mr. Eacott pull- shabby man taught by life to bo Take this gentleman down Into the
"Adderton isn't so very old, is on a grander scale. Phæbe made fed from his pocket a rolled script auspicious, looked at Roland as at stalls, will you?" Felix
made no remark as to him. one who was wanted by the pollee, up; he was the assistant stage-
aprang he?" Roland interjected.
of his part, and moved to and fro and although the visitor had in-manager and general scapegoat, they've been talking together like
"His body len't, but he ls. Well, derton.
"Act I, please," ́cried Mr. Ad-reading aloud from the script, but tended to walk with authority and pinyed a tiny part of alx words that for days,--it seems like years.
making acarcely any attempt to act. straight past him towards the sixty seconds before the clone of
"But it was settled they were atage, the janitor's glare arrested the piece. Then Mt. Adderton, All about exits and entrances and starting with Act III, because of who was producing the play. him and wall-papera and so on, just as
crossings and doors and windows you," Fhube protested to Rolaud. "My name's Roland Smith. Mr. self, resumed the earnest confer if the play was a play. They're her, feeling that to be soothed was "Oh, never mind!" Ho aoothed Adderton hus asked me to comence with the stage-manager and interested in everything except the what she chiefly needed. "Tving more than a quarter of an hour and advise about the third act, his scenic artist. Under the The janitor's glare acemed to be of the A.S.M. Roland
tentive, very deferential guidance play. They don't mind a bit about lots of time."" saying, "Tll let you through this through an iron door down steep timo, but you've had a narrow narrow steps into the auditorium, escape." On the stage, furnished only with a small table and two luminated by two lamps, and the Windsor chairs, Mr.
A.S.M. left him.
to cut it two or three days before Baw a new and unsuspected Phobe, The stalls, like Adderton the fronts of the boxes and the
we open. That's Mr. Springton He tried to soothe her once mure. "Aren't you in the first act?” the manager, and two eklerly all of the dress-circle were sheet come in; he's the author." The
The A.S.M., assisted by a stage-
Roland parried. gentlemen were fnst in coned in vast dust-covers. The place negligently dressed man in a shirt or of chairs about the stage end. The third net's my big act
manager nodded to a young, pale, hand, strewed a considerable num- One chair at the rickety had the appearance of a tomb of blue enough to fill the stage with And the chairs represented doors, Your being here will make me fear- "Yes, but not till just at the table was occupied by young many hidden corpses. Towards the moonlight effect and a necktio windows, and walls, as well man who with a blue pencil was back a young man and a making one copy of the script of woman had lifted the dust-cover theatre. The young
young yellow enough to burn down the chairs. Stage-manager and the play agree with another. In from several stalls and were st
it scenic artist vanished. The author, man na the wings, amid a litter of pro- ting side by side on two of them were apologetically joined
(Continued on Page 12.) perties, several young and a fow and carnestly chattering in | august" group of his seniors. actresses in mentous rupid murmurs. Roland, think he'd written the Bible, would Phabe continued: "You wouldn't summer attire talked sotto vorer following their example, lifted a you? But that's the difference. smoked or did both, or did nothing dust-cover nul -merely existing in attitudinarian end of Row F. And now the plate body at all, I don't know how sut down at the He's written the Bible but he's no- rather than sartorial elegance. had the air of a sterile virgin The hour was eleven. The rehear-country in which the first hardy they explain the difference to anl call on the notice-board said settlers were just arriving and dis- themselves. Still, I suppose they "11a.m. Act III. Act I, 2.30 p.m.cussing their plans. The group in do. And they're all quite sure the Act II." No sign of Phobe Friar the contre of the stage were still Only they all know somewhere In- play will be torrific BUCCESA. the lead, nor of Mr. Alfred Eacott, importantly and mysteriously conside their waistcoals it won't be. her expensive opposite number. fabulating. Reland cricked his Rather queer, don't you think? Roland walted expectant and neck to descry the dim heights of But that's the singe." gazed upwards into the lofty flies the gallery and the distances of the Mr. Adderton glanced at his
"If this was in New York," head close to Roland's, "his high- Phebe murmured, turning her nesa would have been fired. And
seriously, the play. It's above ly resentful. The sombreness of week. But it isn't passed the play. They're taking it quite
that would have been that. Com- late, and not knowing his words "But I do mind!" she said, whol- when we've been rehearsing for a New York.
verso.
oldish actors and
mo-
criticism. It's their Bible, and
it will be till Mr. Adderton begins her acrimony startled Roland, who i It's London...
the
watch as he talked. After a few minutes he glanced at his watch again,
as fully nervous."
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