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It was a kind of dance itself eccentric and prankish, with the nymph in coquettish and seductive retreat, followed by the gorilla as he sang "I'll Woo Thee to My Sylvan Home." The song was a lyric of merit. The words were non-sense, as befitted the play, but the music was worthy of something better. Delmars struck into it in a rich tenor that owned a quality that shamed the flippant words.
"Now, the scene in which we take exception to Miss Carroll's acting is called the 'gorilla dance. She is costumed to represent a wood nymph, and there is a great song-and-dance scene with a gorilla played by Mr. Delmars, the comedian. A tropical-forest stage is set. "That used to get four and five recalls.
The Delmars can't afford it, you know, though I believe my lady would have made a stretch if Annaple hadn't been bespoke but now she reserves herself for Muriel. Alice looked with some discomfort at the soft fair-haired creature who was uttering all this worldly jargon in a tone that would have been flippant if it had not been so childish. She asked if Lord. Ronnisglen had written.
"Yes; God's will be done, Captain Bridgeman; now you see, sir, that this marriage of Bella's has done no good to the prospects of her sister Amelia, who, nevertheless, is a good and pretty girl though I say it, who am her mother; and moreover, she will bring a pretty penny to her husband whoever he may be; for you see, Captain Bridgeman, my husband was not idle during the time that he was in the family of the Delmars, and as her sister is so well to do, why little Amelia will come into a greater share than she otherwise would that is, if she marries well, and according to the wishes of her mother."
And at the proper time Delmars leaped out at her side, mimicking the uncouth, hideous bounds of the gorilla so funnily that the grizzled sergeant himself gave a short laugh like the closing of a padlock. They danced together the gorilla dance, and won a hand from all. Then began the most fantastic part of the scene the wooing of the nymph by the gorilla.
Now she hardly gets a hand out of it. She spoils it by acting it entirely different from her old way." "It is not my fault," reiterated the actress. "There are only two of you on in the scene," argued the playwright hotly, "you and Delmars, here " "Then it's his fault," declared Miss Carroll, with a lightning glance of scorn from her dark eyes.
"The man's wearing his heart out for you, my dear. Couldn't you tell it the first note you heard him sing? All of his monkey flip-flops wouldn't have kept it from me. Must you be deaf as well as blind? That's why you couldn't act your part, child. Do you love him or must he be a gorilla for the rest of his days?" Miss Carroll whirled around and caught Delmars with a lightning glance of her eye.
I'll show them whether I can do that scene. Come, Mr. Delmars; let us begin. You will let us, won't you, sergeant?" "How long will it take?" asked the sergeant, dubiously. "Eight minutes," said the playwright. "The entire play consumes but thirty." "You may go ahead," said the sergeant. "Most of you seem to side against the little lady.
Mark had to work off his anxiety by an inspection of the scene of the disaster and a circumstantial explanation of the details to the young Delmars, who crowded round him and Mr.
Louise knew nothing at all of Charlie Mershone's history and permitted him to call when he eagerly requested the favor; but on the way home from the Delmars Arthur, who had glowered at the usurper all the evening, took pains to hint to Louise that Mershone was an undesirable acquaintance and had a bad record.
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