SNOW IN THE DESERT

Evening Star, Issue 17604, 8 March 1921, Page 5

SNOW IN THE DESERT

The new headliner at the Queen’s and King Edward is ‘ Snow in the Desert,’ featuring Violet Hopson. Thu story is as follows: —William B. Jackson is a prosperous city man of humble birth, who “ buys ” his wife from an aristocratic family in difficult circumstances. She is coolly indifferent to him. Having a reputation among mentis a “lion tamer,” ho essays tq tame this “lioness” by compelling her to act as his business secretary, a task which she is surprised to find interesting. At times she admires her husband, but she is to some extent under the influence of a former lover, a poet of the ultra-modem school. This story proceeds to illustrate Jackson's character, his love for orphan children, his contempt for the idle rich, his loyalty to comrades of old seafaring days—in all of which aspects be manages to give grievous offence to his wife. Finally she breaks with him, and goes a sea voyage to Colombo, whither the poet follows her. Jackson frets over her falls Lll, and allows his business to decline. The wife, who has in the meantime found that she cannot do without her husband, returns in time to rehabilitate his fortunes by clever scheming, and to assure him of her affection. The supports are ‘Titbit* of Travel’ ac*d a Topical Budget.