The Washington times., 1894-06-06
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

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this week recounts in one act the triumphs Of
three charming young women in being every
thing else but charming to frighten away
| supposed suitor. Imagine young woman
with auburn hair and violet eyes and a face
like an outdoor June rose; with a
petite plump morsel Of form
as adorable as her face; with a
little chubby hand. dimplej; with No. 2
| shoe, with irreproachable ankles-imagine
all this bunch Of joys incased in a russet shoot
ing suit. trousers tucked into leggings, hands
| in pockets, staggering, gun under arm-that
was Miss Sanders. Miss Sanders pointed her
shotgun at Mr.. Coote, the young man, the
bashful, awkward, feminine caricature Of a
young man, and Mr.. Coote was appropriately
awed. Words can hardly express his condi-
tion of awe. He fed.
Mr.. Findlay played the mistaken father. who
wished the young man to marry his daugh
tiers, one OF them at least, no matter which
one. Mr.. Findlay brought the protesting Mr..
Coote back last night to meet his other.. r..daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Gallatin and Miss Stevens were
the other daughters. Miss Stevens had a
more important and 1t is pleasant to an
nounce more satisfactory part than
during last week, satisfactory to the
to fill it charmingly. She is an acquisition to
the company. Miss Gallatn. with her most
surprising love Of snakes and her desire to
wrap one OF them around Mr.. Cootes neck,
was also NICE Miss Findlay did the servant
maid as no one can quite do it like her.
This very light farce was almost entirely
! satisfactory in its way. Especially the pic
ture of the maiden in the shooting rig was al
most more than one deserves OF Joy. Last
night at least the longest play was not as well
| acted. The defects, however. are almost all
those which were through acquaintance
with the lines and which the spirit Of the ac-
ton will obvIate. SO that they ought perhaps
not to be spoken OF too seriously. DIR. Bond
hesitated in his lines quite frequently and in
other ways showed that he had NOT thor
oughly mastered the rather difficult part of
the bookworm in love. He had 10 play, too
with our remembrance fresh OF Willard in
the much more poetic picture that
But Mr.. Bonds comedy was excellent, Il: times.
Miss Gallatin as the young woman IN love
with the bookworm and not in love with the
handsome dashing soldier, Mr.. Mackey, was
to me better than in anything else she has
far done. She is bright and vivacious. and
pleasant picture always, and in the Scholar,
as am sure she will in other plays thoroughly
and artistically fills her part.
The greatest success OF last season, MY
Awful Dad" than which nothing much fun
nier has ever been acted in Washington. is the
programme for next week.
Manager Kernan's benefit. as it deserved to
be and as every one was glad it was, was
great success. have talked of the long and
entertaining programme before. The boxing
bouts We're well contested and not tiresome.
The cake walk was 10y.
/ am glad to announce what believe will
be one Of the most genuinely enjoyable ANA
teur dramatic performances OF the season for
Friday evening. The popular Capital City
Dramatic Company will appear at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory in the three very clever
farces. The Marchoness, "a Pair of Luna
tics and Crocodile Tears This last play
belonged to the late Rosna Vokes' repertory.
and Crocodile Tears was especially trans
lated from the German for the Capital City
Dramatic Company by Miss Bessie Erly. of
the Eastern high school.
These plays will be staged with the follow
ing well-known amateurs in the casts: Miss
Lou Ennis. Miss Grace Ross. Miss Ella Cor
don. MIR. Robert W. Test Mr.. r. Il. Riordon,
Nr. J. L. O'Brien, and Mr.. William T. Kirby.
This is not the whole of the programme for
the evening.
During the intermissions there Will be three
individual competitive drills. open to officers
of the High School Cadet regiment, Morton
Cadets, and other military organizations
Handsome and costly gold medals will be
awarded to the winners of the contests. they
tell me. Dancing will be in order from IL
o'clock Friday evening to O'Clock next
morning. \ large number OF officers of the
High School Cadets regiment, national
guard, and other independent organizations
have been entered for each contest and an
exciting time is being looked for
An excellent programme like this, by such
well-liked amateurs, can but be a great sue
cess.