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Dayis-Moulton Company, and the ex-
cellent presentation of the war drama
Captain Herne" was rewarded by the
most generous applause 1t is only sell
dom that company is seen which is
80 evenly balanced as is this one. Jo-
seph Bowling, Myra Davis, Arthur
Moulton and their talented associates
have demonstrated the possession of
especial ability. The reason that so
many theatrical companies do not re-
celve the necessary patronage from the
public is because most managers think
all that is necessary in organizing is
to secure one or two clever people for
stars, and then engage the poorest kind
of talent for the support. The Davis
Moulton Company has, however, fol-
lowed the rule set by the Frohmans,
Frawley and other successful stock
companies, to not only have stars for
the principal parts, but to engage the
very best of talent for the rest of the
company, with the result that the per-
formances given are neat, clean-cut and
well rounded.
For the third week of the Davis
MoultAn season, commencing with to-
morrow (Monday) evening, comedy of
the most pronounced type will again
hold the boards, and that clever come
dian, Arthur Moulton, will again be
seen in part suited in every way to
his versatility. The play will be Nat
Goodwin's famous comedy, Turned
Up" and Moulton will be seen as the
unfortunate undertaken, Caraway
Bones. The name alone suggests fun
and mirth. The story of Turned Up
is full of those delightful complications
which keep the fun fast and furious.
To quote a familiar couplet, Let
those now laugh who never laughed be-
fore, and those who always laughed
now laugh the more" The plot of
Turned Up first introduces us to a
susceptible widow whose husband, a
sailor, has been lost at sea. At least,
that is the supposition. Along comes
Caraway Bones, the undertaken, who
has an eye for the widows money more
than he has for herself. Unknown to
her family, she weds the undertaken
and creates CONSERVATION. Her son,
who is engaged to marry a society girl.
dare not introduce his new father to
his fiancee or her parents, and devises
ell sort of plans TO get the man out of
the way, but he persists in turning
up" at inopportune moments. AT the
hight of the complications up bobs a
jolly sailor from the South Seas, who is
none other than the first husband. He
is followed by a dusky maiden, who is
mot as black as your hat, but black
enough" who insists that the sailor
married her in the far-off Pacific
Islands. The tangle which ensues pro-
vokes the greatest hilarity, but every
thing is satisfactorily Strengthened out
and all ends happily. Turned Up has
been pronounced one of the cleverest
comedies of the day, and Nat Goodwin
made fortune with it. Comparisons
are odorous," as Mrs. Malaprop would
say, but Arthur Moulton, as the funny
undertaken, Bones, will be seen in a
character in which others might be as
good, but could scarcely be better. He
has a lot of new songs, and will keep
the fun at its top notch. Myra Davis
has a good part in the play, and will
sing some of her sweet ballads in her
own delightful way. The clever little
lady has made a host of friends here,
and her vocaliZation has received its
due reward. Lester Lonergan, the
clever young leading man; William Sell
1ery, the artistic basso; Henry Stock
bridge, the bright Juvenile; Charles Glib
ney, the versatile-all will be seen in
parts calling for clever acting. OF the
ladies Of the company, they have made
sc big hit at the Clunie that they
need but little commendation. In
Turned Up" these actresses viii de-
light the ladies with exquisite creations
of the milliner and modiste. Stately
Rose Stuart, the chic and pert Fanny
Yantis, pretty Phyllis Griffin, Helen
Harrington, the artistic, and Kate Dali
las, the emotional, will each help to
make the comedy a source of mirth
and laughter-a cure for the blues, a
relief from business cares and forget
fulness of the discomfort of the warm
weather Captain Herne" will be
played for the last time tonight
A recent number of the New York
sembled on the Casino Roof Garden
yesterday afternoon, on invitation of
John W. Hamilton, the manager. A
score of these were amateur artists,
who imagined that they were compe-
tent to do roof-garden acts, and had
applied for positions in the company
The rest had been invited by Manager
Hamilton to witness a test of the pow
ers of the ambitious artists. The per-
formance began at o'clock, and con-
tinued until nearly 3, and during those
two hours aspirants got a chance to
show what he or she could do.
IF the stage-struck man or woman
could see him or herself as the audi
epce saw them yesterday, the number OF
that class would be greatly reduced al
once. But, unfortunately, the stage
struck man or woman cannot see them
selves as others see them. OF the
twenty who appeared yesterday, Mr.
Butler, who sang an Irish song, with a
characteristic dance, was the only one
who exhibited any ability to make a
stage reputation, and he will require
much training and coaching before he
can make a successful first appearance
The others simply exhibited themselves
and were made the subjects of humor-
Gus comments by the audience which
had been called together to judge them
No such revelation of the absurd pre-
tensions of stage-Struck men and
women has ever been made before in
the city, and if the subjects of the ex-
hibition will only take the hint, Man
ager Hamilton's experiment will prove
a valuable one for the stage"
In a sketch of Tosti. the song writer
a correspondent of The English Wo-
man" says: Despite his inveterate dis
dain for the small details of punctilious
etiquette, Signor Tosti is quick to resent
an impudent attitude on the part OF
others lady once called at his studio