Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-14
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| CLUB.-The Carroll Institutes admirable
| production of Alabama was presented
| at the National Theater last evening, this
| being the second time the talented amateur
! players of the dramatic club have been
| seen in Augustus Thomas pastoral stage re-
| production of southern scenes incidents
| and feeling. On the occasion of their first
| success in the piece at the Lafayette Square
| Opera House some weeks ago, the Carroll
| players were accorded spontaneous, ELUSIVE
and well-deserved praise. At that time the
great production given the piece by the
Frawley Company was fresh in the minds
| of Washington theatergoers. The CAROLS
did not suffer in comparison with their pro-
| fessional confreres either in the quality of
their acting or in the stagecraft displayed
| in the settings and effects. Last night s
performance was but a smoother repetition
| OF that first performance. There was Just
| that lack of nervousness which might have
come In for criticism on the first night, but
which last evening gave the members of
| the cast self-confidence that was happily
apparent In their every line and bit of
business.
AS on the former occasion the favorites
in the cast scored heavily in the column of
success. Ed. ]. Walsh, as Col Preston is
wildly realistic and life-like in his imper-
sonatlon OF this strong southern character.
Mr.. Walsh's work in the part stamps him
as character actor of exceptional ability.
A factor In the success of the CAROLS Ala
o''Aid, thhu oil tHjOydDle feature Oh the play,
is the work of George OConnor, as the
suave Col. Moberly. Mr.. OConnor is a
very gallant colonel, and strokes his "whn
chiskers' with the air of a veteran. Will
McCarty, as the Squire, repeated the hit of
the hrst performance His work is Of the
highest character. Daniel F. Murphy, as
captain Davenport A. T. Seaman. as Arm
strong, and Percy F. Leach, as Decatur
FINLEY Hayes, as Raymond Page, and Paul
Evans, rs the young southerner, are each
ana Gil adapted to their especial roles and
play them in the best possible manner.
Miss Nettie Page. Alice K. Irwin, Mrs
George Harris and Mrs. Leach make up
the feminine side of the cast and their work
Is In keeping with the undoubted ability of
each. Mr.. Percy Leach had the staging Of
the piece being assisted by Frank Romano.
Mr.. Leach is an adept in stage business and
his knowledge has served the CAROLS in
great stead
"ARISTOCRACY."-Ne Monday evening
will usher in the third season of the CO.
lumbia Stock Company, with a company of
phenomenal strength, including, it does,
such well-known people Mary Hamp-
ton, Minnie Ashley Agnes Rose Lane, An
ME Buckley, Fanchon Campbell, ]. H. Gill
more, S. Miller Kent, Harry Burkhardt,
Louis Payne, Alfred Hudson, Palmer Col
Inns, j. Edgar McGregor, l.. r. Grissel, J.
A. Edwards and others. The opening bill
will be that powerful drama of Bronson
Howard which first saw the light of day
In this city, "Aristocracy." 1t is the story
OF California, a man Of no antecedents,
but with grown-up daughter. He has
married young and beautiful wife, whose
ambition 1t is to become a leader of So
ciety IN New York. Finding that mere vuI-
gar wealth will in no way buy their way
into the select circles of the east and being
a practical man he conceives the idea of
leasing the town house, servants &C. of
an impoverished English marquis for a
year, assuming the debts and responsible
ties and giving an additional bonus of
tSo,Uoo In return for the nobleman's serv-
ices In introducing himself and family into
the best society of London and the CONT
nent. Six months later sees the family on
the day OF the presentation of Diana, Mrs.
stockton, and Virginia, Stockton's daugh-
ter, to the queen. Virginia has that day
learned of the marriage of her former
fance, and in a moment of desperation
marries an Austrian prince at the embassy.
This Prince Emil has previously become
madly infatuated with Diana, Mrs. Stock
ton. and sees in the marriage only an op-
portunity of being near her and ingratiat-
ing himself in her favor and waiting for
the desirable moment to play his hand
NO great stretch of the ina gination is
necessary to foretell the issue. Bronson
Howard skillfully tells the misery of the
neglected young wife, the increasing pas
sion of the unscrupulous prince, with
what patience and cunning he per-
secutes the chaste and beautiful Mrs.
Stockton; how, taking advantage of the alb
sence Of her husband, he endeavors to
place her Gin compromising position, ana
in the middle of an impassioned declara-
ton OF his love is interrupted by the return
or the husband. This is the big scene of
the play, as the two men face each other
representing, one, all that is carnal sor-
did and debased the other, all that is hon
est, Virtuous and manly; everything turns
out happily when Jefferson Stockton closes
up his London house and returns to Amer
lea.