Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
MUSIC

at the COlumbla Iheater, ana PRIMROSE anC
Dockstader. at the New National, first pre-
scented their widely contrasting assortments
of mirthful merchandise. There was a slight
disposition on the part of the two COM
panies to encroach on each others territory.
Some of the scenery used by Primrose in his
specially was worthy of a legitimate pro-
duction. ara only the click of bones and
the jingle of the tambourines were needed
to make the opening of act IN ON the
| Quiet seem like a minstrel first part.
| What" inquiries Collier, lis the best way
to catch rabbts?" The duke, who, being
English, is not supposed to see a joke, of
| course, gives it up Make a noise like a
turnip." proceeds Mr. Collier. On the heels
| of this comes
What is it that has feathers, stands on
one leg and banks like dog?"
| Il don't know"
| "A stork.
! But a stork doesn't bark like dog!
"Of course, it doesn't; just put that in
to make it hard"
| In spite of slch uncompromising foolery
as this, ION the Quiet has a certain dra-
matte dignity. 1t has a plot which, while
! relying mostly on the embarrassments which
, from times beyond the memory of man have
| beset gentlemen who dine out with ladies
not their wives. has none the less a strong
undercurrent of honest sentiment. 1t does
! not deserve to be uncompromiSinSlY rele-
|
been exhibited under that title during the
! past season or so. 1t is something more
| than farce and less than legitimate comedy.
| 1t is mainly meritorious as a vehicle for
Mr.. Collier. who manages to- get maxi
mum of humorous result from his lines with
| a minimum of apparent effort. He never
| has to show the aud ence when 1t is time to
| laugh, and yet no actor is freer from man.
nerisms. His work. while far from being
| profound is of a strictly intellectual sort.
| His alert sense of humor enables him to
| grasp the mos. subtle point and to impress
| If without sto,. ming 10 draw a diagram
| 1t is told that the gentleman who plays
! the Enslfshman so admirably is the eenu-
| ioo or.io,. .b,+ ~, MOVE. . ,,,,roo,o fro,,,
','e 81 ''i''' ne q 'i'i,' ~
cholce' that the trousers. Whch look as II
they were fastened at the waist with
draWstring are n part of his habitual ward
roha ,,d Tho. bo b, va. vet ,,aa,, tho roi,,+
- 80 -, iai.a. r,.t,tat ~ a,t,,.a
oil some oil me jokes TO Which the ootuse-
ness of the character he portrays lends ad-
ditional zest. When a cast was being Sc
u.aS oxnarinncaI in nnnnac+inr ,,,itb tbjs
cbaracfar Srbfs san,,ernan caiiad W., NJ i,,'
ager Smvtb with a letter Of introdEnt,on If
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" Pu ,ii; -; - aiise Ma
~ ~ III Ap.iiS WIN tlie par ma
.,,gesa W 'i,, " pay ~ a. oi'te
$50 ISL, t i . no opJeclioh ~
Parlance OF the profession, made good
ano5ini Iii ,d inc pa 30 aiso
of the bookmaker nv Thomas 0ovIe As
usual, the newspaper reporter Jared pretty
padly- Inc manner IN which this one bus
. iil.o ttie III esi". clcie ana ashs lhpu
matrimoniaI character is caIculated 70 cast
a gloom over the bright young men who are
burning midnight electricity and wearing
out typewriter ribbons in the hope of one
aas C C.ia 'et.se -. trehticeS OF f1or.
dramatist Augustus Thomas did not re-
arrange the Moi so as to have him tbrown
off the Yacht. But Mr. Thomas was
a renortar himself and narh.ns he frotana
on This account from doing y;oiepce eTan
to a bad imitation The Iittje Ian eave MIC
turesuueness to the servant contingent Of
the dramatfs Darsnnae but the neern v.,et
Iooked as if he had houebt bis mataun ~
a yarnish store The defects we've tr;e;ne,
and the cxceIIences consn;cuons H. =
on the whole doubtfuI wbethar . b.t'
ter niece than "On tho oniat" ca,sfd
have been found for TRANSFORMING
he frrltcsCme irrenressibIe "WiIIie Col.
Her into WILLIAM Cciliar" Tha mimic
who liked him Wei enough to familiar re
his frs name viii douhfIass he deFaran
titl IN bis c,mnandahIe asn;ro,in,lr ~
rnn~a suhstantiaj fame far In o. TO
quiet he develops rev charm and assur-
sdIv does nnrbing to fmrfa't ~ -, 10
has earned in The nast '1''' 'fe
The ninble-footed George Primrose and
rho olaaSoma I ,au DocLetadar co,,,,.:,.o
7, 'HS uSiIe
~ uehioils'ia'eu tiiat fhiiistfeiSy Is lar
from being an obsolescent quantity. Prim-
roses personal graces are a delIchtfuI ner
rnanencv hut Dockstadsr,s bumor is Of NO
1T, ,.orfatIIo 30 "a nc
|es>4'S' Hs >aii'o4e a9 'he seasons lie
speaks with some Dathos on this point.
"A story doesn't stay new for more than
twenty minutes While was +, Nav
VII, -. ,;,
ioih gu oie "ii4ch was absolutely my
private property 1t was about the man
who bought a cuckoo clock and then came
nome IN state OF inebriety. l tell it in the
hrst person: My wife stood at the head
OF the stairs and said what time Is it?
My dear, L answered, It's only Il o'clock
Just then the cuckoo clock sounded the
hour of three and | had to cuckoo nine
times IN order to make good l didn't tell
the story here. L took 1t for granted every
BODY mad heard 1t, for the very next night
after passed 1t over the footlights 1t was
told in seven different theaters The re-
suit is that when try to tell my own story
people look at one another and ask why |
don't cut 1t out and get something original. |
1t keeps me moving continually: have four |
songs in preparation now. Where DO l get |
my material? From everywhere. The |
music for my Undertaken song was writ
ten by Chopin. 1t is his celebrated funeral |