The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

much worked-over plot, to fit the title
of Captain Jinks. The title really has
nothing to do with the play more than
that it allows the orchestra to play and
the actors to whistle bars from the tune
at proper places The play could have
been called Isl Klegg" or Ranaid
O'Rourke' Just exactly as well as Cap
tain links"
Elizabeth Kennedy as Nine. Tretoni"
was the star. She was ably supported
by Theodore Babcock as Robert
Jinks," captain of the Horse Marines.
Miss Kennedy is unknown, in this part
of the country at least, but she proved
herself fully competent to sustain the
part. Mr.. Babcock is just as competent
to lead the support. Miss Kennedy is
pleasing. She is much different than
many stars who follow the arts and
wiles laid down by those of an Older
school She is refreshingly original in
her acting. She is quite good to look
at both as to face and figure. She should
not be called pretty, inSipidly pretty,
for she has such a face as goes with the
average woman who knows more than
is to be found in idle gossip and love
stories at ten cents per folio. Miss Ken
nedy looks as if she had ideas and no
tions of her own and she followed them
in the rendition of her role. In the
quaint old frocks and gowns she was as
charming as the odd fashioned girl of
the poem. Hoopskirts, furbelows,
bustles, Grecian bends and the curls
of the day were picturesque enough.
Theodore Babcock proved himself an
actor far above the average. He has
the voice and the mannerisms which fit
him perfectly to step into the costume
of BERTHE the Lamb in 1.-The Henri
eta" and do the character quite as well
as Stuart Robson. Mr.. Babcock's inter-
probation of the part of Captain Jinl1s'
was excellent and his love scene with
Mime Tretoni" was kept much closer
to the bounds of realism than many
such scenes. The audience was struck
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to President Mckinley.
May Anderson, daughter of Major 7.
]. Anderson. received her share of at
tention. In the part of Mrs. Stoning-
ton" the leader of the woman's purifi-
cation of everything society, she was
decidedly funny and she did the part
of the finnicky old woman with a high
pitched voice in an admirable manner.
AS Mrs. Jinks" she did not have this
opportunity for character work as in
the other role. but the ease with which
she changed from the high strung, nerv-
Gus reformer to the quiet, dignified
mother was proof of her abilities.
F. ]. Mack was a typical music master
in the part of Professor Belliarti." z. c.
Toy was the best Irish patrolman seen in
Topeka on or off the stage in many a
day. Charlotte Lambert was a funny
Mrs. Greenborough,' the laughing, gig
Cling and constant talking chaperoEe of
the prima donna Francis Yale as
Charles Lamartine'' and Charles N
Lum as "Gussie" did their small parts
very we'll The ballet in the last act was
funny enough. The women were fat and
forty and looked strangely like ballets
seen in Topeka many times before when
humor not intended
Captain Jinks Of the Horse Marines
is like other Fitch plays. It has the deli
cate little touches that are found in other
productions. 1t is full of the sympathy
of human nature. which brings the
audience and the plaVerS into closp 70
lations while listening to the produc-
lions. Fitch is always natural and one
feels better after seeing one of his plays.
especially when it is in competent hands.