The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-19

Comments ON Society PIny Acting
Society had much to say yesterday of
the entertainment for the benefit of the
Junior Republic at Chase's Theatre on the
night before.
Naturally. the comments were all in the
nature of compliments, each feature and
each individual receiving a neapng share
of praise for beauty, grace. song. or
speech. and sometimes for all those
things combined.
From the rise of the curtain to the go
ing down thereof there was nothing to do
but praise the passing show, the only
riety in the criticism being difference in
opinion as to the superiority of some one
or other of the features that made up so
delightful whole.
Egeria and her nymphs were graceful
sprites. and their flowing locks and misty
draperies, that seemed to take coloring
from their sylvan surroundings, won from
the brilliant assemblage spontaneous
burst Of applause.
Then came .Amaryllis and her compan-
ions, all shepherdesses of the type that
Vatican loved to- paint and whose only
home and habitation in these prosaic days
is bonbon box tops and ivory stick fans.
They too ELECTED enthusiastic approval
as they tripped into the woodland dell.
and at the close of their minuet were COM
PEELED to respond to an encore.
AS to the angels. everybody appla uded
them because, as one elderly Senator put
it. they looked so like "the real thing"
The audience within two yards around
looked at the elderly Senator as If they
would have liked to enquire how he came
by his knowledge, but nobody said any
thing.
That the tableaux would be everything
that was historically correct and scenic
ally beautiful was a foregone conclusion
in the minds of those who were present
at the first series arranged by Mrs
Barney and presented at the old Cor
coran Gallery Of Art in the early days
of the Spanish-American war.
For those who understood French the
Fragment From L'Estrangere'' was the
most historically important feature of the
evening
Miss Barney has developed her his
trionic talent by years of earnest study,
and she must have realized that the APP
plause that rewarded her effort was in
recognition of her work as an artist
rather than the appreciation of indulgent
friends
There was one party, however-there
nay have been others-who had never
studied Ollendorf never read Dumas, and /
had failed to hear Mr.. Humphreys Owens /
reading of the argument.
The lady In brocade and diamonds. with /
an ostrich tip in her hair, asked her
escort what it was all about He replied
that he couldn't make out any more thar
that Miss Barney was giving Miss Coin (
hail Columbia" and both expressed sur
prise that the latter didn't answer her .
back.
decidedly exciting and realistic bit |
was the "Affaire d'Honneur'' between /
Baron Frankenstein and Mr.. Crackan-
thorpe. When the baron stopped to
bandage his wrist with his handkerchief 4
it looked as if he had indeed received |
an accidental pinking. and when almost .
afterward he made sudden
lunge at his opponent, the latter stag /
gered and fell so naturally that it was
absolute relief to one woman when her .
next neighhor, pretty girl with jewel /
bright eyes. laughed out:
Mrs. Crackanthorpe's widow
1t was an artistic and delightful enter
tainment. from beginning to. end, and it is