The St. Louis Republic., 1903-06-01
tTHE FRISKY MRS. JOHNSON"
AN ENTERTAINING PLAY.

."The E'r;skv Mrs Johnson" witty. but
unnecessarily plain In its treatment oil
"hirtn tions" was the comedy chosen by
Amelia Bingham to reintfOduce her eScei-
lent company at the Olympic. Clyde Fitch
has provided a series OF tense situations.
and the way in which Wilton Lackaye and
Miss Bingham work them out is most
satisfying entertainment.
1t is Lackaye's hit. Miss Bingham. when
she has the chance. wins and merits en-
thusiasm for her cIeverness. II she hal not
already established the fact that she IL an
artist. this piece would do so. Only an artist
would give assistant the opportunities
that she doas LecEsye In THE Frlsky Mrs.
Johnson.
He has the part OF Jim Morley. a big"
man in every sense. He towers above the
society twaGdlers about him as does Sa.l-
dow over IL lillipu;ian. Morley loves Nellie
johnson Miss BinshamJ and she. TO save
her sister assumes the Odium of love
affair wit. Bertie. the wolf. rake adroit!y
played by Ferdinand Gottschalk-
Morley proposes and in this scene Lack
aye reveals his ability a funmaker lie
talks love like bashful youth. Ii is a
startling transition. after seeing him In a
long line o. heavy roles. Like the skillfui
Jockey who holds In his mount until the
opportune moment. however. he represSes
Morley's seriousness only TO bring 1t out
the more effectively in the climax. where
Nellie johnson refuses him because of the
scandal with which her name is associate Il.
Here IL is that AOrlt! 3 Creatn"S de-
veiops. ne sees ,,. -, o.t ar
| ~ ,n, nv cn,rea no succeeds. and
things end pleasantly
George Sphinx is seen 10 advantage as
Max Dindear, an amusing Frenchman. ami
Bifou Ferlia ndez is equally well cast IN
the role OF MRS bo"fs'. one oi ',i IL.
fled women "ho pi'Ea ' -, g.. .
your huspaii'' 'hc i'" " a,i IT,
missioner i'asm"ch hs .he ii-''
Johnson Isn't risky at all. she ohiy PFC
tends to be FOR her erTlng SISTER SANE.
"Pousse Cafe" Interpreted by company
nj Eastern artists began the show season
at Deiiiidr ias' H's"'' il" spite VI '''e N'
"hich MADE an outuoor performance d
chilly aftair al nest' 'he a"oience e"Joseo 1t
iiiiihe'seS'
,,,','"' .'' "''u 20 -, -
,l,.f w., wy, -, -,
cAai dc'eis oiisha'is AhperS'hA'ed Wy "eo
er ana f1eids. Ihe newcomers get sood
deal out Of the parts and the central
figures in all the funny situations Possibly
the hit of the evening was made by Freda
GallIck as CIorinda Mccain. She made
h.r er.+ .nns.ron,a &, , oos,,r,, tho, 70
" - >,
caiieo 'uha Ar'hur Lazy Oh Quaity'
and she caught the audience both by her
acting and singing. She is a magnetic per-
son and seems likely to become a favorite.
'.Pousse Cafe" Is chiefly about the doings
30 ora ,,;cb.a, ucC,rn q uo.,.b,. Irisb.
" ~ ,,.,,'
al ~, ,Hri "a +"
VINO plays the part OF McSann' Is an lriSh
type and has a voice that makes him u
valuable adjunct to a garden show The
chorus wears attractive costumes and can
sing fairly we'll 1t will probably be heard
to better advantage when the wind doesn't
blow gale. The ballet was a feature but
it, too, seemed to be affected by the wealth
er, which was not adapted to gauzs and
ribbons.
"A quick-chanse act is offered by clever
Eva Nudge at Forest Park Highlands this
M,,lo