Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-01
UDavid Garrickv Friday Night a
Great Success.

Under most favorable clrcum
stances and in the presence of
large and cultivated audience
"David Garrick," a comedy IL
three acts, was presented Friday
evening in the University Gymna
SUM by the Washington and Lee
Dramatic Club. Music for the oc-
casion was furnished by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Pennington.
The leading parts were taken
by Mr.. r. C. Stokes as David Gar
rick, and Miss Annie X. White as
Ada Ingot. Mr.. Stokes has APP
peared before as leading character
in plays gotten up by the Universe
ty Club. He possesses decided
dramatic talent, which, added to
an attractive personality, makes
him great favorite with Lexing-
ton audiences. Miss White, the
popular University librarian, un-
der whose direction the Dramatic
Club this year has produced the
best plays ever given by the Uni
versity students, likewise is a gen.
eral favorite. Her acting is full
of expression and possesses a
naturalness seldom seen in anna
teurs. Mr.. y. d. NJ. Armistead OF
Lynchburg, formerly of Lexing-
ton, mad the part Of Simon lngot,
which he filled with eminent sue
cess as pater familias. Mr.. A. c..
Lee of Lexington, as Squire Chivy,
was realistic as dissolute young
nobleman. The other characters
were Mr.. Nj. p. Burks, Jr., as Mr..
Smith and Miss Lulu Laird as
Mrs. Smith, Mr.. H. f. Thackstoa
as Mr.. Browne and Miss Elizabeth
Barclay as Miss Brown, Mr.. Albert
Stoves, Jr., as Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Ed
NETT Rankin as Thomas and Mr..
Edward Wilson as George, all of
whom proved successful in their
several parts.
The costumes were in keeping
with eighteenth-century England
fashions and customs, and were
furnished by a Philadelphia cos
tuner at considerable expense to
the club. The special light effects,
arranged by Professor LeConte
Stevens, added impressively to the
occasion.
The arrangements for the COM
fort and convenience of the specta
tors were complete in every detail.
At the north end of the gymna-
SUM a special age had been con-
structed, and at the opposite end
gallery section had been erected.
On either side of the stage two
spacious private boxes had been
provided, which were tastefully
decorated. One of these was &C.
cupied by President George II.
Denny, Mrs. Denny, Mrs. LeConte
Stevens, DR.. j. II. Latane and Miss
Dunlap. In the other box were
Miss Josepha Allen and Mr.. Moi
felt, Miss Purcell Of Richmond and
Mr.. Male, Miss jamie Miller and
Mr.. Dunn, Miss Lily Rust and Mr.
Thomas.
Following is brief synopsis of
the play:
Act Ada Ingot, an admirel
of Shakespeare, las seen, incog-
nito, David Garrick, the great ac-
tor of the period (174Ol as Hamlet,
and has fallen passionately in love
with him. Garrick has seen Ada
in the box and has fallen in love
with the girl. Not knowing who
she is, he engages himself on hif
honor to the father, wealthy
Londoner, to break up her passion
for himself in order that she may
carry OUT the family plans by mar
rying Squire Chivy, foolish ano
dissipated noble, her "Cousir
Dick" an alliance very distastefu
to the daughter, Garrick comes
to dine with the Ingots and alsC
incidentally with the Brownies, thu
Smiths and the Joneses, tradespeo
pie and old friends Of lngot,
Act I.-~Garrick plays the par
of a drunken gamester, deeply of
Tending the visitors and disgusting
Ada in order to keep his word. Al
result, the girl asks forgiveness
of her father for her foolish pa.
sion for Garrick and qop9qnts +
marry Squire Dhiey. rhe happy
turn of Ingot's plan is, however
suddenly frustrated by the un
fortunate Appearance of Squire
Chivy who, in lis drunkenness
tells of his meeting at the cln'
with Garrick, of Garrick's story
Of how he nd played a part tha
Disguised The woman Of his love
and Of the affair that hao arisel
between the actor and one of the
clubmen and which was to b. get
tied by a duel the following morn
ing,
Act JIl,-Ada goes to Garrlck'
rooms early the next morning, blu
fails to avert the duel. She i
found there by her father, wh'
disowns her. Garrick returns
having disarmed his enemy, ant
finds the aonHle Ada appeals t.
him to save her, but qarrick, tru
to his word, declines to take he
away from her family, and advise
her to do as her father bids. s.
noble and self-sacrifcing are tn
words of Garrick in reaouncinI