The Washington times., 1905-05-23
ALL-STAR CAST
IN OLD COMEDY
'she stoops to Conquer" at
the Lafayette Theater.

Rarely, if ever, has Goldsmith's de-
hghtfui comedy She Stoops to Con-
quer, been presented here III so per-
lect a fashion as in The performance at
the Lafayette TheaIer last night, to
winch playhouse the untoWard closing
OF the National had compelled Mr..
Rapley TO transfer Liebler & Co.'S all
star aggregation. Every scene moved
with the smoothness characteristic CT
q thoroughly well-drilled stock COM
pany; each member of the cast, even
down to the smallest part. contributed
his or her share to the completest en-
joyment that springs from seeing q
good thing well done. The chief parts
were in the hands of kyrle Beilew, as
Young NARROW; Eleanor Robson. as
Kate Hardcastle; Louis James. as
Eardcastle; Frank Mills, as Hastings.
Mrs. Calvert as Mrs. Hardeastle: Isa-
bel Irving, as Miss Neville; Sidney
Drew, as Tony Lumpkin, and j. e. Dod-
son, as Diggory.
Kyrle Bellew was last night, as he
is always, the finished gentleman of the
stage IN bearing and manner. this
GentiemanlT refinement is always pres
ent, whether ne demeans himself as
the bashful swain, or throws off his
habitual reserve when making love To
the supposed DdFifldlQ- IN SpeeEH ditti
gesture he was ever graceful, ana at
no time more 50 as when enraging MS
host by his inpudence.
Miss Robson furnishes the p.eaSanteSt
imaginab bic companion picture TO Mr..
Bellows portraiture more bewiten-
ing Kate Hardcastle is not often set
before an audience. either in point OF
comelineSs or charm of manner. She dis
played most captivating aFchness in the
scene where IN the assumed character OF
housemaid she lays siege to Barlow s
heart, and later when she lures him on
to a confession of his love for her
while her father and his are concealed
witnesses of his declaration.
Louis James was greeted as an old
friend, for none in the cast Were as
| familiar as he is to Washingtonians.
His delineatiGn of the fine old English
country gentleman who is outraged by
/ the supposed ungentlemanly conduct OF
his friends son, had all the force in
herent in the part, yet lacked none of
the finer touches of sentiment. MRS.
| Calvert has not been falsely heralded
| as one OF the best exponents on the
English stage Of the part of Mrs. Hard
castle, and Miss Irving as Miss Neville
gave that part q perfectly natural
charm. Sidney Drew presented himself
as Tony LuTnpkin with all the Swagger
and harmless deviltry with which Old
Noil invested that part, and MIR Dodson
gave about as delightfully."- stupid Dig
CORY as one could wish for.
The utmost lavishness has been shown
| by the management in the production
OF scenery and costumes, and the un-
restrained applause which the audience
gave vent to during the progress of the
performance was deserved in every
particular.
Among those in the audience were
noticed the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
White, Mr, and Mrs, Charles J. Bell,
the Solicitor General and Mrs. Hoyt,
Miss Eleanor Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Poor, Mrs. Julian james.
Colonel and Mrs. Reber. Capt J, C.
Gilmore, jr., Miss Gilmore, the Misses
cuilan, the Misses SedgeIy, John Chew,
Miss Chew, Miss Waite. Mrs John O.
Evans, Mrs. Shiras, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Cummings, Colonel and Mrs. Rus
sell, Mrs. Donner. Mrs. Loring, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Beach. Mrs Nicholas An
derson, Miss Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Legare, Mrs. Oliver Cromwell,
Col: Clarence Edwards, Major Charles
| McCawley. Mandeville Carlisle. Miss
Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Montgom-
cry, Mrs. John Rodgers, Miss Merriam,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Low, Miss Will
| Jams, Miss Perkins. Newton Adams, MIR.
Seckendorff, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Mer-
ram, Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
Woodbury. Blair, Cuthbert Brown, Miss
Brown. Miss Collier, DR., D. J: Stat
ford, the Hon. r j. WynEe, Miss Pc
ters and Miss Wallach. Mrs. Roose-
Welt has engaged box for this even
ing.