The Washington times., 1905-08-28

upheaval-of the drama missed a treat |
Mr. Fitzsimmons is. indeed. natural
actor There is nothing. artificial, stiit-
ed affected about him HIS knees ,
knock together, his arms reach as far, |
his fall overheard, and his chest develop
ment sadly strains the buttons on MS
coat-just as In real life. But pause,
We go too far in saying that the emf
nent thespian employs no aids to help
him in his lines-he is not balGheaded on
the stage Away from the footlights
Mr. Fftzsimmons is sadly lacking in
hirsute high lights. even as he is de-
picted in the. cartoons. but while prac-
ticing the art of the hummer he is
topped by a red wig, short, as BELTS
members of the, profession which per-
fectly matches his freckles. ~
He assumes the character of a retired
champion still in the prime Of life, who
wins the heart of Ihe be-eu-cheous
young lady by his reputation for PROV
1ess. She coyiy admits that she is not
flowing him for his money.Sand there is
even a faint innuendo that she does not
think much of his looks. Our author
probably figured that the freckles and
knees were about all even our impress
siona BILE and gushing heroine could
stand. and so ordered Mr.. Fitzsimmons
to chop the bizarre billiard ball effect
the toppiece.
Great Speechmaking.
In a speech which he made at the con-
ciusion Of the third act Mr.. Fitzsim-
mons modestly related that he had been
champion of the world of fstiana.
Leaving this subject. upon which he IS
such an eminent expert. he branched
out to say that even as he had been
the king pin in the squared circle he
hoped some day To become the high gun
on the boards At least that's :. mai
the Natural Actor must have meant to
say. but even an ardent admirer of his
potent prowess like the writer could
hardly declare that such was the case
That speech disintegratei ana went
forth in continually twisting. enlarg
ing manner somewhat suggestive of the
spiral theory of the origin of the uni
verse lately laid down by University
of Chicago professor. After wandering
far from the parent and redheaded sun,
parts of this forensic effort returned and
bumped into the still pouring stream
with result that there was a tumble
of words and medley of ideas that was
loudly applauded but little understood.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons was afflicted with the
modesty of genius and that he had won
the hearts OF the audience even as that
of the fair maid was testified by the loud
and continued applause
However the plays the thing The
vehicle for the exploitation of the his
trionic abilities of this unadulterated.
pure-food actor Is called the Fight for
Love" by Hal Reid. 1t would be impo-
lite 10 suggest with what Mr.. Reid may
have been filled with when he made this
contribution to the .'drammer but the
;-
tions and happenings. Theses greatly
pleased the large and appreciative au-
dience. which contained many persons OF
strenuous lives and firm muscles
In the play is set forth how Horace
Sheppard. denominated in the program.
"a polished villain, was foiled again.
X four tirnes-once in each actin his ef-
forts to have and TO hold Vivian EsiiiiiiIis-
ton. the only chee-i-ld of James Filing
ton, a banker.
villainess Butts In
Matters are complicated By the but.
ting in Of Madge Grey. "a woman. OF
the world Madge had the rneanesr
disposition that ever was assirnilated By
a stage viliainess Her carryings-or
were perfectly scandalous throughout
the whole piece That woman was z
menace to the community, and the
neighbors did nothing but talk about
her all the time. She was in love witt
Sheppard, and because that abandoned
character had amorous plans concern
ing Vivian Ellington, she determine,
to put the frail. innocent creature on
Of business, for no rival could eros
the path OF Madge Grey. who had beer
called DE Queen er de Gang" anc
hive. Not on your Watterson julep, Th
NOvG -.
upon the part Of Madge was that Viva,
got in as bad as hlcnlic sstrangeryf Il
a Jackson City gambling house.
In the meantime, we have neglecte,
the Natural Actor. He is the countr-
gentleman now. but was formerly ;
champion pugilist. Also he is sentfu,en
TAI, with penchant for getting off plat
itudes, which appeal 10 the innate man
hood OF the gallery. Also. il would h
needless waste Of space TO saw tba
he is the hero and man who absorb
the Spotlight.
A villainous Villain.
Let US pow proceed to take a nAsn q
some OF the Incidents of this recital q
the triumph OF virtue over the machina
lions or the evil The drama starts he
rore u opens with a solo anvil chorus
which leads US to shrewily sUspect tha
!; the hrst act will take place In a black
smith shop II is good guess. for a
the curtain goes up we have before us
village smithy-ninus a spreading chest
nut tree-but not minus the chextnuts
for In comes the villain He tells MIX
Tobin OF a horrid plot. and we are OF,
AS has been said. this particular villai
is described as polished" but he
rough in spots. He lacks a moustache
ne doesn't light a cigarette and h
doesn't hiss Curse you. you shan pa
Tor this, or my names not Horace Shep
pard.' once in the whole evening Stil
Mr. Sheppard does some viIIainous ac,
ing 70 make UP for these defects.
The Sheppard person and Vivian ar
driving along the road. so he tells Tobir
The scheme is 20 have Tobin take a sho
on the horse and declare 1t cannot b
put back because he isn't wise to IN
game Of shoeing. They are in a vii
country. with no other smitby around
The consequence will be that Viva
and Sheppard will be compelled TO re