The Washington times., 1905-11-28
MAXINE ELLIOTT
At THE NATIONAL
Has Good Play and Better
support.

Clyde Fitch has been a conspicuous
figure in the dramatic season at Wash
ingtcn and again last night, when
Maxine Elliott returned to the Capital
for her ANNUAL engagement this pro-
life writer once more demonstrated his
peculiar charm. Mss Eiliotts play,
Her Great Match. was given its first
local presentation before one of the
most brilliant audiences of the season.
Every seat in the house was dlled and
genuine enthusiasm prevailed through
out the enactment
In Her Great Match" Mr.. Fitch
takes up the subject of American girls
marrying titled foreigners, but without
the unpleasant treatment of this long
discussed S.=htect which so many dra-
matists have employed His subject
matter is a real love match between a
prince of royal blood and an American
girl The pretty sentiment behind this
attachment leads the prince to give
up his throne for. as he says himself,
he never did like der king business"
clyde Fitch is never wanting in in
Senuity, and while he has no particular
expression for this interesting attri-
butte in Her Great Match" there are
numerous little touches throughout the
play which SAVIOR OF the mind so pro-
4
ing IN the morning room of their home
of the disgruntled Botes family is
delicious comedy scene, and a touch
OF naturalness is given another when
Nine Cottreily and Mr.. Cherry, the
royal grand duchess and the crown
prince, are left alone and Immediately
IaH from English into an animated
conversation in German.
Mss Elliott Won a personal triumph
f1er great beauty fills the eye and con-
Yerts her into as pretty picture as one
would wish TO see. She is developing
some mannerisms which foreshadoW
much that IS undesirable In her work
Chief of these is a tendency to half
sing her lines. Many of her prettiest
speeches We're marred in this manner
ne supporting company with which
@.iF. trohman has surrounded this popu-
Is 5SF ssar1 IS excellent. Nine. Mathilde
Cottrelly, that sterling player Of charac-
leI parts, caught the house by storm
with her finished work as the royaI
grand duchess. Nellie Thorne gave a
charming portrayal Of Jos" friend
she plays with a spirit and snap thai
Els up every scene OF which she is a
IN Charles Cherry. Miss Elliott has
ieading man whose fine cOnception
/ OF comedy and pathos, its artistic blend
ing ana distinction, made the role of
tHe crown prince one of the exquisite
component parts of the play Herber.
SIa1ding and Leon QuarteFmain were
a more brilliant spectacle than that
presented by the audience is seldom
seen IN washington playhouse
washington society en- masse met there
an wearing their most striking cos
tunes, almost the entire house being
made up from various private parties
some or the hostesses entertaining fifteen
/ and twenty guests.
Among those in boxes were Walter
Beaupre TownIey. counselor Of the Brit
ish embassy, and his Charming wire
Lady Susan TOwnley. who had among
4r 4nslr guests Lady Durand, Sir Edward
Oufand, the am bassador's brother, who
Is mere on 2 Visit, William Leeds and
other attaches of the embassy Mr. and
Mrs. w b. Hibbs entertained large
/ box party and their guests included
MRS. John Ilmm1ns. who looked unus-
ually pretty in a becoming gown and hat
OF pale lilac: Miss Annabell Baggaiey,
! of Pittsburg; Miss Hibbs, Mr. de Geof-
roy, Mr.. Lounsberry and others The
Cuban Minister and Madame Quesada
had box also and among their guests
were Miss Walker Martinez, the daugh-|
ter Of the Chilean minister Commodore
and Mrs. J. G Fremont had in their box
| Commodore and Mrs. Hutchins Robert
ieaiey, Fred Lande. the Portuguese
! minister, Nlscount d Alte and John 4.
Anderson, who is Mrs. Fremonts $
brother.
Mr. and Mrs Charles J. Bell had a
party. their guests including Mr.. Mon
tagua, of the Italian embassy, Miss
Grace Bell. Miss Cox, Of New York, and
others.
Others in the audience were Judge
| and Mrs. Worthington. Miss Worthing-
ton, Miss Dening, Senator and Mrs FL
kins, Miss Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Lee, Colonel and Mrs. BromWelI. Comp
Troller of the Currency and Miss Ridge
ly, the Misses Miller. Miss Karr. As
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Bacon their
guest, Miss Burd Of New York; Mr. and
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry,
NiscOunt de Chambrun. the naval at
tache OF the French embassy, and Vis-
countess de Faramond.