Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-08
WAS MIDSHIPMEKS NIGHT.
A CROWDED HOUSE AT THE
COLONIAL THEATRE.
The Entire First Class Turned Out
Last Night to See The
Production of The
School Girl.
UNIFORMS, BRASS BUTTONS,
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.

IN every sense of the word last
night was midshipmen' S night at the
Colonial Theatre The house was
crowded and nearly every other chair
on the first floor was occupied by a
midshipman. Most of them were mem
bers of the first class, a. nearly the en-.
tire class, numbering 1l6. turned out.
IL was gala night at the theatre and
the naval uniforms, with their brass
buttons and gold braid, against the
many attractive evening gowns of
the women made a pretty setting for
handsome picture.
While the size of the house in mum
bers was not quite a record breaker,
yet it is said to have nearly reached
the thousand dollar mark, and the
company and management were
pleased There is nothing like a
crowded house to inspire stagefolk. and
those i'll the cast of 1.-THE School
Girl" were inspired. The chorus
sang with vim and snap, the prom.
inent characters did their best and
there was a dash of spirit and clever
ness about the whole thing that car.
ried it along successfully ard satisfac-
torily. Some of the chorus girls
might have been prettier, hut then
there are some others similarly affiict-
ell. Some might have been a little
less emaoiated, but then those who
are blest with avoidupois wish they
we're not, so what's the odds. All
chorus girls cannot be pretty and
shapely, but they can be pleasing and
those OF The School Girl cast are
that
1t is hard to tell whether this is a
fnnElnaI ar n Il 4 4.
musical Incidents" but it certainly
had little plot and no need of one.
The story of ''The School Girl" be.
gins in the garden of the convent at
Palsey, where Oicely Marchmont con-
fldes to her chum, Lillian Leigh, that
although~in love with Edgar Verney
an artist, her parents have determined
upon her marriage TO Sir Ormsby st.
Ledger. She wants TO communicate
with Verney, who is somewhere near
Paris, in order to have him rescue
her from her plight. Lillian volun-
teers to carry the message and runs off
to Paris. In her search for Verney
she finds herself in the office of a
get rich quick" stock broker, is mis-
taken for the new typewriter and
learns that the broker is selling stock
in bogus mine to her father, General /
Marchmont and Sir Ormsby. She
illustrates his scheme and still in
search of Verney, visits the latter s
studio during the progress of a Japa-
nese fete There everything is
Strengthened out, General Marchmont
having been discovered in this un-
usual gathering, is led to give the con-
sent of his daughters marriage to the
artist, while Lillian and Sir Ormsby
appear at the close of the curtain to
have settled little romance of their
own, satisfactorily.
The action of the play is carried
through many delightfully."- humoro us
situations, while opportunity is even
for most artistic scenic effects and
brilliant, but always tasteful oostum.
ing. Miss Reynolds, as the heroine, is
dainty and graceful. She has q sweet
voice, but it lacks volume. Miss Ray
mond, as the Mother Superior. has a
powerful voice, ana could we'll share
q portion of its volume with Miss Rev
nolds. Miss Byrne, as Oicely, is
pretty, graceful and charming. The
male characters were all we'll taken.
Mr.. Vaughan, cast as tho artist, sings
well, and was obliged to respond to an
encore. Mr.. Harm is exceedingly clever
aud very funny. His laugh, like
the one sometimes heard in the gallery
at the theatre here. is altogether ir-
resistible.
During the waits" (and they
were quite long,, the Naval Academy
band, Professor Zimmerman at the
piano, played the popular march dedi.
Gated to the midshipmen. This was
warmly applauded. The boxes were
all filed last night and the audience
was not nnlN q Iarnn onn Int fnch in.,-