Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-21
BACK 70 COLLEGE DAYS.
LARGE CROWD AT THE CO.
LONIAL THEATRE.
Brown of Harvard" Turns Time Back.
ward For The Old Ones And
PIeases The Kids"

Brown OF Harvard remarkably
complete in detail and Characteristic
i'm atmosphere. with Mr.. Henry Wood
run. the popular kid of his fellows
i'm the title role. held the boards nj the
Colonial Theatre last night.
The audience present was large
and fashionable one, which manifest
ed its enjoyment OF the work of the
cast and the excellent qualities of
the show. Among those present were
practically all of the Harvard alum
nus in Annapolis. including many of
the professors and instructors at the
Naval Academy. While appealing, Of
course, particularly TO Harvard men,
in whom college traditions are per-
haps more deeply rooted than in
graduates of any other American in
stitution. Brown of Harvard is
scarcely less interesting TO any one
who boasts Of an alma mater.
The sports and bubbling youthful
life in the play are what every man
who has gone to college has seen
or enjoyed in greater or less ,de-
gree. The play is a success from
start 10 finish and probably the best
explanation of its instant winning
of appreciation. from the very curtain
rise. lays in the fact that ii is filled
with the spirit Of youth.
Mr.. Woodruff, in form, in speech
and in manner is the embodiment of
the best type of the American college
bred man. lie made distinctive
chit" with his auditors last night, but
the boxes and seats were filled with
persons who had gotten tickets expect
ing to be pleased. as was clearly dem
onstrated by the burst Of applause
which greeted his college roommate
in mistake at the rise of the curtain
on the first scene i'm Browns room.
One thinks of the play today rs an
harmonious whole in which every fell
low and every femme" fitted just
right and over whom 1.-THE Kid stands
out prominently. This very fact is
n compliment To the spirit of the
play, which has its very life in the
hero-w orship OF college days.
The settings were as realistic as
one could wish, and this as particu
larly true in the boathouse scene of
the third act. In this scene one of
the best characters in the show was
brought out in excellent and realis-
tie relief through Mr.. Robert Stowe
Gill's Interpretation of Bud Hall,
the varsity coach. We strongly sus-
pect that Mr.. Gill has ''been there,
for he has the blum, bullying and
friendly browb beating of coach down
to q nicety. Mr.. Albert Perry, as
the poor young fellow working and
fighting his way through college,
has a rather difficult character, which
he does not overdo but handles with
n fineness of touch that is gratifying.
Wilfred kenyon, the weak youth,
who is duplicated in SO many institu-
tions, was we'll portrayed by j.
Heron Miller.
The heroine of the play, charming
coquettish miss with whom, of course.
half the students are more or less
smitten, is we'll played by Miss Will
lette Kershaw, while Miss Lolita Rob-
ertson deserves mention for her por-
travail of the other side of college from
that of the petted spoiled young pelle
in her character of Marion Thorne.
The whole play is pervaded with the
spirit of college days and is acted by
young men and women whose very
bearing and naturalness makes them
seem bat recently out of college them
selves. In the college yard scene, full
Of boyish pranks, kylarking and sing
ing of college songs, one is led to be-
lieve that playing in Brown of Har-
vard'' is merely living over again
scenes and incidents still! fresh in
each players memory.
The singing in this act made a
strong appeal TO the audience and the
bunch of fellows were forced to
answer number of calls.