Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-07
SPRING CHICKEN cACKLES
FAIR BR0ILERs on THE GRID
IRON
Richard cahe Makes Good With Ills
Bird Of a Chorus
AND THE cHIcKLETs COME
HOME TO ROOST

: At this season ofIfbe year a spring
chicken Is = pretty t,ngh old hen. Not
80, however, w1fn Richard carle's
bird of a chorus than began 70 eackIe
around town early saturday morning.
Before O'Clock The fair bToiiers
we're on the Naval academy grid1roD
and IL didD't take 9onR before they
were done 10 q fDTn4 Il - said before
evening there wefe signs ~ some
spring Chickens being iD > stew bnt
then. that's quite another story.
although girls and gowns were the
most important features ~ Richard
Carries musical show ~ which be
presented himself here on Saturday
al tie Colonial Theatre IN twO per-
fOrmances, SIR. carrie himself male
good, and the Spring Chicken Was a
bowling success. Beth audienefs
laughed themselves into Mysteries and
the matinee audiences apDalndcd 10 \
man NJ was 30 per cent. men any .
val when Jr. Carlo said funny
fbsDgs aud did IudferOug stunts, and
,yigsst 81 said Ile had been chewed by
4 = named EDeneer, the football
ieaos yelled vociferOtsIy.
SIR. -Carle ~ one ~ the few stars
NpNAANI0AN
capable players, those that set q pace
for him. In doing this there Is
'suefhOd III bis Madness for the
must realize that this ~ clever com
rnereiaI investment and stamps him
as an a 20. star.
The title role falls 10 Jr. Victor
HOrely, wbO plays the part Of 1.-THE
chicken capabIy. The female COM
IL Effaa nFf1a
TIaeeman, a clever and capable COM
ediaB, who has made a careful and
paingtaking study Of what II known
in tbetrfcaI parIancc as stage bnsi-
ness SIR. CarIe impersOnates Am
brOse GirdIe, the ''cIlcken's'' Amerf.
can fatber-ln-law lie bFistIes with
fnn and ezudes cOmfca1ity from the
top of bfs bald head 70 the sOIes Of his
pedal extremitles, which top or a
pair Of very long legs.
As bumorist he mas De Wolf Hop
per whipped to a fFazzIe, and he pro-
vOkes a laugh every time he appears
on the stage, whether he says any
thing or nothing. IT Is his manner,
his method, bis style of action. the
man, as well as the character Am
brose GIrd1e," IN which he is seen
At his very best. In the restaurant
scene where he plays waiter, this Is
particularly true. Here he furnishes
q long string 0f laughs, which IL
would appear he develops imprOmptu
during the action or the play. Mr..
Carrie hasn't much voice, but the
songs interpOIated By him in ''Tbe
Spring Chicken" are an appreciable
quantity I'm the success Of that piece.
The most prominent perhaps is Mr.
Carries first act speciality called All
The Girls Love Me- Thirteen girls
assist him in this, aided by nice bit
Of stage craft, which provides an in
dfyfdual entrance for each Of them.
THE girls represent as many different
nafiOnalities and As each Is referred
10 she comes in through n revolving
door with spot" light on her. The
girls seem TO be chose for their near
ness 10 the types mentioned and each
does a bit Of a national dance.
In the way Of songs Mr.. NOreIy
made a hit with "Waiting For a
Certain GirI,o which the midshipmen
audience was wbistilDg before the
play was baIf over. One Of the most
attractive girls in the cast was Miss
Bessie Mccoy, whose fetching song
and dance "Tye Come Along 10
Paris" was one Of the bits Of the
evening.
The Spring Chicken Is cBIivened
throughout with action, IN which new
comedy parts seem to suggest them
selves one after another. The first act
Is an Oddify which accentuafes the
plot Of the piece. As the ''SpriDg
Chicken becomes fnsky with the
first signs Of spring, the act opens with
heavy haugiDgs and an atmosphere Of
cold weather. With the signing Of the
first swallow, the winter bangings are
removed and prospect of yernal love
lines is revealed through the open
windows. Costumes change, and, Of
course, the dialogue helps TO empba-
size this situation.
The second act shows a parisian
bOuleyard-that Is, an outdoor res
taruant-and the third act a studio At
MaImaison, 18th Paris By night in the
perspective. Both performances
pleased large audiences. although the
matinee was spoiled for the midsbip-
men. who were obliged TO leave be
fore the close Of the second act. Many
Of them returned, however. after supper
Just IN time TO see the cur
tain rnng down on the last act. The
midshfpmeD did not get their money :
worth, because the play at the matt
nee was cut, having been delayed on
account Of the football game.