Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
A DRAMATIC EVENING.
SOCIETY FOLK ENTERTAIN AT
CARvEL HALL.
TheIcOurtesy of The Management-An
Invitation Affair-cleyer Work of
AnIateurs-GoOd representations. :
MRS. REDGRAvE GAVE ARTS.
TIC WORD PICTURE.


deliphtfully entertained last night
with what the participants pleased to
call a dramatic Evening at Carvel
Hall.
The program consisted of comedy
in one act entitled "A House of
Cards. - and farce in one act from
the German, entitled THE Obstinate
Family" with Limitations, by Mrs.
Willis q. Mitchell, wife of Lienten-
ant Mitchell, u. S. N, and recita-
tion by Mrs. Redgrave, wife OF COM
mander Dew. &. Redgrave, L. >. \.
The use of Carvel Hall for the enter
tainment had been kindly loaned by
Mr. Foster, the genial MANAGER of
this popular hostelry, whose courtesy
and Kindness made il possible for the
large audience present to enjoy "A de-
lightful evening. The cast feels
greatly indebted 10 Manager Foster for
his kindness. The large assembly hall
in the hotel was cleared for the audi
enee and chairs were arranged in rows
i'm front OF the part of the hall ap-
portioned for the use of the plays.
There was no stage, but the players
acted on a level with the audience,
overcoming this difficulty by foot
lights and stage effects with credit
able adroitness.
THE audience filled the assembly
hall of Carvel Hall to overlooking.
The large stairways at the entrance
from the hotel foyer and from the sec
ond floor i'm the rear, were filled with
neople--mostly late comers, who could
not get chairs. The part intended for the
stage was curtained off from the audi
ence, and screens and curtains in the
rear made an effective setting. The
program was interspersed with music
by the Naval Academy orchestra under
Professor zimmerman. The plays
were coached and staged under the
direction of Mrs. Redgrave. TO whose
dramatic instruction the players sowe
much of their success.
Mrs. Redgrave has had experience
along these lines and is thoroughly
familiar with what is known in the
atrical parlance as ''stage business.
In nearly every instance with anna
teurs dramatic instruction is absolute
ly necessary to accomplish good act
ing, and the cast appreciated the
work Of Mrs. Redgrave in giving
this instruction.
In the first play "A House of Cards, -
a one-act comedy, by Van Tassel
Sutphen, the following was the cast
Eve Effiingham, Mrs. q. p. Coleman;
Wallis, Prof. j. A. Ray; Godfrey
Eningham, Lieut.. w. 7. Cluverius;
MIR. Rivers, Mrs. EfIingham's father,
Lieut.. j. ID. Wainwright.
Mrs. Coleman was easy and natural.
Prof. Ray, as the butler, filled the
| uart eapably. Lieutenant Cluverius,
| who has won quite a reputation as an
| amateur, was especially well cast.
| lie had a small part, but few lines,
| comparatively, yet his conception of
| the part made it appear very strong
| character. His facial expression,
his gestures, every movement suggest
| ed the clever amateur whose interpre-
| tAtion of the small part was highly
/ creditable. There is no gainsay ing
that what Mr.. Cluverius does, he does
| we'll in stagecraft before the foot
| lights, as in his line of duty as a
naval officer. Mr.. Cluverius' act
ing was expressed by his movements
and did not depend upon the few
| lines he said.
Lieutenant Wainw right made an ex-
| eellent ''old man." and he completed
a good cast in the one act comedy,
/" A House of Cards" Mrs. Mitchell,
| wife of Lieut.. Willis G. Mite hell,
gave several creditable limitations.
| She impersonated FRITZ Scheff, Eddy
| Foy, Anna Held AMI several other
popular well known actors and act
resses. She also gave a clever imper-
sonation of the typical circus girl in
the ter-the-performance
stunt at the average circus. Mrs.
Mitcht IFS limitations were unusually
good for an amateur. She depicted the
little mannerisms of the professional
stage folk with skill and cleverness
that rates" the stagefolk. Her imi-
tations were well received. She is
pretty, graceful and has pleasing per-
sonality and sings well and dances
gracefully.
A feature of the program was the
difficult recital by Mrs. Redgrave oi
Bertha in the Lane" by Elizabeth
Barrett Browning.
The recitation is long and ex
ceedingly difficult to portray. 1t is 6
word picture, and its portrayal was
| skillfully wrought by Mrs. Redgrave
| whose shades of tone, and color OF
| expression, were given such delicate
yot such beautifully finished touch BY
| Mrs. Redgrave that the depth of mean
ing in the exquisite Browning poem
was brought out with the artist
u masterful hand. To handle well
dificult selection such as this mean
much and can only be accomplished
by one gifted along literary lines.
The delightful. entertainment closes
with the farce ''The Obstinate Fam
ily.'' In this Prof. Washburn, as th'
butler, was capably cast, and Mime
Marion. as the French maid "Lucie, >
was splendid. Nine. Marion is al
ways good IN amateurs and it is de
light to see her natural easy interpre
tation Of any part to which she is as
signed. AS the young husband Mr.
Eugene Iglehart was par excellence
He hanled his part with tho skill o
, a professional. Great care was giveI
to every little detail. He showed tha
he bad given profound study to hi
part and his conception of it was re
markably clever. Mr.. Iglehart sur
+ prised his friends, who did not dream
he was gifted along theatrical lines.
Mrs. Theodore Johnson was yer,
| happily cast. Her work throughou
was good. She possesses to a marked
degree what is known in stage par
lance as temperament. She worket
earnestly and her Interpretation Of tn
part was highly acceptable. She We
} preftv. dainty, clever and graceful
{ and with all and above all-natural
Professor Johnson was good as the ell