Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
Opera BLUFF" IN TWO ACTS
MASKS AND WIGS AND WILD
APPLAUSE.
Pennsy University Boys Entertain
Large Crowds-Two Perform
ances at Belasco Theater.

VI TIC DcidSCo iOf d ldtIIlee yesterday anU
gala performnce last night. The Mask
anu Wig Club of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, which has been leading college
entertainer for nineteen years, was respon-
sible for the merriment and it's efforts re-
ceived the widest applause. The honors Of
the singing and dancing were equally dis
tributed. Some of the solo dances were es-
pecially fine, even to theatergoers who have
seen extraordinary efforts along this line
lately from the other clubs, college and
otherwise while the pony and other ballots
hit the top mark of excellence. The cos
tunes were simply marvellous and the
make-ups convincing in every regard.
The music of Herr Lohengrin' is the
only thing not up to date about the produc-
tion as the program unblushngly announc
ed that the club was indebted for all of 1t
to proprietors, managers and composers of
the pieces which conveyed the Mask and
Wig original specialties and features, song
words and dances. The selections were ex-
ceedingly happy, especially for the dancing.
In the cast were: Herr Lohengrin," a
cas- of mistaken identity. John Francis
Bresnahan, 10 M; King Henry, John
village pest, Morton Gibbons-NeT, 90, c.;
Herald, Philip Francis Nowlan 90, c.; Mr..
Brown, bird fancer, DeGrover Van De-
Doe, 10 c.; Mr.. Conner, a lawyer Frederick
Ebenezer Macmillan, OF c.: the Goose,
Mortlock Stratton Petit 90 c.; first bark
er at the Muddsboro county fair, F. E.
Macmillan, 07 c.; second barker. P. F.
Nowlan, 90 c.; Mother Goose, Charles
Stanley Reinhart, 90 c.; Frau Cosima
Wagner. Frank Emil Kreger, 'OS c.; Myr-
tie Duffy, president of the Audubon So
ciety, William Alfred Sawyer, 07 c.; Elsie
from Chelsea, Mother Goose's daughter,
Charles Leon Downing, 'O7 l..
In the first act the scene is laid in front
OF Mother Goose's cottage in Brabant, and
the second reproduces MuddsborO county
fair incidentally small and large choruses
of peasants and Audubon girls, Dutch
boys, Tyrolean girls and boys, crusaders.
dancing girls and fortune tellers, chaffeurs
and minstrels, Jlls, Jacks, vivandieres,
Tommy Atkins and military porters added
color harmony, motion and fun generally,
while the sembIance of the plot-the quest
Of the goose that laid the golden eggs
went forward. A travesty of Peter Pam
evoked larger assortment of laughs than
was centered on almost any other stunt.
Before the final curtain the boys pulled off
their wigs to sing their college song.
Features Conspicuous.
The features were as follows:
Act 1-"Wr're the Chorus of Lohengrin;"
entrance of knights, The Red MIL" en-
trance of Dutch boys, Deutschland from
About Town. duet and chorus, It's Nice
to Have Sweetheart" from THE Tour
lists quintet and chorus, "Keokuk,'' from
Mile Modesto trio, "Stories That Are
Told You" Because You're YOU from
The Red MILL entrance of Audubon girls,
g! Would SO Like to Be a Boy from The
Little Cherub;" duet and chorus, The
Ruling Fads.' Streets of New York. from
The Red Mill;' song and chorus, II Am
1ncognito,' Experience" from The Little
Kss a"et from Ho@e ps sTast Mo5e
trio, Silently Well Co. Amy Old Time
at AL" from The Rich Mr.. Hoggen-
heimer Finale: March, The Spring
Me-" descriptive, "Lohengrin'
Act MEDLEY: trio, It's Hard to Do
Ones Duty My Wife Shall Be My Lady"
from The Little Cherub;' speciality, Gu
Dairy Maids Frolic,' The Belle of May
fair" quartet, Seeing the Fair Down
Shady Lane" from Weber,s Dream
the Naked TRUTH The Spring Chicken"
feature, my Jockey Girl" Van Alstyne;"
trio. "vasalinfs Ali the Rage" TIA, Ia"
from Weber's THE Mystic knight glee,
medley; feature, danse militaire, La Kra-
quette; finale.
List of Patronesses.
The Washington patronesses of the per-
Torrance were Mrs. Arthur Addison, Mrs
Albert, Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs E. K. Ander-
son. Mrs. George L. Andrews, Mrs. Robert
Bacon, Mrs. Alfred E. Bates, Mrs. ]. F.
Barbour, Mrs. A. c. Barney, Mrs. George F.
Becker. Mrs. Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. J. Low
RE Bell, Mrs. Nathaniel Berry, Mrs. Thos.
Biddle, Miss Susan D. Biddle Mrs Thos
j. Boardman Mrs. John Bolt, Mrs. c. H.
Bolton, Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley, Mrs.
Charles S. Bromwell, Mrs. Cuthbert Brown,
Mrs. Arthur T. Brice Mrs. Buckley, Mrs.
bell, Mrs. John Cassels, Mrs. Randolph
Clark, Mrs. Richardson Glover, Mrs. Thorn.
Conovan, Mrs. w. Sheffield Cowles, Mrs.
John Chopper Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Mrs.
Allerton Cushman, Miss Cannon, Mrs. w.
Gordon Crawford, Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Thos.
Chatard, Mrs. John Dalzell, Mrs. r. G.
Davenport, Mrs Charles Davis, Mrs. Frank
L. Denny, Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs. John
Edwards, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins, Mrs. Emo, Mrs. John w. Foster,
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, Mrs. Nicho-
las Fish, Mrs. Joseph B. Foraker, Mrs.
Mary Gwynn, Mrs. John Hay, Mrs Arnold
Hague Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. George
Howard, Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs Stison Hutchins,
Mrs George F. Huff, Mrs Robert R. Hit.
Mrs Fairfax Harrison Mrs. F.. d. Hackett,
Miss Horsey, Mrs. r. A. Harlow, Mrs John
B. Henderson, Mrs. Oliver w. Holmes, Mrs.
Henry NJ Hoyt, Mrs. Huidekoper, Mrs.
John A. Johnston, Mrs. Ralph c. Johnson,
Mrs. James johnson, Mrs. Ralph Jenkens.
Mrs. John Jackson, Miss Kibbey, Mrs. John
Kean Mrs Alex B. cd deger9 od MRS M Ar
N. S. Lincoln, Mrs Francis B. Loring.
Mrs. Morgan-Hill, Mrs. Pierre La Mon
taRUe, Mrs. Il. A. MITCHELL MTS. ThoHl-
gomery. Mrs Edward McCauley, Miss
Myer, Mrs Richard T. Muligan, Mrs. Jos.
McKenna, Mrs. Frederick A. Miller, Mrs.
F. Berger Moran, Mrs. John r. Mclean,
Mrs. George D. McCreary, Mrs. David Nc
Kee, Mrs. Francis Newlands, Mrs. Wallace
Neff Mrs. Newberry, Mrs. William B.
Noble, Mrs. John O'Donnell, Mrs. Robert
Shaw Oliver Miss Owen, Mrs. Arthur J.
Parsons. Mrs Henry c. Perkins, Miss Pat
ten Miss Parrish. Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mrs Richard w. Parker, Mrs. Rob
ert W. Patterson, Mrs. Henry c. Payne,
Miss E. p Patterson Mrs Charles H.
Poor. Mrs Walter w. Queen, Mrs. Chas.
w. Rae, Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs. John F.
Rodgers, Mrs Richard Rush, Mrs. Wallace
F. Randolph, Mrs. George NJ. Robson, Mrs
John E. Reyburn, Mrs. E. Francis Riggs,
Mrs. Elihu Root, Mrs L. o. Richey, Mrs.
c. Peyton Russell. Mrs. Reber. Mrs.
Nathan Sargent, Countess Seckendorf, Mrs.
shyrard, Mrs. Charles A: Spalding Mrs.
Frederick Stevens, Mrs. Thomas Symons,
Mrs. Leslie M. Shaw, Mrs. E. III. Slater,
Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, Mrs: Henley J.
smith, Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan, Mrs. N
II. III Switzerland, Mrs. John P: Story,
Mrs. Jos. P. Sanger, Miss Sheriff., Mrs.
William A. Slater, Mrs Samuel Spencer,
Mrs. A. NJ Shepard, Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs
Nat Simpkins, Mrs R. c. Smith. Madame
Van Swinderen, Mrs. VIM. H. Taft, Mrs
UTord Tboron Mrs TuCiuS Tuckerman,