The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
THEATRICAL NEWS AND CHAT OF THE WEEK

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mingling OF dream and actually IS man
aged very eleverly and the picture OF
old manners is amuslngly faithful
The hero discloses most human aver
sion 10 lighting more than Two men al
time. 10 the great disgust OF the hero
Inc. and when that young woman. in
pursuance OF her notions Of what Is M.
dons the disguise OF boys clothing. me
result is ia deliciously comic contrast
with the spic and span appearance ana
the dashlng conduct OF the long -famil-
lar heroine OF the dTamatized novel
Miss Dupree carries on the scene with
unusual humor ana charm.
In the next act she has become the
simon pure heroine OF historical To-
nance. beautiful and prosecuted
character as chore girl having been
mere disguise 10 elude the villain who
pursued her. There is a witch and
gypsy fortune teller. deeds OF cruel vio-
lenee. panel doors. secret passages.
dramatic murder and a timely rescue.
IL is amusing the way the critics have
taken IL The Tribune ascFibes 10 It
much blithering nonsense about the
pre-existence of souls in their bodies
slipping through from stale 10 state.
The Times says; AT best il is amiabIe
comedy al the extreme ends and nam-
buoyant melodraIna Ia the middle" To
the sun. Just how they hit the pike
Tor that return journey OF 30 years is
mol definitely made clear" and 50 on
The tact remains. however, that the
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clever and sustained vein Of satire. Il
has The charm OF Ingenious fancy and
romantic atmosphere and II is on the
whole fairly eapabiy played. Miss Du-
pree Is charming ana plays with genu-
inc comedy feeling White WuJUesey
makes a distinct hIt as a very vlrtuous
modern person. and a very wicked lord
Of the time OF James i. Helen Ware is
clever as reincarnated gypsy. and
Robert Dempster. Miriam Nesbitt. and
Julia Blame all acquiJ themselves cred
itably.
Next perhaps in popular interest is
William Golfers "Caugh, in the Rain,
al the Garrick. IL is light and froJhy
IN the extreme. yet clever and Capably
acted Iuu or Couierisms. a splendid
example OF Golfers successful speciality
OF making something OUT OF nothing.
IL is the hghtesi OF comedy, and yet
very genuine comedy. II Is Collier at
his best, aud az his worat-''a farcicaI
fabric OF cOuOquy while ike
some OLner American comedies IL might
be ta1ooed ia London, il might sound
strange in German. and II might fail nat
III France IL rs. taken as a whole just
as good as most of the comedies made
for him. in accordance with specinca-
tons limited by his restricted capacity d"
And just because 1t is so distinctly Col
heresque. IL is undoubtedly welcome for
a long run In little old New York.
Edward AbeIes brought ..Brewsters'
Millions % the New Amsterdam. II
is a dramaUzatlOu of a story by George
Barr AcCutcheOn. and the central idea
is a good foundation for A farce comedy.
Brewster must within year. without
the making Of endowments. or the cree
ton OF memorials spend a million OF
dollars, and he must accomplish that
feat without explanatory disclosure. and
I'm such a manner as shall leave him en-
tirely without assets. II he succeeds
he viii inherit other and greater wealth
The play exhibits his difficulties. and
they are numerous and ludierous, The
idea Is worked out with cOnsiderab BILE
dezterity, and while the first act drags
The succeeding ones s.e full OF genuine
wholesome fan, Abeles plays the en-
barrassed millionaire I'm q capital vein
of gravity, and his support is excellent
The play is produced by Thompson
and Dundy and there is q remarkable
sceuce on board a yacht al sea rolling
and pitching in a storm, which is rem
iuiscent OF some OF that firms earlier
achievements AT Luna Park and the
Hirpodrome II was received enthusiast
tically. and on the whole the produc-
ton though IL may not see the seasons
come and so is likely TO be decidedly
popular while il lasts.
Finally Matilda" has come to town.
and hung her hot up at the Lincoln
Square. Matilda" is "a farce in three
acts. with song row and then" ac-
cOrding &c the program. and the rro-
gram probably knows The theme is the
old one OF a girl TO whom money has
been left provided. OF course, that she
marries d particular person-in this in
stance. Lord birmingham. And. OF
course, Matilda does not wish TO do so.
To avoid that catastrophe and SIN get
the cash, she induces her friend Tod
Archer TO masquerade in her place be-
fore Lord Jermyls nam until the latter
shall be glad 70 reuOuuce his share OF
the fortune and escape matrimOny
IL belongs To the comic supplement
school of hum0r. but 1t Is absolutely
free from coarseness, though its fun is
of the broad. noisy kind. Amy Ricard
IS Matilda" and she dances grace
fully through her part. Alfred Hick-
man plays Tod amusingly, ana Maude
Fulton, Kathleen Emmett and Lionel
Walsh, all do the best they can with
their parts But one would not feel in
clined To prophesy a very long life on
Broadway for the piece
on Monday night there was a really
funny burlesque OF 'The Girl Of the
Golden West" on the stage of the
Belasco after the curtain had fallen on
RH AI Eli