Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-23
PRINCETON TRIANGLE CLUB
OF sTHE MUMMY
MONARCH" AT THE BELAsCo.
Love Of Old Nassau and It's Traditions
Filled the House-Those
in the Cost.

lAC XuuIuIny nOudfCH last evening W u
delighted audience at the Belasco. Theater.
Love of old Nassau and its traditions filled
the house, but the applause which followed
every song and dance was q reward of
merit as we'll as a promise that future
performances will attract as pleased and
as greatly entertained a company. The
curtain was In no hurry going up but
everybody was sorry to see 1t coming
down after the final chorus. The last scene
of the play was followed by a fine rendi-
ton OF "Old Nassau and a college yell
for Princeton and Washington. All this
was a far cry from the action of the play
which centered about the return to life of
two mummies, king and queen OF Egypt
1000 B. c. They are blown out OF the pyr-
amids by an enterprfsing American college
professor who Is assisted by Nitro Bomski
a Russian. The present ruler has been trav-
cling abroad incognito and has met Vivian
DaSher, the star OF a stranded comic opera
troupe. who is accompanied by her manager
and several devoted admirers and pursued
by her mother. Upon the return of Alex
ander XIII he is warned Of the reappear-
ance of the mummy monarch. but Is I'M
able to turn the tide of public opinion, and
the end Of act one finds him thrown into
prison and Ptolemy Of Egypta once more
upon the throne.
At the opening of act two Ptolemy sig
nifes his intention of insttuting various
permanent memorials to himself in order
to hand his name down to posterity. In
this he is greatly assisted by Imno Lem
mon. the treacherous secretary of Alexan-
der, and Egypta, who has become thor
Qughly moderniZed. In the meantime
Vivian has decided to aid Alexander to
regain his throne and with the assistance
OF her mother and 1mmo. Ptoemy is per-
suaded that the best way he can perpetuate
his name Is to change the face OF the
sphinx to likeness of himself. The peo-
pie rise up at the dissertation Of their mys-
terry OF the ages, and when Alexander Is led
out to be shot the guards turn their guns
upon the mummies Instead They beg off,
but are finally disposed of by Louie
Schmitz and the misuse Of his animating
machine.
Plenty Of Action.
This amazing story gave plenty Of action
The play opened at GiZeh. Egypt. on the
terrace Of the khedive's palace, with the
pyramids In the distance. and the second
act IS worked out on the same field. The
moderns Of the cast are: Alexander XIII,
Grand Mogul of Egypt. c. A. McClintock.
O7; lmno Lennon. his secretary. ]. P.
Murray. OF: Louie Schmitz manager of the
''Dashing Widows" Company A. H. Os-
born. OF; Roscoe de l.. MOntmorency. lead
ing man. with same, D. Scott. OF: followers
OF Vivian. Nitro Bromski. N. F. Carol, 'O9
Jiu Togojama. J. c. Brush. 90; Lord Penn
Michelworth. G. A. Armstrong 90; a ma
gician, J. c. Cooper. 90; captain of the
Guard. n: R: Cass. 90: Vivian Dasher. star
Of the ''Dashing Widows Company. r. S.
Barbee, OF: Mrs. Dasher, Vivians mother,
G. G. Abernethy, OF; Gera ldine Smith, the
professors daughter. G. 8. Warren, OF an
clients. Ptolemy 1. king Of Egypt, 1000 B. c.:
Egypta l. queen at the same time, r. g.
Durstine. o. Clarissa, daughter OF the
Niles. 1. r. Shislett, tO7.
Some of the Principals.
The singing of C. A. McClintock as the
temporarily deposed monarch and R. N.
Gass captain of the Arab guard were
features of the evening, but the dancing of
r. S. Barbee, the Vivian Dasher, star Of
the Dashing Widows Company" aroused
the greatest applause. G. s. Warren as
Geraldine Smith sang PLAY With Me-" a
debutante song and made the most pos
sible out of it. Its passionate yearning
was in regular college style. directed to
certain faces in the audience near the foot
lights. contributing to the general hilarity
in those sections. R. s. Durstine. who
with H. j. Van Dyke wrote the book, fit
ted in very neatly In the part he essayed,
that OF the raven-locked Queen Egypta,
whose antics in ancient and modern toys
showed some Of the best work Of the evcn-
ing. Durstine, G. G. Abernethy as Mrs.
Dasher and r. S. Barbee as Vivian Dasher
In rocking-chair tea party. which was in
turn monologue. duet and trio. got more
laughs in the length of time their turn oc-
Cupleu IMAM any OCNer busy punch. The
other laugh makers. Ptolemy I and Louie
Schmitz. manager Of the 'Dashing
Widows Company" had wilder ecccn-
tricit:es of costume to help out their fun.
Bewilderingly Costumed.
The Egyptian girls and show girls were
Overwhelmingly costumed. and danced in per
feet rhythm. Some others responsible for
the fun. they assisted in writing the
music and lyrics. are: J. 7. Hewitt, 'O7;
A. II. Osborn. OF: I. Gorec:z OF: H. ].
Gee. 07. and H. r. Auracher. '0s.
In the chorus were:
Girls-C. n. Read. 'Os: ]. c. Beam, 90;
F. L. Mayer, 'o3; A Gerlach. 10: j. B.
10; W. P. Whtlock, 10; f. Chaplin. 90;
H. Ct. Turner. 90: W. H Zinsser 10: c,
Vein, 90 Men-M. G. bartholomew, OF:
L. Fl. Brown, OF: P. c. Merwin, T. G.; P.
Chew. 'o7; G. F. Green. O7; L. G. Lthgow,
.o7; f; Leake, 'os; D. Leas 'os; D. MICA
Pyle '0s; C. A. Robbins, '0S: H. Drummond.
90; J: D. Macdonald 90; R. A. Draper, o7;
D. nn Hal ste. 81; n N James, James; 'o0; A W
Steele. M; F. L. Boynton. 'Os: E. S. Nc
Kaig 0S: H. r. Stiles '0S; c. H. Burnett.
90; T. Craven, 90; M Passerella, 90; H. A.
Frederick. 10; R. w. Gibbs. 10; w Gold
smith, 10.
The orchestra was made up of R. F.
Coyle. or leader. First violns-H c. Her
old. 'o7: I. J. McCrary, 'O7: D. o. Meese,
w, ". w. MuSneT, IT., VI, w. .. Warfleld, |
TO- Second violfns-A L. Rose 'OS; Ii. w.
Benedict. 90: L. X. Ferry 10; D. B. Sin
clair. 10. Viola-J. c. Coons. 'O8 Clarinet
H. w. Robinson. 90. Flute-L. G. Bar |
ton jr., 'OS. 'Cellos-W. +. Stohlman, 90; !
r. F. Zinsser, 10. Cornets-H. A. Barrier.
'0s; ]. A. Bell, jr., 'Os. Traps-W NJ
Bane, 'OS.
The officers of the club are R. s. Barbee, |
president; r. s. Durstine, secretary; j. B.
Mutt. business manager, and 7. s. Talia-
ferro assistant business manager
Names Of Patronesses
The patronesses of last evening were Mrs. |
Charles ]. Bell Mrs. Andrew c. Bradley, |
Mrs. Charles H. Bradley Mrs Charles s. |
Cromwell, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Charles |
Henry Butler. Mrs. John Cassells, Mrs. !
Robert Craig, Madame Creel, Mrs H. |
Bradley Davidson. Mrs. Henry E. Davis, |
Mrs. Charles DENLY. Mrs. Dewey Mrs. A. |
C. Downing, Mrs. John +. Dryden, Mrs G. |
Thomas Dunlop, Mrs. John o. Evans, Mrs |
William j. Father, Mrs. Duane E. Fox,
Mrs. Thomas T. Calf, Mrs. James r. Gar
field. Mrs. Charles c. Glover, Mrs. Edmund
X. Goldsborough, Mrs. j. Holdsworth Cor |
don, Mrs. Henry F. Greene. Mrs. John c. |
Head Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. James |
NJ. Johnston. Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann
Mrs. Victor kauffmann Mrs. A. b. Kelly