The Washington times., 1907-09-24
Cast Of "The Boys Of Company b"

With John Barrymore and Josephine
Drake in the leading roles, Daniel
Frohmar presents one OF the cleverest
OF three act comedies IN The BOYS Of
Company B. AT the Columbia this week.
1t is from the pen OF RIda Johnson
Young. and scintiIlates with real wit
and humor- There Is scarcely a dull
moment, and the auditor is kept IN
constant stare OF expectancy from be-
ginning 10 end The stage setting OF
the comedy bears the unmIstakable
stamp OF 4 Frohman production. and
that is a guarantee Of its excellence.
Around the two stars Mr.. Frohman
has placed a company Of more than
ordinary ability. and each member con-
tributes literally toward the success OF
the production Of course, Mr. Barry
more is the central figure. He is cast
as Tony Allen. and II has been a long
time since he has had a role so well
adapted to his peculiar talents.
The comedy is a love story, pure and
simple, set in an environment OF Ma
tonal Guard life and 70 a certain ex-
tent the amateur soldier is burlesoued
and held up TO ridicule. but Il Is
done in such delicate. humorous way
that II cannot offend the most ardent
OF militlamen. The enthusiasm OF the
embryo soldier 70 go 70 the summer
eEcampment and the sudden waning
/ 't the aforesaid enthusiasm under the
rigors OF camp life and dill, as Ge-
picted in the second act. ale delight
fully humorous.
The first act opens in the MacLane
meme IN New York and presents a few
or the many difficulties in ne way OF
Tony Allen in counting The ri OF MS
choice, Eileen MacLane. He as ample
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( and breeding. but IS unfortunately some
what shy OF A bank account For the
last named reason he has the opposi-
ten OF his prospective mother-ir-lavv ",
uncle and he spends no little time in
scheming 70 make this relative settle
handsome sum on him IN order that
he may marry the daughter, Eileen.
This paves the way for many humorous
and ludicrOus situations ana one Of the
quaintest OF them IS where Tony pro-
poses 10 Eileen over the telephone
The second act transfers the scene 10
the camp grounds Of the Company b.
Mr.. MacI.ane is the major. command
4 ing; Tony Is a captain, and his rich
uncle. whom he has inveigled into SOL
( dierdOm. Is just a plain private. The
love course OF Tony and Eileen cOntln-
ues there more or less turbulently. III
leen finally allows her Jealousy 10 part
them and the third act finds them all
back in New York and the girl on the
eve Of her wedding 10 4 young bound
er' with plenty Of cash, but minus good
breeding.
Tho girl discovers through the efforts
OF Tony. that she is being sold by her
mother ard the "boUnder's' father. and
helps him n straighten out the tangled
slSein. All ends happily IN the las
three minutes.
Miss Drake Is seen as Eileen She IS
convincing and plays the part simply
and naturally, Just as any unaffected
Young woman OF twenty would do in
real life. Madge Blake. the ingenue
part, is played BY Florence Nash IN q
most acceptable way. and she is respon-
sible for much Of the humor in her
scenes with Morgan Conan who clever
" portrays the part OF Sigsby Sissen
SeWell
Roy. Fairchild does good work as Ar
thur StableT. the "bOunder.-' and Joseph
=. Whiting. as Major MacLane. ana
Werner Charges. as c HolbrOok Allen,
the uncle, are exceptionally. good.