The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
"G0ING SOME" DECIDED HIT
WITH A CAPABLE COMPANY
The Cast.

J WallinSford Speed ..... Richard T3e7,ett
''Gabby'' Gallagher. C,5aries r.f15ro,-1
SotVer CoVington. Edwin august
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"Oy HOl----------------------- Robert Brulner
For the first ten or fifteen minutes OF
Going Some" a new comedy by Paul
Armstrong and Rex Beach. at the Be
lasco Theater. the audience is discour-
aged into the belief that the play is
uninteresting and tame. After that, the
comedy really starts, and develops into
one OF the most entertaining offerings
Washington has seen in many days. II
one might use American slang one
would call il a rafting good show In
English II would be ripping" What
ever the term, however. there is. no get
ting around the fact that Going some.
IS not only screamingly funny. but
though the title does not appeal 10
the layman-the piece lives Up 70 the
meaning OF its name, and then some. %
as Richard Bennett says in the last
act
Going Some" IS described by the au-
thors as "a play OF cowboys and col
lege men," Thu. is Just what il is. The
women-there are four in the cast
count for next to nothing. but the COW
boys and college men make two hours
Of genuine good entertainments. and fur
nish enough amusement 70 keep every
body in good humor for q week. The
situations grow more amusing as the
play proceeds. and II never lets down.
One laugh is succeeded by another.
and the same bit OF comedy never oc-
ours twice.
In several instances the blue pencil of
author and stage director viii be neces-
sary. For instance. when a phonograph
Is talked Of throughout the piece as the
prize for which two rival ranches are
at war, and frequent references are
made 10 the beautiful singing OF The
Holy City" by Nile" Meiba Il is
something OF Q shock when the much
talked-Ot photograph IS brought I'm at
the end of the play and a husky masCu-
line voice is heard singing the popular
song Barring this. and the first few
minutes OF the play, Going Some" IS
a big comedy success. IT is one con-
tinuOus laugh, and the authors have
managed 70 set away from the. beaten
track OF comedy writing. so there IS
genuine novelty in II as we'll The plot
revOlveS around a foot race that is 70
be run between the cook Of one ranch
and a young college fellow who comes
70 visit al the other ranch. The COL
lege man. admirably played by Richard
Bennett, is nothing more than head
yelier" Of his college, and has never
run in his life. He finds the race all
arranged when he gets there, and his
preparations. at the point Of four husky
cowboys guns, make up the ground
work Of the comedy.
In despair Speed NIr. Bennett) and
Glass (his trainer). telegraph for Culver
COvingtOn. intercollegiate 1e0-yard cham
pton, They first receive a reply from
&C., srr~H 80 -
and later another wire that he viii be
there at the appointed time one Of the
funniest situations IN me play is Gov
ington's arrival on crutches with a
broken toe.
Richard Bennett. who was last seen
here as the errinS son in The Hypo-
critics. plays Speed. the fake runner.
and gets n wealth Of good comedy out
has been identified closely with German
dialect roles. is the trainer, Glass. The
part Is written muCn on the lines OF
those PLAYED by Frank Mcintyre with
Robert EdesOu. although Mr.. Sullivan
geSt nue. better results and has the
burden % the comedy He kept the
house IN an uprOar the whole time he
was on the stage The best character
sketch and one OF the cleverest seen
here this season. is offered by George
Of the cOmedy-wh0 plays Willie q
bad man. He IS all tlat. toe. and gave
some idea Of what a real bad man with
= gun can be when he tries Howard
Estabrook as Berkeley Fresno. tenor OF
the Stanford University Glee Club. gave
an excellent performance. and his fire.
ouent references 10 the time he sang
''Dearie" 70 the daughter OF the MAYOR
Of Walla Walla furnished amusing side
work.
Carrie REYNOLDS. Gretchen Dale. Molly
Brady. and Crosby Little play the
feminine roles.