The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
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sweetheart, Hortense Muliigan, but they
didn't know that Nat himself was the
Lamb stew" Of the parade and Hor-
tense was funnier than ever when you
had chance 10 see Mats smile as lie
thought of her
Then came the genuine thrill OF the
afternoon. Can you imagine Mr, Hop
per as Marc Antony2 Can you ina CINE
nm IN a cast with James O'NeiN and
surrounded BY a mob Of all-stars and
geulng away with it2 Can you mag
ne hin pronouncing the Il came TO
bury Caesar speech over the body OF
Ously?
The writer couldn't and waited every
moment for the burlesque TO break
! lnIouSn. But II didn't and De Wolf was
not only permitted 70 finish without any
SSheIry-slster accompaniment. but real
and was honestly appIaudef II was
not what William Winter would call
AN expeditions and fervid fmDersona-
tion, reflective at once OF the depth OF
spiritual comprehension" etc There
was in particular a rebeilous thumb
that would stick straight uD ia the air
whenever the Antony made a gesture
But what did anyone care for that2
Hopper put across a serious enactment
of Marc Antony and not Eugene Cowles.
or David Belasco. or Dustin Farnuun ~.
any one else in the mob suffered a col
lapse.
Old Team Reunited.
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about the Weber and HleIJiC- ee1as OF
pool. If you are not oid enough you
cant ind out about it except BY going
to see il. We Of yesterdays audience
saw 1t and it will be a double indication
Of values to say that it is worthy Of its
place in the bill of the GamboI.
Oh, for the sight of those eight matt
nee girls back again They came along
L.,
such slender ankles and dainty arms,
and tempting waists never were seen
before. They sang. too, but Goodness
Gracious you cant expect everything.
Just shut your ears and look and watch
/ Merry Widow Donald Brian filFt with
| them. Then clap like mad with the
rest of US to get them back again, once.
twice, three times, four times. You
simply couldn't imagine that Checkers
Ross, and Johnny SlaVins and Waily
Edinger. and the rest could make Up as
such tempting chorus girls. We know
dozen musical comedies that might
make some sEbstitutions to advantage.
Tuesday ended this performance as
it has ended many another. There they
al were as many time they have been
before The stage was cleared. The
play-'a great thrObbing melodramas'
as Stage Manager Joe Grismer called it
had gotten rotten notices It need
ed climax. So the company was called
for rehearsal. To those who have looked
On at such a scene or maybe taken part
in ii, there was a wondrOus huraor in
the situation. The carpenter drove nails
while Mr. Brian. as a leading lady
whose father, thank God, wss rich, fell
into the arms of Mr. Lackaye. the hero
-''Lackaye, not Lackey." all right,
the accent on the I .: you Keep YOUR
eye on the acoentF' Mr.. CowIes was the
heavy father-"Deny it, Gracious
Heaven I cannotp' Digl,y Beil-ah.
what a wardrobe mistress he did make
with MS nerves all afutter and his ac-
quaintance among nice people!
The rehearsal didn't go very well. So
| one after another the actors introduced
| for the audience TO see while they
carpenteTed at the piece, Clay NJ.
Greene, Edward Milton Royie, Charles
Klein. George Broadhurst. Augustus
| Thomas, Henry Blossom, and David
Beiasco. Mr.. Erlanger did not appear
for some reason-nay he couldn't get
dressing room.
ALLEN D. ALBERT. JR
In the Boxes.
In the boxes were Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton Gibson. who had as their guests
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Miss
Patton, and Richardson Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mclean, who
had with them the Secretary of the
Navy, George Won L. Meyer, and Mrs
/ Stephen B. Elkins.
/ MI. and MIS-. IL ESoNtE CuiptidLis 0iAO
had as their guests Mrs. A. B. Shat
tuck, Mrs. Theodore l. Weed Mrs N.
d. Merrill, and r. II. Lynn.
1 William 3. HibAs. who entertained
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore and Mr..
| and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair.
! Harry F. Norment, VINO had with hlm
! Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N0rment. Miss
/ Judith Norment, and Master Norment.
I Among those in the audience were
| Representative and Mrs Nicholas
/ IonEworth, Miss Katherine Elkins, and
William Hit; Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. James Harlan,
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Francis, Mrs.
William Manning Irwin and Miss Annie
Irwin: Mr. and Mrs. Howard William
/ Kennard, Mr.. and Mrs Larz Anderson,
/ Mrs. Cabot Lodge, Mrs. ". II. Rapley-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Bennett, Miss
| Marjorie AleshiFe, Miss Georgia Knox,
/ Miss Esther Denny. Miss Alice van
| dergrift, Mrs. Albert Ordway, Miss
| Valerie Padelford, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a.
/ Coolidge, Mrs. A. c. Barney. Miss Bar
ney, the Misses WiboTg, John Barrett
| Mr. and Mrs Clarke Waggaman, Mr.
and Mrs. Randall Hagner, Miss Anna
| CockereI, Miss Louise Foraker, Miss
| Edgarina Hastings. and the Minister
] of Chile and Nine. Cruz