The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
TAXES AND A HERO
IN FORBES COMEDY
Brave Travelling Salesman Saves Lady From Her
Enemies and From Herself and incidentally
Saves the Play.
BY ]. R. HILDEBRAND.

Everybody loves a fat man, and when
the rat man Is a hero there isn't a
sporting chance that he will miss fire
our little hero at the National last
night weighed 300 or more pounds on
| the hoof, but he was little just tho
same. for he was so cute" Every
body said so as they were leaving the
thcater
lie was a drummer, and that was
against him. But he overcame that pre-
JUDGE because he wasn't an out-and-out
drummer after all. He vas n rather
highbrowed member Of the profession.
and called himself a Travelling Sales
man"
He didn't travel much after he landed
at Grand Crossing and he didn't sell
anything so as you could notice &c. He
was too busy with the hero Job. He
saved everything In siRht-saved n
young woman from villains, saved her
money, saved her reputation, and then
saved her from herself. One must ad-
NIT that was going some But the best
thing he did was TO save James Forbes
play, and that needed saving worse than
the maiden or her money.
Just Like a Hero.
And he was Just like a hero one reads
about-so brave. They were saying
that, too, as they went out. He told
them all Just where they got off. and
he used considerable profanity TO do it.
But maybe that was because he was
brave-and hero. And wasn't II just
grand when he leaned over and con
signed compromise" and the man who
suggested II 10 a very compromising
place,
The little hero-stiu 2O0 pounds on the
hcOf-was Bob Blake in the play and
Frank J. Mcintyre in his street clothes.
He arrived Just in the nick of time.
The first act was in little country sta
ton and that gave a fine chance 70
throw on the rural atmosphere with un-
sparing daubs. That first ten minutes
lust reelSed with atmosphere. There was
enough atmosphere left after Bob Blake
blew IT and the subject was forgotten
10 60 the rounds Of all four acts. The
little stage train pulled in and out on
the same track, going north and south
every few minutes and there was much
opening and shutting Of doors. The St.
Louis terminal hadn't a thing on that
little station I'm the matter Of busy-ness.
It was really the most delightful drama
tiZation of all the stage types of country
IKE ADaL ever happened. II nd0 the most
deliCiOusly true 10 nature rurals-true 70
stage nRtUFe-that have been brought to
life since Down on the Farm went off
the boards
And when dear. Grabbed (spelling de-
rived from crabapple) Mrs. Rabbit
showed Luella Ann Dawson's lar OF
apple butter on the rear platform and
then found that the next train had fust
gone. the picture was primed and ready
for the big little hero. There was
also much talk OF pulling of noses, and
deal Of personal comment by a young
ster on the noses Of her various elders.
at which everyone Cou the stage) GUT
fTWed.
Bouquets For Plot.
There was a plot. Such a plot as
would remind dear old grandfather of
the days when Barrett and Booth were
playing at Ford sand he went TO the
''1o-2o-S0'' down on the Avenue. Il was
about taxes. BE Il understood now IL
II was not already clear, that there
never was a first class rural comedy