The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
AUDIENCE PLEASED
BY MISS CHEATHAN
Enthusiastic Reception Is
Given Her At the Colum-
bia Theater.

What Miss Kitty Cheatham's audi
eEce at the Columbia Theater yesterday
afternoon lacked in numbers was made
NJ in enthusiasm, the program from the
srst note In the opening group OF
eighteenth century French songs to the
last fearsome scream ''of the Lady Of
Niger, who rode on tiger" being re-
ceived with gratifying appreciation.
Miss Cheatham IS decidedly an limo
walton in the world Of impersonators,
and by Il clever little trick OF nature and
temperament she has had the path made
clear for pioneering feet. One may say
lot Of things about her wit, and her
humor, and her grasp Of the spirit that
animated the men and women who
wrote the songs she sings and the verse
she recites, but when all is related the
fact remains that it is Miss Cheathaun's
sweet and wholesome view Of life and
living and her rare fund of common
sense that gives her her hold on the
persons who go TO hear her.
Simply Delicious"
She is simply delicious" voiced the
sentiment of the house as it laughed
until It cried and then grew silent to
hear what new vein would be worke5
for its entertainment. A Varied selcc-
ton Of things made up the program,
but the men and women In the audien e,
ass they reluctantly turned their back
Oh the stage. by common consent, voted
Miss Kitty at her best in her negro dia-
lect offerings and her songs anent the
horrible lives of little boys who have to
b. polite to guests and of little girls
whose dearest dolltes have something
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side but to their insideS as we'll
IL Is all very narrowing, but under
the magic spell of Miss Cheatham's in
ter1retative genius the tragedy is lost
IN a wave OF laughter And doubtless
that is just the way Miss CheGtham
herself would like best to drown sor-
row, for surely a merrier heart never
beat.
Their Realism.
Uncle Remus and the Tar Baby" TO
those who were at the Columbia yes
terday are really and truly things, net
imaginings of a literary mind, and Is
for Butterflies" white, and blue and
black-was ever tragic love story and
its bitter denoument more wonder fully
depictedi
Who could fail to be enrapturec. with
the lovely and useful Cow" from
Robert Louis Stevensons Child's Gar
den Of Verse, or Amy Trowbridge's
>
Man" Indeed, Miss Cheatham Is mimi
table in her little chosen field, which
after all, in its varying reaches carries
a message for the heart of the world
sad or merry, as you choose to view it.
Fitted For Roles.
Quantity original in gesture and tone,
With a deliciously unaffected speaking
voice and a singing voice OF no mean
quality, Miss Cheatham is peculiarly
fitted for the roles she essays to carry,
and when one gets to the end Of tho
story the impulse one mas to begin at
the beginning and discuss an entirely
different group Of selections simply
demonstrates that Miss Cheatham is
Just as satisfying In one song or story
as IN another and you cease 10 wonder
that a chorus Of delightful sweet"
and utterly charming" summed up the
sentiments Of her auditors, young and
old Miss McDonald's accompaniments
were hitting compliment 10 Miss Cheat
hams work.
ROBERTA V. BRADSHAW.