Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
YALE PLAYERS GOOD
IN IL VENTAGL|O"
Enactors of Girls Parts Win
Observation-Disclosures
F.. Audience in Attendance.

Members of the Yale University
Dramatic Association won enthusiastic
plaudts from big audience Of Wash
ington society folk and Yale alumni at
Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon
for their presentation of Carlo Goldoni' S
comedy, I'll Ventaglio' ("The FAM.
The play was we'll adapted to the capa-
bilities of the student players. Its pic
turesque setting, it's brilliant costumes.
its clever lines. aided by acting which
ranked we'll with much professional work
seen in the best local theaters, ali served
TO provide merry entertainment.
The plot hinges about fan that falls
into many hands for which it was not
intended and which threatens the life
happiness of several couples until it
finally reaches the hands of the fair
Candida. who it was meant should have
it.
Players Show Snap.
The comedy is sprightly. The Yale men
in the cast let it drag not at all. Much
Of the success Of the presentation is due
to the snap and dash which the players
put into it.
AS usual. the feminine roles are taken
nine characteristics with ease and grace.
AS Candida. the leading lady of the
cast r. F. King showed much capability
as a feminine impersonator. Honors were
also won by c. V. HickOx. jr., as Ger
trude. worthy but impoverished widow.
A. M. Hartwell. as a gay, light-hearted
and romantic village belle was 'belle'
to the audience which saw her from the
theater seats. j. E. Brown made Susanna
just as much of a gossip as a village
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While tie interest was chiefly centered
in the girls and their picturesque Co.'S
TUNES characteristic Of sunny Italy, the
men OF the play were well and capably
given by those in the audience to the
work of E. NJ. Woolley. the president of
the association. as Count Rocco Marina
and W. c. Bullitt. jr.. as Crespino.
Count Rocco was at all times the nom
chalant village nobleman. The actor made
him the commanding person that his po-
sitlon in the village entitled him to be-
The shoemaker, Crespino. was alter
nately merry and jealous and downcast.
as the lover Of the capricious village
belle should be. There was a snap about
the work of Mr.. Bullitt in the part that
gives much promise.
The other parts were we'll handled. 9TH
ers In the cast being r. A. Conroy as
EWariste J. Tchelis as Coronado, C. r.
Wood as Scavezzo. E. Stevens as Limon-
elmo. l.. NJ. Cornwel as Tognino, John
Parsons as Moracchio, and III. T. Cum
minis as Timoteo, the village druggist.
Advisory Committee.
The production in Washington was
under the general auspices of a gradu-
ate advisory committee, composed Of
Justice Henry B. Brown, Franklin
McVeagh. John Dalzell, Francis G.
Newlands. John Kean, Truman H. New
berry. Clifford Pinchot, Herbert Parsons.
Lee McClung. Huntington Wilson, Fred
erick II. Brooke, Preston Gibson, Will
liam F. r. Hit. ]. Vaudeville Carlisle,
James III. Hopkins. r. Lawrason Riggs,
G. Gould Lincoln, secretary.
Mrs. Taft and party of young. people
who are guests for the week at the
White House occupied one of the boxes
Mrs. Letter was the host of another
box party.
The members of the association were
we'll entertained during their brief stay
in Washington. They were guests at a
luncheon rendered by T. Lawrason
Riggs before the performance. and at
a reception by Mrs. Huntington Wilson
after it. In the evening most Of the
student players attended the ball at
the White House.