The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-08
SHAM" STILL HAS
OLD-TIHE CHARM
Henrietta CroSman Is SUD
ported by a Well
Balanced Cast.

The worst that may be said %
SHAN" is that IL is likely to disturb
the serenity OF some Of our 'rbest fa1,f-
lies" Those families, It should be ev-
planned, live and make merry while the
trusting tradesman waits and sfarves-
and their pridefuI code Is that "a com
plexion is Of more Importance than a
character
Who would believe that such 4 code
has any cOnsidera bic adherence2 Yet
one is forced 10 admit that Mss Henri
eta Crosman and her company O.. ca
paole playerfolk have mirrored a con
TfnCing. II uuwhOlesOme, picture OF z
somewhat too extensive portion OF our
upper world" in their presentation Of
this c0medy-drana sham a coUabo-
ration Of Geraldine Bonner and Elmer
Harris
From tho hearty reception given this
play at the Columbia Theater last NJ h
two seasons wear has not sapped the
truth Of itstory nor duHed the spice
OF its lines. The moral OF Shan Is
convincing and helpful n 50 far as Il
is given a personal application.
Moral Of "Shau."
sham points out the valuable moral
that the tradesnan must have his in
ming and that the durability OF the
family pedigree as a meal ticket is
doubtful Il IS also proven that the
heart o. a maid ofttimes overIaps its
bounds. that the sham Of family pri e. is
set aside and that the conscience may
know an awakening whsn the s'r,g.1lt''
man comes a-wooing-
Miss Crosmau. as Katherine Van
learned well the pary thai AZ the long
lane Of debt for the woman must be
the Inevitable rich man How ..high-
class pauDeTs make both ends meet
meets the inevitable man who, IN this
Instance. happens 70 be q Door one
But poverty WIS no deterrent when
Tom JaGray paul DiCkeyD offered her
home IN the atmosphere Of copper
mines and deserts IN Idaho, much TO the
chaEriu Of her two auDts who as be-
levers In the code that "a complexion
IS more important than character '
would have their fair niece annex the
son Of Jatfray.s employer and, incident
ally. his millions
This, then, IS the story OF ',ShaTc -
wiz Miss CUosman IN the IeadiT &
role Il was the most realistic sham +'-St
young eyes have fixed their gaze u
Man remembered her WeI as E-v %
Mistress Nell as ELfIl, CzDTiCsO. 81
Peggy" and in sham" one IS con-
the same wholesome rosemary and re-
nembrauce as Of old. Passing lightly
over the acting Of her companion play
81, Dir. D1ckeyr ir should be remera-
bered that in times gone by Miss CrOs-
man selected her leading men with
more care.
Cast Uniformly Good
Miss Ida Waterman. as CIementina
Wears, a cousin sharing the annoy
ances Of duuni1g collectors, was one Of
the bright spots OF the play, as were
Marguerite St john and Emma Butler.
respectively Mrs Fordyce- Brown and
Ms. AIerTinEton. the designing aunts c.
the debt-bur1eEed Eath crime Theirs
was not q false note IN their portrayal
Of two New York society marrons.
which, one might add. was entirely too
faithful 90 make one hope that they
represented anything else than ar abb
normal type.
on the shoulders OF Albert Brown
fcU the difficult role OF J. NoutgEue
Buck, the bashful Idaho copper mans
son. who wanted s-fulIy'' 20 take back
60 his primitive West the flower aur-
ruTed iu the social hO5RCUse OF sham
and Fifth avenue. sis acting was
manly and unaffected and be easily
shared L1uCrs with the best Of a we'll
balanced COMPANY Frank r. Eauisou.
as jeremiah. the millionaire father, and
Hen-E Bergman, as Jacques -EauviI-e,
were also admirably cast. as was Miss
Gertrude Clemens, in the role Of Rosey.
a servant G. ". Z