The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
GIRLS" WELCOMED
AT THE COLUMBIA
Stock COmpany's Offering
Proves Pleasing TO Large
Audience.

Girls at the Columbia is-weU IT'S
just girls
Three girls, each with all the allure
ments that a charming woman can
throw into that feminine insincerity
which Al It's height makes them treat
mere males with the hospitality they
would show 70 q cholera germ, and then
be "Oh. so sorry for il afterward, are
the pivot around which revoIves the
clever Clyde Fitch comedy chosen for
this weeks bill for the stock company
The show itself was tried out here q
season or so lgo, and its worth as
delightfully."- clean comedy OF the sort
that YOU like 10 see in the warm season,
was fully established some OF the
feminine contingent in the large audi
ence last night whispered that It was
only because the late M Fitch vas a
mere male himself that ne caused the
three young women TO forget their
AdanIess Eden but nevertheless all en-
5oyed the pretty three-barreied love
story.
Naturally the three girls have the
three-no- but a stage hasn't three
centers- Anyhow, Miss Edna Han Smith.
as KATE Weet. a free lance writer; Misc
PhyIliss Sherwood as Violet LlansdOwne
q stenographer and illustrator, and Miss
Bessie Toner, as Pamela Gordon, secrs-
tary and stenOgrapher. were remarkably
well chosen for the parts
Edgar Holt. junior partner OF the firm
Of SpTaEue &. Holt, fleeing from an
unjustIy Irste husband takes refuge in
a New York studio, where the only
foliage is olive and pickle bottles where
chairs do duty for beds, and where, in
cidentaIly, the three girls are preparing
10 occupy the inprom2tu cOucheE
Pamela Gordon the most rabid man
haIer OF the three, shows him plainly
that their door mat has no Welcome
on II, but young Holt remains long
enough TO hnd out that Pamela tanned
must Of aess tt be PameIa-1is, and
then to avolE .le husband, he leaves
by way OF the 1ndov-and his heart
behind
Pamela, seekins a position. e engaged
n the Offices Of Sprague & Holt, in
nOcent as to the identity OF the junior
partner, and brings with her Violet
LansdoEne-
Kate is The first 20 forsake ne oaths
swOTn over crossed hat pins. and capt.
Ulates TO the theatrical manager, who
engages her as his star. Violet's SUI
render IS less precipitate, but Just as
sure. and she finally succuubs to The
establishments Of Frank Loot, the king
crouch Of the Law Office OF course, in
the end, young Holt tames the rabid
hater Of men, Pamela. and as the cur
tain goes down, everybody is getting
ready 10 20 aboard the good ship Mat
-fuOny, except Lucille PurCelie, the
maidenIy antique IN the adjoining
studio
The lines are clever and the work OF
the company as whole Is exception
Paul McAiister, as Edgar Holt car
RES the leading male role well, and
Walter Wilson, as George Spragues his
partner, IS excellent IN particularly
difficult piece Of character work. stan
lev James IS called upon to pOTtf,-E n
il well, and as senile invalid anG docs
iii well and as Mrs bennett, q woman
with a temperament whose husband
hadn't beat her yet, but probably
would" Miss Grace Sherwood was well
received.
Inc Darr OF Lucille PurceIIe, 2 spin
SER efoc5ItionisT, was handled CapaSly
h1 Miss Emelie Melville CASTOR Bell
made the part Of Frank Loot, the Of
fee crouch, a reality.
Loot lost his crouch under the win
s0ue0ess Of Violet LausdOwne- and the
whole audience lost their gTOuChes, =
thew brought any with them, under the
cIereruess Of the whole show K S