Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-12
SENATOR MAKES A HIT
The Gentleman From Missis.
sippi" PIeases Representa-
tive Audience at Colonial
Theatre
CLEAN, CLEVER COMEDY
Delightful Entertainment Afforded By
Good Cast
COMEDY
.nment Afforded By
a g..

Under the direction of William A.
Brady "A Gentleman from Mississip-
pi," that delightful four-act ccomedy,
was presented at the Colonial Theatre
Saturday night.
The audience was not large, but
what it lacked in numbers it made up
in enthusiasm, and manifest aprecia-
| tion of good show full of mirthful
situations and clean, clever comedy
The seasons not far enough advanced,
nor are there enough families re-
turned from their summer outing, to
draw from, in sufficient numbers to
'pack the house" at the Colonial
Theatre.
Owing to the Naval Academy not
opening for the academic year until
October ], there is little doing in An
naolis until that date. This probably
accounts for the comparatively small
audience Saturday night. The show
merited a much larger audience, but
those who were there, showed their
appreciation by giving repeated cur
tain calls, and the "glad hand"
Seldom, if ever has a more cleverly
produced comedy been seen here, and
every member of the cast is an
actor of merit, and several are finish
ed artists in their line.
The play tells the story Cf stout
and genial Mississippi planter, Will
lam Langdon, who has been newly
elected to the United States Senate.
Representatives of the trusts have
engineered his election as he is deem
ed to be just the man they can use
to their own purposes, through feel
ings of gratitude to the supposed
friends who put him there.
Langdon arrives in Washington
with his daughters and takes up his
quarters at the one-time famous
haunt of statesmen, the international
Hotel. Here he is interviewed by
young newspaper correspondent,
bud" Haines, who impresses the
new Senator so favorably that he
offers Bud the post of secretary.
Bud, catching a glimpse of the Sena.
tors youngest daughter, accepts. He
proves valuable ally and pilots
Langdon safely through the dangerous
places.
A trap is set for Langdon to compel
him to work for the establishment of
naval base at a point in Mississippi
on the Gulf of Mexico, where the
politicians have invested heavily in
land. Bud discovers the plot and
helps Langdon defeat the scheme and
saves his honor and fortune. Lang
don rewards him by bestowing the
hand of his young daughter on him.
The story is told with a view to
comedy. What might make serious
situation is usually solved in ludi-
crous manner that brings roars of
laughter from the audience. There is
much quaint Southern humor for
Langdon. and breezy impudence for
Bud that are delightful comedy, yet
all the lines and situations are clean
and wholesome, the fun depending
solely on the bright wit and humor of
the dialogue.
The special cast is an unusually
strong one and is made up of players
recognized for their peculiar fitness,
and includes Robert A. Fischer as
Senator Langdon, and John Butler
as Bud Haines, the newspaper re-
porter. Mr.. Fischer, the corpulent
Senator, is. especially happily cast.
while Mr. Butler is easy. natural
and at all times ellis the bill.
Others of the company, all of whom
were excellent in their respective
roles, are John Arthur, w. H. Town
send, Arthur H. Ebbets, Thomas A.
Irwin, Ernest Evers, Frank Hart
we'll, E. H. Bender, Walter Pollock,
George H. Palmer, Emma Meffert,
Leah Beard, Jane Otey, Jane Fernley,
Beulah Watson, Lutte Adams and
AH;kaban poh;ncon