New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13

a dozen boys and girls dancing and clap
ping their hands around tall thin man,
who looks al them with quizzical smile on
his face and his hat on the back ot his
head. II is the big. bare stage Of Wal
lacks Theatre IN the daytime; the man is
Albert Cowles. the stage director; the
children are part of the cast for the matt
zee performance of Alias Jimmy EaIen-
tiuc'' arranged by Mrs. James Speyer to
be given next Friday with al child per-
formers for the benefit Of the Summer
Home for Working Girls Of the University
Settlement. And what is this stage director
saying that makes the children caper?
''Wednesday." ne says. "Wednesday. the
10th. well have "A full dress rehearsal. Then
one day for you 70 rest. and on the 18Th
comes the matinee--that is lie adds teas
ingly. ''if you're not all so bad tia; l have
to put you out in the alley"
But they are rot bad. Il would be hard
70 find :. band OF actors more intent on
playing their parts well than these chill
dren. and ii is fun - them. too-the life
they love. They know it well. 700, for not
one OF them. young a. they are. hut has
acted child parts IN more than Que play.
Here is Sydney Melvin. who was RAYMOND
Tacketts unGerstUdy last year. Sydney.
who Is eight years old and extremely
fluffy as 10 his yellow hair, acts Biiclken
dolfenbach. the inventor in Alias Jimmy
Valentine with beautiful German ac-
cent. Here is Pearl E,Eau. Z demure child
with smooth brown cu:'is. who is Mrs.
Webster IN the play. Asked by a visitor
to give her opinion OF stage life, Pearl
says emphaucally:
There's nothing like II; is there. Ruth"
Ruth Wells. dot Of q girl. who IS Mrs.
ing 4 lavender gown with a long train.
'fone OF Miss RobsOn's gowns cut down"
says Mrs Sarah BOWEL, the wardrobe
woman. You can take it home and keep
II when The matinee Is over" she tells
Ruth
''oo-oo.' surgies Ruth. Then We can
play house with. it, Pearl
Smith. clerk Ia the warden Of Sing Sing
rriscn-JeTomc Fernandez in real life and
doing very We'll ct school-wears a tiny
white Jacket and trousers made from one
Of Miss Elsie Janis old stage suits. In
fact mos: Of the costumes worn in the
junior rendition of Alias Jimmy Nalen-
'i1e carry "reminiscences Of groRn-up
actresses. Only the convict suits are new.
made for the occasion. They are greatly
admired by the little knots of fathers and
mothers standing in the wings when the
four convicts come skipping on for rehear-
rsl from the dressing rooms. John Hines,
3 chunky lad. even without his makeup
comically Ike Doyle, the detective-the
part he takes in the play-looks at them
with q connoisseur's eye.
Sarah are those real conYicts' suits
from Sing Sing he asks Mrs. BolweI In
awed ZONE
on, no: they're just made out of awning
cloth" she SAYS
They have 3 very good effect John as
SuTes her
Donald GaIabfr, who Is IN the regular
east as Rose Lanes small brother,
sulnes the stsr part of Jimmy in next Fri
days presentation The other boys all take
off their hats to Donald. He's great"
tlsey say, with admiration They approve,
too. Of 5olly little Robert Tobin. who. as
Dick the Rat, the paral9zed convict,
Drugs one leg after him with convincing
realism.
There are three little Tobins in the play,
escorted 70 rehearsal every afternoon by