The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
THE BELLE or NEW YORK. /"

THE BELLE or NEW YORK"
Music by Gustav Kerker.
Libretto by Z. NJ. 5, Mcclellan,
CAST:
Ichahod Bronson President Of the Young Mems
Rescue League and Anti-C Cigarette Society q
Harry Bronson, his son, young spendthrit
.....,............L Lieut.. Marcel IS. keene, l. 5 A.
William, butler..,,.,....
Pohesman -....-,....,,,... EFeisn Araoiu harrison
Gateman .................,. J
Mr., Twiddles, Harry Bronsons private secre-
Dr. Kent WOrth1ngton
Cort Angelique. the queen Ct comic opera
........................... Charles Andrew McCann
Doe suiffkius, the father q the queen Of
comic opcra..---...-.-.---.--.f frank W. Harrison
cunt PATS Raftatoof Twin Portuguese brothers
............E Read Beard aud Robert Garland
'Blinky Bill" McGuIk, a mlAed-ale pugliist
rdnClS laWt0ns j.
Kenneth 1lugg l0W comedian Of the Cora An
Eeique Comic Opera. .,,,.,..-,J, Archer seilman
Kis5ie Hitzgarter. Gist Lamdin
Fric0t chef .........-...T j. Randolph Nicholas
lin Fric0t a little PariseHne. .ATInah ;, A Brady
Mr.. Sheep. cITatc. Reese Cassard
Kari Won Pmpemick. polite unatc
....... Francis 1. Klemm
Violet Gray. Salvation Amy iassie
j. hyland huhnS
Mamie Clancy Pen street grl-...--Neill Hughes
All Bung. a Chinaman.............T robert Jenkins
Sing Bad, a Chinaman. ......-.-.- Walter NJ. Graham
Mr. Sn0opCr a newspaper reporter. J. Lloyd Unduch
Mr.. Pepper. a photographer. Warren MagTuder
pausg purs a soUhrct $1,000. Iunes COgTe
Polly Parrot. ....HanY Dulauy Belt
Myrtle AIince Edward L. Cromwell
Quecuie Cake OoiaS Howard McCay Morgan
Birdie Seed. Bridesmaids ..-..-. Harry jenkins
GLADYS Glee... .---.---- John e.. Rouse
Marjorie May ,..-.-..L lines Cornell
Drummer Curtis Handy
Premiere Danseuse. Edward l.. Bartlett jr
IT., Linton B. Arnold Mntenbsrger y. Smun
Stuart c. Hopper. J. CARTS HANDY, T. Rowland
Dawson William J. Bisscn. and Jackson ). Fay
Opera queens. Carroll Ffhey Charles II. Ed
mundson, Arthur Caytm Wehuer. William Dayen-
pou Platt, T., Harold W. Leyaing, William q.
knapp
Bathing girls-Mntenberger y. SmuI. Edward NJ
Cromwell. L. Rowland Dawson, Harry D. Belt,
William Blssell. Wilmer Emory. il.
Mems chcrUs-J Marshall Bruce, W Donneu
Stewart George 5. Nicholas. Walter ~ Graham.
j. Fred SulElee. Thomas j. GTahame. HeTbeIt X.
Leland. Warren X Magrlder. Garland Liuthicum
RAYMOND L. Cooper. Phillip HaXall Harrison. John
Mccarthy. Thomas j. Day. William II. Emory.
john X McCahe, Evelyn 4 Harrison. Howard Cole
J. Fred HEAVIER.
Chinese dance-T. Rober; jenkins. Reese Cassard.
Alfred NJ. Knapp. Edward L. Bartlett IT.. j.
LLOYD UCdGcE, Harm Jenkins
Tommy Atkins daUce-Recse CasslTd. T. Robert
jenkins, Harry Jenkins Alfred NJ knapp ]. Lloyd
Cnduch Edward L. Bartlett u.
SYNOPSIS.
ACT I. scene The dining room Of Harry
BrOusoBs house CD Riverside DIVE New YORK
Scene 1.-The conservatory Of Harry BrOnsous hous5.
Sone 5-Pell street. New YORK, on the Chinese New
Years Eve.
ACT Il. Scene l-smylers candy store. Broad
way. New YCra. Scene 2-The interior Of Grand
Central Station. New 1ork. Scene 3-On the lawn
at the Casino at NaIagausott Pier.
These amateur perfOrmances-whe
done intelIigently and with all the &C
cessories that are at the command OF
none wand taste-are like GASES in the
theatrical desert It is hard to class
The Paint and Powder Club" as an or
ganization with the amateurs. It's ex-
perience in producing plays for public
performance runs back as far as 1894,
when the club was first organized.
Supposedly, people who do not accept
pay for acting are amateurs. Artistically
speaking, some of these amateurs"
would put in the shade a lot Of excellent
professionals. and some others who
would be too well paid if they worked
for nothing. This club is not composed
of people who are falling all over them
selves for a chance to show themselves
off on the stage; there are other quail
ications for being cast in the Paint and
Powder reyels, and these We're decidedly
conspicuous yesterday afternoon.
Up TO Washington.
It was a pity the audience swas not
larger. The performance was for charity,
and then again. those who stayed away
missed one Of the treats Of the season.
Baltimoreans VIII have a poor opinion of
Washington when they learn that the New
National Theater was only half filed.
And they cannot retaliate, for we haven't
developed anything worthy to compete
with the Paint and Powder show.
They do things up pretty well. these
folk A good many times has The
Belle of New York" been seen in this
town, but for lavishness of costumes,
beauty Of scenery, and number of per-
sons in the ensemble, this particular
performance has the call
II must be admitted that the club has
taken liberties with this classic musical
comedy. Sidelights on home politics and
local matters were freely interpolated
where there was chance for a laugh.
Particularly agreeable We're the occas-
ional specialtes, such as Edward L. Bart
let's graceful exhibition of dancing and
the Tommy Atkins dance, which could
not have been better had our friends the
professionals been rehearsing it a year.