Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
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EUeroose POI out X tAAi
-oo5o3ussoa. ss Us enlishtea you. y
vs. merely the serdes Of nos
'rntsosi anaieaoe Al the Eks pro
suctioa Of Mr.. and Mrs J A
D.raahys "A Waite Elephant on
nw~day cyenlns-
Nerer xas a more metropolitan
AKA professionally finished play CIV
"a b. a cast taken from the drer-
tor Of The Optimistic City. There
Wa nothing amsteurlsh to MAJ
any detail Of the musical comedy. II
uent from curtain to curtain and
went VITA g decided "nP.' Every
bsay in tic ==ssesce o their oes,,
the cdor o. moth balls On some
Of The married meas salts certainly
proved Il vas the gre&ieS eFent
they had attended Tor sometime. ard
we might add. everyone looked III
bess and the players DID their best
bat er yaEh zperi4tives
A II. whitney Is no loager a s'sr'
He was discovered Playwright Oar
naby has plucked him quietly from
the constellation OF local histrioaie
circles with a few taps Of his iype-
writer in manufacturing a manu-
script From the days OF the moral
ity plays no star was owe "discoy-
erred" But "he came back" and a.
the hotel clerk brought his inimitahl'
comedy ability up o It's usual s--s
producing register. In his two vocal
numbers, Does 1t Pay and Hons
Town" assisted BY the chorus, he re
captured all the honors OF past per
formances-
81! John Barclay, as their sleuth
was worthy OF a pair Of rubber heels
and a tin star, and in a character
intended to display enough detective
ability to track Barnum & Baileyis
circus in a heavy snowstorm made
hit He chung TO his clue Ike
yellow pup 10 a new bone.
As Senator Clark's secretary, JOIN
Guthrie assisted DR.. Turley in purvel
ling the Washington polish as well
as spreading the political salve. Mr.
Guthrie pleased in his character an'
Dr. Turkey, as the Senator, looket
ana played the part o wen you IN.
consciously wondered if there was
not an investigation pending concern
ing his election.
AS the travelling salesman, FreN
Pitcher. who has heretofore appeared
only in burnt cork, sang wen and
played his straight" role with al
the ease OF one who has been bookea
SO weeks on Broadway in the latest
Casino success.
And the Judge, al as an attor
ney. was. as l heard some youni
women say. "a perfect matinee idol
Mr.. Fry sang well, and in his due
with Miss Gibbs, was one Of the hit
OF the production He filled n o
the leading roles most excellently
Melville Paul, as the Dope Fiend.
pleased and when he sang his "Cg
arctic" song received the usual nun
Der Of hearty that his Away.
delighted audience extends.
/ wonder what he would look like
on the stage without a veneer o
black. Fred A. Morris. as the hote.
porter, made another Of his "PattI
farewells," and In 'Woodman Spare
That Tree" gave the comedian, Bert
Williams. who introduced the lyric
cards and spades"
pardon the introduction of slang
but having exhausted Roget's adiee
tiYes gathered under the caption "TC
Praise" We are forced to seek refug,
in the Century volume on slang.)
Miss Eliza Gibbs, as Miss Good
win, was stunning, and was in fine
voice. All of her selections met viii
the approval of the audience, and
In one OF the leading roles she more
than pleased.
Nan CaUthorn made as chic ant
fetching a French Maid as ever Pa.
rec boasted of and in her excellent
work throughout the evening added
much to the efServesoence Of the fun
Miss Ida Randle sang beautifully.
and at all times never lost her part.
She played a difficult role perfectly.
Miss Katherine Graham made a de-
cidedly pleasing widow. Mrs. Mary
Adams, in the "spookey Man." song
gave n of the hits of the evening.
Miss Ligia Bots sang Turkish
Moon" most exceElently.
Miss Ruth Robertson in the
French Maid" song. was one of the
hlts OF the evening.
John orear, as the CaHph, was a
most august figure and added much
to his role. Chas Guthrie and A.
o. Adams, as the Turkish Guards.
were n Of the comedy hits OF the
evening.
The chorus work was one Of the
features Of the production and
though those who made up this back.
ground for the Stars had few lines.
they deserve great credit for tho
manner in which they mastered the
difficult steps and work Of the On
soluble numbers. Those in the cho-
ruses were: Mesdames Hannah. PHI.
cher. Turkey and Whitney; and Miss.
es Veima johnson. Fry. johnson, Phi.
cher and Morris, Messrs. Woodward
Van Ness, Houston. Adams. McMann.
Nichols. Craddock and Hannah.
And now TO the power behind the
thron-Mr. and Mrs. DarDaby The