The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
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before they come to know each other
and know the right
The spendthrift is this vain. spoiled
woman, the wife of Wall Street busi-
ness man who has attained an able
position by the hardest kind of work.
While he Is striving to maintain his
home. the wife tries to build up her So
cial position equally as lofty as her hus-
bands place in the business world, but
in doing this she arrives at the place
where she fears the gossip Of the friends
she acquires. She strives to outdo them
and hurls her husband into bankruptcy.
A strain of humor runs through the
play. The character OF an aunt of the
spendthrift has been likened to q famous
woman financier. Miss Matte Ferguson
plays this role. Miss That's Magrane. the
young California actress, is seen in the
role of the wife, while Robert T. Haihes
is the husband. r. Daniel Frawley, who
is we'll known in Washington, is also a
member of the cast
The New NatiOnnl-MontROm and
Stone.
Because he started his professional ca
reer as a circus performer. Fred A. Stone.
of Montgomery and Stone. has always
been possessed of a desire to play a part
in which ne might have an opportunity to
burlesGue what was the serious work of
his earlier days. George Ade gave him a
chance to realize his whimsical ambition
when he made the two heroes OF The
Old Town." in which Montgomery and
Stone come to the National Theater this
week. a couple of stranded circus pro-
prietors. abandoned by their company.
who are obliged to furnish the entire per-
Co.
tickets and do the ''spieIing" outside Mr.
Stone rewards the oblging author by
putting into the two acts of The Old
Town" a variety of singing. dancing
acrobatic. gymnastic. and. Wild West
stunts, which would adequately furnish
pretentious bill at a first-class
vaudeville theater. That is one reason
why the performance Of ''The Old Town.
according to reports from New York.
where it ran for nearly a whole season
at Charles Dillingham's new Globe
Theater, is fuller of action and incident
than any musical comedy of recent pro-
duction. Undoubtedly, David Montgom-
cry and Fred Stone are the most versa
tile, as they are the most finished Of &C.
centric comedians on the American stage.
In THE Old Town" they introduce haf a
dozen distinct character impersonations
apiece, each calling for the most elab-
crate makeup and change of costume.
as we'll as for the portean adaptability
of accent, air, attitude, and atmosphere
Mr.. Ade has written a clever little dou-
bic romance into the story Of ''The Old
Town." and it Is said that the piece
would play very well as comedy had
ii not the advantage of Gustav Luders'
tuneful musical score. With the added
charm of tinkling arias melOdiously rem
dered, swinging. colorful ensemble num-
bers adroitly handled, and the clever
cIowning of Montgomery and Stone.
said to appeal successfully to all shades
of popular taste. Certainly Montgomery
and Stone have. in their latest vehicle,
more than duplicated the wonderful sue
cesses which they have previously achiev
ed in 1.-The Red Mill and 1.-The Wizard
Of Oz'' Mr.. Charles Dillingham;. the
managerial sponsor for ''The Old Town."
has given the two stars every possible
accessory in the matter Of picturesque
scenery, artistic costuming. and capa-
BILE supporting company. The personnel
Of the organization numbers many we'll
known names, and nearly hundred peo-
pie all told.
With Montgomery and Stone will be
seen Allene Crater. Flossie Hope. Mel
vile Stewart, Charles Dox. w. J. Nc
Carthy. Eloise and Genevieve Reed.
Lyndon Law. Nathalie Greene. Charles
Mitchell May Ellison. Mack Whiting.
Clementina Dundas, Gene Cole, Harold
Russell. Virginia Kendall, Charles Dodge.
and Ethel Tanguay.
Matinee performances are announced
for. Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
Chase's-P0lite Vaudeville.
Now is the time of Chase's twelfth an
niversary, and II behooves all liege and
loyal citizens cognixant OF the good work
Chase's has theatrically done in our midst
all these years to attend in large and
laughing gatherings and to reward the
worthy management and the funmaking
the occasion and the bill should attract
unusual and universal attention. - they
denbtises will and chass's should .