The Washington times., 1911-10-25
Thomas A. Wise and John
Barrymore Divide Hon
ors as Stars.
BREEZY AMERICAN IS
MADE MOLLYCODDLE
Changes His Ways to Win a
Woman--Mr. Barrymore Gives
Clever Performance.

A comedy pure and simple IL Uncle
SAM" in which Thomas A. Wise ami
John Barrymore are appearing as CO.
stars this week in the National Theater.
SO that the audiences will understand
this. the authors. Anna Caldwell and
JameD O'Dea, EEve proclaimed upon the
program that the piece was written
solely to amuse, and this ls exactly
what your Uncle Samuel does for two
hours and a half. Uncle Sam Is on
American. Of course. coming from Reno.
New, from Alimoiiy square Of that city.
In fact.
IIe is the possessor OF all kinds oe
good American cash, which he dis
tributes lavishly and inrartially. His
other name 10 f;unnison, and he has q
nephew, Robert Hucson, who has been
for four years a student at Heidelberg,
the part In which John chow difficult
1t Is to keep from calling him ''JackI)
Barrymore shines.
Uncle Sam is exactly what his name
and nationality " ould imply. u breezy,
wholesome. generous American, and It
is hard to imagine this fat rascal de-
generating into mollycoddis just for
the mere purpose Of winning woman
who likes that sort Of thing. Eut this
is what he does. carrying out the theory
that a man will do almost anything
when woman waves her fairy-like
n9 hsnd sav.n and tells him II , TO- There is pair
Won Tronp and his wife, Kitzi Won
Tromp, as clever and rascally a pair AS
one could encounter in trip abroad.
lorcable American girl. Amy Wright, a
part in which Miss Edith Lyle Is ex-
celle mt, with the wholesomencss for
which n the the girls OF Uncle Sans domain
While it is easy for the nephew. Rob
ert Hudson. to besome q mollycoddle
almost at once. It takes some time to
convert Uncle Sam from the sturdy.
Type. type 1t ri Is ACCOMPLISHED an however. es 'ns in
the course of three acts: all Of which
are laid in or near the 'Bellendc
Wurst' Inn. near Heidelberg
OF the plot one can only say as did
| the countryrian when he first beheld a
camel-'there amt no sech animile.
| In view Of the fact that the less plot
ssfer sood she ras fo9 nome SEEMED
necessary. and the audience takes thu
play for what IT is iafeied. "A play to
There are any number of good lines
in Uncle Sam. and the absurd situa-
tons and the rollicking good humor
keeps the audience in a happy frame
%gS ana Il thai Uncle Is eentnsiGvs ssm Wis., says Is
known him in .'The Gentleman From
Mississtppi' and other plays in which
he has been seen In rast seasons. John
sOr comedy in the part OF Uncle Sans
nephew. and contributes at leest half
of the fun to the play. In all Of the
hs acts n Df Of se
coddie. and a perfectly dear little Top
AS Kitzi. the adventures. who has
esn esn ei dollars. 1n MSS Mss juliet plSa Sa % Is ex
cellent. Her delineation of the char
acter is heightened by the fact that
she is perfect mistress Of the foreign
Gallo temperament.
Cyril Biddulpn, as Ethelbert Anstey,
an English student, Is excellent too.
and af 1nsI sn MSa Ss
clarcs that he is wise enorgh to run
an automobile. but too wise to own
one. Is cleverlv rlayed by John J. Scan.
were also good in the less exactinp
The stage settings in Uncle Sam" are
excellent. especially the boudoir Of
EaT Of S"1 The sanaen At Fss n pestS APART
ment. all done in pink and white chintz
was most attractive. especially to the
There is plenty Of the Heidelberg at
mosphere in "Uncle Sam'-plenty Of
humor Of the kind that serves to drive
away the little blue devils that come
and perch alongside one now and then
and refuse to be frightened away. &C
to see ''Uncle Sam" and they will TAX.
their departure forthwith. .Sor II they d.
not. 1t is certainly not the fault o.
those who wrote and those who ar,
playing "Uncle SAM"
JULIA MURDOCH.
Tomorrow Miss Murdcck will review
, "Everywife," and the other attraction
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