Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
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destruction of the tin house with paper
roof at the far end of the tent.
Then there was the Snyder family, TWO
French poodles, dressed up as papa ana
mamma, and pushing the baby carriage
with tiny little pup dressed up IN long
clothes. showed how easy 1t is Tor a dog
to walk on its hind legs, to sit down In
chairs and to walz and turkey-trot like
mankind. When they all went for ride
there was an upset, and the monkey
driver rescued the baby. threw 1t back
into the vehicle, made the others jump
in. and set off at a heart-breaking speed
for the stable tent.
The jumping dogs did some wonderful
things The record for high jumping
went to long. thin deerhound, Wnlch
also took all the prizes for long jumping,
leaping a distance at least quarter or
the length of the big tent. There was an
elephant band, heard in harmonious Or
chestration, while dogs walked over the
elephants and lay under them and came
to no hurt The elephants came on the
scene carrying two trunks and out Oh
those that were not caudle appendases
appeared long-coated colTles. who shared
in their performance.
The trick mule was as funny as ever
The "darkey' never got to really ride
him; but in the last attempt. with MS
legs wrapped about the head and neck OF
the unruly little quadruped and his own
hands resting on the ground, ne man
tivities closed the show. There will be
two performances at O'Clock in the
afternoon and at O'Clock at night, each
day this week. There will also be a
daily street parade.
Belasco.
Franklin Richie. who has come to play
leading roles for the Butterfield Players,
made a marked impression last night in
1.-The Hypocrites'' at the Belasco Theater.
Mr.. Richie made his debut as Rev. Ed
gar Linnell, curate of Weybury. Inc
strong plays in which the strongest char
acter wears the cloth of a churchman
are few THE Hypocrites' is perhaps
one of the strongest. Mr.. Richie gained
attention on his first appearance last
evening and held it throughout with a
supreme command of the situation that
could not be mistaken. The wide appeal
in the role is found in the underlying
principles of a finely made character IN
bitter fight against shams, lies and
despicable cruelties presumed to flourish
in so-called Society" The climax in the
third act was big success, due very
largely to the work of Mr.. Ritchie.
Jane Marbury, in the role Of an I'M
pleasant society woman. with merely a
veneer of ruthfulness, has a difficult
task The part is not the sort which
matinee girls are said to rave over
However. 1t is part which requires fin
ished acting, and Miss Marbury Is able
She impersonates the role Of Mrs. Will
more, hypocrite wife of a hypocrite, Mr..
Wilmore, both ardent preachers of NOR
ality. The role Of the husband is played
with fine touches by Walter Wilson.
The piling up of one hypocrisy upon
the other is the mountain of sham to
which the play rises in its climax. The
curate of Weybury, Rev. Edgar Linnell.
strives to do the right thing by an I'M
fortunate girl and is met with instant
opposition. Correct and eminently manly
as is his course, it almost plunges him.
self, his wife and two children into pen
ury and want owing to the hypocrites
arrayed against him.
Until the last moment. 1t appears that
hypocrisy is the leading characteristic of
the entire human race, when with puff
the mountain of sham tumbles down and
the difficult problems seem cleared.
Much Of the trouble centers about
Rachel Neve. played by Miss Glendinning.
who eventually marries Lennard Will
more, played by Everett Butterfield. The
character of Rev. Everard Daubney, as
played by Mr.. Clark. is a burlesque and
smacks of bad taste, yet it brought laugh
ter to last nights audience.
The story of 1.-The Hypocrites" involves
a sex problem.