The Washington times., 1912-05-29
GAMBOL OF LAMBS
DECIDED SUCCESS
Stars of the Stage Furnish Most Attractive Entertainment
to Packed House at the National Theater-Twenty-
~ five Stars in Grand Review.
BY JULIA MURDOCH.

kept ones eyes starting from ones
head to keep from missing anything !
felt thropghout the whole performance,
and especially at this part like the green
countryman at the three-ringed circus
too awed to speak or applaud, but
wall-eyed in the attempt to see II all
and hear everything.
Poor Eddie Foy as the messenger boy,
with huge taxicab taximeter fastened
to his heaving bosom, sought vainly for
John Drew, and when he was told that
fat Frank Mcintyre, who lay dead on
the floor, was the man he was looking
for, his grief broke all bounds, and he
sobbed without restraint. and gave an
impassioned grafton that rivaled the
speech of Mantell, as Antony. over
the dead body of Caesar few moments
before. .........
Following the above named sketch the
program concluded with the most M
teresting feature of the performance.
than twenty-five stars In costume, who
impersonated the characters in which
they have from time to time gained
their fame.
First came the herald, Charles Ross,
who announced each actor and his part
as he stepped into the spotlight. Charles
Hopper appeared as Chimmie Fadden;
Riley Hatch as Captain Williams in
in Arizona" w. j. Kelley as Ben Hur; /;
Edward Connolly as Marse Covington;
William Courtleigh as John Swiftwind;
Frank Gilmore as the King Of Bothnia;
'Brewster's Millions" Charles e.
Evans as I. McCorker In "The Parlor
Match" Nat NJ. Wills with his millions
Of buttons as the Happy Tramp; JEFF
teer; Robert Edeson as strongheart:
Andrew Mack as Tom Moore; Digby
Bell as Mr.. Pipp; William Farnum as
Captain Carey, c. 8. A; and his brother
nan as Robert Emmett; Frank McIn-
tyre as the Travelling Salesman; Will
ton Lackaye as Svengali: Thomas A..
Wise as the lovable Gentleman From
River" Montgomery and Stone as the
wizard Of oz;S William Muidoon as
the Fighting Gaul; Raymond Hitchcock
George Hamlin as Lieutenant Merrill: !:
David Bispham as Telramund: David
Warfleld as the Music Master; Fred
erick Warde as Richelieu; James O'Neil
ert Mantell as Hamlet Each actor
was greeted with a round OF applause.
but David Warfield and James O'Neil
received the pent-up enthusiasm OF the
audience in the whistles. poundings. and
cries that greeted their appearance. AS
the curtain went down these actors
stood in a huge semicircle, presenting
a spectacle that was like a marvellous
dream, and singing one of the dearest
and most intimate of melodies-"Auld
Lang Syne."
Attractive Program.
The official program Of the Lambs
gambol was sold at rs cents a copy.
and the money raised by the sale Of
these handsome books will also be turned
+, into the club treasury for the building
fund. The cover page contains an al
legorical drawing by Aitken. Of a shep-
herdess watching her flock. In her
head is a wonderful headdress composed
Of the Joined masks Of Tragedy and
Comedy. Lamb Spencer Wright, Lamb
E. w. Kemble, Lamb Walter Hale,
Walter have Contributed drawings and
etchings to the little book, and there are
| rhymes and special articles by Lamb
George AIDE, who writes Of THE Woman
osbourne. obo Aa who contributes Some Re-
hections:" Lamb Captain L. D. Wild
man, who writes THE Lay OF the Lion
Who Laid for the Lamb, or Their Wed:
soF Storage" g Lamb John Hazzard, who
writes a parody Of "Ain't II Awful,
Mabel" Lamb Charles Hanson Towne,
whose poem dedicated to all noble COM
| eQlanS Is entltleu ne men VINO MAKE
Us Laugh" and Lamb James Barnes,
who writes, with apologies to Rudyard
Kipling, of 1.-THE Lambs Route March
ing"
In every city visited by the Lambs one
de luxe souvenir program. handsomely
bound and containing the autographs OF
every Lamb appearing in the gambol Is
sold for the benefit Of the club. Odir
! Horstman was the highest bidder fol-
| the program in Washington and the
book was sold to him for $780,
| The program contains, besides these
| gems OF literature and art, a complete
list of those who participated In yes
| terday's gambol, together with a roster
| Of the clubs officers and the standing
| committees. Following yesterday af.
ternoon's performance. the Lambs de-
parted on their special train for Balu
more. where they appeared last evening
taking their dinner en- route. Following
their gambol in the Monumental City
they will visit Atlantic City, Philadel
phia, Newark, Brooklyn. Boston and
Springfield. in which cities single per
| formances will be given.
At the close of the performance a re
ception was held upon the stage. wher
each Lamb was introduced to Mrs. Taft
who was accompanied by Mrs. Johr
Hays Hammond. John Grismer acted
as master Of ceremonies. making thu
presentation to Mrs. Taft.