The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-29
Colonial.
Vaudeville and moving pictures.
John Drew in "A Single Man."
Only John Drew could have played


Only John Drew could have played
the part of Robin Worthington In ~
single Man as presented at the Acad-
si.., .as. n.snt. III $3.50 e il's.As Wa,
~.y ,4.c sort t..a ..Ii ~t., ai' .i4S
.~- tvc.iun ~ t..a tt1..i~s. -. FAC ."s.
10 AT. DlSe - a...S .~-ea~sc - .4ss-
...es .4....s~.A ~ t.-c s.ti., ..1t oitiy thAt
A.oo... w. t....@s .S,s, 49, t~.A9sAis
49, y. - sitas Aeeen oNsi q r~A-
lou vi 5..rs io!.S~f ..>.i q ~. s1a ".4o
Ne.9s ~.
..il.. Drew iS an artist ana pa IS
..tc ...4t oI 40. IA 80. .4.tA-ss 500, @o~AsS-
sa4l ~r@aaSS D4~. Ai.4n~s ~ tSa.s
n..Acs .atIa... E.-.nss oi~a..
A..e SA4.c4s ss..s 49, -ass.. ; ~. s-A.s
.-~.AA.S.u. VA. i-.-s "oi As. tt.S ,Ii.-n-
it4a VI u4aA.J n.>hs-..il ~t.ts-Ay e~a-
"AsiiISi.l aasS iet u4a 5e-ss o.4s-s.A
40 s.eAoa4 d. iio. ~ =. s~.s.i.eil.
coo ave 5>.4s n@ is...s ~ ieae.u tAss
W. AZ. al sA... 14S. ~Si,usiia. .is..,
SA~l.4s 40 ~ soi. ~ Az @sis.o u4t s.A
Ai.+lA,. sLA aye 10. @tI1ll-J. Ci443 ssSA -
uae ES4or DIS 80 ~ oItL.Iss ga eoa4a
40 clpa -iG oI SaA.l u Leaf. .~n coh.Ss
"a Aia I4Gi,le l.A N.arrlsu LfotI.ss, "a sos-
Vile AKA lac. Ola sonuob II .eisa, a
sl.iena.a spanish apsesuine aan4o. The
Joys Vi m4tiimuul ap4eai % lac oatne-
ivr and hH tcohn afounu Tor hinsSit
a vile ana chots IA romp. lhc
SPANISH toauty would win nam for
aers-lf. uul when the bachelor wakes
up on the night that his t.pisi uius
nun goodbye, icF she ,Anot aoide the
thought OF his marry ins any one but
herself. there 10 a scene which ieaa>
to general understanding and leaves
him free 10 wed his typist and live
the life to which he has become At
cushioned.
Now IL takes John Drew and q John
Drew Company to present this sort
OF ~iay properly, 1t Was so presented
last night, and no doubt viii be SO
presented twice again today.
How even Robin Wcrthington could
ever have overlooked SO beautiful q
typist as Mary Roland made is q stage
IN. stery. To discuss the rest OF the
cast Is to reiterate praise. That's Law
ton was as effective AZ she Ia beautiful
and the MarSie Cottreli. the romp, Of
Carroll McComas made her friends
glad. for she played this ingenue role
capitally. Louise Drew was the ideal
young British wife. and Ivan Simpson
the typical one-,dea British officer in
mufti.,
A clever play. presented by clever
neople. artists all
A new Pinero comedy has been
presented In New York with Ger
trude Elliott in the principle role,
which u not the titutar part. The
story tells OF . lexow investigation
and the search for the guilty man who
bestowed a kiss upon the gcverness
Every man In the house IL suspected
excepting the guilty one himself--ths
sanctimouious Mr.. Panmure, whose
reputation must be preserved. Which
accounts for the title, Preserving Mt
T,annlure. tho comedy appears "a
be on the lines OF '.The Gay Lord
Quex." and has one very funny act
the third, 80 the critics declare
Now that Mr.. Pinero has written
every kind OF a play known. why
won't he please try ana write another
Sweet Lavender" Hut maybe that
white Maxis'' did not prove al
attractive or lucrative In New York
~ the black art OF extracting none,
from humans known In Cohanese a
boobs.
Nat Goodwin became so provoked
because the newspapers did not print
his photograph In connection with the
revival OF "Oliver Twist" he sent In
his two weeks notice to the manage
mcnt. And then Rennold Wolf had
to expose Nat by saying that the only
pictures available showed Nat al
aght-headed youth Of thirty. Mats
head II even lighter now. unless he
has taken to wearing wig.
Margaret Wycherly has been added
to Madame Simone's company. which
In to appear In Rostand's The Lady
OF Dreams"