The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-05

ysu Aiss only eas 400 sstsrtuasu-
I: Mr. Golfers latest laugh .iimevslne
was bnilt by ". II. Post and Neiuiam
Coil1sf. hut the internal evidence. -
the podA9ogues say. u strUng that
the greater part Of enigma chsasas.
body and accessories was contrtputsd
BY the toant-artnos.st ar. for the com
i pistsd vshicis runs. giistsns And rings
with ColiiertsmA
True. Il 10 very new ana wants 9
certain amount OF tuhinU up: the see.
oad act CURTAIN IL wsAA. ana the piece
- too short ~ nearly nAlf An hour. but
those troubles. are the authVry. not
ours. Ours not to puzzle ou1-ours bot
to laugh. or shout
, And laugh We aia. until. At times. tn.
action Of the play was stopped because
the actors could not make, themselves
heard. During the nrsI nski hour Of
the performance. most Of the dialogue
was snissso W tnose who were sea,ed
when the curtaiA went up. because OF
the stamping. gathering noise Of the
ansvitabis many VINO came when II
pleased them. rsgai dless Of the rights
not 70 say comfort. or others. BUT.
about O'Clock. we began TO under
stand the story. and the fun OF II
raced along with roliicAing. mirtnful
swtftnsss. without Q said. panc.ure, or
even . misrrs. except ut the enc OF
sns second act TO it, Joyous culmina-
ton.
The story Of one Dionysius Woodbury.
(@tilam coliier). who, being told BY
eminent physicians that he cannot i've
more than . nsw wsekss marries a
charming girl. whom he wishes TO h~ip
and leaves Immediately after the csre.
mony. In order that he may leave her
rich widow. ana then lives on and on.
10 not involved. save for the one COM
piicalion OF bis continued existence, but
It forms the gsOandwork for a play
humorous to the nth degree.
Mr.. Collier II just a. skilfulIy and
gracefully amusing As he was In
Caught In the Ram" In which he was
last seen here. or a. he always il,
never failing In To- easy sureness and
certainty OF his inim,rable methods to
make the most Of every potential point.
nor ever sxsggeratsng one Of them.
And the supporting company 10 most
admirable. Paula Marr--MiA Coulter, by
the way-is more than attractive as
the young girl. her single lock Of
gray hair but adding TO her lowell
ness; the two doctors are cleyerly
played by John Clulow and Charles
Dow Clark: Emily FItxr0y In excellent
as the mother. Nicholas Judeis 10 .
volatile chef. Grant Stewart--last here
with De Wolf Hopper In "Mr. Pick
wick"-shows how q real actor plays
the servant. and little william Collier.
Jr. literally steals the show while he
10 on That boy has a conversation
with his father. In which he explains
to him that he, Mr.. Collier. il '.3ust ~
nice AZ a dog. only different" that 10
good enough to carry a whole act. II
1t were necessary. which IL isn't
i The settings sre beyond criticism
and the stage management remark
able In it's perfection OF detail
Altogether. II you miss this comedy.
youll be sorry.
W. Douglas Gordon.
Get Ac4uainteA WstA @HaPpy.s
Revamped, rebuilt. resuscitatsd. re-
tuvenated. in fact. reborn. Happy
Hooiigan, thanks TO the pencil OF Fred
Upper. Jumped straight from the COM
les last night at the Bijou before
capacity audience and choked q laugh
down the threats OF the assembled.
pulling IL out bit by bit, or In large
handfu.s. just ~ he pleased. It's
real girl show. and maybe that had
something to do with IL. but be that
AZ II may. ~ they used to say in
HogaE.s Alley. Vera Wise and the
friends she brought with her-femi-
nine, II you please-certainly did at
tract considerable attention. entirely
too much. said the party who brought
her husband
In this modernized. brightly tinsel-
Cd Gus Hill Offering. Dan Simons 10
the peripatetic Happy" all the way
from tine tincan toppiece to the road
worn foot covering. He carries the
part, and, without Understanding his
ability. II must be said that the part
helps him considerably. Paul Quinn.
an unusual Irishman. foils the Simon1
brand Of fun exceptionally WELL while
Maurice Barrett does a German saloon
keeper with = most fascinating burr
and other things. Then there's Vera
Wise. who says her regular name Is
May Shirk. but about which we have
grave doubts. for she shirks moth
ing. unless It lie drapefes- She sings
and dances and looks. which is just
about as much a. one could wish In
a real. honest-to-goodness prfma
donna
Than there are Elsie Meadow, George
A. Wood. Joe Mitchell and Billy En-
sor. all OF whom add to the festivities
And. dnally, there 10 . chorus with
girls, not women. and they All WORK.
Trom the little one on the end. to the
srdate chorus lady to the extreme
rear.
Altoresher Q good performance. well
Aona WITH costumes that are new ans
.cenery-humar and other kind
nroperiy decor ated. Happy WIN %
vith % ali week. Get acquamtsoI