Evening journal., 1912-10-29
FACING The The
MUSIC, THRILLS
dupont TheSpiaHS Make Hit
in Rehearsal Of Darnley'S
Comedy

The intention OF the members OF
the DUPONT Puff and Powder Club to
make the initial effort of their club a
success was never made more evident
than yesterday afternoon, when at A
o'clock the cast selected to present
George w. Darnleys comedy, Facing
the Music reported early for a re-
hearsal which occupied two hours
and a half before supper and nearly
three hours after that meal
Under the guidance Of Edward s.
Grant, Of Philadelphia, the different
acts were gone through with a
'z-z-zing' and a "bin' that came very
close TO satisfying even such "a
captions critic as Mr.. Grant f. r..
Palmer as Dick Desmond, was un-
fortunately under the weather owing
to a severe attack Of grip and throat
trouble, but his infectious laugh did
not seem to be much weakened there
by "Duifel,' the Vine street detec-
tive, Colonel "Uncle Duncan" Smith,
the old boy with a penchant for hug
ging his nieces, and the Rev. John
Smith. the "curate of st. Andrews, %
all not only knew their lines but
gave full force to every sentence ut
tered. plain" John Smith. the hero
OF as pretty a domestic mix-up as
ever saw light on the stage, has a
lot &c do and does it well.
As for the women in the case-are
there are four of them, Nora, the
wife of plain" John Smith, Mabel,
the wife of the Rev. John Smith. Mrs.
Pointing. the ready-witted housekeep-
er, and Miss FOtheringay, the actress
from the Biiou Theatre, all have not
only learned their lines, but have
paid so much attention to Mr.. Grants
Instructions that they carry out the
same in a manner that already guar
antees the smooth running of as good
laugh-producing a comedy as was
ever given in Wilmington Facing
the Music" is a funmaker from start
TO finish
The cast is made up as follows:
Plain John Smith, a sport, W. S. K
Wells; Reverend John Smith, curate
Of st. Andrews, l.. p. Mahoney; Dick
Desmond, friend OF "Plain" John
Smith, r. r. Palmer; Colonel Smith
(Uncle DuncanD, G. II. McAvoy;
"Duifel," the Vine Street Detective, c..
II. Mcguire; Nora, Mrs. John Smith.
Miss Marian Truitt; Mabel, the Rev
Smiths wife. Miss Lola b. Parsons,
Miss Fotheringay, the Bijou actress,
Miss t. l. Denton; Mrs. Pointing. the
housekeeper Miss Ruby NJ Ayerst
The FIRST performance will be given
on November 6 Wednesday, of next
week. in the ballroom OF the dupont
Building, where the stage has been
permanently enlarged so as to permit
Of comedies and musical entertain
ments being given. The stage has
been fitted up with scenery, flies. drop
curtain, foothghts, etc, making it all
that a small stage should be- A Soc
ond performance will be given on the
night OF November z. and a third per-
formance on the night Of November
8, II there seems to be a demand for
such an encore. Full particulars as
to the sale Of tickets, time of com
mencement of the performance, ETC.,
will be given in the next day or two.
The orchestra of the DUPONT Puff
and Powder Club will furnish the
music during the evening. This is
an orchestra that seems TO have come
to stay and that grows with every
rehearsal. Friday night last no less
iNhiA ~ AAlhNi NtN'MAn WNAN iinNniu Ut-
fore the director, Mr. Crosby Later
In the season the orchestra will give
an instrumental concert, to be follow
ed by the musical comedy Trial BY
jury" one of Gilbert and Sullivan's
best literary and musical gems.
An impression seems 10 have gotten
abroad that there would be a dance
each evening after the performance.
This. OF course. could not be done. as
not only would there not be time for
any satisfactory carrying out of such
la program, but it would also neces-
state the clearing Of the ballroom
each night after the show, the removal
not only Of all the chairs-some 500 or
more of them-but also the rolling up
OF the heavy carpet that covers the
floor of the ballroom when theatrical
performances, public meetings, etc
are held I'm that room.