The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-31
Miss Ellington
Gives New Play
at the AcadcIr

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/ Margaret Ellington. and an &164
company, is one which clutches IN
heart strings, bringing tears nseQ
! with tender smiles OF sympathy x1
/ even the most callous. Plain opN
as IL is, not the most evu-tnt
could have thought OF augnt ave II
| ity, and the depth Of mother lows
On her first trip South wtncA
| played with the Giffen stock ccJup
Miss Ellington captured the heAfto
Richmond theatergoer& Time 1
again she was forced to respond II n
applause, and second only to her MQ)
the members Of her company ~
was exceptionally strong. There NN
weak spots In her support. but -
only In comparison with the excaI1eM
| OF others. There was not a poor el
acter portrayal In the perforrnAnc9s31
/ Miss Ellington, as "Maggte Schu4e
| who steals that her child mar net H.
| born to q heritage OF poverty, tn -
| mesa and evil surroundings. ana -
| justifies herself in her own ayes
not in the eyes OF her husband. N
| perfect. The most carptng
could find no fault with her
was natural. acting as one in rea1
would act. Stung to the duirn
| she patronixing talk OF "elum&u
the world In such surroundings NeN
| be crime, embittered by her IN
| bands denunciatory talk agaln1e
rich tenement owners who all~9
such conditions to exist, and fr391
| ed by the doctors talk Of the IT,
sibiiity OF preserving the heelNe
children without proper santtA&5oNS
her imagination Aired by Mrs.. A
"reminiscences of Wyoming. sh4
terrnines to be revengsd upon
Summers who owned this tenAF1
In which she lived and At tho e4
time TO secure funds with whie11
! take herhslf and husband to cae0
cline.
The way shown by Stoves Bate9
the underworld her tempter. s.
takes the place In the homo a.
rich tenement owners, offered h4x
them, and acts as accessory to Ste
thieving gang. Most naturally
Ellington portrnys the anxiety
fear of the prospective MctheEs
quarrel with her husband whe0
determines to accept the offer t094
he opposes 1t as Charity. her b4
ling efforts to lie to him whe4
tells him that she has BORROWED
money for the trip to Wyoming
childish subterfuges, her womAAlx
acknowledgement, and her dispair 49,
her crime is discovered by the Aee
tive.
To picture the perfection Of h1r ~
ing IA impossible. 1t must ~ n
and once seen 1t will not b fesM
ten.
II is difficult to discriminate
tween other members OF the co89
but the work Of Frank e. CAM
the plain clothes cop, Of Maic0m -
can, as Steve, the worthless
thief and worse and Byron Deae
as "Heinnie." the husband, wna ID
cellent-. Miss Ida Lewis, -
Bates, the large hearted Irish e
woman handled her part we'll And
many a laugh by her easy nA9r
ness IN saying quaint things ana 141
ed applause by Ter symp4thetao
tons performed ss real WOMAN
her station would perform thsnl. 5a$
"Kindling' Is play for the a
thusiastic to rave over. and Tor
more restrained to enjoy but lle
less emotionally. The hearts Of tM
present alternately contract with
tense pity and expand with GenNsN
sympathy. No one can see th1
without feeling better for It.
without bringing away a better op
ion OF mankind, mingled with cx1
saders zeal for reform OF sociai ce
ditions In the large cities. A8
The Three Twins" at Rii0n.
THE Three Twins" billed ~ t2
smartest of musical eomedfse, NYM
up to the advertisements at tina 0p4
ing performance OF n weeks engQ&
ment in the Bijou theater last 4y41
ing AS musical show the pl4~
abounds in tunes which fully hall
the audience were humminE ~ tN
left the theater and comedy that I'M
most of them convufsed throuoNMM
the piece. The Three TwInG
Of course, rather old to regular tl
atergoers. bat it loses none ~
interest in second seeing and Il A
store of amusement laid ~ A
those who have yet TO witness n
production. sssa
Fred A. Hoadlev as General atlS
hope, the martyr to dyspepsia. AoG
great comedy part, and never &
10 take advantage OF a chance to
in a comedy punch.
Marion Langdon. the weeping p&
Queer OF comedy, is q close Dooo&
to Hoadley, and when the two an
the stage at the same time thu A1s
ence. in the words OF DIR. SIvE6k1
Hartman, NJ n. Il. u. g. N. Hs
fGene Beaumont. catches that N(1
vuistve disease, iaughtrietus, And J.
attack after attack at intervals
about every few seconds.
Marie Duhme as Kate Armit1G4
a charming little lady. with =
singing than speaking voice.
"Cuddle Up a Little Closer" song
excellentiy last evening. ana 1S1
left tho theater whistiing the ppy
air. Her waltz scene with WMl
Hitler went well. and they reC0m
several encores.
II remained. however. for m
Eabbott to carry off the honore e&sl
evening. The Yama Yama unn0, ri
her as the lead, was probably
test part of her act. and tntroMu
eeveral new features. but tn
rotic Waltz. which Was grAcs4ut1H
deserves special rec0xMf4
Cecil Lyndon has tho part 1&
and in II was al thaG ~
be expected. He Is the typica1 M
cal comedy leader and hetGhten@4
part by the introduction OF 1a9~
ORIGINAL additions.
Tho piece Is staged wen. 6Nfa
and has ssverul M
lioral features that won well 69M
praise from the audience. The
Ing effects are welt done, tho1e
prominent werU tha
swing. the faceoEraph and the
pictures with the human aetaM
the mechanical Kicker
At tie EmparA.