Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21

where MISS IeOid, LuCys hWuc WS4Cl
 and W. H. Thompson, aided by a
 chorus of twenty, are presenting "A
 Royal Reception" It is the classiest
 offering in the line of musical comedy
 that Houston has known in many a
 day Gowns worn by the young wo-
 men, introduced as notables at the
 reception, are exquisite creations,
 sure to be extensively copied. Hous-
 tons millinery bills are likely 10 in crease amazingly as a result of this weeks offering. There Is enough
 music to balance the comedy, The singing by Miss Lucy, especially her opening duet with MT. Welch, makes new high record in encores. Miss May Coyle is. sweet and dainty Her duet "Jane" with Mir. Thompson Is gem of purest ray serene.
 The clowning is mostly done. by Miss Francis as Mrs, O'Malley and bv Miss Katherine Dyer as Popsy. Laughter follows them until the house Is engulfed in waves of sound. With Mizs Lucy, MT. Welch gives homfly on divorce, contrasting love and worry in way to show that he is a master of pathos as we'll as comedy. His principal musical offering is Alexan- der's Ragtime Band, in which he is assisted by a coterie of charming maidens who wear their roles and clothes with equal adaptability.
 Interpolated into the reception are Yalto duo. interrretive dancers. whose excellent offering brings a greater demani for encores than can be met in one evening. Della Clarke in. "Intr0duce Me-"
 Della Clarkes new comedy Intro Juce Me- which is sai dto be ab- solutely new in theme. bright and ilaughable throughout and wholesome in every moment, will be the offering s iat Elks Theatsr for an engagement of tonight only. ...4s
 The story of Introduce Me" has to do with the misfortunes and domes- tic nfelicitv of a. young married cou7 ',le. George Nichol, an unsucc sfu] Dlaywriter, has wife who is more gifted and successful. and who writes under the name of Francis -Eyerton. absolutely unknown to her husband. She explains her income that keeps them in comfort and happiness by -aying that her Aunt Hannah makes her. a beautiful allowance: ..
 The wife writes a book entitled. "Susan," which creates omething of q furore, and her. girl chum. Edna Somers, who is an actress, prevails ,,pon her to have the book dramatiz- d that che might. star in it. Me A an while Aunt Hannah arrives and ftEo ou- ble begins right away. A manager If Mrs. Nichols calls and Is talkiHs business with her on the sofa. WI e IL Aunt Hannah comes in and sees them making. love as she thinkS. A little. later Edna Somers arrives at The Nichol home, she Is making ar engagements with the husband about lramatizing the book, Susan. when \unt Hannah comes in again; she sees that the actress is smoking cigarette and is making love to the husband. The aunt leaves the room md discovers bottle of wine in the cooler, which she thinks is cider; she drinks it, becomes tipsy and tells he husband that man was mak1ng H'ove to his wife a few hours. before, lust as he was doing to the actress she also states that she has only one COW, two pigs and two acres. and she can't send anybody anything When the wife arrives her husband questions her integrity knd she leaves
 jim. They are living apart when the ,lay is rroduced and it turns out to ,e a great success. The final brings
 he husband and wife together again, when he is all but overcome with as enlistment to known that 1t IS ms wife who wrote the book, Susan"