The Washington times., 1912-04-23
WASHINGTON GIRL
MAKES HER DEBUT
WITH POLL PLAYERS
"The Virginian' Given an
Excellent Production,
With Large Cast.

Miss Izetta Jewel, leading lady Of the
Poll Stock Company, added laurels last
night to those already won during her
short stay in Washington when she ap-
peared as the delightfuly sweet and
girlish Molly Wood, the Vermont school
ma'am, in THE Virginian," which Is
that companys offering this week. No
less praiseworthy is the work Of A. IL.
VanBuren in this play, in the character
of 1.-The Virginian,'' whose musical
Southern drawl made the part especially
effective. Last night also served to in
troduce as a new member of the Poll
Company Miss Edith Spofford, a WASH
ington girl, whose work heretofvre has
been purely along amateur lines, but
who is now a permanent member Of the
company.
Miss Spofford has taken active part in
numerous charity productions, her WORK
In THE Prince Of Parcheesi," 1--WE Are
In Society," and more recently in the
society Kirmess having won her con
was a small one, which gave little op-
portunity, but which served to demon
strate that Miss Spofford possesses tenn
permanent and talent, combined with an
presence. Her friends were out in full
force last evening, and accorded her an
ovation when she appeared upon the
stage In the first act.
Miss Jewel Scores.
Thoroughly equipped technically, and
with all the enthusiasm and fire OF
youth, Miss Jewel was splendid in the
part OF Mollie Wood, especially in the
tenderer love passages with THE Vir.
ginian" in the last act. Stage Manager
Gunio Socolo and Scenic Artist Golding
nave combined to produce some re-
markable effects in the mounting of the
play, especially in the first act, which
deplcts the interior OF the Uncle Hewie'
home. where the christening takes place
In this frontier home, the walls are
covered with pictures and illustrations
cut from magazines. The writer counted
over l4O of these before the curtain fell
upon one of the most curious collections
or illustrations that has ever been gath.
cred together.
The other three acts Of the play are
peautifuliy staged particularly that OF
morse Thief Pass, where the lynchinG
takes place. This is the big scene OF
the play, wherein the COW punchers
blg' manly, courageous, but keenly alive
70 their sense of duty. Did good-by "a
steve" and Spanish Ed, and lead them
Iorth to their execution. A second big
scene takes place in the street in Medi.
cine Bow, between The Virginian' and
lrampas Duncan Penwarden.
A'c NoiIlSuy SITUATION Is SuDDlle0 1T
the nrst act, when The Virgtnian
and his companion mix up the babies
or the guests, and where THE Vir.
glnlan' first meets his fate in the shap
OF the vermont school ma am, who, II
the person of Miss Jewel, seems toe
glrhsh and sweet and innocent to be
lorced to earn her living out among
the cowboys and ranchers.
Unique Types Presented.
A number of decidedly unique types
have been gathered together, including
Mrs. ogden, played by Miss Louise
Kent; Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Taylor. played
by Miss Atkinson; Mrs. Westfall, by
Miss Hazel May; Mrs. Dow, by Miss
Creel; Mrs Hewie a character part eX.
cellently portrayed by Miss Marie
Howe; Frederick Ogden. of New York
by z. A. Turner: the bishop. by John
G. Fee; James Taylor, owner of Tay-
lor's ranch, by Francie Brandon; Span
ish Ed, by Richard Deshon, and a mum.
Der of minor characters, in which Lewis
Summers, Sanford Anderson, Billy
Belts, Harry G. Hockey, Louis Haines
4. S. Byron. Graham Velsey, Lorimer
Clatlin, II. G. Melsoc and George Ii.
Weston were seen.
The time of the play was the early
eighties, and gave opportunity for the
exploitation of some fearful and won
derful costumes and remarkable ex-
amples of headgear.