Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-27
THE GARRICK PLAYERS
At ST. MARY'S HALL
Give CreditabIe Performance To-
night, And Last Night.
"THE LATE Mr.. JONES"
Amusss Large Audience at ST.. Mary's
Hsll-An Excellent Cast

Strangers to most of us, The Gar,
rick Players, dramatic association
of Baltimore. presented highly
amusing and a well-acted comedy
drama 1.-The Late Mr.. JONES' at
St. dary's Hall last night.
The audience was a large one and
it is safe to say not one but who was
we'll pleased with the creditable per-
formsnce. Although the night was
one of violent and almost incessant
rainstorm, the commodious hall, the
largest in the city, was well filed.
1t is hoped, however, those who fail
ed to enjoy this performance last
night will not miss it tonight, when
it is sure to be even bettersa as thu cast
will be more familiar with the stage
and stage business, having oRly ar
rived here halt hour before the cur
tain was rung up last night.
The story of the play is one laugh
from start to finish. 1t is full of
good, clean comedy and one laughs in
spite of himself at the ludicrous sit
uations and the Strengthening out of
the entanglements. Ii tells the fol-
lowing story:
Gregory Graysin, a lawyer of lit
erary aspirati on s,hss written atrag-
edy which is to be produced in Yon-
kers. On the day when the perform
ance is to take place, he receives
word from his principal character
that he has been in an accidenc and
will be unable to perform. To play
the part, he secures a we'll known
Thespan along Broadway named Bur-
bage and undertakes to run over the
play with him, Burbage, and the lead
ing lady in his Office at the Law Build
ing so as to give him an idea of his
part.
Graysin's clerk, his mother-in-
law, the leading lady's husband and a
detective nired by the clerk are
present when the impromptu rehear-
sal is he Id and not knowing that it is
a rehearsal, think that bloodthirsty
murder plot is being evolved in
which they play the important part
of victims. The tragedy is enacted
as arranged and proves a dismal fail
ure: the whole company is mobbed
and in the ensuing mixup, Cute, the
detective, makes wholesale arrests,
accusing everyone of the murdtr of
everyone else.
The unraveling of these various
tangled skeins produce the most ab-
surd situations and the laughter is
continuous until the final curtain,
when everything is Strengthened out
and everyone reconciled.
So creditahly did each member of
the cast impersonate his or her char
acter that it is uni air to Sc elect but
few to comment upon. But it must
be said OF Mr.. Harry Allen. "Elocu-
zionist, Actor and Photographic Ar
tist, that as John Philips Macready
Burbage, he acted his part admir-
ably, and at no time stepped out of
the character, or "overdid" it.
As Office boy, Mr.. j. Gordon Kieth
was admirably cast, as was Mr..
George Lurrsen, as Isaach Parcher,
Graysin's clerk. Mr.. Lurrsen was
very dramatic and he made a great hit
at the climax of Act l.
The female characters were all
well taken and each and every MEM
ber of the cast is to be congratulated
on the success of the performance,
which none should miss tonight.
During the intermission the fol-
lowing young ladies sold candy:
Misses Gertrude Lutz, Re becca
Flood, Agnes Quinn. Nellie Riordan,
Gertrude hayden, Fannie Wiegard,
Anna Lutz.