The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
m. uou,c Was Much Amused.

Tho House Was Much Amused.
BY far the greater part OF very
small audience at the Academy OF MI
sic last night seemed to derive mucn
amusement from the frN OF the three
performances booked OF Little Miss
Brown" farce by Philip Bartholo-
mae. author of over Night
The story is built around the predic-
auent in which a young girl Is placed
when arriving alone and late at night
AZ 4 hotel, she IS led into declaring
herself married. and Is given an apart
ment reserved for a man and his VIE
whose name she has assumed. anc
whose separate arrival has been e~-
pected BY the hotel management
Neutrality-suspicious. from the nd
ture-faking standpoint OF farce
buiIder-the man reaches the ho'e.
first. Equally naturally. he does not
discover until morning that a strange
girl has been occupying his wite
room and before he has time 10
s.-siebten out the situation. his wife
appears upon the scene, as a matter
OF course
The wife calls for her lawyer; he
turns ont to be the girls afhanced. The
husband sends for his counsel nc .
an old friend Of the girl. Then tne
husbands rich uncle and his wife. VINO
anneared in the frst act for that very
nurnose come bulging in 70 give nus
hand a lot OF money because he IS such
a rood boy. Husbs nd's wife is also MS
friend. so she doesn't want him TO lose
the money Neither does the Sir'' wh'
is a good little sport SO everybody
lies and lies, and lies, except the
uncle and aunt, and everybody gets
caught.
some woman in the hotel has lost a
piece Of jewelry. the day clerk, VINO is
also the house detective. knows that
the girl is not the wife. and, led by 4
combination Of soap and suspicion
charges the girl with the theft In the
most natural way in the world. ne
leaves the girl. after he has arrested
her. and comes back just in time 10
preveut the husband from letting heI
out Of a nfth-story window by rope
made OF sheets.
Everything is Strengthened out az
ter that-somewherc of stagc-aad
little Miss Brown" having chucked
her fauce some time before. has some
soulful conversation with the hus-
bands counsel as the curtain fails
while the orchestra plays a weddinS
march with the violin a half tone OF
50 below pitch
Little Miss Brown possesses a good
deal OF originality in Its first act. wher
= scene IN 2 hotel once. With clerk
telephone girI. bcn-hop and "suests.
presents many possibilities OF cicrc;
fun. Tn. res; OF 10 is rather conven-
tional. Of the wrong room. mismatcd-
couple order Of convcntionslity.
one bold. o. brazen, touch was sfver
bv the author 20 his second act wher
tho dear old story about the girl and
the six cocktails. ordered FOR :se cher
rieS in them. was dramatized-
sun IL IS well constructed moves
I rapidfv. and. as has been said th'
audience seemed 90 enjoy 10 hugely.
Edward Earle. - tho day clerk. 70,
FafIon. as the bell boy. George Well
! iuefou. in the bit 81 the final winner o.
: the girl and Jean Temple. as the maid
All handled themselves creditably
; Georgia DIP. IN the most important
/ rssrac,cr in tho piece. overplsyed th'
! ,.ou,a girl bv her forced awkwardncs'
! ana chiIdishness. but she pleased IN
, audience. az did William Boncii tn'
husband. and. apparently, all the 9th
CTS
The settings and properties we're cx
credipafy good. the apartment IN IN
hotel. IN particular. was very wei oone
a. a news story the Performance
was p tbinx 81 JOY TO the house; IN
~ouo mans opinion j. that u was 81
AMUSING little farce poorly played D.
the principals in the company.
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