Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-03
MUCH FUN In
EDEN'S FARCE
sAIl Charley'S Fault to be
Presented at GarriCk on
Next Tuesday

Under the auspices Of Eden Lodge,
No. "a. I. o. o. F., Anthony f. Wills
tarcical comedy, "All Charley's Fault"
will be presented at the Garrick The
alter on next Tuesday evening.
This play is well-known 70 theatre
eoers OF the large cities, and ranks
with some of the best comic dramas.
No local stock company OF amateur as
Bociations have ever attempted this
laugh producer.
This is one Of Anthony E. Wills best
plays. and even betters "a Count and
Nc Account" and The Price OF
Knaves." II is full of excitement and
produces laughter from the start.
The cast will include the following
weil-known Wilmlngtonians' Miss
Elizabeth Day, Miss Katherine Dett-
ling Miss Carrie NJ. We'll, William H..
Dutton. Melville NJ. Wells, Arthur T..
Hudson. Charles l.. wilkins, Cornelius
Greene and j. willard Reed
The play is laid in New England
General Blake, a prominent citizen OF
a country town Of Vermont, moves
Into New York. He is very anxious to
get into society," and as a starter has
bis only son Join a swell society mu-
seal school Charley, the son, not
caring for society nor music, spends
his nights at clubs.
One night. after indulging too much.
ne had to be brought home by a mes
soneer boy The next day the mes
seneer boy comes TO collect for bring
ing Charley home The general hears
ths conversation between the messen-
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10 mistrust his son. and continually
Questions him as TO who his musical
instructor is. Charley, not knowing
a single music teacher IN New fork'
grabs up a newspaper and gives ms
father the name of a great musician
who happens to be visiting the great
city. and with his prominence would
be lust the man TO introduce the gem
eral and family into the Four Hun
bred.
To carry out his plan Charley then
gets the messenger boy TO dress as q
German professor. But ne Is ieariui
the boy may not return, so TO be sure
OF having a professor on hand he gets
a chum to also dress as a German pro-
lessor. As Is natural, they both meet
later. Then the real action OF the
play arises.
Two professors on hand and neither
of them know a thing about music or
society. Trying to explain, they dis
turb and brighten the generals entire
household. they imagining all sorts ol
Vierd things.
stock companies who have played
the play say at this time the theatre
is in an uproar. for every move ere
ates a greater tangle
At an important moment the gen
erals butler leaves. and the genera
makes Charley. the hayward son, wal
on the table. paying special attention
10 the great professor Of music, wh'
Is really the messenger boy.
The embarrassing as we'll as unde
sirable move. then happens Charlie,
snills the SOUP down the professor
,,,haclx. This almost drives the genera
Insane.
in the meantime the real professor
having seen his name in the papers
appears on the scene and demands al
explanation. The general thinks he II
lunatic and locks him In a room ant
notifies the authorities for the insan'
to come after him.
Later Charley Is caught in his false
hood. and explains everything Th'
renl professor Is then engaged as mu
steal teacher for the generals daugh
ters
Thus ends one of the funniest farce'
, ever written, and no doubt It Will az
tract city wide enthusiasm.
Tickets can be obtained from an
member of Eden Lodges Degree stat
Association.
Merchants who desire their "advs.
to appear on the program should com
nunicate with Alexander Abrahams
or William j. Beatty, as soon as pos
sible.