Evening journal., 1914-01-20
DUPONT PUFF
And POWDER
PLAY WINS
Confusion LudICrOuS in Sit.
uatiOnS, PIeaSeS hundreds
at First Performance
Mr.. PALMER TOPS CAST
In EXCELLENT COMEDY


Puff and Powder Club. in the Hotel
Dupont auditorium last night Con
fusion" Is a farce comedy and Is the
annual offering of the club whose
membership is confined to men ano
women connected with the offices Of
the DUPONT Powder Company In the
big building uptown.
The play was staged and interpret
ed with a charm that won to-
/ plaudits OF the audience of several
/ hundred persons who filled the big
auditorium. and Il is a matter ni
qualification that many hundreds OF
other persons who desire to see the
play will have an opportunity to do
so tonight and tomorrow night.
Confusion affords ample oppor
unity for a display OF talent, and
they were well taken care of las
night The Puff and Powder Club
set high standard with Facing the
Music" last year, and maintained j,
again last night. In dress, in speech.
es and in stage business the cast gave
evidence OF high ability and careful
training. and as result the perform
ance was highly appreciated, judging
from the generous applause, th7
laughter, and the floral tributes to
the young women and young men
VINO comprised the cast
In q few words. the play is a jumhle,
due 90 general misconceptions that find
fertility in house where love and
spooning are much in evidence. Marin
and James servants. have been So.
cretly married. and having secured
situations" as single persons they keep
secret the fact that they have a baby IN
town. They get a telegram that the
baby is IN and the mother goes after
the baby and removes it to the house
where she is employed
Meanwhile "Christopher blizzard.
kindheartod and desirous to please hls
niece. "Miss Rose Mumbleiord' by get
ting her a pug dog, TO which her hus
band Is opposed receives word that the
dog Is on his way. Christopher md
Miss Lucretia 1icklcby.' loving ant
{. forty, have gotten into the spoony habit.
too. but "I.ucrctia" Is curious 60 learn
y the contents of Christophcr's telegram
l''Maria' - the servant loses her ttic-
= gram. and l.ucretm finds IL. Size
Thinks IL is Crristopher's telegram. and
!, interprets il as meaning that Christie
lpher is the infants father. From that
! instant confusion piles on confusloni
y MISUNDERSTANDING arise apparently in o
y natural way, and the whole household
3 is rent After many ludicrous situations
j. the atmosphere is cleared without much
~ ado. end everybody becomes happy
= AS "Christopher Blizzard Frank
Y Ford Palmer was easily the star oil
~ the play. His makeup, his fidelity TO
~ character, his natural and wholesome
III comedy conception, kept the audience
. in an uproar. Mr.. Palmer, in addi-
=. tion TO being an excellent acton Is
ts singer OF ability and easily could
III.
~ STAGE. ID. II. McAvoy as Mortimer
"a Mumbleford." married two months
and disguised with the spoony side
of married life. also gave an able in
terpretation that grew better with
every minute Of the play and was far
- above the amateurish. Miss Helen
Brogan. was amusing as the hopeful!
"Lucretia." whose faith In Christie
NJ pier and in mankind In general was
ia shaken when she found the telegram
g. she supposed had been received by
CHRISTOPHER. Miss Brogan had diff
u ficult role and handled it well, al
y, though q different colored wig might
"a aid her In getting closer to real
49, type. Miss Grace S. Ainsworth was
I,o particularly charming as Rose" the
"a bride OF two months. distressed by
M the attitude of her husband who in
sisted that married life should not al
le- ways be a honeymoon and who pre-
M ferred solace in reading about angle
he worms to the companionship of his
he pretty and loving wi.e. Miss Louise
le- y. Tatnall as Maria" and Charles
,et +. Mcclure, as James" the SER
m. wants. portrayed their parts very well
ne and contributed much in a quiet way
ro- to the comedy Of the situations. Mr.
ty Mcclure is finely adapted to such
inc narts. Miss Maud ID. Alexander, as
"Violet." always ready to Intervene
20 as a peacemaker was splendid as well
be as attractive In the part and v. G
)e- Hume as Rupert" also Vas pleas.
nd ing as the lover Of "violet." who alsC
lat tried his hand without avail as peace.
he maker. 70. b. Coy as "Dr. Jones" 6
le- character of the SveLgali type. whil'
ss- not on the stage very long, certainly
made good while there and his scene
nd with Mortimer" in which he tried tI
ck subdue the latter by the power o
In his eye" was one Of the brightest fea
nd lures of the play The same was tru'
mt OF George Frank Lord, as "Muzzle
lin the detective whose defiance Of th'
irate Mortimer" proved the turninl
point that clarified the confused sit
uation.
.is Edward s. Grant was director OF th'
nay and trained the cast II. II
lit Schick is stage carpenter and r. "
ay Phillips, Ir., is property man. In th'
Use course OF the play the Puff and Pow
ast der Club orchestra, directed by Norris
Ia. c. Norgan. plaved pleasing selections
ers The officers of the DUPONT Puff an
dy Powder Club ere: w. G. Ramsay, presi
iu- dent Edward Banks. vice-presdent; J
the j. Raskob. treasurer; Alexander r. Ab
ace rahams assistant secretary; L. r
ter Beardslee. secretary; directors: W. {
sr. Ramsay, George II. Kerr, Edward Banks
~, George frank Lord j. j. Raskob. L. 4
'a VA Beardslee. +. g. Coy, r. H. Durham an
-, - p. r. Garrett
en- The committees for Confusion" a
Entertainment Committee. Il
Beardslee f. b. Coy, George Fran
Lord. vrank II. Mason. n. c. Morgan, i
al II. McAyov and George II. Kerr.
to Ticket Committee-L. r. Beardsle'
Of +. +. Shallenberger and Alexander r
his Ahrahams.
in House Committee-E. B. Coy, W. }
AL Laird and T. w. Keithley.
TO Program Committee-G. f. Lord,
the r. Rutter and p f. Garrett
5 Music Committee (Vocal) Franz
Mason. R. W. Mcclellan and G. l.
Cote.