The Washington herald., 1914-05-13

PLAYERS STAGE
VERNAL fROLIC'
Amateur Thespians Gather
for Opening ''Shindig Of
Spring Season.
TONE IS CABARETISH
Song and Jest. Not to Mention Merry
Quip. Make Up Program with
Terpsichorean Finish.
TONE IS cABARETISH

Something more than an invitation wal
needed to break into the spring frolic'
of the Players Club Of Washington las
night The club held its vernal "shindig
in its rooms at 134o New York avenue and
the ''frolickers'' were but slightly fewer
than the program-holders.
1t was a very cabaretish affair. this
frolic, and after it was ell over, there was
dance, for youth must be served. But
before coming to the dance, there's some
thing more to tell. George A. Bentley,
who made very capable major-domo
did the announcing without a megaphone
By actual count there were thirty
ive acts scheduled on the program. but
some of the actors stayed hons, which
was well, as the ''frolic" probably
would be frolicking yet. 1t isn't ex.
actly fair to pick on a little fellow.
but Clifford Stump. who can't weigh a
solo, which was called a Laughing
song" Mr.. Stump did the laughing
in ragtime and the audience Joined in
the chorus 80 9
Miss Ninnix was There.
1t being impossible to speak OF ev-
cry ones act, Edwin Callow ought to
be mentioned at this point. Mr.. Callow
announced an adventure of Georgia da
WASH" in connection with the we'll
known cherry tree. OF course, it was
in dialect. Dis Georgia da WASH"
said Mr.. Callow. "cuta beeg linn froma
da cherry tree wit da safe raze' for
to maka biga baseball bat" 1t seems
that George, in his bat-making efforts.
desired to play oeeg gem for cham
ship United States an Cuba"
Right on the heels of Mr.. Callow they
dug Mr.. Leroy Glider from the heart of
aud civ n
little song or two-chiefiy two. His music
was a bit technical for journalistic de-
scription, but il went across big" the
same containing certain weepy elements
that greatly impressed few of the young
men out in front and certain parties who
We're with them.
Before we forget il, there was Miss
Mary Minnix. 1t seems that Miss Min
nix came down all dressed up in her Sum
day ball gown-certainly, they wear 'em
on Sunday-and she was suddenly called
upon as they say at hanquets. for
little monologue. expressing with a wealth
of elocution and a manner most inim-
liable the dolorous efforts of a young
wife to purchase two dozen loin chops for
her husbands breakfast
Some of These Performed.
There was a whole lot more on the
some tangoing and the best obtainable
are their names. Those programmed, re-
gardless of whether they came or not.
were Miss Mary Sherier, George III.
OConnor, Miss Richie Mclean. Arthur H.
Diebert, Miss Agnes Whelan, Arthur B.
Pierce, Miss Mary Mfnnix, Walter 7. |
Holt. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Miss |
Alice E. Hill, Mrs Anna Brett Sunny, |
Newton T. Hammer. Leroy Glider, Miss |
Helen Macleod. Earl Carbauh, Miss Ma
RE Ehm, Ed Z. Muth. Miss Alice Fow-
Ter. Walter G. Charmbury, Miss jean |
ette p. Buckman. Maurice II. Jarvis |
Miss Ruth A. Stokes. Roland r. Rod |
rick, Arthur NJ. McCreight. W. Cliff |
Stump, Harry Wheaton Howard. Charles |
n. Gordon, Niles Bryant jr, Edwin |
Callow, Mrs. Frank F. Maxwell, L. E |
Charles Purdy, James A. |
White. jr., George A. Bentley, and Miss |
Mabel E. Roberts. |
The dancing was altogether terpsichor- |