Evening journal., 1916-05-17
mask AND VIC REVEL
Wins BIC AUDIENCE

of the University OF Pennsylvania
scored a decided triumph IN the pro
duction Of the two-act farce Whoa
Phoebe" at The Playhouse last night.
The boys never presented a play
here with greater success AS usual
the presentation of the Mask and wig
boys attracted large and repre-
sentative audience.
Festooned from the boxes and bal
cony were the college colors. red and
blue. while the lights of the theatre
were shaded with red and blue shades
Al the conclusion of the play the boys
gave their college yells and sang their
college song. Those in the audience
who represented Alumni or students
OF the University Of Pennsylvania re-
manned standing throughout the sing
ing of the college songs.
Never have the boys given n play here
that allowed greater scope for their his
trioniC and musical ability. Each one
taking part seemed peculiarly adapted
10 his part, and the costumes of the
girls were such as to make every per
son IN the audience who possessed any
artistic sense az all delight In the sheer
beauty of the creations. "Whoa Phoebe
is two-act succession of intricate dane
ing chorses that kept an the partlci-
pants on the move. The two scenes i'm
the farce are laid in the "barmvard al
CHEEKY Farm and Along the Midway
OF the Sightstown Fair" The scenery
was strikiugly realistic
IHf.r.
and lavish-all through the production.
From the time of the opening chorus
until the participants lined mp six deep
to close the show with the "Alma
Mater" Of Old Penn. the eye was
greeted by an cver-changing variety ot
costumes and scenic effects almost
binding in their flashing presentations
of the seven cardinal hues and 100 of
/ their shades.
Whoa Phoebe" is a story-almost
of highbrow professor with a hal.
lucination that a trick mule he owns
/ has a soul. His daughter. a beauty.
/ who makes il hard for any one TO be-
lieve she isn't real. and her admirer
youthful physician. seek TO cure him.
II takes two acts. twenty songs.
twelve tense situations and a kick
from the mule hoof to do Il.
p. B. Hill. of the senior class. plav.
ed Ann Balaam. the daughter of the
halmy professor lie made one of
the daintiest and most charming little
girls seen on The Playhouse stage
this year. Lulu of the Circus. a bold
slangy. scheming sort of a beauty
was impersOnated by w. NJ. Wright
Jr. Wright's cleverness made it the
biggest part I'm the production. The
dancing of Lulu was easily the best
of the evening. and "she" could have
given a Follies chorus girl real point.
ers on the languishing rolling of
eyes.
Two mules-Phoebe. the one with a
soul and more plebeian circus mule
fulfilled the requirement that Mask
and Wig production must always have
an animal, and did their parts with
a brilliancy that scored one of the
big hits of the evening. X. c. Wither
ow and II. S. Hagert had the anima
parts.
Naturally the most picturesque
and really beautiful effects were pro.
duced in the features. Pretty and
timely music marked the show
throughout A large chorus. almost
perfectly trained. wore its bewilder-
ingly colorful costumes with an easy
grace and charm.
MembehS OF the Cast.
The cast:
Jack Sterling. manager OF Cherry
Farm .....A. e. Westover, Jr.. ~
Klinker, groom for Phoebe.
r. ID. Stevens. IL
D Del
Cherry Farm.
Clayton McMichael. II
Ann Balaam. daughter Of Pro-
fessor Balaam. B. Hill. II
J Professor Balaam "a scientist,
owner OF Cherry Farm,
R. W. Bell. rs
Willing Hacker. young physi-
clan in love with Ann,
o. c. Wagenknight. rs
Sylvia Pankerton. constable OF
Heckerville. r.. F. McMurtrie. 'l9
Lula of the circus.
W. NJ Wright. Jr. '1e
T. Mortimer Whip. Ringmaster
p. r. Dougherty. II
Grim. clown ........P. J. Field, rs
Phoebe. an educated mule.
X. c. Witherow. II
A Circus Mule .....H. S. Hagert, II
The superb acting OF Klnker
"chambermaid to the mule" was a hit
of the show. and he topped off his fine
work with good singing and banjo
solos.
AT the conclusion OF the show the
boys were entertained at supper by
b the Delaware Association OF the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania in the greer
room OF the Hotel DUPONT. Here the
. boys did various stunts" which
were heartily applauded by those
3 comprising the supper parties in the
green ROOM
Governor Charles r. Miller. who Il
an alumnus of the University Of Penn
sylvania. was member OF the suppe
. party at which the Mask and Wigger
were entertained and he was calle,
uron for q speech He praised tn
high merit OF the production and as
T sured the Mask and Wig Of a cordia
. reception whenever it came TO vii
, mington.
The local committee that arrangel
for the production comprised the Of
icers or the Delaware Alumni Asso
citation Of the University, who are a
follows: DR.. William c. Speakmar
. president; George $. Capelle. Jr.. vice
president; Donald Ashbrook. treas
, urer and c. Morris Whiteside. secre
tary.