The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
lambs GAMBOL
At METROPOLITAN
Sat Goodwin and Others An.
pear in
Performances To-day.
WILL GO ON SHORT TOUR

III. loyal members OF the Lambs , nc
were not on the stage Of the Metropoli.
tan Opera House last night were On III,
orchestra seats or occupied boxes. I,
was the annual benefit Of the club &c
help toward the purchase Of its ne,
the organization Of volunteers seen las,
nsh, will travel briefly over the cour.
try. There was a plentiful lack Of noted
names In the performance last night,
But with an annual public appearance
Of this character It may be possible "a
add the old time distinction to the occa.
sion. There were many more celebrities
70 be observed in their contributions Ia
the programme than In the episodes of
Tho entertainment, which was, however
dragged out to a late closing,
There was a long minstrel first part,
with the characters TO open the show.
and only Frank Tinney was In black
face. But he was playing Othelo, SO
Mr Tinney was not only true to himself
but to art. Robert Mantell was Touch
stone and read an admirable parody of
tdcqucs's speech. and William Norris as
Homlet was another recognizable name.
Then there was Andrew Mack az an
irish Romeo. Jefferson de Angels. Eu-
gene Ccwlcs of blessed memory and
Thomas Wise. who VAS a middle man I'm
The dress OF Fdistdr. The audience
received this blessing calmly. although
Mr.. Tinney might have been much more
amusing but for an enforced withdrawal
for necessary changes in his costume.
TO much energy had required readjust.
ment.
Mr.. EltinGe ana the Ia he.
Both George IIamlin and Craig Cnmp.
bell sang interpolated numbers agreeabiy
and the audience waited. John Philip
Sousa conducted the band in numbers.
old and new. and then Julian Eltinpa
lad the stage.
There were young Lambs and old ones
20 assist Mr.. E.tinge, who was dressed
IS a sheperdess. A. Baldwin sloane
ID the most agile dancing and the
spectators awakened from the letharey
which the first part had created. IL
was the work Of the cartoonists.. Nv
Mayer, Rube Goldberg, Clair Briggs.
winsor MccG. Tom Powers. George
McManus and Richard Outcault which
brought the first hearty applause from
The spectators. After they had drawn
a picture out of their heads. Charles
Ross asked the audience to suggest any
celebrity IL wanted to see. There WAS a
wide range in the list that greeted his
ears from the auditorium. 1t ranged
from President Wilson down to Morris
Gest. with Louis Sherw!n and Diamond
Jim Brady as intermediate candidates.
II seemed as IL Mr.. Ross impromptus
were very witty and apt until every
artist drew his conception Of Theodore
Roosevelt.
But this in,erlude established a mood
~ enjoyment and the spectators were
soon able 10 forget the wearisomeness
o. The opening scenes. Il. c. MeKrue,
j. l.. Golden and Frank Craven were the
authors Of "Everynusicalplay.' which
turned out 10 be far superior to the
sketches which are now produced at
Lambs Gambols. public and private.
Tor the sake OF try out. Here was real
vi, in the way that plot and music were
'ymbollzed by characters and treated In
TIE usual way by the theatrical manage
who puts on musical play. II turned
OUT 10 be "A bright satire which would
have been worlds better for a little
ehedrsal. But evidently preparedness
: not the motto Of the public gambols
.. the Lambs.
Nat Good " Ia At His Best.
Nothing added the same distinction to
me programme that Nat Goodwi, did
when he came out in his own person.
'oId some really amusing stories in a
way that emphasized the appalling diff
ference oetween what he had to say me
what mad preceded him In the way of
!Ln' and then initiated some actors.
"h'eA t!e audience. 10 JUICE by It's de-
meanor' had never even heard OF. Yet they
were only Of the comparatively recent
PERIOD Of Joseph jefferson and Henry
lFVlHs Mr. Goodwin then gave some
PRETENDED limitations of famous men and
ho'hihg could have been more irresistibl.
nan MS apparent fatigue when other
ac'o's We're doing al, the imitation for
nm lie was the favorite OF the eve
mig After all, the old timers do come
mo Their " when there is opportunity.
mere we're on the programme a num-