The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-07
JUNIOR LEAGUE
PRESENTS SHOW
The Gypsy Prince" Three
Act Musical Comedy, Is
Is Given at Rauscher' S.
MRS. THOMPSON AUTHOR
luneful Lyrics. Interesting Plot. and
Convincing Dramatic Work Win
Applause from Audience.

Under auspices of the Junior League,
the prettiest and most talented of Wash
ihstons younger social set last night
at Rauscher's presented THE Gypsy
Prince musical comedy In three acts
Inc book is the work of Mrs. Elizabeth
Noyes Thompson, of this city. Pro-
fess1onal musical successes of recent
years contributed their brightest and
most tuneful lyrics and airs to carry the
book. The performance will be repeated
tonight.
entirely aside from the presentation,
which was excellent, judged by amateur
standards, the book offers an interest
ing and well constructed meIodrama
around which has been constructed an
excellent entertainment. The King OF
Cerobia, small independent state, is
restrained from offering the moral and
active support of his armies to Syrville,
a neighbOring state, by the dominating
influence of his daughter, Princess Celia,
whose mother was a native of Syrville s
| enemy.
To relieve the king OF this influence.
Prince Jean, of Syrville, plots with the
prime minister and leading counselors of
Cerobia to abduct the Princess Celia and
hold her prisoner until the King OF
Cerobia, shall have signed the order
mobilizing his army and perfecting an
alliance with Syrville.
The plan works beautifully. as witness
the second act. where in a gypsy camp.
improvised for the occasion by Prince
Jean, masquerading as a gypsy prince,
the Princess Celia not only is held a
contented captive. but falls head over
heels in love with her captor.
Alliance Is Perfected.
The alliance having been perfected.
Syrville's enemies having been routed by
Prince Jeans troops, and everything
having worked out in perfect accord with
the plans of the plotters, Princess Celia
Is forced from the arms OF her Gypsy
prince and back to the palace. where in
the third act everything ends happily
when Prince Jean, Invested OF his mas
querade. formally applies for and is
granted her heart and hand
Miss Lillian Hendrick as Celia and New
bold Noyes as Prince Jean handle the
leading roes capably. Miss Hendrick, with
soprano voice OF strength and excel
lent range. was called upon for a num-
Der of encores last night. Mr.. Moves
showed real histrionic talent In the read
ing OF his lines: his love-malxing was con-
vincing and his work lacked only the
dash of a soldier to be convincing in all
its parts
John J. Cunningham as the King of
COiObia SAVE al tACellenl presentation,
which. however would have been i'm
proved in the last act had he not re-
manned so steadfasty seated in his throne
chair while were transpiring events which
would have brought the average imperial
father raging to his feet
John w. Thompson, William z. Davis
and Marlyn Brown. as prime minister
and first and second counselors, respec-
lively, gave satisfactory presentations
and Mr.. Enright as Rastus, a black-face
part. and G. NJ. McWhorter, as Lefty
Jones, a typical stage reporter, both Of
them tourists strayed from Henry Ford's
peace party. are amusing in spots. Syl-
vanus Stokes, jr.. as head valet has two
excellent musical numbers.
The dances and specialties are excep-
tionally artistic and effective the choruses
are fair. and the Gypsy sweetheart song
in the second act is particularly good.
The dances were arranged by Miss Eliza
beth Kingsbury and Henry Dickson. Mr.
Dickson and Miss Anderson do a charm
ing skating dance in the third act. An
other exceptionally good dance Is given
in the first act by Miss Margaret Douglas
and Miss Laurie Smith. while Miss Ruth
Anderson and Baroness Lille Won winkler
have q most artistic butterfly dance in
costume. A ballet dance by Miss Enid
Sims Is feature