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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-23
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iN HAROLD " BEcHTOL
WAiiStM poland.-lt ls "a strange
ana mysterious crowd that hounts the
lobby ot the Hotel Bristol in new ro-
lands capital and sits Tor hours daily
go soft musieed huzXinN restaurants
Poland. bee it remembered. is tho fu-
tHte gateway 90 Russia and The prca-
Cn' next door ncighhor of the rrutHky-
lsrnfuH crowd
Mobiles Have Gems
But Lack Cash
toroien agents are here by the score
nnei uT fQr the uppcr hand -or the
ground luOr. former Hussian mobiles
long nn diamonds and short ON cash.
are as ihlel as Giles. 30 iH haven for
Thorn 1Oro thcy can plot thn ruafOra
tion ut ctlr while around them 1ra
HfiN If Inrre Nrotftr HHonts frf|nW io
Hpread thr other hind of autocracy
IfHrN foreign nation has 70 flock of
aecrot nront. Some disruiard a. souc-
thing else others simply "hangiur
nr ni fnd ZOO Nrepi1g 900 rHr on
Go wo.nd
MHnl NolfhDriei plptrrs nro lu mii
huf fhC eastern front iH thin Inc
and There |s q big iuNi'rHtiun. with
thousands 40 rOfugnDs pourlng rHc..
tllc Del bound to hc supply OF agi
rt0r constanty replaclns those nab-
had
lev 900 worrf lcndrr huun' t1os
hH.Hf ul the oid lu an nobility Ale
MOST every dny q 5000 fhc s8wn ienrh
fastened upon tht Hlmr eN ltls itn
cuNnl sth.r flmt loon hnrA n oXeap-
uralIN persistent ur thr Cunni
,.renil0uant $500 prospect Most 0r
tho .ndcrr geo about t irH ohs'r
raoqcd Clothes
Fuis or Streets
nuf 0n COS. -.ro0ts tr ciothlnr hotr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
GARRICK-"Piccadilly Jim"

"Piccadilly jim" the comedy by Guy
Bolton and Z. G. Wodehouse. pre-
sented at the Shubert- Garrick this
week, is enjoyable. The fair-sized
about it, and so expressed itself
Gregory Kelly brings a unique per-
sonality to the title role, his re-
markable manipulation of the one
syllable Yes" in a long scene with
Miss Ruth Gordon and the comedy
brought out by his enunciation of
that word being characteristic ex-
ample of the actors understanding of
humor-provoking diction. The story
of the play concerns Jimmy Crocker,
typical son of a rich father, who COM
pletes his career of escapades in Lon
rage at 10 am, after a night of rev.
elry. The carriage contains a baby,
and the combination is too much for
a long suffering mother. Jim, win
ming and fine of heart, takes his first
real life step and HES himself to
America. his native land. Finding
that dollars do not grow more easily
there than elsewhere, he seeks an
employment office, willing to do any
thing that has three meals a day at
tached. Here he meets the girl, also
seeking her first Job" with whom
he falls in love.
The job each secures is the kidnap-
ing of a much-petted youth of fifteen
from the home of his aunt, whittier he
has been sent by judicial decree. The
father employs Jim to do the trick.
while the wife, living apart from her
husband, persuades the girl to make
he attempt. Jim and the girl meet in
the home of the aunt Jim impersonat-
ing n titled English poet the girl
having been employed as a governess
for the precocious youth. Complica-
tons arise upon the entrance of a
crook, also masQuerading as the titled
English writer. whose aim is to steal
the chemical discovery of the boys
uncle The much-coveted spoiled youth
IS well played by Buford Hampden.
The denouement is made satisfac-
tory when Jim displays his courage
IN capturing the crook; the parents of
he boy reunite in mutual terror over
mis- possible loss, and the inventor
incle is made happy by the prospect
f home without the petted lad whose
will is strong, but whose stomach is
weak" 9
Gregory Kelley displays the result
# long familiarity with tricks of the
,tage performed with such finesse
that the trickery is buried beneath a
.loak of apparent naturalness. His
simulated anxiety in the prologue is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
B. F. KEITH'S-vaudevilIe.

Nivacious Blossom Seeley. with
Bennie Fields. Grossman. Lynch and
Lopez, all past masters in the art Of
putting over jazz music and dances.
week Miss Seeley, besides being a
splendid dancer and singing fairly
wei, displays uniquely draped gowns''
she introduced several new songs. bur
one straight offering, "Freckles" reg
istered the biggest hit. Bonnie Fields
also had couple new songs that
went over well. Grossman dances bet
ter than he sings, his eccentric steps
making pronounced hit. Lynch was
at the piano and Lopez helped out
the orchestra with Jazz" cornet
solo
The Morgan Dancers are playing a
return engagement Their act is the =
same. yet they scored a big hit
Josephine Mclean, the solo dancer. as
"llldica," received a cordial reception.
The act is beautifully staged and the
supporting company dances with a
poetic precision that emphasizes the
splendid coaching of Miss Morgan,
who has charge of the production and
stage.
The laughing card of the evening
was Eddie Borden, whose easy. breezy
style kept everybody in good humor.
The act is tumble of nonsense under
the title. The Law Breaker" Fred
Courtney gives Borden able assist
ance.
Other entertaining numbers are
Dolores Eallecita and her trained
leopards; Jim Thornton. in a funny
monologue; Barto and Clark. in
unique music store setting; Edward
Marshall, in chalk talk. and the
dancers Ramsdells and Deyo. with the
Kilograms and Current Topics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
C0SM0S-Vaudeville.

The Cosmos Theater is offering Il
Merry Christmas week bill with
rather unique and meritorious head.
liner in Echoes of Broadway" re-
splendent with feminine beauty and
accomplishment in specialties that
smack of the big musiual comedies.
1t is snappy in movement. has pretty
music and every one Of the girls is an
artist in her way along particular
lines. Another merry Offering is
Phyllis Gilmore and company's pres
entation of 'Blackmail." which is not
a blood crook story at
all. but recounts amusingly how a
girl book agent sold her book to Il
purchaser that did not want it. Was
ticka and UnGerstudy. the clown
seals, afford interesting amusement
and entertainment both to the chill
dren and to their elders. while Al
Tyler, with a novel tramp monologue,
full of bright lines and timely hits,
carries his audience laughingly
through his entire act. Burns and
Gary and Gibson and Pollard round
out the bill with team acts that add
to the merriment and music.
A strong added matinee feature is
the delightful little comedy. '231&
Hours Leave" starring Douglas Mac
Lean and Doris May, while "Footlight
maids" Sennett laughmaker: 4
corking good Mutt and JEFF episode
and the Pathe News complete the
program that won lots of applause
from large audiences yesterday aft
ernoon and last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
GAYETY-Burlesque.

The ''Oh. Girl" company at the
Gayety last night presented a show
brimful Of tuneful songs, jazzy dances
and comical situations, with a seNtet
of clever entertainers in Drena Mack,
frankie Burns. Josephine Tounge,
Ted Burns. Danny Murphy and Gene
Morgan. and last, but not least,
large and good-looking chorus that
won instant favor. Miss Mack has
an exceptionally good voice and her
songs were of the better class of lat
ter day compositions. Miss Younge,
as a "vamp.'' and Miss Burns. as the
soubrette, also scored heavily. Ted,
Burns. with his languid air, was funny
without apparent effort. and Danny
Murphy. with comical dialect and
a slide that rivaled other comedians
of this circuit, kept the audience in
roars of laughter. Gene Morgan put
on a dance distinctly original and.
received the largest outburst of ap-
plause of the evening. Among the
specialties was one by Carlo De Ana
gelo. which was especially good. The,
costumes were fresh and pretty and
the dances by the chorus were given
with lots of pep"
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P0LI'S-"Zip. Goes a Million. -

Absolutely no attention was paid TO
the high cost of living last evening
at Polls Theater. Money was spent
with reckless abandon. In fact. one
young man was under the cruel neces-
sity, within a limited time of getting
rid of one million dollars inherited
from his grandfather as a condifie-
precedent to receiving seven millions
left him by the will OF an uncle. Con
trary to the general belief. II is not
an easy task to dispose of a fortune.
and foolishly. within a time limit, as
was demonstrated Go a large and ap-
preciative ai-dience. However. all OBJ
stacles Were overcome. and at the last
moment the hero won the seven mil
lions. and. incidentally. a wife. To be
sure, 1t was stage money. but that did
not detract from the interest on the
pay side of the footlights.
All this happened under the musical
comedy title of ''Zipi Goes a Million,f'
Brewster's Millions" by George Barr
McCutcheon, which was dramatized
by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley.
FOR the present adaptation Jerome
Kern is responsible for the music, Is.
q. DE sylvia for the lyrics and Guy
Bolton for the book. There are three
acts. with eighteen song and dance.
numbers. After a try-out in thee
provinces" to smooth off the rough
edges, Zip, Goes a Million made its
hrst blg-city appearance here last
evening, and the verdict seemed TO be
that the producers. one and all, lived.
UP 10 their regulations.
FIRST honors would seem to have
been earned. beyond question. by the
composer. The music is of an aIlur-
ing type. not only pleasing to the ear.
but lasting. There was testimony of
this when the audience, or a goodly,
proportion thereof, left the theatel
humming or whistling the principal
numbers.
Harry Fox is featured as the star.
and. in the role Of Monty Brewster.
nils all the requirements. Sharing
honorS with him is a winsome young
Nashingtonian, Marie Carroll who
sang and danced her way into the
hearts of those in the audience from
the start.
ZIP Goes a Million" is sumptu-
ousiy mounted. having been staged by
oscar Ragle and Julian Mitchell The
costumes are bright and new and the
large chorus. young, vivacious and
capable In the matter of attire and
action there is repression and a con-
servatism standing out prominently
IN TINS nov Comstock and Gest Offer
Ing that is truly refreshing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
REDS HAMMER ESTH0NIANS.
Negotiations for Yulenitch's With.
draWal From Letvia Reported.

increasing. according to State Depart
ment advices reporting that negotia-
tions for the withdrawal into Letvia
of Gen. Yudenitch's Russian army are
in progress.
with the capture of Taiga, at thS
junction of the branch line Of Tomsk.
Polish troops west of that point VIII
have to fight their way eastward. the
report said. -
The soviet government Is trying to-
stimulate construction of army tanks
and has offered prizes ranging from
SO. 900 rubles up to 100000 for plans,
to be the property of the soviet gov
eminent, according TO an advertise
ment in a Petrograd paper Of No
vember IL. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
NAVY YARDS FORCE REDUCED
Mr.. Daniels Replies to Massachu-
sets Senate Inquiry.

Replying to a message from the
of the Navy Department to discon-
tinue certain work at the Boston navy
yard, with a resultant discharge of
many employees. Secretary Daniels to-
day informed that body that lack of
funds had necessitated reduction OF
all navy yard forces and that it may
be necessary to order still further re-
auctions. This was contingent he
said, on whether Congress includes an
item of 9,0GO, 200 for ship repair work
in the next deficiency bill, as recon-
mended by him.
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FARMS.
FOR SALE.
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
DAM A. wEsCHLER, AUCTIONEER.

ADMINISTRATORS SALE FRAME DWELL
ING on GAULT PLACE. BETWEEN
44th AND 45th STREETS NORTHEAST
tHILLBRooK, d, c.:
OF the District of Columbia. holding Probate
Court, in estate of David +. Williams, de-
ceased, Administration No. zoos. the un-
public auction. in front of the premises. on
MONDAY. THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY.
AID. 1920 AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and prem
Uses. situate in the county of Washington,
District of Columbia. TO wit: Lots 81 and
81. in square 5l29, in the subdivision known
as Hllbrook. D. C., per plat of the same
recorded in Book County II. at page IA. one
of the land records in the office OF the sur
veyor Of the District of Columbia. improved
by 5-room frame dwelling. cement basement.
Terms of sale One-third cash, balance in
two equal installments. payable in one and
two years, with interest at 6-per cent secured
by deed OF trust upon the property sold, or
all cash, at the option Of the purchaser.
deposit of 500 required at the time of sale.
All conveyancing. recording. revenue stamps
Terms to he complied with within 30 days.
otherwise the administrator reserves the right
of the defaulting purchaser, after five days
advertisement of such resale in some newspa
per published in the city OF Washington, ID. c.
JOSEPH ]. WILLIAMS. Administrator,
1903 Oregon ave. NV.
4. L. MCLAUGHLIN, Attorney,
deo3-d&ds. exsu&hol 40 18th st. NV.
RECEIVERS SALE OF TWO ACRES OF
LAND LOCATED AT ROSSLYN, VA. ON
THE POTOMAC RIVER, On
SATURDAY. JANUARY TENTH. 1920.
AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN.
Improved by two large brick buildings. one
Of said buildings being four stories in height.
constructed of steel. cement and brick and
is freproof in excellent condition and con-
tains valuable machinery, consisting of boilers
engines. etc, all of which are in good con-
dition and are to be sold with the brewery.
This property is ideally located and suited
manufacturing purposes,
storage plant bottling or soft drink plant.
storage purposes and Industrial enterprises.
Terms of sale: Cash Successful purchaser
will be required to deposit So 900 day Of
sale WILLIAM G. CLOTH,
Rosslyn. Va.
F. s. McCANDLISH,
Fairfax, Va.
Receivers.
n. L. FIELDS, Auctoneer.
-, D.. ,tpsiJi o1O
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as delightful as his repressed boyish
enthusiasm over the girl he loves,
brought to a pretty point at the finaLv.
curtain when, reciting his aliases, he 4
pauses lovingly at ''Piccadilly jim.
giving just the right touch OF atmos-r'
phere to her And II am Mrs. Pie +.
cadilly Jim" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
CAPT. ROSS SMITH KNIGHTED.

LONDON. Deoember 25.-Knight-,
hood in the order OF the British en-
pire has been conferred by King
George upon Capt Ross Smith the .
first aviator to complete an airpaanes
flight from England to Australia
Capt Smiths brother. MACPHERSON
Smith, who was the observer in the
recent successful flight, was accorded
the same honor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
NATIONAL-"The Better ole. "

While war and it's tragedies have
been recounted in song, story and
drama many times, war and its humor
have not been pictured often and GER
. TAI not better. If as well. as in
The Better Ole" a fragment from
France in two explosions, seven splin-
ters and short gas attack by Capt
Bruce Bairnsfather and Capt. Arthur
Eliot. with music composed, selected
and arranged by Herman Darewski
and Percival knight. Last nights
audience at the New National Theater
where this delightfully."- droll and un-
usually entertaining romance of Old
Bill began a weeks return engage
ment. showed itself enthusiastically
willing to decorate with the croix de
advertisement every one of the large
and competent company, headed by
those producers of the unusual, Mr..
and Mrs. Coburn.
There is not a "dud'' in line. picture
or incident of The Better Ole" The
strikes come thick and fast through
out the whole evening, driving away
any of the pail of wars horror that
might lInger in the memories of the
audience and "wiping up machine
gun nests of daily business or house
hold cares. Mr.. Bairnsfather's keen
BRUSH wit. as shown in the cartoons
which made him famous during the
war period, is preserved remarkably
III many ol the lnclQentS and lines.
And the stays portraya.ls of those ia
nous three muSketeers of the world
war. created by the cartoonist-OId
Bill, Bert and. Alf-are as laughabIe
as they were in the cartoons There
is recalled that famous picture of Old
Bill Gliding the kaiser What a mess
you've made of the name of Bill" and
those pictures of Old Bill poking his
head out of n dugout and looking like
a real walruS.
The Old Bill of Mr. Coburn is a de-
Ightfully droll portrayal of a stolid
veteran of Flanders mud. He pre-
serves the character in every act and
line. and his hello" bids fair TO
llnger long in the days slang. He
Is certainly one of the most amusing
OF stage creations and Mr. Coburn's
artistry has rarely been better dis
played Able assistance in the even
ins's almost continuous fun is given
by Charles McNaughton as Bert,
whose Identification tag he has given
TO a girl in every rest billet of the
b. f. F., and Colin Campbell, the All,
whose patent fag-ligEter and nimble-
Slouch walk was the cause of much
merriment. While those three did
the distinguished service of the even
ing, their assistants in the company
were generally capable. especially
Mrs Coburn as Victoire, the French
laundress; Miss Mona Desmond. as
Suzette of the Cafe des Oiseaux; Miss
Gwen Lewis, as Angelo, piano player
OF The Gam" near the base some
where in France, and Miss Helen
Tilden, as Berthe of Boulogne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23

FINE. MODERN BUNGALOW IN PET
open fireplace: large yard trees; two squares
cars. Price, 50, $50; 81 900 cash. bal terms.
D. J. PARTICLE, 422T sth st. W. Col. 1877.
NORTHWEST.
Z rooms, tiled bath. sleeping porch: hard.
wood floors. gas. electricity. IMMEDIATE
BUNGALOW.
S6,OOO-$1 900 Cash-$5O Mo.
z rooms, bath. bedrooms. electricity. lot
1oo11o0. onehal block from street cars.
NOW VACANT.
BUNGALOW
S5,85O-S1,OOO Cash-$5O Mo.
rooms, bath; hardwood floors: open IRE
place; electricity; gas; lot 6oxl50. NEW.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
-Northwest-Detached.
rooms. bath; hardwood floors; gas; cleo
tficity. $500
o. B. ZANTZINGER,
e03 NEW YORK AVE.
Phone Main 5371.
No. 39S323.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23

ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUCTIoNEER.
Trustees Sale of Fourteen Auto.
mobiles, comprising Peerless
Touring Car, Cadillac Limou-
sine, Touring and Landaulet
Cars, Cole Sedan and Hudson
Limousine.
ed in Liber No. 4142. at folio 2so ct seq. Of
the land records of the District of Columbia
Undersigned trustee will offer for sale BY pub
lie auction at the New Southern Garage. No.
1920 sTse THE E1Tsi DAY
DECEMBER, AID. 1919, AT ELEVEN AM.
the following described automobiles: Peerless
cars, Cadillac. 1917. touring cars. l Cole
sedan Hudson. 1917. Limousine. Cadillac
1915. limousines. Cadillac. 1915. landaulet
touring car, damaged.
Terms Of sale: All cash.
de15-d&dbs. exsu&bol Trustee.
THOS. ]. OWEN & son, ACCTIONEERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED LOTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
al" STREET BETWEEN 3rd AND 4th
STREETS NORTHEAST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. PTS. folio 70 ct seq, of
the land records Of the District of Columbia,
and at the request of the party secured there
by, the undersigned trustee will sell at public
auction. in front Of the premises, on TUES
DAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER,
A. d. 1919. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the fol
lowing described land and premises. situate in
the District Of Columbia. and designated as
and being all Of lots numbered twenty five
(25). twenty-six t26l. twenty (27) and
twenty eight (2s) OF the subdivision by H. NJ.
Hall (agent Of Hiram y. Wadsworth). Of
square numbered seven hundred and seventy
four (774). as per plat recorded in Liber W. F..
folio 1GO, Of the records Of the Surveyor Of
the District of Columbia
Terms Of sale: One-thrd cash, balance in
one and two years. with interest at o per
centum per annum, payable semi annually. and
secured on the property sold. all cash. at
purchasers option. deposit of $500 required
at time Of sale and the purchaser allowed 80
days TO complete the purchase. Further par
ticulars at time Of sale.
VIM. L. F. KING. Surviving Trustee.
eod&ds. eySun&hol
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BUSINESS PROPERTY.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE VALUABLE FOR BUSINESS
PURPOSES.
915 "E" street, the coming
wholesale and jobbing section; q
magnificent lot, 2fx159 to 30
foot alley, with an alley immedi-
ately in the rear running out to
'.F'' street. improved by a large
brick dwelling, which could be
converted into business purposes.
For full particulars, terms and
price, apply to
STONE & FAIRFAX.
1870 New York ave-
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STEAMSHIPS.
( u S T R A L | A

Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand
The PaIatal Passenger Steamers
RMS. "NiaRara" RMS. "Makara"
10000 Tons 1880 Tons
SAIL FROM VANCOUVER. B. O.
For fares and sailings apply Canadian Pae-
Ry, .419 New York Ave, Washington. or to
Canadian Australian Royal Mail Line. 40
Seymour ST.. Vancouver. B. @.
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ADJUSTMENTS
BELASCO-"Smilin' Through"

Two love stories. tragedy and
bitter hatred that lasts for fifty years.
that an old, strong man, may come
'smilin' through" have been woven
into a new and delightful play by Al
Ian Langdon Martin. which was pre-
scented at the Shubert- Belasco Thea
ter last night with Miss st.he Cow.
in the leading part. In these days OF
research into psychic and the world
of spirits, when men of eminence
maintain stoutly their belief in the
possibility of communing with the
spirits of the dead. 1t does appear as
strange. as it might have few years
ago, to see in the prologue the spir-
its of two devoted mothers. who are
seeking in every way to reach the
heart of an old man. filled with hat
red. so that their children may find
happiness in marriage. And twice
during the play the spirit of his own
dead love appears upon the stage,
but only visible to the old man when
he had put hate from his heart. AS
matter of fact, the three acts of the
play, so amusing. SO full of pathos
and of love and comedy, could well
stand by themselves without the un-
usual prologue.
Miss Cowl is as charming as Kath-
leen Dungannon, an Irish girl of
twenty. who makes her home with
John Carteret, an old lover of her
dead aunt. Moonyeen Clare. as she is
when she appears in the second act
as her Aunt Moonyeen. which is the
ultimate praise. The second act de-
picts the story of the aunt and John
Carteret, as told Kathleen by her
guardian. Miss Cows brogue, her
spirit, her dominating way with
two old men whom she dearly loves
and by whom she is loved. make her
characterization of Kathleen a thing
of JOY. And when she takes the part
q 10
bride of fifty years ago. her charms
are even greater.
The love story of Moonyeen Clare
and John Carteret was shattered by
Jeremiah Wayne. wild youngster.
who was desperately in love with
Moonyeen. When Wayne's son. Ken
meth. comes to England years aft
erward and seeks to WOO and win
Kathleen. old John Carteret is ada
mant in his opposition to the match.
1t is when he comes back. after four
years. wounded and shell-shocked,
that the old man finally relents.
Henry Stephenson. as John Car
teret. irascible, loving and hating
strongly, shares the honors of the
Miss Cowl. His lifelong friend DR.
owen Harding. played by Ethelbert
ID. Hales, is another remarkable char
acter sketch by a clever actor. Orme
Caldara plays the lover of Kathleen.
Kenneth Wayne. and also Jeremiah
Wayne, the lover of her Aunt Moon
yeen, and is admirable in both parts.
In one part he wins the sympathy
of the audience and in the other he
gives good reason for John Carteret's
hatred. Others in the well balanced
cast are Philip Tonge, Charlotte Gran
vile. Elaine Inescort and Lalive
Brownell
The stage settings are artistic and
beautiful Nor are the mechanics of
the stage overlooked in the visualize
ton of the unusual incidents por-
trayed. The lines are bright and
witty and the audience is kept flut-
tering with uncertainty between
laughter and tears