The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-16
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The Belle OF Ballard.
OF Fremont and Green

AUt ittlt ~ tstIAiNs
or Fremont and Green Lake as
we'll"
The story In general way In
familiar, of Reggie Pure IN this
cssc. In the tolls OF the fair. tickle
Flfl--shc OF the nimble heels. the
tesculng father. tho beautiful sal
walton Army lass who charms Res.
gle away from the dubious French
cnchantress. leaving her free and
willing to become a mother TO him
- these and the old. haunting re
frains OF a popular opera OF a DIFF
fsrent day, are well known. but
nothing like Mrs. Rcatley's checked
suit and brown derby was ever
known before. II was a conserea.
tive gray. that suit. and checked
with small checks. and checked
again with larger checks, deepening
IN tint as II went along--and II had
length and breadth and "a pepium
or something. Worn with a brown
derby smartly askew II was art.
Mrs. Bentley. as Siygo Dan. who
does 'em all, with Mrs. McMickcns
utterly delicious Slstcr--Kissie. FUR
nished genuine comedy and brought
down the house In the last act with
local hits to the tune OF The blow
Almost Killed Father"
A prologue showed shadows In a
dry town on their way TO kexsie's
apartments, where, In the first act
proper. he told them OF his APP
proaching wedding TO Fiji Reggie.
gay, debonair, fascinating. and his
cronics, De Peyster Jones, Gamboi
ing Jarr. Ai.ernon Oswald Twink
enham and MIR. Twiddle Simpkins.
wore finely done by Mrs. lyman.
Mrs. Henry. Mrs. Whitcomh. Mrs
Higgins and Mrs. ostrander. Good
wishes were pledged In property
punch. and the lnsouciant Buttons.
known TO friends as Mrs Farwcli
Putnam Lilly. who pranced sauciiy
thru the play a bright figure In her
rcd uniform. sang a skeptical song
about Perhaps lie Would" Gambol.
ing Jarr. In private life Mrs. Whit.
comb. had tine sclo---All Dressed
Up and No Place To Go"--souching
upon what many consider the inner
tragedy Of the great drought.
Mr.. I. NJ. Pure. Reggic's father.
played by Mrs. Tilden with the
proper degree OF sternness scftened
somewhat BY n red necktie. pcrsuad-
ed his son TO postpone his marriage.
thus giving the Belle OF Ballard
time TO win him v her own quiet
way. Any thinx prsaaier than Mrs.
Peoples as the SsIle. would be hard
TO find. Ballard Is q small place
gSammaticailv.
FIN (Atrs. Frink) who had always
had her flights. nowvrs and port"
made q spectacular entrance over the
fcotlixhts- She Chartered . bewiider-
ing mixture Of French and English.
and wore q headdrcss that would
have made Caby mourn and mourn
&nd mourn. She couucttcd and sang
with Latin fascination and danced
Oh h, la. All OF which captsvnsed
Heggie's father In proportion to
Heggic's sudden but increasing ad-
mirafion for "EAllaxd's own bcantt
ful queen"
Mrs. Burke vas . stately Duchcss
Of BaIlardine. and said Here You
Are, Folks" with the perfect poise
and aristocrasic manner befistinE n
duchess.
The second oct was At Yvesse's
(Nrs. John Bailinger) home on the
beach at Ballard. Incidentally
Yvette. a. the prima donna OF the
Sunset Foiiies. sang n delightful
solo. and . duet with Mrs. Henry.
whose lovely voice was heard 70 I'D.
vantage turnout the whole enter
tlinment. Her ~Jewel OF Asia" was
PARTICULARLY fine.
Here there were special numbers.
. liss Gee Whix. known In the social
cgister a. Mrs Ostrander. In many
colors . Ia Jacobs coat. with the
rode for ostrich exempiified In her
coiffure. which bore aioft (weil
a0fD a Jaurty blue feather. told
Why mother didn't speak To father.
which roused a storm Of applause
and for which she was presented
with q corsage OF carrots and onions
In charming combination.
Mrs. Richard Perry danced . be-
wifching Carmencita number to the
rattle Of castanefs. Mrs. Haiver.
xtsdt. ~ Miss Innocence. went back
to school days In her song--do
you remember jimmy Hoge spell.
ing Alabama7 And then Mrs.
Henry's japanese number. already
Algernon Oswald Twinkenham. In a
checked coat and blond mustache Of
n sixc. sang the topical number.
Belle Of Ballard" And would be