The Washington herald., 1919-06-02
Garrses-rAe Carrier Players In
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NJ EARLE DORSEY


The running fire Of comment that
issued from the home-going crowd
at th- Carrick Theater. at the close
|. OF the performance OF upstairs and
J Down" last night. gave ample evil
'-denee OF the assured position that
the Garrick Players. the city's new
est assembly OF stock players.
= earned for themselves In q single
Q presentation of q successful Hatton
vehicle.
To begin with. the presentation
for the hrst time 10 stock OF this
particular play Indicated q complete
willingness OF the management to
present vehicles which ordinarily
may be presented In stock only at
10 high royalty prices and IL this
policy Is TO continue. as one has
reason to believe IL will. the mat
ter CT productions anc the quality
thereof seems nicely taken care OF.
o.. The production OF Upstairs and
Down at the Garrick this week is
a thoroughly creditable performance
both from the viewpoint of acting
and stage craft. Director Glassmire
has labored diligently with his COM
pany as we'll as with his settings
and the net result Is seen in q
polished performance from the dra-
matte viewpoint and in the presen-
tation of three. scenes Nhich. in ef-
fective stage setting, compares IA
- orably with the atmosphere of q
Irincess Theater offering.
Upstairs and Down" Is the Hat
ton offering which achieved a dis
tinct success during its Manhattan
= presentation and aside from its
. value as a dramatic vehicle, it af-
. forded the Garrick Players an op-
portunity. at their first perform
ance, to present practically all the
=, company principals of note. 1t tells
the story of a baby vamp" whose
vamping tendencies were aroused by
philandering Irish captain and
which. for nearly three acts. kept
fashionable Long Island house
party in a turmoil. In the final act.
the Baraish tendencies of this enfant
terrible are only suppressed when
the youngster she loves casts mis-
dignity to the winds and sails in
with some OF the Irishman's own
lovemaking.
In atmosphere. the production
faithfully reflects the follies and
foiblGs of gay social set-follies
and foibles which. one suspects, will
become rather historic with the
phere is carefully preserved through
out and one is enabled to return a
distinctly favorable verdict on the
Hopening performance of the young
men and women gathered together
for the summer under the banner
OF the Garick Players.
Earle FoXe and Laura Walker, who
head the cast of the Garrick Play
~ err7. assumed the principal roles of
IN II pStdirs and Down." but il re-
~ mained for Eileen Wilson. the dainty
little ingenue of "Oh. Boy" and other
plays. to walk away with last nights
performance. She disclosed dainty
ability for satire, an aptness at
90 mimicry and a keen appreciation of a
distinctly difficult role that was one
OF the surprises of the evening.
Earle Foxe. the matinee girls ideal
IS Of an actor and really capable per-
2 former yho long since won his spurs
b. In dramatic roles. gave an extremely
creditable performance OF the chief
male role. while Edward Robinson.
. in a character comedy part. scored
~ heavily all evening.
-~ Subordinate roles were enacted with
intelligence and skill by Mary New.
comb, Warner Richmond. Eleanor
Harte. James Dyrenforth. Joseph
Clancy. Tony Hodges. Dolores Ramon,
> Rose Macdonald and Frank Peck
10, Miss Laura Walker. the leading
woman, seemed to labor with a role
that did not fit her. though this diff
Guilty will doubtless be overcome in
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