The Washington times., 1919-09-09
At the TheQterS
BELASCO,

bELASCOs
Double, Harness" a new comedy in
three acts, by Maurice Z. Marks and
Edward A. Paulton, and staged by
/. Frederick Stanhope, made its success
full debut last night.
THE CAST:
Zaehariah Jones, sheriff
| OF TUckertown and
porter at Hotel POca-
Elt, non GhaTle DoE SIiII
Waldemar Timms, manager
of Tuckertown Tigers. Edgar Nelson
| Ephriam Tucker. proprietor
OF fuckers Big sad
| dale Company ny.............Sa sam EDWARDS
Marion. daughter Of Tucker. Betty Alden
Jack Darlington. OF New York John Junior
Tommy Lee, clerk, Pocahon-
tas Hotel. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Howard Sloat
Mabel Blaney, telephone
Chick William. a baseball
scout John Hendricks
Tobias Timms, proprietor
OF TimmS Double 7
Saddle Company. ...... Robert MvGlynn
Man in Room lS..........R Robert AcCleary
Sadie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Helen Currie
Charles Dow Clark enjoyed a per-
sonal triumph as Zachariah Jones,
sheriff, hotel porter and pitcher on
the Tigers Of Tuckertown, Ohio, and
even though the remainder Of the cast
were incapable, which is far from
the fact, he would have saved
Double Harness" Clark is the small
town representative of the law to the
life, makeup, voice and action. He
is joy and q delight from first to
last.
In Tucketrtown, Ohio, are two har-
ness factories, their owners inveterate
enemies. Each is close to bankruptcy
but believes himself alone in this po-
sitioh. So Timms starts his son,
Waldemar, to chasing Marion Tucker,
hoping to rehabilitate his own for
tunes by such an alliance.
Jack Darlington, played cleverly
by John Junior, a scenario writer
with larger ideas. comes to town. He
becomes mixed up in the situation,
falls in love with Marion, puts through
a scheme eventually uniting Timms
and Tucker, allowing Waldemar to
take the maiden OF his choice and
settles his own personal affairs to
his entire satisfaction.
1t is possible that the plot Is rath-
er improbable, but no one can sit
long and watch the movements Of
Zachariah Jones without forgetting
whatever drawback this may have.
And around Clark Is q company Of
whom aids in providing the required
atmosphere.
The comedy moves with speed from
the opening curtain and greater IA
miliarity with the lines will surely
add whatever zest may be needed
here and there. Some OF the quips
and jokes are not Of the Broadway
type, but then-this is Tuckertown,
not New York. For instance, no New
York cop ever sported such a badge
as does Zachariah Jones, but Jones
fits in perfectly into the Tuckertown
picture.
Ruth DonneIly. the haneee Of wal
demar Timms, telephone girl and tele-
graph operator at the Hotal Poca-
hontas, makes quite real her imper-
sonation Of Mabel Blaney. There are
thousands like her in these United
Staotes, as everyone knows who ever
hit the tank towns Of the middle
West.
John Hendricks, as the baseball
scout. is convincing, even though no
baseball scout ever used the language
OF the diamond quite so promiscu-
ously.
Mime Milne, as Fanny, fuckers
hired girl, Is well-nigh perfect for
her type Of the Northern servant. with
an acid tongue edged with Biblical
quotations.
Double Harness" Is clean comedy,
which is considerable of an asset in
these days Of bedroom scenes. 1t has
action and some probability. But
quite the best claim for its future ten
ure Of life is that il enables Charles
Dow Clark to impersonate a small
town sheriff and hotsl porter. He's
worth the money.