The Washington times., 1919-06-02
THE CAST.
UPSTAIRS

SdIEICh ria eTS.
THE CAST.
UPSTAIRS
AAn nnas Ives; Edward Mackaye
Robert Van CORTLAND Werner Richmond
Elsie Hunt, widow. Eleanor Harte
Eiio PEN Snesterton. Laura Walker
Tom Cary. Ives Cousin James Dyrenforth
Capt Terrence o'Keefe, Of the Eng
DOWNSTAIRS. ~i'' ON'
Sprang' the Butler. Joseph Clancy
Resale. Mrs Ives French Maid dSn A0oSeS
Nelly. the Parlor Maid. Rose ss"i Msedona Id
Louis LeTour, o'Keefe's Man
Edward O. Robinson
0, Washington, thou art favored by
fortune. Though thou art bone dry,
though votes thou hast not. and
though any of one hundred and enc
things are an abominatinn unto thee.
behold! thou hast The Garrick Play
ers. And full well, y. Washington,
might thou be thankful 20 the hardy
spirits who got them behind an idea
to give thee a good stock company
TO give thee good plays during the
summer months. Therefore, rejoice!
For last night the Garrick Players
made their collective bow to Wash
ington theaterdom before enc of the
most brilliant audiences the Garrick
has entertained. And the unanimous
verdict, even case-hardened critics
concurring, was that the Garrick
Players made good with a vengeance,
and that the Capital is evidently in
for a run of summer plays of the
Broadway standard of presentation.
Upstairs and Down." Frederick and
Fannie Hatton's brilliant satirical
comedy OF society life, was the open
ing bill of the new organization You
know the plOt-or don't you?
There's a Baby Vamp" who starts
all the trouble. And there's a young
Irishman who's enough to set any
young lady's heart ahutter. There
are flirtations without end. No, not
without end, for most good things end
sooner or later. and some of the
hirtations do. The delightful young
Irishman gets all tangled up with the
Baby Namp," and when real love
comes, there's the very deuce to pay.
For it's the Baby Vamp's'' elder sis
ter whom he really wants. And the
Baby Vamp" tells a naughty lie to
make the young Irishman marry her
But it's not a tragedy, so he doesn't
marry her after all. Instead she
changes her mind-you know. they
DO do that-and marries some one
else. And other developments fix all
the other complications up right, and
the final curtain descends on happi-
ness all around.
That's a bird's-eye view OF the
story. To enjoy il, you'll have to see
II acted by the Garrick Players. They
present a play which is from every
viewpoint the equal. and from some
viewpoints the superior, OF the origi-
nal production.
And now for Miss Eileen Wilson
a perfectly adorable lass. who played
the Baby Vamp." Miss Wilson is
easily the most delicious bit of femi- |
nfnity that has appeared on a Wash
ington stage in some moons. AS the !
Baby Namp" she vamped her way
right into the hearts OF every male !
member OF the audience-every one, !
mind you. Believe US. with Eileen in
the company, the Garrick Players
should rest assured of good attend
ance on the part of he-theatergoers
during the summer. Incidentally, she |
wore a bathing RIit
Earle FOxe. the handsome leading
man, is going TO play the very devil |
with Washington hearts this summer. !
NJ "OHOtE nc gets mdSn notes DIV
the score, and more. And not alone
his stage presence. but his histrionic I
ability Mt him we'll for his place at |
the head OF the Garrick Players. His I
presentation Of the role of Terry |
O'Keefe last night was welI-nigh per- |
feet.
The other members OF the company
are all excellent. Miss Laura Walker. !
who heads the feminine portion of the |
cast, had a part last night which |
ranked second to that OF the Baby |
Vamp," but her playing demonstrated |
full well that she was the right choice /
for the cOmpany's leading lady.
To all others must go unstinted |
praise. AS the season advances. they /
will win deserved encomiums, but to |
mention each one individually for last |
nights work would simply be a repe-
tition of praise. To them all, then, |
our Rppreciation-Edwa Mackaye,
Mary Newcombe. Warner Richmond, |
Eleanor Harte, James Dyrenforth, Jo-
seph Clancy, Tony Hodges, Dolores
Ramon. Rose Macdonald, Frank Peck,
and Edward G. Robinson.
Augustin ]. Glassmire's stage man
agement won its own reward in the
perfection of the presentation. Ana /
tho settings, too. must come in for
their measure Of praise. In every /