Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-25

II you didn't understand you could ask
right out loud and the obliging explana-
tory prolog would tell you.
The three one-act plays, all written by
Stuart Walker Included "Sir David Wears
a Crown" while the Lentils BoiP' and
Nevertheless" The first named was pre-
sented for the first time anywhere In the
world" yesterday, Robert Masters taking
the part Of David. 1t is a sequel 10
when the Lentils Boil" or more right
fully might be called just a continuation
of that little incident which tells Of the
peasant lad boiling his lentils for dinner
on the day when the queen is to be be-
headed on the midday hour when all four
Of the clocks strike the hour. The unfor-
tunate queen, who because she has
stepped upon the great ringed toe Of the
kings great aunt must suffer decapita-
ton, seeks a hiding place at the small
boys cottage and he hides her, which is
the foundation for the fanciful tale
wherein the various participants and on
lockers at the beheading all stop at the
cottage, telling Of the great reward Of
fered for discovery of the queens hiding
place, but David keeps his promise to
the queen and saves her. The results
from his good act form the plot for
David Wears a Crown which was beau
tifully staged, showing the headsman's
block and the court assembled waiting
for the decapitation. The arrival OF the
queen too late to be beheaded with an
old law which proclaims any queen who
escapes having her head chopped OF
owing to some breach OF etiquette among
her husbands relatives shall be supreme
ruler Of the country and 50 David was
made heir TO the throne and all the good
and deserving poor were rewarded aad
the bad forgiven. David forgets his
kingship his palfrey. his grandeur ana
falls asleerN in his mothers arms at the
end,
Robert Masters as David showed no
signs OF acting, he seemed to be per
rectly at home boiling Ientils and hobs
nobbinr with royalty. hts utter uucon-
scfousness of his audience was surpris-
ing in such an inexperienced Thespian.
Judith Lawry as the queen just steps
right into your imaginary kingdom
along with Elizabeth Patterson, the Ill
tempered meddlesome great aunt. stuart
Walker singing the three pigs and Ills
funny quaint ballads IN his role as the
ballad singer, just was tho stroiling
singer; Mckay Morris was wildly
wicked headsmsn: John Wrsy as the
guarding soldiery was inimitably funny ;
Helen Burch made a charming milkmaid
and Blanche Yurka as the mother was
delightful. Harvey Warner as the trum-
peter, George somues as the king, Robert
McGroarty as the Councillor. Walter Won
negut as the kindly blindman, Oscar
Davisson as the Mime and Aldrich
Bowker as the population all fitted right
into the audiences fancies.
The opening play, Nevertheless" 4
prelude is, in fact, built around the boy
the girl and the burglar. and the mystic
rious word, nevertheless" the plot OF
which is familiar. was cleverly played by
Helen Burch, Robert Fiske in the Juvenile
part, and Mckay Norris as the burglar.
/ Robert Fiske was an Ideal "I'll run away
II you don't tell me" sort of lad, and
Miss Burch acted the part Of the re-
sourceful small sister with an easy man
ner and. of course, Mr.. Norris made
perfectly ripping burglar.
| And, too, there was Edwin Noel, who
played the part of the prolog, and
James Morgan, who made an effective
/ device bearer, and some miscellaneous
young folk who were you-in-the audience
The audience was loudly appreciative and
| the players were forced to respond to
numerous curtain calls, and cries OF
! speech for Mr. Walker brought a few
words from him in which he limited that
perhaps there might some time be an
! other similar matinee for children be-
! tween 7 and 20.