Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-09
MEN TO
APPEAR IN COMEDY
University Boys viii Present
THE Magistrate" Decen-
Der - and 20.

Special Correspondent Every Evening.
Newark. Dec. a.-Thestregoers IN
this vicinity have On store for them
n dramatic production which PROMISE.
TO afford more pleasure 20 the lover
of the legitimate stage than any play
staged here FOR some time. Tho play
which VIII be given in the Newark
Opera House. December 10 and 20 nv
the Footlights club o. inc University
Of Delaware. is "The Magistrate" onn
~ the greatest successes in tho Inc
Of comedy ever written By Arthur ~.
Plnero. Those familiar With tho
theatrical world will remember his
particular play a. Good Morning
Judge" a musical play which met
with great success IN New York. PM
adeiphia, Chicago and other large
cities
The Foou.ghts Club has had 'n'-
play under way FOR several weeks ard
have expended enough time. work and
talent % make the production - The
/ Magistrate" In Newark great Sue
cess
Alexander Blair. Jr.. y graduate n,
Delaware. and az present a mernho-
faculty IS coaching the play and his
ability IN this line is wei known =
Newark. Mr Blair has devoted
great deal OF his time 90 theatrical
work. both while IN college az a st1-
den. and since he graduated.
THE Magistrate" - no less hu-
morous than lts reconstructed sef
In GOOD Morning Judge" There =
n hearty laugh IN every line from fne
time Of the initial curtain raising un.I
the grand ensemble. u - "a play
that brings in a great many phases ?
English middle class life. presented
in a way that highly entertains.
In the production NJ his play VIZ.
Rlalr r. fortunate En- having a talented
group OF persons 20 draw from. in
the leading roles are Clifford a. Smith
and James r. Tughman. who play 80
, parts ~ Mr Posket. magistrate n
| Mulberry Police Court, and Agatha
J Posket. respectively Mr. Smith who
is graduate o. the Wilmington High
school where he took part in school
! theatrical productions. mas taken an
active part in every dramatic work
given az Delaware during the last
three years lie has always been
popular with those Who have seen
= him play and among his friends he q,
- popularity known az The Duke ~
= Newark" title accorded him after
- his appearance IN a minstrel show IN
] his Freshman year.
n Jimmy TIlghmsn. who plays op-
= posite Smith. - noted locally a. a
= feminine impersonator. He take. the
= part OF a woman IN this play as he
= has IN A number % previous plays
= given by students Of the University.
- There is an excellent chance In This
= show for these two young men 20 dis
play their ability.
Aubrey Travers and Johnson Rowan
y who play the parts q English army
y officers are well adapted IN their parts
. Travers Is an Engl!shman by birth
= and an ardent follower Of all drama
D. Paul Leahy playing the role ~ Mr
Bullamy. the second magistrate in th'
l. play. displays rare talent. He "a
L Freshman who took part IN many
s. productions az the Wilmington Higt
l. School OF which he - a graduate. II.
er was especially popular in the playins
Re OF a Tailor Made Man" given al
10 Wilmington High School last June
1t With Leahy Is a class mate. Hymar
Yanowitz. who also was a member %
le the cast Of a Tailor Made Man an'
n who is showing dramatic ability in ~
a. part ot Isadore. A waiter.
ne Others OF the cast are: Ralpi
re Heinold. as C!s Harrington. Mrs. Pos
IT, ket's son by her first marriage
II Charles Levy, Archiile Blond. pro
r prietors Of the Hotel des Princes
T. Frank Else, Cedric Snyder and Biddie
re ford. three Metropolitan Police: C
ID Norman Wade. n the role Il Char
on lotte Posket a sister q Agatha
e George McAIanus. playing the part q
go Beatie Tomlinson. a young lady -
m duced 20 teaching music: Granvin
Robinson. who takes the part q
Popham.
The play is unique in that all N
IT feminine parts are taken by men. {
xo Norman Wade. George MclIanus. an