Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
AT PLAZA THEATRE
VIII Present ''The Magistrate" On
Tuesday Evening, Jan. End, In
Milford /; Laurel Jan. 3rd.

Down-State lovers Of good drama
have in store for them a theatrical
treat, which is rarely ever offered off
the legitimate stage of the large cit
les; the Footlights Club of the Uni
versity of Delaware, which recently
presented in Newark "The Magistrate"
will go on a Transforming" tour of
several of the towns of lower Della
ware, where they will present the
same show. In Newark the play was
attended by full houses on both of the
two nights that it was presented on,
and many persons pronounced the
production as the best that was ever
given by any cast in Delaware.
This play has been under rehearsal
during the entire college year, the
plans having been formulated during
the spring of last year, and the re-
suit of all this practice has been a
production that can favorably compare
to any professional staging. "The
Magistrate" is perhaps the best play
that Arthur Wing Pinero ever wrote;
the play is a farcial comedy in three
acts. The first act discloses the fact
that a family skeleton exists, and dur
ing the second act this skeleton insists
on coming forth into the glaring eyes
of the all-toO critical world. 1t is
needless to say that this collection of
bones makes quite a few embarrass-
ing situations for the old magistrate
and his friends. In the last act, how
ever, the family skeleton is found to
be myth, and slowly it crumbles be-
fore the proofs against it, and of
course, as in all happy endings, every
thing comes out cake"
In the selection of the cast, Mr..
Alexander Blair, the director of the |
play, had a wealth of material to pick |
from. In the leading role, that of |
Agatha Pocket, Mr.. James 3. Thigh
man plays an excellent part. AS it is
a feminine role, it is exceedingly diff
icule to play it well, but in this re-
spect Jimmie" is par excellence. OPP
posite him in the role of Mr.. Pocket,
The magistrate, is Clifford A. Smith,
who, with his flowing black tie and
iovial manner, is a typical English
magistrate. One of the greatest hits
If the show in Newark was Aubrey
Travers, playing the part of Colonel
Iukyn, an English retired army Off
/.
birth, and in his role he is perfectly
1t home. Johnson Rowan, who plays
he part of Captain Horace Vail, an
Dther English officer, is also star in
lis part. Paul Leahy takes the part
# Mr.. Bullamy, a second magistrate, ,
nd in that role he is very successful. !
here is not one criticism to be made {
n any of the members of the cast, and
is hard to say that any one plays his !
Individual part better than anyone :
lse. Jimmie" Tilghman and Cliff !
mith are, however, in the leading \
oles and therefore have more chance
D show their abilities. Mr.. Tilghman q
as been on the professional stage for '
yer year, having been out of coll
sge year. He came back to college !,
lis year, and has been taking a big
lterest in all dramatic production at
le state university. While in New
ork drama he took part in the pro-
1ction of several films and few le-
timate stage plays. 3
Others among the cast are: George Il
McManus, Ralph Heinold, Charles p
Green, Granville S. Robinson, C. u
orman Wade, Lyman A. Yanowitz, p
harles Levy, Frank Else, R. D. q q
aught, J. Cedric Snyder. Paul Leahy u
ays a double role, that of Mr.. Bull 81
my and Mr.. Wormington. III
The tour of down-State starts on Sc
e second of January, 1923, when the Di
mpany will present the play in Mil I ol
rd, at the Plaza Theatre. From here IIi In
e company will go to Laurel, where III
ey will present the play at the Ev- IN
EFT Opera House for the benefit of nt
e Laurel High School Athletic As U
citation on January 3. The following y;
ght they will play in Middletown. wy
ans for the presentation of the play wy
other towns are pending. IN IN
The costumes will be true to the II
riod and of the highest class. Turn so
t and help the students. as
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