The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-18
MINT GIVEN BY.
St. PATRICK
PLAYERS
Talented Entertainers Show
to Advantage n Clever
Musical Comedy

For their eighth seasAn the ST. Pat.
rick Players have bowed in with q
new musical comedy, Mistaken
Mimi" that fits the talented group
Of Washington entertainers 81 trim
az q bathing beauty's nifty costume.
Dennis p. ConneIl has written the
book. providing generously the spon.
taneous mirth, sprinkled through
two lively acts. It's the music and
the dancing, however, that ring M,
the thrills for the Reverend II. j.
Hurney's clever players. Mint
has a decidedly tunefuI score. with
several melodies as lifting and mem.
ory tickling as any proud Broadway
revue ever boosted. One recaliSl
Highway Of Hearts,, ''Your wish
Is Ny Wish, (" Helen, 4 ssDear 5eart,'
and Magic Smile" FOR real melody
and sparkling lyrics.
Every season the st. Patrick Plav.
ers uncover some new talent. This
time II Is Helen Ault--a dainty 1T
Tie watch charm who sings and
dances delightfully."- who viii be
worth watching when she ACQUIRES
the needed assurances. Marjorie
Joesting who sings "Just For You',.
IN a duet with T. j. F'lannery. a
an allurfng blonde beauty who cam
tiyates with ingenue freshness and
charm. Eileen Lally has developed
into q finished Blues singer and
won individual attention in two
capital jazz numbers Then there
ls Estelle Murray experienced and
elever-who stopped the show with
an Apache dance In which Royal
/ Foster gave her Al assistance. Alice
Cush revealed a marked penchant
Tor low comedy and to her went
most Of the credit for the mirth Of
the evening. Royal Fosters &C.
centric dance went over big and
his acting and singing VIII improve
when he in1ects the necessary pep"
/ needed to make him an outstand-
ing star In the ranks Of non-pro.
fesslonals. Orme Libbey played
throughout in high, and was sue.
cess In a minor comedy role
through maintaining George M.
Conan tempo. The Fegan boys were
both good as were the Bowman
sisters and others In the large cast.
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and the large ensemble was con.
stantly seen to advantage. In
Helen" and Dear Girl the
chorus revealed some fascinating
costumes. The Estelle Murray bal.
let offered some fine toe dancing
and Edna Bowman as terpsichoroafl
soloist won well earned curtain
call. The quartet rendition Of
Dreaming" scored as one Of the
comedy high lights.
Mr.. Connell staged the book while
/ Miss Murray and Ralph O'Brien ar.
ranged the dances. The production
was mounted under the personal
direction OF Reverend Francis J.
Hurney, who organized the players.
The cast, headed by Miss Muir.
| ray and Mr.. Foster, includes Jack
Buckley, Daniel McGrath, Thomas
Flannery, William Cross, Luke
Fegan, Orme Libby, Helen Ault.
! Stephen Fegan, Alice Cush, Marie
Bowman, Dennis Cornell, Edna
Bowman. Eileen Lally, Mary Hal.
tigan, Majorie Joesting, Mary
Lingle, Gal Benci, Earl Crimes,
James Chamberlain, Pat Haltigan,
Albert Sweeny, John Morgan,
/ Olive Birmingham, Bessie Cush,
Margaret Cush, Mildred Inge, Kitty
Mcleod, Helen Torneake, Dorothy
BAH, Margaret Gately, Marion VIII
Iams. Albert Henkel, MathIlda SigI.
Clara Franck, Ethel Baker, Evelyn
Barker, Regina Biggs, Debra Bren-
nan, Katherine Considine, Margaret
Fallon, Dorothy Graham, Margaret
Kane, Stephanie Maserick, Dorothy
Miller, Thelma Anderson, Helen
Breon, Eleanor Carroll, Kitty Car
roll, Mary Connor, Helen Haltigan,
Jean LIE Fevre, Helen Orani, Julia
Owens, Margaret Popp, Margaret
Tappan, Isabel willard, Marion
Cane. Elizabeth Cane, Marie Cody,
Margaret Creagher, Peggy Lally,
Agnes Leon, Sal Murray. Edith
/ Orani, Clara Priddy, Mary st. John,
Helen Cuddy, Eileen Dowd, Reba
Dowd, Dolores Flood, Josephine
F'ranck, Hazel Myrl, Mary Joynes,
Irene Jersey, Marie Mardden, Helen
Muir, Z Genevieve Moreland and
Halle Shepherd.