The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-26

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CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
II HAD to hunt quite bit for
1 them" Lois Dunlap apologized
as she resumed her seat at the tea
table md spread the glossy prints
OF half a dozen large photographs
f for Dundee's inspection. do you
vnow The Beggars' Opera'?"
John Gay-eighteenth century,
isn't it2 . As I remember 1t. it is
quite" and Dundee hesitated,
grinning.
"Bawdy?" Lois laughed. ooh,
veryl We couldn't have got away
with Sc II it hadn't been a classic.
rs IL vas, we had to tone down
some Of the naughtiest passages
and songs.
But it was lots of fun, and the
boys enjoyed it hugely because it
gave them an opportunity to wear
light satin breeches and lace ruff
1es.
This is my husband, Peter. He
adored being the highwaynan,
Robin Of Bagshot'," and she point
ed out a stocky, belligerent-looking
man near the end of the long row
of costumed players. in the photo
graph which showed the entire
cast.
you say that Mrs Selim &C
cepted your proposal that the came
10 Hamilton to organize a Little
theater, after she saw these photo
graphs?" Dundee asked. Had she
refused before2"
Yes. I'd gone to New York for
The animal Easter play which the
Forsyte school puts on, because I'm
intensely interested in semi profess
sional theatricals," Lois explained.
Mia had done splendid job with
the play this year, and I spoke to
her after it was over.
"She was not at all interested
then, but polite about it, so I in
vited her to have lunch with me the
next day, and showed her these
photographs, in the hope that they
would make her take the idea more
seriously.
1--WE had borrowed a Little the
alter director from Chicago, and I
knew we had done a really good
Job Of The Beggars' Opera The
local reviews"
These stills look extremely pro-
fessional. don't wonder that they
interested Nita,' Dundee cut in.
will you tell me what she said?"
"She rather startled me-" Lois
Dunlap confessed. Il first showed
her this picture of the whole cast,
and as I was explaining the play a
{ oit-she didn't know The Beggar's
Opera-she almost snatched the
photograph out of my hands.
AS she studied it, her lovely black
eyes grew perfectly enormous. I've
never seen her so excited since"
What did she say?" Dundee in
terrupted tensely.
WHY, she said nothing Just at
w first, then she began to laugh
in the queerest way-almost hys-
terically I asked her why she was
laughing was a little huffy, I'm
afraid-and she said the men
looked so adorably conceited and
funny
Then she began to ask the names
of the players. I told her that
Macheath'-hes the highwayman
hero, you know-was played by
Give Hammond; that my Peter
was Robin of Bagshot,' that Johnny
Drake was another highwayman,
Mat of the Mint that Tracey
Miles played the jailor, 'Lockit'-
Did she show more interest in
ono man than another?"
Yes, When I pointed out Judge
Marshall as 'Peachum,' the fence,
she cried out suddenly: Why, I
{ know himl I met him once on a
party. Is he really judge?
and she laughed as if she knew
something very funny about Hugo
as no doubt she did.
He was an inveterate lady killer
before his marriage, as you may
have heard
DO you think her first excite
ment was over seeing Judge Mar
shall among the players pictures?"
Dundee asked.