Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12

Jewel Song"
Another "lady" of stolid proper
tions and convincingly hilarious
manner was Martha, played eff
fectively by l.. Guernsey Clark. In
the "Sallet OF the Flying Titmouse,"
supported by the female" chorus.
she did one of the best numbers of
the show. Joseph S. Eaton was
probably the beauty" of the eve
ming, showing more than slight
resemblance to his famous "glorified
sister" Mary. Others who performed
with distinction were Joseph w,
Beale, as THE Woman in Black:
Benjamin C. Taber. as Siebel, and
Edward Craven, in the title role. A
word also should be added in praise
of the two witches who Unanswered
about the stage with amusing agility.
The dances were f1awleSsly exc
cuted by the choruseS. There was a
singer. E. Fitzgerald Gore. who did
ample Justice to the music; two solo
dancers who were excellent, and. in
deed, the entire production may be
summed up in the language OF one
of its own characters. who said, Il
am an opera-and a damn good
opera!" E. de S. M.
Central Highs
Baby Cyclone" Hit.
HISTR1ONIC ability to marked
l. degree was revealed by the
young student players who took part
in THE Baby Cyclone" presented
last nigh. in the school auditorium
of the Central High School. Scenes
in the play. comedy-farce by
George M. Conan. ranged from tense
drama to the lightest comedy, all
presented with a skill and sophiSti-
cation rather unusual for youthful
amateurs. Throughout the entire
play there was an ease and
smoothness which showed splendid
training and capable direction.
The play centers about complica-
tions arising from the disputes of a
young married couple over Pekinese
dog, Baby Cyclone" The husband
becomes indignant at the attentions
of his wife Jessie paid to Cyclone.
He tries to get rid of the dog by
selling it to young woman and the
sale of the dog is the beginning of
series of amusing episodes, involving
Lydia Webster, the young woman
who buys Cyclone: her fiancee,
Joseph Meadows, and her father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Web
Ster. A happy solution is brought
about by Robert Webster, who re-
sorts to a mans only trick. reaching
for his hat" and leaving the house,
taking Hurley and Meadows with
him. This determined action on
the part of the men brings the
women to their senses and ends in
a delightfully."- funny scene with the
three women surrendering their
rights to the pets by placing the
dogs at the sides of the sleeping
men.
One cannot be too generous in
praise of each of the young actors
play. The cast was q very large one.
Leading roles were delightfully."-
portrayed by Anne Garrett as Jessie
Hurley, Doris Thomas as Lydia Web
ster, Adrienne Mayer as Mrs. Robert
Webster, Joseph Danzansky as Jo-
seph Meadows, Theodore Tiller as
the distracted young husband, Gene
Hurley, and Kenneth Romney as
Robert Webster. Other parts, played
with skill and interest, were those
of Evans, the butler, by Walter Fol-
lanSbee; Crandall, Meadows house,
keeper, by Mary Louise Jones; DR..
Hearn, by Jack Stearns; Cassidy, by
Carl Carlson; Kellogg. policeman,
by Earl Kernahan; Edward, the
Websters' butler, by Howard Smith;
Mabel, the Websters' maid, by Wini-
fred Whitney, and McCracken, by
Bertram Nye
The little dogs in the play were
Startling" who had the part Of Cy-
clone, loaned by Miss Ellen Dexter:
spYlnn-P0UD ond aNonnieo 1naual
by the Dexter family.
The large auditorium was filled to
capacity with an audience that dis
played its enthusiasm with repeated
and generous applause.
THE Baby Cyclone" not only dis
played skill and individualism by fine
acting, but it was excellently staged
and costumed. Musical numbers
were rendered between the acts by
the Central High School Orchestra
A second performance of the play
will be repeated in the school audi
forum this evening. G. S. S.
Mckinley High
Presents robin Hood"
THE Opera Club of the Mckinley
High School presented Robin
Hood" Reginald De Koven's famous
operetta, last night in the Mckinley
Auditorium.
A cast that carried the amusing
pot to its mirthful close with splen-
did results and sang the ever-fa-
miliar songs with complete and evil
dent enjoyment brought much
praise on itself and on its sponsors.
There was, furthermore, but little
evidence of amateurism, the COM
pany presenting itself as If it had
trod the boards of the stormiest
Broadway season.
The title role, played by Frank
Daniel, although not really one of
the most important, last night was
done very well, indeed. The willy
Sheriff of Nottingham, under the