Evening star., 1938-05-19
Tail Waggers
Benefit Is
Success
Amateurs Stage
Clever Skits
To Full House.
Bv PHYLLIS THOMPSON.

Y ERSATILITY, a great quality
" and the old adage, variety is
" the spice of life" both apply
to Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert
There's many a poor soul who gets
tired of himself or herself, but Evie
Robert need never fear that COM
plant, for in rapid succession she
can be her own amusing self, per-
feet with a capital p French sales
woman in a smart Paris dress shop,
a Southern belle with the draWly
accent and a young woman from
MidWestern State Last night Mrs
Robert entertained the audience which
packed the Playhouse of 1924 Thir-
tieth street for the benefit of the
Tail Waggers Club. with all her i'm
presentations. while husband, Chip"
Robert, acted as master of ceremonies.
1t is hard to say just which one
Of the many skits put on last night
was the best. though, personally. by
a small margin, I think that the
prize, if there was such a thing, would
go to Sir Willmott Lewis as South
ern Senator and Arthur krock, who
as a newspaper reporter, interviewed
the "old" gentleman, who was attired
in Prince Albert and shoestring tie
and disguised with a goatee and a
mustache, which disappeared periodi-
cally into the depths of mint julep
in frosty silver goblet.
Mrs. John Creighton, wife of Comdr
Creighton, U. S. N, raised the level
with several songs. her beautiful voice
ringing out through the building and
trailing off into the garden, where the
overflow of guests enjoyed the better
part of the evening. She was accom-
panied by Kurt Hetzel. The bad luck OF
the past week-speaking Of the
Weather-turned for a few hours last
night and during the entr'acte the
assembled company mingled in the
charming garden between the resi-
dence, which Mr.. and Mrs Harold
Walker leased this season from Mrs
Albert G.. Simms, and the playhouse,
which originally was part of the old
slave quarters.
Miss Margaret Frazer did her
stuff" as the sales lady at the notion
counter of a department store to the
queens taste and former Governor Of
North Carolina o. Max Gardner was
superb re-enacting a speech he made
many years ago with Charley Michael
son taking the part of an obscure
gentleman and opponent"
Completely unexpected was the ap-
pearance before the curtain of Burton
Baldry of the British Broadcasting Co.,
who gave an amusing talk While here
Mr. Baldry is the guest of Mr.. John
Hanes, who was called away to New
York last night Carroll Downes as
Col. Seabiscuit Snodgrass, war ad-
miral Of the Virgin Islands, was price
less in frock coat and red wig.
For a really pretty person. you've
done the best job I've ever seen to
make yourself plain" said Arthur
Krock to Betty Hardie, who took the
part in the skit "All Nice Girls Swear"
a short play with the Office of society
editor as the background. AS the irate
mother of a recent bride. Miss Hardie
to tell the editor that she
would cancel her subscription to the
paper if her daughters picture did not
appear! With her head in a newspaper
and completely surrounded by crum-
pied copy paper. Dudley Harmon took
the part of society writer and
Martha Blair made many attempts be-
tween telephone calls to write her
column. In the middle Of everything
photographers assistant, in the person
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