| Show I AMUSEMENTS I Three short acts of o typical Cl CI Clyde do Fitch comedy come form Corm the Christ Christmas Christmas mas offering at the Shubert and at the tho first production last night an audience completely tilling filling the lower floor with witha a generous number In the balcony greeted the pleasing performance with enthusiasm It Ii was a large audience for Christmas eve and it t left leCt tho the thea theater theater theater ter after tho show lOW In a n most happy frame framo of ot mind Charles Cherry as aJ George Goodale the tho bachelor In tho the piny play of ot that name was the tho central centra figure but Miss Ruth won the tho affection of oC her audience from her entrance with her winsome manner mannerisms mannerisms isms Miss reminds one of ot Violet Vloet Lansdown who was here hero two seasons ago with Girls She Sho Is a stenographer of a the tine Impressionable type t pe altogether lovable and always loving In her comedy lines sho she Is admirably adapted for a n Clyde Fitch itch role roles that are aro always bright sparkling and In this case cose distinctly American Mr Cherrys work was artistic as It always Is and the awakening of ot the dormant affection within him was a n process delightful In Its development with tho the love of ot the girl sir as the chemic influence producing producIng producing ing the tho transmutation Mr Cherry Is supported by b an exceptionally strong cast throughout and his vehicle Is one ono leaving nothing to be bo desired The Tho Bachelor is ono one of at tho the best of ot Uio tiro offerings of the present season at the theaters Edward Kirby played by b F Percival Stevens has a small part of ot which tho the most Is made without overstepping tho role 1010 as Intended by the author His manner is suited Bulted to his lines and ho he headds adds much to the tho enjoyment enjo ment of the Uio story as the tho transformation of ot Goodale from bachelor to lover over advances Tho The Billy Rendell of Ralph Morgan Is done dono in finished manner He is a typical brother to Millicent Rondell Rendell the tho steno ateno stenographer stenographer grapher assuming the wisdom of a 8 sophomore in his efforts to weave Eros spell poll I about the tho heart of Goodale Charles Laite Is the office boy bo and Jio rho completely fills the Ideals of the comic papers Miss Lillian PaIge as tile the mother Is all nil that thit a mother should be beAlice beAlice Alice Allee Riker as Hilda Flint a servant senant girl of Swedish extraction was wa most charming for unlike so many who at nt attempt attempt tempt character Impersonations of or tho the type t pet she sho did not overstep the pro proprieties proprieties proprieties but made mado of or her lines Just the Uio h servant Clyde Fitch was thinking ab ut t when whon he penned tho the character ano with the tho pen that has been loved oed so sowell sowell sowell well the facile pen wielded by the hand that now Is still These named complete the tho company a n company of seven players and each a n finished per por performer former It Is ono one which would be bo de delightful delightful delightful In any an offering but in a comedy corned by Clyde CIdo Fitch it Is la a n treat for tor forthe forthe the playgoer performance and the tho mat matinee matInee inee this afternoon close tho the engagement engage engagement ment |
