New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-19
1.-THE GITETY GIRL" ar DALY'S.

Tho performance AT Days Theatre last night IL
Illustrated how much be done with small
amount OF literary material II IS not strictly ac-
c,r,,e 20 speak OF "A Gaiey Girr literary at all.
An entertainment with this title. which has been
highly successful In London. had Us first perform
nce IN this country Days last evening before an
audience OF the sort that Is usual on nTst hi6ht
a, This house II is difficult to define the play itself
The programme called It musical comedy but Il
had also some elements of the farce and OF the
,x,ravaganza II had further. pot closely border
ing on the melolramatc. IL Is waste or time ana
.,,ca however 10 try TO find name for II. because
II owed the favorable reception which it met. not to
the qualities implied by any one or these names p'
10 It's catchy music pretty faces handsome dresses
and graceful dances. The story * or an army ohcer
who loves II member OF the London Gaiety Iheare
companv He has previously hrted with French
maid and she took him seriously and Is bent on
making trouble She accordingly puts her mistress
diamond comb into the pocket or the Gllety gin
cloak and then accuses her Of stealing It, THIS de-
vice s at least old the fortyfourtn chapter OF
Genesis. The comb has previously hgurPh III
tvor,e s,t and II makes trouble for others besides
the Ga.ety girl. The awful accusation Is at lengh
dlsproyed and the troubles OF all the characters In
the play arc happily ended. This illustrates the
slenderness Of the material. 10 put it mildly
When the treatment Of this material Is considered
II IS another matter Every attempt has apparently
been made TO produce enjoyable performance ana
with notable success. Inc cast II iHOSt 'NN~''"'
one The real head of It IS Frederick Kaye VINO
has the mart OF Major Barclay He gives ine carr
c,ture of the elderly officer who feels more ana
more q boy every minute that he lives his eN-
clamatlon of Take away the tea, we don VIM
tea is the funniest thing OF the KIND tha mas peen
heard here In long time IL IL ply ' H .e J a
NOT have a longer part. Miss Decima Moore - d
rl.ver actress and a capital dancer. CharleS Ky
has the leading part, according 10 stage rue ne
acts IL we'll and ne has good voice WnpreM,en u,
makes the most of the Jolly ana stlrrihs song ~
"Tommy Atkins" This song is the real gem OF the
niece It's fame had come before II. as was SION
iy the applause which greeted It's ahiouHeei ~.
and Il Is sure become popular. even IN T,
ha, has no patrotlc sentiment In regaru 10 ionns
himself Harry Monkhouse played the part ci Pr,
Montague Brerly well in some respects ~, ~ =,
would be much funner II ne were not 80 p'oiou'''
IMPRESSED with his own funnness Ill.,. .,,,
II IS not often that seven such attracsNc t,s
g,rs and The three society ladies'" Miss tlorenSc
1I6vd Miss Grace Pa.Otta and Miss C!ssy fltZSeraI
in !, ,han dance-which was fascnatingy graceiu.
in movement and Miss Fitzgerald gave 500 TanC -
which made many In the audience MINK Ioi.u.s o
~ ola days when the London Gaeiy company caHle
| IN New York. 4 was one OF the prs.ut,s' 49,. ba
sesn here since that memorable time and, ina, pc
H., .ha ,se II was OF the pleasantest mclltiits
~ the evening There was no specia! reas9. MitS
~ ,nad who caused the trouble should De rrehCn,
except that English audiences prefer tndt a.: s
sho,ii baong On the Continent Miss Juette Mes
III y,h, niayed the part. was not French ehouEn
~ deceive any body who had gone tnrouEh d spou
Tou.ynrk course OF Partisan dances, out IN o,nsr
,cst.f arI IN the unparalleled American aul!ehc-
- lion ,lltv made difference IL remains 10 ne
ala oriv that the chorus was large ana Sooi' .h
costumes fresh and pretty ana ~" cr," !. ~ he
pan, hu, there is reason why 1t should not De
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