The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-31
DELLA FOX.

stage last night. tremendously jelly-like.
wobbly, and the audience howled WIN
delight. She is on the very crest OF the
popularity wave, Is little Della Fox, and
nobody can possibly deny her claims to
being one OF the cleverest little women
! on the olla-podrida, vaudeville operetia
stage. They were so glad to see her
I that PATTI. in her heyday, could scarcely
have evoked more enthusiasm The air
was thick with IT. II ooZcd from the
pillars OF the theatre; ii cEuiel from
the hangings: 1t was filtered down from
the roof garden, and 1t rose 9apor-lik"
from the cellars. Yes. she was trcmu-
( lous jelly-like and wobbly, was little
Della. for she enjoys that health that
is almost dreaded by the prma donna.
Her face is pretty little peninsular
nearly surrounded by pillows of flesh,
and her form is not lissome as II was
in the Wang days but who cares?
Who wouldn't fattcn on New York APP
proval? Who demands better fate
than to grow plump and mountainous
nurtured on that delightful intoxicant
known as metropolitan adulation?
Avaunt. ye skeletons!
THE Little Trooper" was the medium
through which little Miss Della emerged
from that condition known as "one of a
supporting company to the dizzy pin
nace OF wimbledon. The programme
was not as candid about THE Little
Trooper" as It might have been. "Vaud-
eville operetta from the French. by Clay
NJ. Greene and William Furst,' II an
nounced. But the name OF Boyer, who
was responsible for the original Les
IS jours de Clairette," was omitted. Con-
cealment like worm l. the bud fire.
quently preys upon the damask cheeks
Of New York programmes but one gets
accustomed to that sort Of thing. and
protestation becomes almost unneces-
sary The vaudeville operetta gives
Miss Fox the role of little milliner,
the newly made wife of the Captain OF
the Thirteenth Hussars. She is a jeal-
Gus little shrew of woman. Mathilde,
the proprietress OF the Bon Marche
stores, Is an old flame of the Captain,
and when he goes to serve his twenty
eight days in the barracks. she is there.
He is foolish enough to say that she is
his wife. and Clairette. the little mil
liner. hears this so she dons the garb OF
a lieutenant. and dogs her husbands
footsteps. There are misunderstand-
ings complications and some merry ep-
isodes before all is finally Strengthened
out.
The story is direct and amusing, and
Ia spoiled by no undue comedians. 1t Is
| almost straight comedy. and the usual
Casino argument" on the programme
was wanting, because II was unneces-
sary Some Of the music Is charming
There 10 final in the second act that
will always secure an encore: 1t Is full
of entrain una ginger. Miss Fox has a
| very catchy song with the refrain,
shes a daisy" and there are at least
three numbers worth hearing more than
once. In fact, The Little Trooper" Will
| be popular First night applause, OF
| course means absolutely nothing, but 1t
Is easy to see that this venture will be
success, for 1t has everything in Its
favor and nothing against II.
Della Fox worked like Trojan. She
was in dead earnest. Her sincerity
glistened in her eyes. and she was there
on business. II was pleasant to see her
conquer. It Is pleasant to see anybody
conquer, but more especially plucky,
talented woman. who has served long
|
success She was charming from first
to last Her acting was chic. vivacious,
weil-directed. and her voice was In OK
cellent working order. She liked her
audience Just as much as the audience
liked her and. for once. we had n star
who was not on the stage too long, and
whose advent was ever welcome,
The company was just good enough.
Jefferson de Angels was. fortunately
held In check, and The Little Trooper
was not disturbed by his jocular i'm.
pctuosity He had brace of jokes or
so. but they were not irrelevant, and Dc
Angels must be COngratula ted. The
few laughs that nc captured were lie.
ultimately won. Paul Arthur, whose
voice Is not his fortune. managed to sc
through the music allotted to him. III
demolished 1t, as those tarlatan-Clat
equestriennes at the circus demolish tbs
paper hoops held up for them, lie
broke through II. Miss villa Knox
who suffered at one time from an al
legged resemblance to LILLIAN Russell
did not wear blonde wig, so the rescm
biance was not apparent, In any way
last night. Charles DUNCAN caused )
laugh by unintentionally remarking, e
haven't had sleep OF wink" II III
: had said II intentionally, 1t would hav
been voted idiotiC. Eva Davenport di,
T very well, and SO did one or two Others
2 Miss Fox made "A very cute nth
speech. She said pretty things abou
Do Wolf Hopper and she inferrc,
\ pretty things about herself. 1T mean
o so much for mc-your approval" sh
/, | 10 no al
3 She came out, plasterch all over wit
Q diamonds, and the illusion was spoiled
l. For you couldn't help thinking, don
It you know, that even II the worst cam
n to the worst. she had all those diamond
l. TO fall back upon them. And the
y would keep frugal young person CON
,e fortabiy for at least--well say year.
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