The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-19
A GAIETY GIRL.

She pirouetted her way with arch
and joyous mullebrlty, into the linn
pid affections Of the gilded ado
descent at Days Theatre last night.
1t was not merely case OF "A
Gaiety Girl" but Of whole flock
OF them. and the adolescent who was
out with his cleaning shirt front and
forehead was happy, once again. She
Is pretty, glittering thing. IL the
Gaiety Girl. She Is like the heroine OF
the English novellsts She has an eye
like star, in the clear depths OF which
the hero can lose himself You know
that orb; 1t Is the very antlthesis OF the
Goldfish eye. She has hower-like face,
what Mrs Hungerford would call
svelte" form. and high bred, refined
manner. she doesn't know what the
word " tough" means and she's awfully
jolly.
The musical comedy in which she APP
peared IL the work OF owen Hall, Har-
I ry Greenbank and Sidney Jones-not
that II matters in the least Why
shouldn't 1t be by owen Hall, Harry
Greenbank and Sidney Jones? / defy
you to answer. 1t Is thing with
| plot too. and the plot has in it, dash
of mclodrama. A naughty French maid
puts a diamond comb into the basket
OF Alma Somerset. and the comb be
| longs to Lady Virginia Forrest. There
now! Poor Alma Is, therefore, consid-
! cred guilty, and her young man. Charley
| Goldned. Is dreadfully put out about
It, but he loves her just the same. on
yes, you just bet he does.
The scenes OF "a Gaiety Girl" are laid
in some pleasure grounds, and at Nice,
where you get view of Monte Carlo,
and the stage IL perpetually filled with
bevies OF the maidens. all wearing hand
some dresses, singing and doing apecial-
ties IT Is very bright and attractive
| entertainments and George Edwardes has
sent over his best and most artistic
people. Wise George, who has profited
by the fatal experiences of D'Oyly Carte!
There isn't n duffer or n dufferess In the
company, and everybody IL so refined
that 1t Is IA pleasure to see such show.
Not that 1t is perfect. by any means.
There is too much OF IT.. At times 1t
drags painfully. and you feel that you
could take IA nap with advantage. The
second act needs cutting, for much OF
the dialogue is superfiuous. And l just
/
In the whole of the comedy. Isn't that
n fact worth chronicling.
The feature OF the show is the ex-
quisite dance OF Cissy Fitzgerald. 1t is
as good as anything Lefty Lind has
done. and 1t will catch the town. Then
in the second act there Ia n carnival
dance by three loose-limbed young wo-
men, daintily clad. Miss Decima Moore
Is an exceedingly clever young person.
and It's a pity that she has not more 30
do, and Miss Juliette Nesville Is de-
lightful. That saucy little French song.
with the refrain "C'est ainsi que ca se
passe chez nous" is delightful. Miss
Maud Hobson IL very fascinating. and
she speaks more pleasingly than she
sings She wore a number OF bewilder-
ing costumes with much ease. unlike
the ordinary burlesque damsel. who Is
as uncomfortable in her fine toggery as
n hen who has Uncovered penknife.
Harry Monkhouse Is n comedian who Is
genuinely ap1 -unctuously funny. London
!, humor IL occasionally ridiculed In New
, York, but Harry Monkhouse renders II
most acceptable. Fred Kaye Is also a
very clever young man. The men are as
good as the women. They look like gen
tlemen, and not like Rowery Hully-Gees
unexpectedly cast into reluctant re-
spectability. Louis Bradheld, Cecil Hope
and Compton Taylor may all be COM
mcnded.
The Tommy Atkins" song. OF which
we heard so much. was trife disap-
pointing. like n good many things that
suffer from an advertised reputation,
but the funny little ditty. Jimmy on
the Chute" made hit. All the musical
numbers are pretty and effective, and
they are extremely well rendered.
"A Gaiety Girl" will enjoy herself in
New York. The little glittering mink
will be popular. and she will grow to
love dear America and to believe that
Days Theatre, at Thirtieth street and
Broadway, is quite as nice as Days
Theatre in Leicester Square, London.
ALAN DALE.