The herald., 1897-11-12
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American Beauty" which was present.
ed to good sized house last night, can
not be called comic opera except by
some stretch Of courtesy which is hard
ly called for in the present instance,
seeing that the piece affords a capital
evenings entertainment to the lovers
Of light music, pretty shaped girls and
vaudeville specialties.
The piece is held together by the
slimmest thread of interest in the
way of connected incident, which is a
fortunate thing on behalf of the people
who prefer to sit and enjoy the pass
ing show without having to exercise
their powers of comparison and analy-
sis. ,Corinne, the lively little singer, be-
jewelled and bewitchingly costumed,
smiles upon the audience from the be-
ginning to the end of the piece, some
times she appears in combination Of
red and black with an aluminium skirt
and wearing her own dark hair in an
other scene she has a closely fitting sky
blue suit consisting of doublet and hose,
and her head is crowned with a wavy
mass of golden hair. She presents a
very pretty picture as she stands in the
glare of single electric light and picks
melody out Of her costly mandolin.
The center of the stage and the sole
right to have the electric light turned on
her, are COrinne's exclusive privileges.
She is as entertaining as ever in her
own pretty way and was applauded
loudly for her songs and other special
ties.
The "proprietors of the greatest show
on earth," personated by Frank David,
Charles Fostelle and Bertha Crawford
furnish most of the fun in the line of
low comedy, and the two men of the
trio do knock down and drag out act
that is exceedingly Orpheumesque in it's
rendition. Miss Crawford is very
sprightly and helps to keep the ball
rolling with unflagging vim.
The second act is supposed to show a
Newport society attempt at giving an
amateur circus and the society people
are pictured as appearing in the loud
est of costumes, most of which are
fashioned in a manner that leaves little
to the imagination in the matter of
shape. 1t is fortunate for the spectator
that the revelations thus afforded are
of kind that are calculated to give a
good impression Of the taste and judg-
ment of the managers in the selection of
their company. The awful examples so
often to be seen in similar companies are
not to be found in this one, but on the
contrary everything is pleasing to the
eye and the singing is fairly satisfac-
tory to the ear. The railway charge
for excess baggage must be one Of the
lightest Of the company's expenses, and
can only be on account of the scenery
it carries. The last scene is a very
striking set showing the Casino terrace
at Monte Carlo. with moonlight on the
water effect that is exceedingly pretty.
The supporting company is quite
numerous. j. X. Adams and William
Young act the parts of German military
officers very cleverly and without un-
necessary exaggeration; while Miss
Octave Barbe, who has a nondescript
character of unrecognizable type to per-
form, which Is described in the bill as
that of IAN Oriental woman" plays it in
quite a picturesque way and with an
elocution that is a capital satire on the
melOdramatic flights SO often attempted
by aspiring amateurs and underdone
professionals.
The orchestra was directed in a mu-
sicianly way by Clarence Rogerson and
the applause of the audience evinced its
satisfaction with the production as a
whole.
IAN American Beauty" will be re-
peated tonight and tomorrow night
with the usual matinee.