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THE French Maid with her sunset-col-
ored skirts her inviting wartime smile and
a penchant for the soldiers, appeared at
English's last night. There was no doubt
that it was a Rice show from the moment
of the opening chorus The Rice trade
mark was stamped on the bright faces of
the vivid assortment of gayly costumed
chorus girls, on the lively action of the
characters and the general ensemble of the
production. The stage settings are beadti-
fully devised, and the coors and lights and
rush of music. flying feet, happy faces and
tuneful voices which ALWAYS distinguish
Ricean programme, were there in abun-
dance. The famous effervescent caterer has
never sent out a better selected cast of
than are seen in THE French Maid" The
production is really overpopulated with
clever people. The audience is only getting
IN thorough sympathy with one actors spe-
cial endesvor when another brilliant per-
son proceeds TO titillate the risibiltieS only
to be superseded by third. The
most distinct hit Of the production is Chas.
Bigelow as the very comical waiter at the
Hotel Anglais in Boulogne. The audience
the first time he exposed the fact that he
carried a whistle in his throat He wore
a face of such abject under-dog expression
that TO look at him was TO laugh. His songs
were character gems. and his last effort,
Rice's "Rhapsodte Table d'Hote," wherein
he described tho different dinner dishes en-
gaging i'm q rebellion resulted in a half
dozen encores. Bigelow is Original in his
make-ups as Mansfield. with a face as ugly
as a restaurant pie kicked by a colt. In
the Boulogne Hotel is Olive Redpath as the
French maid. with the good reliab Bile name
of Suzette. Her duty seems to be 10 serve
smiles and kisses to the numerous guests.
Such proceedings are destined TO make
trouble for several people which is not
Strengthened out until the last act. Henry
Norman, remembered here from the time
when he was one of Henderson's principal
supports in the days OF The Boyle Man
song has an eccentric comedy part in
as the crazy German I'm The Belle of New
York = Halleu Mostyn is the clustering
sailor and twin brother of the hotel waiter
With Bigelow he tells about his relation
ship in q song and dancing chorus. in
all OF which was numerously encored
George Honey as the French landlord was
another encore favorite, while William
Armstrong and Fannie Burkhardt, in the
only serious number of the piece. a love-
song duet, came in for a swell proportion of
In addition to the ballets and individual
dancing OF the many principals, came the
hlaek-eyed sensational performer, Saharet
as pretty, bat not so youthful looking, as
when she was seen here three years ago,
when her work attracted attention for its
grace and acrobatic features. The little
Australian, with a red rose in her raven
seen over the footghts. Saharet is the only
dancer who can turn on the gas with her
toes When she Is taller she may be able
10 hang pictures with her feet
As a closing feature to "Fhe French
American flags and the orchestra struck up
THE Star-spangled Banner resulting m
cheers from the audience and bringing ev-
cry one back 10 realization that war Il on.
something they had apparently forgotten