The evening world., 1902-05-06
SUMMER SHOWS NOW ADD
TO GAIETY OF BROADWAY,
"The Wild Rose" and
1.-THE Show Girl"
Prove Merry, Bright
and Dainty Entertain
ment.

Dfutnotfvely a Lederer Performance
- TN Wild Rose" which opened a
mo Kntckerbocker last night-and e,
passant, rs they say in Swedish. 1
vas distfnctively a Lederer openinj
nasnt. Not being possessed Of the gif
OF prophecy. we are unable to forecas
tns q Of public approval thl,
PRODUCTION will enjoy. Blu we ventur,
10 entertain the belief that IL Mr.
Lederer hopes to run the summer our
with his newest enterprise his hop,
will oome out.
A prettier presentation Of girl has no
oeen made In New York. The aggre,
Eaton Of feminine charm Mr.. Ledere,
MAJ 6arnered will In itself sufice. In on,
opinion, to keep the seats sold in thu
hnickerbocker. In point Of originate,
10 book or music The wild Rose
draws no medals for the mon reepon.
Sible for 1t, In treatment OF the ma.
eerial there is nothing to be desired
II In an amusing, satisfying bit OF froth
interpreted by as clever a cast as has
been put oil the salary list Of a man.
ager for many a day.
Irene Bentley, deliciously lovely in de
Ictous gowns, was natural and charm.
Ing, A nervousness in the first act
marred her work a bit, but no woman
OF temperament could have escaped ner.
vsisness In the face OF the hearty wei
come accorded her when she came on
tho stage. A clever little woman Miss
Bentley, and n very large element in
Tho Wild Rose"
We may be n bit prejudiced in favor
or Marie Cahill. who Is. in our judg-
ment, the funniest woman on the stage,
20 we put her next to the star In point
OF favor. The only fault that could
be found Is that Miss Cahill did not
NOR, so daintily exploited, cannot prove
too much OF a good thing.
And Mr.. Edwin Foy-used to be Eddie
Foy-has arrived on Broadway without
n doubt. He has been a long time ar
irving. New York wal slow to see
this clever young man from Chicago.
In THE Wild Rose he is Eddie Foy-
the Eddie Of the Henderson days, but
Infinitely more artistic. The manage
ment Of the piece made no mistake IN
giving FOy a chance.
10 recite the names Of all who worked
hard for the success Of the piece would
moan to print the cast. JUNE McCree
is considerable Of a comedian, and
sho wed 1t, Albert Hart INC his sub
cellar voice At In the show like n dia-
mond horseshoe In a bookmaker's neck
tie. Marguerite Clarke, a pocket edi-
tion of woman. won her audience with
her first appearance.
Miss Bentley's iirst-act song. THE
Gypsy Maid. won SIX recalls. Miss Ca
hill In her song, Nancy Brown did
almost as well. Much of the music Mr..
Enyander has written Is catchy. but u
Isn't the sort that remains In the mind,
There is no use In saying anything
more bou the show. save that 1t IA
O Lederer show. and New York knows
that that means beautiful women, dar-
ingly gowned: perfection in drill and
action, costumes rcsp cndcnt and action
all the time. SpnR.S-S Of costumes re-
minds us that the show girls wear de-
eoilete that is startling, II the waists
are not nailed on around the top we
give up guessing how they are made TO
stay up.
After the show the a~udience-an en-
thusiastic and representative hrst-nlght
audience-demanded n speech from Mr..
Lederer and a bow from Mr., Eng
lander. Both obliged. The lobby was
packed with flowers. Conspicuous were
two offerings, one from the company
to Mr.. Lederer. another from the chorus
to Miss Bentley with love"
This is a funny world.