The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-22
ENTERTAINMENT
Hyperion Theatsr. THE SILVER SLIPPER"

Last Night.
 John C. Fisher presented "The Silver Slipper" the latest London musical play, at tine Hyperion theater last night MT. Fisher, who with Thomas F. Ryley, gave to the American theatergoing pub lie the beautiful and tuneful 'Florodo- ra," fairly eclipsed the production of that musical play in lavishness and splendor in this. his elaborate and mag nificent production of '"The Silver Slip per" The scenic effects of The Silver 1 Slipper were grand and the costuming superb. Imagine stage on which there are seventy-ffve pretty. charming and graceful young women. each one attired in an evening gown. Six of these gowns | cost $500 each and each young woman wears a gown that costs almost as i much, and you will have an idea of the costumes in this scene alone. In every scene, and there are five of them, it is the same. Leslie Stuart, the brilliant composer, caught the house with his music from the opening chorus. This l chorus was encored twice. something unusual In musical plays. Number af- | ter number was rendered and all with the same result, encore and encore, and so it went on throughout the play.
 The songs of dainty Edna Wallace 1 Hopper, those of Cyril Scrott, the duets and solos of Mackenzie ordon and i Mile Ma! de Villiers, the Good Be- ! oE Josie Sadler, the dainty fairy like songs of Helen Royton and the Man in the i Moon sextet song of the six young women and six young men, all were en- cored alike. In the hall of justice scene l there is one musical number that is probably the most ambitious effort of Leslie Stuart's life. It is called ''The ! Invocation of Venus" and is sung by Mile Mai de Villiers, who plays the part of the queen, and the entire fe- male chorus. The music closely ap- breaches grand opera and indeed it re- quires a woman who has sung in grand opera to master the notes. This was not 8 difficult task for Miss de Villiers. | She studied for years under Massenet, the well known French composer, and appeared in his operas "Manon" and "Sapho." The scenic effects in this scene are spectacular in effect and the costumes worn by the young women are white gauzy material which, when varied colored lights are turned on them make a very pretty and effective picture. This artist also sang duets withe Mackenzie Gordon. the tenor, and one solo entitled Mile Eteonelle," which while pretty and effective a$ sung by her, will prove rather diffi- cult for the average singer to master.
 Probably the most pronounced hit of l the evening was the song of Edna Wal lace Hopper in the second act entitled ] Four and Twenty Little Men" sung to | twenty-four men seated on the stage. In the song the vest pocket edition of Il an actress is at a loss which of the men before her to choose, and they as one man arise and sing Choose Me" Af- ter the first refrain Miss Hopper was more in doubt when it came to that line of the song. She received more en- l cores than even the Pretty Maiden" song ever received. There is also a sextet song in 'The Silver Slipper" but there is absolutely nothing remi- niscent about the music. It is tuneful and catchy. but not tricky and elusive as was the music of Pretty Maiden" The dance accompanying the song is prettier than was the other sextet hances far more entrancing and be- witching and reminds one of the old minuet.
 The sensation of the act is the Cham pagne Dance" performed by six young dancing girls who appeared in the dance in the London production. These young women are light footed and loose jointed and throw themselves about the stage in a manner that is at once alarming and startling. The dance is all pantimime and is absolutely inde- scribable.
 What other@songs There were so many of them Cyril Scotts songs "The Detrimental Man." Fun On Motor and "She Didn't Know Enough About the Game" all good and sung in MT. Scotts own inimitable style. The songs of Snftz Edwards "To-Night's the Night" and others so numerous that they all stand out so prominently that a lover of good music would never tire listening to them.
 l uS story OL lHe DlINtI oIlDDet GS written by Owen Hall, is original and unique, and though arranged for Amer
 ca by Clay M. Greene, remains un- touched. All of the comedy and the bright dialogue was supplied by him.
 Sam Bernard as "Henschs the Show man." scored the success of his life. As German comedian MT. Bernard is without an equal, and never before, has he appeared in a role that fitted him as does this.
 Edna Wallace Hopper as Wrenne the Tomboy, daughter of Henschs, was revelation to all who saw her last night and remembered her as Lady Holy rood" in "Florodora." As a boy she sang and danced and in one scene fought her way into the hearts of her audience by the clever way in which she stood off, on the stage of course, six young men who had captured her as suspicious person. Then she appear ed as harlequin and barker" in her fathers, Henschs show. The she was the sentimental miss in short dresses and last he was the naughty young woman of the ball room. If that is not versatility, then no one will ever be able to define the word.
 Cyril Scott, as charming and debon- nair as ever, was at his best in the part