The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-07

producers content themselves with the
we'll worn and indehuable title musical
comedy
Coming out Of Chicago instead of New
York, The Rurgomaster was taken on
suspicion in this town last season The
suspicion proved we'll founded and the
musical comedy grew in popularity it's
engagement proceeded toward the end.
When y left town tho town was I'm
mood TO want more of a. The want be-
ing now temporarily illed crowded
house was on deck 10 applaud IL last
evening
'The Burgomaster" IS the work OF
Frank Pixley. who wrote the book and
the lyrics and OF Gustav Iudcrs who
wrote the music, Like most productions
OF its kind it Is also very largely the
work OF the singers and players who are
in the cast. and OF the stage manager,
as well as Of the authors. Certainly much
of the delight afforded by ''The
Rurcomaster is due TO the way II Is done
by MIR. Richard earle, Miss Ruth Hall,
William Riley Hatch. Miss Intropidi-
II that is stage name, it is a record Sc
lection Knox WILSON, Miss Agnes Paul
and literally a host OF other clever and
tuueful people
The Burgomaster' differs from much
of the sort that is the vogue I'm that Il Is
markedly simple iu method and construc-
tion II has no tremendous lavlshness of
scenery and no howingly sensational bal
let's or ensemble or spectacular effects on
y sky scrapiue scale. IL is just clever and
very musical in a nice. appealing laugh
able and singablc sort or fashion that
is decided fetching The notion seems
10 have maintained with the author and
composer that a liberal lot Of pretty mu-
sic Is after all the main thing 20 be pro-
Vided in = musical comedy and are con-
tent 10 let 70 go At that. How successful
was this notion carried ont was indicated
last evening when simple male chorus
built on the lines or a college song re-
ceived eurores until another reception
had 10 be refused. And uncommon tune
fulness is In all the music Of Tho Burgo-
master"
Much OF the music Of "The Burgomas-
ter has become familiar with the lapse
of a season. Everybody whistles or plays
Tho Kangaroo song now-a days and II
Is already old. And there are half dozen
other numbers in this remarkable little
onera that have enioved tho tribute OF
the boy behind the whistle. ~ was a de-
hight to hear them sung by the capital
chorus and principals last evening
The chorus Is the mainstsy ~ The
RurRomaster. No pains or expense as
the play bills might say, have hecn spared
20 secure good voices In the chorus And
they are kept singing q considerable part
OF tho time. About the only lapses come
vhon = change of costume is required. for
the chorus of The Burgomaster is on
tilted ~ position I'm tho vaudeville head
lines as rapid change artists. Tho pross
aren't is authority FOR The statement that
the chorus in whole or I'm part. MAKE
nineteen changes ~ costume in The course
~ The ouera. IN this Instance there is
reason 90 believe that the press agen.
keeps within the sacred limits NJ strict
vsracity. Tho changes certainly arc
whole lot and quito hsvildering 50 that
you are likcly to lose count and take the
press AGENTS word for a. The costumes
range All the WAY from boVery rags 20
smanonian TIGHTS and spsngies
Fef ail Tho eNcciieUt voice ~ the chorus
the principals IN The Purgomagior" are
uncommon fine singers too Miss White
has a soprano voice that r. enough OF IT.