The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-26

evening" January q. Ihey come from
Denver, and the Denver Times of Janua-
~ 20 says:
The Girl from Maxim's" at the Tabor
is such a very swift girl that she gives
you scissors" in your head It is one of
the cleverest of French farces if you can
stand the pace. 1t is spicy and lively and
funny.
Just get an idea of it by knowing that
its plot depends upon the fact that
doctor has taken gayety girl home with
him when under the influence of liquor
and the next morning he is wholly at loss
to account for her presence in the house
| He wants to keep her out of sight of his
wife. and then the complications begin.
There is more fun, because the wife is in
clined to believe there are spirits and the
/ plotters take advantage of this fact and
! speak to her under certain wierd and
| ghostly circumstances
There is no need to follow the plot
| farther. One ought not go too far in
/ such things. 1t is enough to say that
| the girl is very gay. She wears stockings
| that have a pink stripe down the front
and a black stripe down the side.
Miss Merville did the part of Praline
with enough vivacity and dash to make it
true to life. She sang well enough to get
several encores. but I fancy the enthusi-
asm that she aroused was not so much a
classical musical fervor as it was a thrill
I OF different kind. The rather uncon-
ventional Introduction to US of Miss Ner-
vile in bed prepared US for her little &C.
centricities later.
Miss Gerald was very good in the part
or Nine. Petypont. the spirit-struck ma
tron and virago. She inspired the requi-
site amount Of terror and had the wild
enthusiasm of a devotee.
John II. Armstrong as lie Due, the big
overgrown boy. strong in the founda-
tons but weak in the garrett" made a
hit with the audience. His imbecility was
perfect.
W. II. Turner as Dr. Petypont gave a
strong portrayal Of the man in trouble
and eager to avail himself Of every cir
cumstance to prevent a terrible domestic
calamity falling upon him. His friend |
Brumarge, taken by Harry Dull was a
most sympathetic eomrade and the two /
worked happily together to extract them |
selves from the clutches of THE Girl I
from Maxims''
JtHtDi <hlltu d. tfitIdt tlA punt tie
serves much praise His charming laugh 4
and his way of becoming thoroughly
convulsed over PraIine, were very taking
with the audience.
Whatever the critics may say, it was
plain that the audience enjoyed the show.
There was constant laughing and APP
plause. The people in the house seemed
very appreciative OF all the hits made.
If one could judge by the enthusiasm
of the first audience the play Is destined
TO do big weeks business in Denver.
The New York Dramatic News says.
Harry Weber as Nicholas Nip was very
funny and did some character work, aid
cd by Tuck, his partner. and kept the
in a roar Of laughter from the
rise 20 the fall OF the curtain. Nip and
Tuck come to the Crawford theater on
Thursday evening. January 50.
Bandmaster lines shows an improve
ment in his concerts every time he visits
Washington. The organization that gave
two concerts at the Columbia theater
yesterday is the very best that dnnes has
sver brought to the capital. and his pro-
yrarnmes. too. showed more of a regard
Tor the wishes Of his patronsn than ever
before. lines has eschewed the playing
# marches for encores. as some OF his
do. After Offering a num- /
ser OF works Of Wagner. Bach-Gounod.
2uuinstein and Meyer-Helmund. he !
-aults over the bars Of classical music
nto the realm Of the modern writer's Of
popular airs
Ianes himself was yesterday represented a
N both programmes. his Prince Charm r
nG" with the Inevitable spectacular linz :
NJ IN In front Of the footlights Il
oubIe quartette Of comets and from !
zones coming in for good share Of ap-
lause This number, and a descriptive d,
feee tn which IS introduced a battery 81 :
uVils. were the only pieces that were
iven 81 both q the concerts. Even il
be matter cf encores Times satisfied him y
BE- matter Of encores lanes contented =
imself with such favorites IS "The y
n.ericar Patrol. The Mc5esito Pa :
sde.' TIE T0neysuckie AMI the Bee % =
Saloms~ Neuselssohn's Spring song :.
nd the 'Pizzlcato' polka ~ Johann ard |
csef sruuse. this last being given with | $.
very az reading that 6id not en- =
snCa SIS beauties - any means.
The lines organization rEesents =
reater variety q Recommendations. per- / 4,
ape than ans similar band TIE reed
-ctIoa is ~ large 81 the ordinary. bl. -
r brassos lack THE voigr1e - some =
her bends. TIE deac'ercy Though e
ere than made 20 ~ TIE ada.tlon ~ q y.
lrp. zlther. chimes anI a r1uber ~
her INSTRUMENTS ret of.en Hard e. = -
mUar programme. tbs had PLAYS 8.