The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-25
WEBER & RIELDS'S OPEN AGAIN
NEW RURLESQUE JUST AS IN
DESCRIBABLEA AS THE OLDONES.
Lillian Russell 10 . Queen Of the Latin
Quarter and Weber, Fields. Pete
Daley and Louis Mann Are Show Girls
A ainty Song and tho Same Fun.

Daley and Louis Mann Are Show Girls
"A Dainty Song and tho Same Fun.
Weber 4 Fields succeeded in reopen
ing their theatre last night after a weeks
postponement on account Of what the opera
managers would call -the sudden indis-
position" OF Lillian Russell. The name
OF the latest vehicle for the fun making
Of the Weberheldans is 1Whoop-dee-doo,'
which is as good a name as any other
would be in any circumstances.
The book. or libretto. or whatever it ought
10 be called, was written by Edgar Smith,
bookmaker at all odds Of the establishment,
and the music. "a intimated by Mr.. Fields
in the course Of the play, was purloned
by w. T. Francis. The stage manage
ment was in the hands OF Ben Teal. who
has thus found a new Weberfield for his
,aents
Descriptions Of the dramas produced at
the Weber Fields house are vain. No
one unacquainted with the mysteries
of the methods by which such plays are
concooted could possibly find anything in
them TO analyze. -Whoop-dee-Doo" is like
its predecessors.
Ii contains three funny Germans. one
comic Irishman, one small dude. two agile
dancers, one experienced prima donna
with many jewels and the remains OF a
and one large fat gentleman who takes
the audience into his confidence.
The three Germans are Messrs. Weber,
Fields and Louis Mann. Again Mr.. Weber
Ia tho fnancier OF the party and carries
his money in safe set IN his bosom. Mr.;
the money with the kindly aid OF Mr. Manu.
who acts most laxative hotel keeper.
Lillian Russell Is a queen OF the Latin
Quarter, and makes her first appearance
in the play clad as gentleman In after,
noon dress. In this guise she quite charmed
gorgeous gowns and stunning jewels with
her accustomed ability.
She also sang, and as Mr.. Francis had
tempoed the music to the shorn voice, she
managed to keep up the illusion fairly
well. Just the same the buxom Lillian
is wonder in her way. She is tho Ninon
de l'Enclos of the vaudeville stage. Any
trustworthy biographical dictionary will
tell her who Ninon was.
Peter F. Daley, in the new piece is fly
American engaged in introducing rag time
into Europe; He gives specimens OF foreign
music translated into rag time. The scheme
did not work very well with Scotch music
butithat was rag time before the coon song
was invented Mr.. Daley was in his hap
piest vein last night and he amused every
one, including himself.
Evie Stetson was young Irish girl with
desire to go on the stage. She sang q
capital song about how to make musical
farce, Of which the chorus proved to be one
OF the best things in the work. The show
girls" were Daley, Weber. Fields, Kelly
and Mann, and they were sin ply irree ibe
To tell Of all the features OF "Whoop,
Dee-Doo" is unnecessary. Every one viii
go and see them. But mention must be-
made OF the deliciously absurd antics OF
Weber and Fields impersonating statues
and the pretty chorus and scenic accom-
paniment to Lillian Russells song about
the flowers of Dixie land.
The costuming was admirable in every
respect, brilliant without being gaudy, rich
without being overdone. Mr.. Teal's stage
management was thoroughly successful
He solved worthily all the problems
no other production has moved with more r
smoot hnees and delight to the eve