Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-14
At THE P~LAYROUSES
"The Prince Of Pnsen. at the Boyd.


THE Prince Of Pilsen," a musical comedy
in two acts. under direction Of Henry w.
Savage. Book by Frank Pixley and mu-
sic by Gusteye Luders; The cast;
Carl Otto, prince of Pilsen, a student
at Heidelberg ........ Arthur Donaldson
Hans Wagner, a Cincinnati brewer,
travelling abroad .:..John w; Ronsone
States cruiser Annapolis. Harold Crane
Aruthr st. John Wilberforce, Lord Som
Francois, concierge. Hotel fnterna-
Cooks courier. Vassar girls pilot. SER
geant Brie OF the gend'armes .......
j. Lod sutherland
Mrs. Madison Croker from New York
Edith Adams. a Vassar girl. Anna IAchter
sidone, Mrs. Crocker's French maid
Nellie WAGNER, Hans Wagoner's
daughter ................. Lillian Coleman
One no longer wonders that prim old
Boston held onto THE Prince Of Pilsen"
for five months. II would be a phenom-
enally cold and unappreciative community
that would turn itself against this last,
and in many ways best, Of the Pixley and
Luders series. 1t is full of songs with
swing, tunes with Tilt and melody, words
that are witty, sentiment that sparkles and
jests that gllsten and glitter. And it has
Voices anu races anu uBuTtH ludb HlluBlb
and blend tremendously in stage pictures
that ravlsh both the eye and ear, and lull
every sense that can be reached by sweet
sound or artistic grouping and coloring.
Tall girls and short, and girls that are
neither tall nor short, girls that can sing,
can whistle, can dance, and can move
with charming grace, and young men who
have also good figures and good manners,
afford the materials used in forming the
series Of illustrations used to explain the
progress of Hans Wagner on his career as
a prince, which honor he i%nnocently attrib-
utes to the fact that they at Nice know
that he is an alderman from the Tenth
ward in Cincinnati, and having no equiva-
lent title in Europe, give him the common
one Of prince. And Hans is just a good
natured, Jolly brewer, whose German an
tecedents are not hidden under a pretence
at unsupported sophistication, but are
never made extensively obtTusive. His
humor is, natural and reasonable, and
therefore delicious. His surroundings are
only those one would look for on the Ri
viera at the time Of the flower carnival,
and there are no caricatures in the play.
All the fun grows out Of the situations
that follow the mistake of an over-zealous
concierge. The music is Of the light and
Catchy OIutIs anu lnt SOu6o Oh NhO OPlIa
line, the one that proved most popular last
night being The American Girl" (the song
OF the %cities). Omaha was paid the COM
pliment of being substituted for Chicago
in the parade, to the manifest delight Of
the audience. Another of Pixley's tales"
is told us, too, this time THE Tale of the
Sea She'll" 1t is very pretty, and the en-
semble arrangement for the chorus is most
effective; but one may doubt II it ever dis
places that tale which relates the ickle-
ness Of the humble bee, or even that which
recounts the tragedy that befell the loving
kangaroo, in local favor. These are only
two of the many good songs.
Mr.. John Ronsone is another of the
lucky finds Of Mr.. Henry W.. Savage. His
former friends at Sainjo, Mo-, will hardly
recognize their former fellow townsman in
the character of a rising comedian whose
popularity is so rapidly mounting; but they
may feel assured that he wears the same
sized hat ne did when he was with them.
Mr.. Ronsone's methods are much nearer
the legitimate than those of the average
comic opera comedian. He is natural at all
times, and never seems to reach for an
effect.
Miss Dorothy Morton has rejoined the
company, singing here for the first time
since the Deglnnlng OF neT VhcdIlOu Iu6
role she created in Boston, that Of Mrs.
Crocker. She has two good solos and a
trio, and a song with the chorus. In THE
American Girl" she is asked to perform
a real feat of endurance, to sing nine
| verses, but she does 1t we'll and apparently
without really losing breath. Mr.. Crane
and Miss LIGHTER have q remarkably pretty
duet, 1.-The Message of the Violet" and Mr..
Donaldson and Miss Coleman sing "The
Tale Of the Sea She'll with excellent eff
feet. This latter pair have another ex-
quisite duet, Pictures in the Smoke
which was enthusiastically received last
night. The stein song did not get the
welcome that might have been expected,
but Heidelberg" by the same double
quartet, was called for again and again.
One OF the most fashionable audiences
seen at the Boyd this season was in at
tendance last night, and apparently enjoyed
every bit of the long program of good
things. Not the least enjoyable feature OF
the evening is the beautiful picture OF
the Mediterranean which serves as a back
ground for the scene Of both acts.
"The Prince of Pilsen" will be given at 9
matinee today and again this evening.
chNN0T REV0KE DISCHARGE