The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
AT THE THEATERS
etropolitan-LuIu CHASER In dolly
Warden"


From the first moment when her twink
ling feet appear thru the bottom OF her
sedan. chair. making merry haste to keep
up with the sprogresSsof this odd vehicle,
designed to pernlit4eXercise combined with
privacy, Lulu Chaser is the whole show. I
The otlief players and singers, the music
and, dancing the play, Of wit andt the &C
ton of the. story, the pretty costumes of
the periwig period and alt the. pempSan
circumstance of a beautifully mounted
comic opera-aH these are merely access :
cry to the sdoings and sayings and 2sing-
ings Of Lulu Giaser in the roe Of Dolly
Warden, the dear little country girl&whose
head and heart are all aWhirl with the .eX-
scitement of a sudden plunge into London
life. The guardian, who would wed. her
and keep her money, and the. bold lover,
who would elope with her and let the
money 4go hang, have pretty strugg e
over the rustic maiden, but that cannot
restrain her eXuberance OF spirits or
dampen her ardent enjoyment of all her
new experiences. I'VE zs.#r
= 1t Is not often that a real feminine COM
edian is born but the rarity of the phe-
npmenon, makes its occurrence, aH the
more delightful One shall seek far to
find the peer of Miss Chaser. Such a whole
some unaffected and altogether delight
full i1npersona tionG.of a simple young gir..,
Drumming over with health and spirits and
native wit, rosy with the inquiring 2lnno-
cence of youth, has not been seen on the
stage iii many a day. She knows how to
be a romp without being al hayd ems and
she touches every heart with her girlisb
witchery. It is worth noting that the re-
lation she establishes with her audience
is based On sympathy. Some Of the other
characters are witty, but we laugh at
them, whereas we always laugh with
Dolly Warden. This is the tombstone Of
-, ,;o1y. n
hearted she is.a merry little mink whose
appeal to. everyone is as unconscious as
it is Irresistible Tt is one Of the wonders
Of her craft that night after night for
whole season. she is abe to give her I'M
personation that air Of genuine spontane-
ity which makes it SO remarkable. While
Miss Chaser is first of all a comedian. she
! is also, a beautiful woman and she can
sing and dance delightfully."- The Lay OF
the Jay for instance, was sung with an
art whose greatest charm lay in it's sim
plicity.
Dolly Warden is a pretty and effective
comic opera, touched with rom lance. stan
islaus STANCE, who wrote the DOCK
took out no license for irnprobability sucl
as most comic opera makers insist upo1
having, but wrote charming and entirel.
probable little. story of eighteenth centur.
English life He did yet more than that
he gave it the atmosphere Of the period D!
a skilful use Of the manners and the wi
made familiar by sheridan's comedies AM
he did not permit the Illusion to be de
stroyed by many lapses into nlodernity
Julian Edwards for his part furnished I;
score replete with graceful beauty. TIL
lyrics are nearly all on the love theme an
quite in the manner: Of the time, SO. tina
the vocal Interruptions In the progress Q
the story are altogether pleasing @
Harry Girard makes. a bold and grace
full lover and moreover sings In an eff
fective barytone Harold Blake, a nave
tenor, is, better actor than singer. Will
w. Fl. Fitz-Gerald gives a clearcut an
consistent Interpretation OF the Londo
exquisite. John Dunsnlure as the schenl
ing guardian shows himself to be a. goo
actor and a fine bass singer. Lillian Wa
bridge in the role of his sister, a sLondo
belle, exhibits a soprano voice of powe
s and quality that unfortunately, MARIE
by the svi1rato habit. The vocal wabbl
on sustained notes is said by teachers.
he due to- incorrect placing: HoweSe
that may; be, 1t is certainly most distress
ing.
Dolly Warden as a composition.
worthy to be ranked with Robin Hood
and as a production with Miss Chaser {
the center Of attractions it is perhaps tt
/ Irnost enjoyable f the season
Il ssfsi-fsse Nv sB.@Chanab in,