The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-31

Monday night-Miss Marguerite
sylvia in 1.-THE Strollers.
Beginning Tuesday night and all
week, onl, matinee Ssturday-The
Flints, Funmakers.
Those who went to see Mrs. Sarah
Oowell LeMoyne last night at The
Kentucky with the expectation of wit.
Messing dull, listless society play
were agreesbly disappointed. Among
those Present" deals with social life
inn ew York, and how true to life it is
we must trust to those familiar with
IL to tell us, but it is play that is
neither without plot or brightness, al
though 1t must be admitted that 1t is
not overburdened with either. Il is
said that it is a satire on the 400, 1"
and that its leading characters repre-
sent prominent society individuals of
Githam. It is perhaps more correct,
however, to say that they represent
types. The play has a moral if one
cares to seek it, ana that moral is
shown, more or less clearly in Ithe fu-
tility of life Of show and sham. a
life in which money itself becomes .
mere plaything. Mrs. LeMoyne Ia
clever as MRS. Clinton" the central
character Of the play, who is well
meaning but misguided woman whose
sole desire becomes one to crafty her
insuperable ambition to lead in socie.
ty. After she has succeeded over ev-
cry body else, she is still unable to
answer her husbands "then what ?"
She eventually sees her folly and re-
nounces society. Mrs. LeMoyne, an
artist in everything, greatly pleased
with her graceful, simple and natural
delineation last night. She was some
what hampered by cold, but her
hoarseness was hardly noticeable.
Mrs. LeMoyne Is probably no better
in - mong Those Present" than IN
anything else in which she might be
cast, and it is all said when It Is told
that her work cannot DO improved on.
Her support was IN keeping with her
self and her play. There wasn't a
dull character. Those who had espe-
oial opportunities were Harold Rus
sell, as doctor Clinton" George
Douglas Parker as Tommy Dodd,"
supposed to have been an .impersons-
ton Of Harry Lehr of New York,
Anita Zorn as MRS. Parker" Alger-
non Tassin as Howard Pembroke"
Of Wall street, Nellette Reed as the
countess, an adventures, Marion Ash
ford. as "Mrs. vancourliers, George
CASTOR, as her husband, and JACK
Lyle, as Reggie Keene,." The cos
tunes were magn ificent and the seen
cry consistent with requirements.
The company went to Cairo from here
this morning on the Fowler.
A comedy set to music will prob
ably be the best way TO style THE
Strollers," which Messrs. Nixon and
Zimmerman present at The Kentucky
Monday night with the organization
known as the Marguerite sylvia Opera
company. Miss Sylvia has been here
before and made a strong impression
in both 1.-The Princess Ohio" and
"Miss Bob White" and is therefore
we'll known to theater-goers. THE
Strollers" was successfully produced
last summer at the KnicKerbocker
theater and had quite a run during
the heated term. II was put on by
George W. Lederer and is the joint
work of Ludwig EDglander and Harry
B. Smith. The latter was responsible
for robin Hood" and it therefore
comes here under the best auspices IL
is said to be very pretty unsteady and
has in the cast, which numbers some
IS people, three Of the best comedians
known to our stage in George O. Bon.
iface, Jr., Neil Mcneil and ID. L. Don.
1.-THE Strollers" is an up.to-date,
dressy sort Of modern Broadway pro.
duotion with a smart and gsily Co.'S
tuned chorus and scenically 1t Is most
elaborate, especially those scenes I'm
the second and third acts, the latter
almost approaching q spectacle. This
scene is called THE Fate Of the
Fans" and gives great opportunity
for costume display. Messrs. Nixon
and Zimmerman are also proprietors
the Of the Francis Wilson company,
in 1.-THE Torreador," and half owners