The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-23
AT THE IHEATERS
eijou-"The Show Girl"

Musical comedy succeeds melodra1na at
the Bijou this week. where THE Show
Girl' is singing and dancing her way into
popular favor. In fact, with the present
engagement, melodrama at this playhouse
has entered upon a somewhat protracted
period Of eclipse, for which some OF us
will be truly grateful.
The Show Girl is a sprightly, young
person, no debutarte. to be sure, but
young enough to be. attractive. She is q
pretty girl, dresses we'll, has. pretty wit
and an antfc disposition. What's more.
she is really musical, in a light tinkling
way nicely suited to her personality.
Booked by r: A. Barnet librettist laure-
ate to the Boston Cadets. and set to music
by the composer of ''The Tenderfoot,''
1.-THE Show Girl's comes Of good stock and
she, is credit to her >.progenitors, The
done, but neither is it the worst, and the
main idea Of the story is distinctly funny.
Mr.: Barnet has taken an American fly by
night theatrical manager to the island of
Cyprus and has stranded him there. with
his company. TO him comes q native with
a; magical wishing cap. for sale. At
home, says. the show pilet, eft is gold
bricks: Over here les caps. I don't want
1t. Go away" But with true Washington
avenue persistency the vendor extols the
merit Of his wares. The cap, he says, is
cheap at 81 00 dinari and the American
laughs ~scornfully Until informed that this
is only $3::75 in American money Then he
puts the chapeaui upon his head and
wishes he had, the money, to1pay for it..
Immediately several coins, fall at his, feet
| and the purchase. IS made. Later he dis
covers that the cap will grant a@wtsh only
once and then he kicks himself. for. not
getting. enough to hire Morgan for his
office boy, when he had the chance: -. :.
: The granting; Of a mans :. every wish
might naturally be. expected to. make him
Gontented, at: least, but the caps owner
proves to be a chap Of: decidedly feeble
expedient- and hts new possession merely
gets: himself tand, every one around him
into: troubleEanda keeps them there. all Of
which proves highly diverting to the au-
diences- So much for the book. It's story
is hetter-.connected TRAN lis the case: with
most musical. comedies and yet is elastic
enough to permit Of any number of IRA
tional interpretations. -! =. - ~.
! : AS for. the music, .Messrs. Hearth and
! CorlisS have turned out a number of tune
i full lyrics aIld-sexefaI- eheruses of high
J merit Not all of it is catchy but there
are several airs the lit of which haunts
! one after the curtain is down. One song
I My Alameda Rose, evidently is the fore
: runner of My Alamo Love" which caught
: the town. when it was first sung here, &
few weeks ago An octet, Cecilia is rem
iniscent Of the Florodora Pretty Mai
J dens,'' now nodding and winking ON ths
Metropolitan stage, some few blocks away
: One Of the best things on the musica
} menu is GUnderE a Panama a: topica
} coon ditty, sung by Stella Mayhem, ant
; the chorus. III =.
! Miss Mayhem Is the ,frst,nagnitude sta
J of the company She has her name on tn
program in capital letters and she de
!, serves the distinction. Yesterdays audi
.ence recalled. her again and again unit
finally she was compelled to beg off, FREE
} -Truesdell. the tenor. sang several song
) of Indifferent merit, but sang them well
Indeed, his is the only voice worth men
, tioning among the principals. The chorus
however, sang effectively.
H.. The Faust sisters present an acrobat
dance that makes a hit. The work of tn
: orchestra, under the leadership of Harr
: T. MacConnell, is worthy of praise.
: u. s.. Lawrence.