The sun., 1903-02-17
MARIE CAHILL Is A WINNER.
SHE'S ALL THERE is IN "NANCY
BROWN," AND 1T CLOVIS.
, New star Whs May he May Irwin's sue-
cessor-Dominates Every Part 81 the
Latest Extrayaganza and Saves Her
Two Librettists From Utter ROut.

Latest Extrayaganza and saves Her
Two Librettists From Utter R0ut.
Last night at the Bijou Theatre Marie
,ahi made her first big definite bid for
the laughing laurels OF May Irwin. 1t was
m a piece a conslomeration OF all that
flourishcs on the earth, In the air, and in
he waters of this globe. and II was called
Nancy Brown" Its librettists. George
n. Broadhurst and Frederic Ranken, are
lucky men: II 1t had not been for the music
Of Henry X. Hadley and the presence Of
Miss Cahill dire would have been their
fate this morning. As II was. they barely
escaped last night; for there Ia a certain
continent in old jokes revived that evokes
tears.
Marie Cahill Is young woman who needs
no introduction. She has the prognathic
Jaw Of the coincidence. and when she smiles
i, is reflected in any audience she faces
In a word, Miss Cahill IL funny girl An
ayze her humor-and it vanishes in the
wrinkles Of retrospective daughters. She
ia not handsome; she Is lucky. She can't
slnp cher admirers believe that she does.
bu, it is only blond hypnotism on a large
.,ale), yet she gives pleasure when she
rclaxes the folds Of her ample chin and lips
She doesn't pretend to act. and what she
saws seems Of more value than the utter
ances Of the wise. In a word. 1t is better
10 be born magnetic than rich. Marie
Cahill is bundle Of magnetism.
She sang song with an African motive.
Il was as original as a banana peel-never-
theless wa all slipped into the refrain. A
queer three-cornered tune 1t was. in which
the words ended too soon and the music
began too late. Marie Cahiu sang II. 1t
may be hummed on the housetops to-day
Justice has nothing in common with these
sudden popular Judgments. She also par
ticipated In various duos, trios and con-
versations. largely composed OF allusions,
chronological and bsctrachian: bugs, fire.
hys, frogs. crickets and all the foxna and
fora Of the disordered ibrettists' imagina-
ton were TO the fore last night And as
they we're personally conducted by Miss
tahill they gave profound pleasure. She
has Imagination enough to make her audi
snoe accept lyrical marshmallows and
reaches
Her diction is incisive and subdued.
She delivers the most deadly jeets as child
touches of torpedo-face solemn, glance
not quite focused and Of the kind that seem
10 epeering int o the eyes OF every man and
woman in the house Mrs Cahill is .inti-
mate When she sings she never ohends
by forcing her organ; IL she sings OF the
key II does not distress; there is not enough
voice. Last night she went on the stage
against the advice of her physician' but
no one noticed any diminution in radiancy.
any falling oh in animal spirits or saw the
slightest wavering In her inimitable SELF
poise. There was occasionally a pathetic
little quaver in her voice while singing
about some tadpole-after al this so6phiiid
can BE- pushed to extremes yet i gave
Marie was becoming emotional was a
theory hazarded in the lobby.
All In all. Miss Cahill triumphed despite
her librettists, who doubtless thought
70 enmesh her In their labyrinthine plot.
time the story reared it's head through a
coiling chorus this blond cosmos In pink
walked to the footlights, related anecdotes
and In burt Of merry laughter the audi
euce forgot al about the men who wrote the
book Of Nancy Brown
Mr.. Hadley. when he was allowed by the
stage manager and poets, pseped out In the
orchestra. There was clevef male quartet
. stirring hnale to Act /; capital
solo, sung BY young man with q resonant
oasso oo~tonts. badly posed; rousing male
cidsntal music. with danoss interrpersed.
The bamboo tree rhythms turned up at
the close Of the hrst act and seemed ap-
Cahill was blushinR in
the foreground. Hardly q vehicle this
production for the display Of Mr.. Hadley's
graceful. facile muse! Later the bamboo
tree was seen and heard in full bloom, to
the delight OF all lovers Of exotic and ma
hogany -colored music. It gave more pleas
ure than the ghost Of "La Paloma," which
walked in Act II.
There were many old favorites In the
east. Edwin Stevens, undaunted ~ tele-
phones and Pinero. appeared in a familiar
part; his smile was ja9less; his legs fatless
He was-tell II not In Gath-a vocal Bep
Of Bally' 90! And he was as funny as his
associates, Albert Parr, Harry Brown,
Al Grant. Alfred Hickman and others
Judith Berolde was a tragic lunatic. Grace
Cameron q comic one, Jean Newcombe
had an idiot son to watch and Mile. Proto
danced gsyly. Tho four representatives Of
various nationalities were very much in
arnest and very busy. Tall girls writhed
in unison and did not display much taste
in color harmontes. There were the usual
magc-lantern effects and-of courae-en-
cores. Mighty is the union Of slang and
sciopticon.
Apart from the sublime nonsense OF the
piece, there is little to commend except
Miss Cshill. She won battalions OF new
admirers, held hrmer old ones. She does
wonders with her brains she even acts
with her lsryux. She may be May Irwin ii.
u she 40 wills 1t. Her audience thought 80