The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24

music by ". L. Hesrtz. oil with the com
pliments OF the Dearborn theatre man
sgement OF chicago. Ill.
Generally speaking our shows are OF
two kinds: Those that are out OF New
York and those that hope TO get into
New York
Anon. there Is modest Offering from
T. ton.
And. once In very great while. like
angels visits. a breeze from Chicago.
The Chicago type has come 10 he we'll
beloved and of sayory memory We be-
iieve the "Burgomaster was the first
zephyr from out there that introduced
Chicago az a producing centre and the
Dearborn theatre rs a genesis OF musical
comedy.
IL takes longer 10 reach Providence
from Chicago than IL does from New
York and the mere fact that n show
arrives back east from out there is pretty
good evidence that IL Is pretty good
show. Unlike the New York verdict"
the chicago verdict" can hardly be
heard here, so that IL Is road successes
and not verdicts that are necessary TO
bring Chicago show safely through in
tact 10 Providence.
We liked the "Burgomaster' and We
liked King Dodo." Their distinction was
that they were different from anything
else I'm the musical show line that strikes
town Now. we have the "Ten1erfout'
with Us and that Is different from all
that has gone before. Even tho big nlow
OF an exceptionally we'll qualified press
agency proved not to have taken All the
wind out OF tho sails or the 'Tenderfopt"
Last evenings audience laughed itself
into sideaches and tears at about the
freshest piece Of entertainment that was
ever waited down the pike. The Tender
In all iss 20 moods and
proved TO he delicious.
Mr.. earle Is really a carpet bagger I'm
Chicago. but he is the kind Chicago wants.
He is the william Gillette OF musical
comedy-writes his own unique plays to
play his own unique seif-or like Homer.
who sang his own songs. Mr.. carle may
he said TO eat his own words. AS an oper-
attic bookinaker and comedian of inimit-
able talents he had achieved distinction
before he migrated 10 Chicago But in
the 'Tenderfoot" he is a royal-fush-in-a-
Jack k-pot-and d-everybody-
MIR Carrie has an attenuated figure Of
rare elasticity He has a gift OF makeup
that is the high art Of richness Of humor.'
He f. extravangant In his buffoonry and.
yet n seems Impossible for him TO rver
do He Is 4 genuinely funny men-with
real distinction TO his fun. The book that
he has written for THE Tenderfoot has
no end OF excucriatingly funny things In ".
II never ceases 10 bubble, IL provides
constant succession OF surprises OF ulip
| and auirk for three acts and " Is GIN
gerry every second. Last nights audience
| was kept on the Jump Of laughter. as by
an uninterrupted succession OF electric
shocks
Neither Mr.. earle nor his book arc the
| whole thing. by any means. to tho Ten
derfoot" The music. for instance, Us as
fne as tho book Is funny. In tho manu-
Of a sfrcndarfnpt' tg to DN
marked that astonishing accomplishment
"a musical comedy that Is both musicai
and funny In fully equal parts Both
ends are held up
Lots of the music s catchy. hut that
isn't ALA lot Of n is good music. meodi-
GUS often pretentious. always delightful
TO the ear whether N IL a rollicklng hit
like the refrain OF the tortured Thomas
cat" or one Of the grand opera numbers
that Mr. Stanley sings with splrndid.
robust Metropolitan Opera House-tenoi
voice The fetching Spanish movement
| figures IN the score a number OF deiaht-
| ful things with the swing of la Paloma
and the Zamacucca. There are truly rous-
ing choruses and numberless things that
| make YOU want 20 trip your light fantas-
| tic tootseys 10. There isn't number I'm
| the whole crowded score that you lon
want 10 hear again or that gives YOU the
feeling that II was written only 10 MI a
stage walt. n is all good, IN all has
| purpose and n part IN the action and.
| what with n skilfu and elaborate orches-
trataon. II fairly delighted last nights
audience
But-ssith- Air Carrie with his bubblng
book with the fine music and MIR. Stanley
that ls not all Of The Tenderfoot"
either The show Is chock full OF bright
and capable people that help anord Mr..
earle resting spells without any slowing
up 20 tho show. Just ~ random. there is
| Mr. Rock an impcrturbahle Chineman.
who sffords lot ~ fine touches 10
email part Miss Davis. who sings charm
ingiy and In her cowboy suit looks like
Rosalind. Miss sayre. plump article
who sines and dances witchily: Mics