The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-08
A FINE COMPANY
NASHVILLE PAPER GIVES THE
BABES IN TOYLAND" BOOST.
One of the Best and Brightest--Same
Company Coming Here.

There has been great deal of
talk in Paduoah of the Babes in
Toyland" company due here Friday
night. and II has been reported that
1t is not a first class company, be-
cause one company is playing II this
week in st. Louis.
Such an impression is a mistake,
and a clipping from Tuesdays Nash
vile Banner is here given, showing
what the company is There are now
two companies playing Babes in
Toyland,' and one is as good as the
other. One is the southern and one
the western. The western Is In St.
Louis and the southern has been
playing such cities as Atlanta. Mem
phis. Nashville. and comes TO Padu-
cab tomorrow.
Here is what the Banner says of
Il:
One continuous round of melody.
beauty. fun and attractiyeness is
Babes in Toyland." the musical ex-
travaganZa seen for the first time at
the Vendome last night, presenting
Little Chip and Mary Marble in stel-
lar roles. ably supported by a large
and capable company well costumed.
A splendid audience greeted the mer-
ry company. and since applause was
given and the greatest enthusiasm
manifested by the audience. The play
may be termed first class in every
particular. To begin with.
the stage story unfolded and the
scenes OF the play could but be at
tractive for they carry one back to
the world OF fairyland. world
known best to childhood and In
which all have spent many happy
hours and years The characters
known in Mother Goose stories and
others we loved as children. are pre-
sented In Babes in Toyland." and
the manner in which they are pre-
sented. too. They seem like yeritable
fairies. Contrary Mary. 30 Peep.
Tom. Tom. the Piper's Son. Red Rid
ing Hood. Miss Muffet of the famed
tuffet. Simple Simon, Jill and the
rest are there. arrayed in beautiful
costumes and they are dreams of
beauty aud color.
Musically. scenically. from a dra-
matte standpoint, cast, dialogue and
in the amusement line. Babes in
Toyland" is a success. The show
would please the most severe critics.
for It is nothing II not attractive. Its
scenes. the people and its stories sug-
gest fairyland. No one who attended
last nights performance but felt
younger for having gone.
Little Chip and Mary Marble. two
as clever little entertainers as ever
tripped and sang and laughed and
amused before the footlights. are no
strangers to Nashville. Their former
visit here with the Wells-Dunne mu-
steal attractions is pleasantly re-
membered. Suited by stature to the
roles they played last night, togeth-
er with their natural capabilities as
entertainers. they we're one contin-
nous hit. Both have pleasing voices.
their comedy work is infectious,
their magnetism is attractive and
added attraction, they are light and
graceful. and many other things that
some stage people ought to be and
are not In fact, II is necessary to see
Little Chip and Mary Marble TO APP
preciate them thoroughly. Among
the song hits in which one or both
of them participated were Before
and After" by Alan and Jane, 81
Cant DO That Sum-" by Jane and
chorus OF beauties mounted on
brick wall, and "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
by Alan and the chorus.
Dividing honors with Little Chip