The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-06
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The Royal Chef. -

The Royal Chef.
Sam S. Shubert brings to the Gen
nett Theatre, Tuesday evening, Nov.
9th, for an engagement limited to
one performance "The Royal Chef
the musical comedy which endured
run of 26 weeks Of unusual business
in Chicago. The east Of this organi-
cation is one that must perforce be
designated as unusually meritorious.
The leading comedian, Dave Lewis
has a role that is the beau idearNof
comic opera comedians, and should
no doubt win as much acclaim as he
did during the Chicago run. His de-
lineation Of Heinrich Lemphauser,
the Chicago Alderman, circumnavi-
eating the 81 ODE under the auspices
of Cooks Tourist Agency, and
meeting with strange adventure on
the mythical Island of Ooolong,
where he is impressed into the ser
vices of the King as the chief Gull
nary expert in the royal kitchen.
This situation has supplied the lib
rettists with three hours of continu
Gus hiIarity. His efforts to placate
the sovereign by songs and jokes, in
order to cover up his woeful want
of knowledge as to his duties as
cook, aided by nineteen other fun
makers and beauty chorus Of forty
including such we'll known artists as
Gertrude Mckenzie, the prima don
ma of the organization, Stella Tracey
Elise Moore. VIM. Sellery, Joseph S.
Welsh, Harry Stevens, Henry Leone,
Joseph Allen and others. must in
deed find favor with the audience,
as it did with the mighty ruler of
the mythical island of Ooolong. The
songs are of the catchy sort, and
thirty, and should no doubt
be at the end of every whistling ton
que within couple of days after
their first presentation here The
production is built on lavish lines.
and inasmuch as the scenes are all
laid on an Oriental island, the see
ME arr lists has been given abundant
scope for his imagination and the OPP
have been taken advan-
tage of, if audiences in other cities
are any criterions, by the way they
have expressed their approval Of the
scenic envestitures. A pretty, little
love romance is interviewer by the
meeting of a lieutenant cf the L: S.
Marines, who lands ON the island to
enforce claim of the American
Consul, and who meets the daughter
of Oolong's ruler The song he sings
to her. "What Color Eyes Do You
Love Best will be remembered in
Richmond many, many days after
the "Royal Chef has come and
gone. A startling novelty is intro
duced by the chorus, which has been
designated. "The Dance of The
Witches This dance in given to
the accompaniment of a song entitl-
ed "Mother Goose 1t is here that
the chorus of 1.-The Royal Chef has
earned enduring fame, and causes
them to be termed the best working
chorus In any musical comedy on the
road today. And it may be we'll to
mention here that each and every
one Of the forty girls. made their
stage debut with this organization,
they having been engaged in Chicago
and are recruits from western states.
All are ambitious to rise in the pro-
fession they have chosen for their
life's pursuit. and as a consequence
their work stands out from other
choruses by their activity and at
tention to business. like an oasis In
barren desert.
On account of their slight stature
the term ''broiler'' has been used
to apply to them. and it is by this
designation. the chorus Of THE Roy
al Chef have been characterized
wherever seen.
Ashland Dramatic Company.
The coming Of the Ashland Dra-
matte company to the Gennett The
alter next Monday for one week
brings IN the east a host of some of
the most select artists Miss Anne
Drew. the beautiful leading lady.
whose gowns are all imported from