The evening world., 1904-01-12
Latest English Musical Piece at
the Broadway Theatre Neither
Shines with Wit Nor Rings
with Melody.
RUTH VINCENT PLEASING.
Jimmie Powers Wears Several Suits
and the Same Old Sm~lle-"chlm-
panzee Girls" Catch the House
with Their Droll Antics.
"The Medal?"

"The Medal"
Geather.)
And the Maid?"
"a nice. modest Miss)
But taken togethcr-well. we dom
care for any medals to-day. thank you.
and we have enough maids to last us
until the spring styles come in.
The maid who came with the medal
at the Broadway theatre last night.
however. was quite a superb. sort
q pleasing. unGssuming English lass
named Ruth Vincent.
Unlike her American musical comedy
sisters, Miss Vincent did not pile on
eight thousand dollars worth of clothes
and stride valiantly 10 the front and
look the calcium boldly in the eye. In
stead she taught them a lesson I'm mod
esty and by her agreeable manners and
Voice at once made friends with the
audience. Miss Vincent isn't good look
ing-a fact she apparently is sensible
enough to realize-but she is we'll bred.
possesses a simple charm, sings we'll.
and dances gracefully.
III only as complimentary things could
be said of THE Medal" But they
can't.
This product of Owen Hall and Sidney
Jones Is the worst case of musical
comedy" with which New York has
been attacked this season.
The story. which requires a tedious
explanation. isn't worth explaining. As
for the music. 1t carries not the slight
est suggestion of San Toy or THE
Geisha,' and even falls short of the
score Of Mr.. Jones's later effort Lady
Molly" which is to be taken off at
Dsly's with the end of the week.
A Few Pleasing Numbers.
Miss Vincent had one or two songs
rather pleasant to hear, and Stanley H.
Forde brought out a bass solo. "Brigand
Chief" to good effect.
This latter song, which came early In
the second act. was the first number to
attract any particular attention.
4 group of school girls" whose
studies evidently didn't include music,
started of the show with a riot of
sounds which made the audience grit
Its teeth and hold fast, and this awful
clash was equalled only by the fight
ing OF the colors of the show Cirls'
S"A AhdAt ioly was HODG-
lessly absent in both cases.
The only novelty was the odd antics
of gr~otesquely dressed chorus girls who
gave presrmable limitations of Chin
panzees, while Emma Carus, with the
aid OF her long-distance voice. filled the
auditorium with Zanzibar" a number
which sounded suspiciously like an in
terpolation. Meanwhile The c~himpanzee
creatures sat up. rolled over n all
but played dead" This bit OF foolery
was a hit" but the song itself finally
became a nuisance by too frequent
repetition and the whietling accompani-
OF musical ushers and gallery vol
unteers.
Overdressed Her Part.
Miss Carus grossly overdressed her
part, as did also ~Jeannette Lowrie, who,
II she could be coaXed off the stage,
might do we'll advertising a preparation
for the teeth.
Cecil Engelheart made a nice compan-
ion for Miss Vincent, and they had one
pretty duet. Come. Kind Gentlemen
which struck a responsive chord under
more than one shirt-front.
fnasmuch as James Il. Powers's name
was in black letters twice on one page.
he must have been the star. He
changed his clothes a great deal. but
his methods never. Though he had lit
tie help from Mr.. Hall, he was funny in
his own way. His part was not nearly
so good as the one he had In The Prin-
cess of K~ensington."
And II that piece couldn't succeed.
what is to become of THE Medal and
the Mai0?" G.. ID