The evening world., 1904-05-24
FULL OF DASH IS
1.-THE SOUTHERNER"
New Lederer Production at New
York Theatre Has a Mint
Iulep Flavor About 1t That Is
Pleasing to Audience.

Even though the peach crop may meet
a. f,auai early fate the summer show
crop on Broadway gives happy promise
OF not proving a failure this year.
Under the skilled hand OF GeorRe w.
I,edsrer "The Southerners' sprouted In.
20 such favor at the New York Theatre
last night Ms to leave II In no danger OF
that managerial dread. frost
Tho piece has mint julep favor
which Will doubtless commend 1t to the
thirsty amusement seeker during the
nights when the weather man keeps
his fevered watch on high.
The programme describes 1t as IN
musical study in black and white"
Rather a neat way of crossing the color
line. Some such delicately turned phrase
,niRfit have averted the Roosevelt Dock
stader war.
Blacks. browns, chocolates and yell
lows there are in almost SUFFICIENT num-
ber to people a plantation. and they
dance and sing so clcverly and joyously
that the williams and Walker troupe
will probably tturn white with envy
when they get back from Europe and
see their new rival.
EIne Fay Reclaimed.
AS for the whites there is. f1rst OF
eli. cofnical Ellie Fay, reclaimed from
vaudeville. yet unabashed by Roadway
and still up to her old monkey
Shines" III n rash moment-a moment
when Miss Fay bulged out in trousers
william Got1d threatened to spank
her, evidently without stopping TO
think. what a big job ne would have
on his hands. There was not quite
enough OF Miss Fay tthis 10 not physi-
cally speaHlng). and a trile too much
OF some others. Measures should be
taken (and this too without respect to
trouaers) to have her on the stage
more of the time. She was tragically
funny in her dogged determination to
be kissed by Mr.. Gould while they were
giving a song about dreams coming
trgie, and the kiss-which sounded Nike
a badly y-opened bottle of champagne
was funniest of all. funnier even than
dhe accidental fall both took a. they
see-sawed off the stage. one never
knows when one is going to make
hit. rs the man said to the banana
peel.
JUNE McCree, as an Irish Turk. was
M funny MS he looked and made every
che OF HIS SONGS tell. II was as good as
a minstrel show TO hear Eddie Leonard.
backed up nv fhe colored chorus. sing
eDandy Dan" ana yinie Daly-a born
dHrcer-brought to admiring attention
the lightest and most graceful pair OF
fset that have touched n Broadway
ftage these many moons
~ Many TunefuI Numbers.
Abbie Mitchell. Young woman OF
conservative color, won the house by
nor charming singing Of Mandy Lou"
q sweet, lifting melody. and the colored
tots whp wriggled and cakewalked and
Expanded IN sympathy. all but caused
the audience TO laugh Itself into the
afEles. This WAS only one of VIII
Marion Cooks may tuneful numbers.
The music atones tor the shortc,m.h9h
of VIII Mercers ann Richard Grants
book" as II is seriously called. I'nn
piece Is staged prcttily and goes with
the dnHh whi5h the sluggish blood of
summer demands. Many Of the IDEAS
are old. yet a new twist H. given most
of them. as for instance when Mr.. Nc
Cree Kisses II row OF show girls In turn
and on reaching the tall and Icy one
remarks:
"she is the coolest place OF amnse-
rert In the city" G.. u.