Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-09
At THE PLAY HOUSES.


''T'he Mayor of TOXIC" az the Boyd.
Richard earle and company I'm The
Mayor of Toxic q farcical opera In two
acts By Richard earle. music by William
Frederick Peters under direction OF
Richard earle. The principals
kow Tow, the Mayor Of Toxic Fred Frear
General Satake, a conspirator ...........,
Ivan orfulltch, Russian shy; ;;;;;:..;,;,..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Smith Marba
Tanake. court physician. Jess Caine
Nikko, the royal messenger. Edwin Baker
Awah. a body guard zoos. william H. Plat
Betsey Lincoln. an American heiress...,
oloto san daughter Of Kow Tow,
........:... ..................Ada Mitchell
Julian Lincoln. the tenor.......:.........
Rusty, the song book boy. william Rock
Madam Stitch. wardrobe mistress.
r,,,,;.' ~, Emma Janvier
......................... Minerva Courtney
Marcus Orlando Kidder. impressario. g..
''..''........,........... Richard earle
In preparing "The Mayer of Toxic" for
exhibition. Mr. Richard earle was actu-
ated by no motive higher than a laugh.
He doesn't aim at anything else, but he
docs get the laughs. lie didn't use up an
awful lot Of gray matter, either, in devising
original songs and jokes for the affsr,
but ne did provide just that sort of light
and airy foolishness that goes straight
had songs. music and Jokes ready, then
he got busy with his real work. and the
beauty of his plan is shown in the COM
pany. He is supported by seven male and
two female comedians, each Of whom is a
hit in the part and by bevy of the pref
test girls seen in one company In long
time. The young women who are travel
ing with Mr.. earle this season are really
young and fresh, both as to face and voice;
all can sing, and many Of them can dance
and the whole lot keep busy all the time
they are before the audience. Miss Row
land. who leads the chorus in the Toxic
song and where the Ocean Breezes
Blow" has no very remarkable voice
but her vivacious personality makes up
for this in a great measure. Miss Mitchell
has one song in which her really good voice
is most effectively used. The tenor is all
but banshed from the bill, being heard
only in the ensemble numbers.
The fun of the evening is furnished by
Mr. earle, Miss Janvier, Mr. Rock. Miss
Courtney, Mr. Frear, Mr.. Langlois Mr.
Marba, Mr.. Game, Mr.. Baker and Mr..
Platt To tell of II all would take as
long as to see the piece. Miss Janvier's
Madam Stitch is one OF the most inter-
esting OF the sort, and Mr. Rock as Rusty
is quite as funny the star. And Mr..
Carrie gives each and every one a fair
chance to make good The Peanut Ballet,
in the "black and white" dance, is quite
a fetching feature.
Tho audience at the Boyd theater last
night was of the most enthusiastic sort.
and If one performance of the piece is worth
the price Of admission. those present got
two or three times their moneys worth,
for not a thing got away without an en-
core, and most of the features were de-
manded three and four times, and some OF
them oftener. Mr.. earle and his associ-
ates very generously kept it up till the
show was stretched out to an intermlnable
length by the repetitions, but they went
home with the knowledge that they had
| pleased a large audience. 1.-THE Mayor OF
Toxic" will be repeated this evening, ant
it is worth your while to go, for 1t has good
songs, plenty Of occasion for laughter and
lots Of genuinely handsome girls in pretty
dresses arranged in really beautiful pic
lures. The massing of the colors is one Of
the most enjoyable features of the per
Torrance. The engagement ends with to-
night.