Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
THE AUDITORIUM NEXT WEEK.
VIII See the Productions of Hoity
loity and David Harum.

Hoity Toity, with its wealth Of beau
tiful scenery and dazzling costumes,
will be the attraction at the auditorium
Tuesday evening lloity Ioity suggests
much that is tuneful, light and frivol-
Gus, but when is added the further in
formation that il is one of Weber 4
Field s most successful musical come
dies, it is name to drive dull care
away with The music is bright, snap
py and whistleable; the chorus is made
up of wonderfully pretty girls and IT
is a singing chorus. The fact that the
original, difficult and intricate business
of that Napoleon of stage directors,
Julian Mitchell, has all been retained
insures succession of bewilderlngly
attractive stage pictures. There is Just
the suggestion of plot, but II won
worry anyone to follow il. A Weber 4
Fields production can almost always
be counted ON as being a good show,
and what is more, il is always high
class entertainment, and lloity Toity Is
conceded to be by far the best thing
these clever people have ever produced.
The book is by Edgar Smith and the
music by John Stromberg, One scene
gives a view Of the campus of Yale uni
versity. where all the characters meet
and boat crew appears to take Lady
CRATER on trial spin. The scene
changes to river view, where she'll
is seen with the rowers and Lady Graft
er as the coxswain; stereopticon slides
depicting the moonlit waters and the
panorama of the river bank beyond.
A beautiful boating song is sung, and
the effect proves one of the prettiest
imaginable. The chorus girls cut no
small figure in this scene as well as
throughout the entire performance.
Their beauty and charms, together with
the dazzling stage business and pie
lures. make this alone worth the price
of admission. The original scenery and
lipht effects used in the New York pro-
duction, at Weber & Field s own Broad
way theater are used in this production.
and an entirely new and altogether
gorgeous set of costumes has been pro-
vided.
II will please many people to know
that Julius Calm will present the we'll
known comedian, Harry Brown, in Da-
vid Harum at the auditorium Wedncs-
dav evening. Since its production,
the dramatization made of Westcou $
exceedingly popular book by X. and M,
W. Hitchcock has had an overwhelming
measure of success. During the 10
weeks it was given in New York 1t
packed the Garrick theater to the doors
at every performance. So great was
the desire to see it that it was found
necessary to give special matinees to
accommodate the public. In giving the
play here the production seen in New
York will be utilized. The story is di-
vided into three acts and all the
scenes are laid in bonneville, n. \. The
first act is an exterior scene and in it
Harum sells the bay "hoss - to Deacon
Perkins. The second act is laid in the
bank and the third in Aunt Polly's sit |
ting room on Christmas morning. Most !
of the characters made familiar by the
book are in the play and so are all of |
the bright lines and quaint sayings. To |
lovers of the book, the adaptation of it |
is very satisfying. In Mr.. Brown they |
find an ideal Harum and the actor s |
portrayal of the character is replete |
with artistic skill. Everything about |
the work has been and is in skilled |
hands. Throughout the country the |
play has known phenomenal success |
The Chicago engagement, which lasted
ten weeks, was extraordinary in the
matter of its receipts, and the one in
Boston which lasted nearly two months
was record breaker in that regard.
Everyone who read the book will UNI
want to see the play taken
from it and large audience will surely
be present at its presentation to see
Harum and his neighbors in the life.