The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25
1.-THE RED MILL" FULL OF FUN.
NEW MONTGOMERY AND STONE
SHOW HAS GOOD Music, TOO.

Blossom and Herbert Turn nut q Fitting
Successor to "MlIe. Modesto at the
knlckerOOcker ana the Comedians
Make the Most Of It-LOnG run IN sight.
The Red Mil,' tho new musical play
which opened at the Knick erbocker Theatre
last night, with Montgomery and Stone
sharing the star parts, started in for a
long run with such a rush that any one could
predict use for the 8. X. o. sign long be-
fore the first act was over. 1t is fun Of
laughs, the music is real music and the
two Comedians never appeared to better
advantage, not even in The Wizard Of
On
The new piece il by Henry Blossom and
Victor Herbert, and will prove a proper
succasso to mile. Modesto" which is the
work Of the same authors. "The Red Mill
is exactly what one might expect from the
librettist who wrote the play which FRITZ
| Schetf found so successful and the composer
who stands all alone nowadays when it
comes 70 turning out light opera music@
The book is bright from start to finish.
with just enough plot to keep things rum
ming smoothly and furnish a surprise now
and then. One Of these comes at the end
Of the first act and gives Fred Stone a chance
to prove himself to be Americas most
athletic comedian, as the press agent will
probably call him. i goHlcr': - fair
to tell just what his stunt is.
1t comes in 100 suddenly to be spoiled
by advertisement, but it makes some Of
the billboard melodrama' scenes of the
heroine's escape look as easy as mother
feeding the ducks.
AS for the music, it's the best heard on
Broadway in a new show this season. There
mel nuInbe in IL that sounds az II II had
a waltz song on the Avenue A" order,
which is undoubtedly a concession 10 the
Whistling element. Everything else IL
original, tuneful and has real harmony and
! orchestration in evidence.
There IL a waltz that will find its way
on to all the dance orders this winter, an
ensemble that gives a big chorus a chance
to show that IL can sing and a half q dozen
other numbers that were encored to the
limit by a most enthusiastic audience.
The score shows Herbert very close to his
best.
TIE work OF the comedians furnished
several SURPRISES. They always have been
original, but they outdid themselves when
they disguised as a and organ operator
and his assistant, monk and all. The
makeup was excellent and while they
wranRIed in ltalo-American and finally
ana q song in broken English called Good
a-bye, John" they showed an ability in
character acting that deserved the APP
plause il aroused. They have several
songs which give them a fine chance to be
amusing and q boxing match set to music
Is one OF the novelties in which the acrobatic
Stone figured with his apparently homeless
frame.
A good supporting company keeps things
going while the stars are of the stage.
David L. Don has one Of his familiar dialect
parts and Ethel johnson made good in ~
soubrette part which called for several
songs and dances. Joseph NJ. Ratcliffe and
Augusta Greenleaf made the best Of the
most tuneful musical number, a duet, aud
Aline Crater, Edward Begley, Charles box,
Neal Mckay and Juliette Dfka completed
the cast Of principals.