The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-13
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1906.
HERE AND THERE IN
THE Theatrical WORLD.
a word for lie wtd ana woody.


For several years suburban villages
and college towns have been practi-
cally forsaken by New York managers
as test mediums Of the drawing powers
of future metropolitan productions.
The west has been the dog ia the
matter. and highly cultured and just
~ critical canine it has proven itself.
The successes out there have tremend-
Gus runs here. while they frequently
refuse to patronize trash that we have
sat through for many moons Onstance
the Joe Weber offering). But if the
biscuits compounded of music and
drama stick in the westerners throat
they are doomed in the eastern market
This was undeniably proven by the
zero reception accorded Lillian Russell
who may have considered Barbara's
Millions a bit over the head of Chicago
audiences where the play was unani-
mously declared against and the star
was warned that her fame and beauty
could not carry such a widowed, in
ane connection to success. 1t has had
its New York premier and declared the
worst play seen here in years
Then comes the Stolen Story-de-
spite Mr.. Jameson Lee Finney's excell-
net work and magnetism, it is not
success 1t was not wholly condemned
west nor in New York either; some
how the causes of its failure have not
been clearly defined and I am not at
tempting to solve the question-in fact
] liked the play as did many who at
tended. The name is much against it.
1t has a vague. melodramatic swing,
III
ticket purchasers who declared their
surprise that the Stolen Story was
anything like that" Mr. Finney was
horribly handicapped by Miss Dorothy
Tenant. She is colorless and inoeuous
and impressed me as merely watching
in amazement how cleverly and earn
estly Mr. Finney worked. However,
the audience was able to admire him
without the leading ladys assistance.
The production has but short life here.
The Spring Chicken.
Richard Garlic, so we'll known west
for good shows and long runs, opened
here In an Americanzed English YER
sion of a risky. nonsensical musical
Partisan comedy. Do you know what
all that means? But without striving
TO comprehend either story or plot
can justly say it is musical, it is snap
by, it is comedy to the foolish point
and it is a we'll seasoned bird! The
fun at time is a bit garish; the spring
chickens of the performance are gamy
enough to suggest the English diet
and it is sufficiently spicy to awaken
broadway from any postprandial tend
ency to slumber earle has never fall
ed to amuse and in this latest venture
he gives the heaped up and generous
measure. Miss Emma Janvier. already
famous for her excellent character
work. Is simply eorking and is the most
valuable support earle has ever had
She has the best song and renders its
capitalfy. OF course don't know. but
! Guess, which is worth hearing sew
eral times, Victor Morley is accept
able, and Miss Bessie Mccoy looks pref
~ and dances we'll. Her affections tire
at times but her enunciation is clear
MY sympathies are all with Miss
Blanche Deyo's feet-what a pity to
employ them in such hodge podge of
unintelhgent movement. She the
sprightly. exquisite dancer OF the
Country Girl and the Cingalee. FIRST
took an execrable part in the Social
Whirl with no chance at anything but
numbering a song. and at present she
seems. still striving to achieve success
WIN NoAdt ltARNtASS without feAiIZA-
ton that only her toes can keep her
famous Her dancing in the Spring
Chicken was too stacoato. at time. I'M
finished and more than often. suggest
i've of Rough House especially as
Miss Deyo has ceased lifting her fluffy
skirts in dainty fashion and has taken
on grabbing propensity which gives
the audience an unpleasant view Of IN
attractive red silk boomers. which to
say the very least. is vulgarly sug-
gestive. II is to be deplored that
Blanche Deyo. who gave promise Of be-
ing the most intelligent and irresist-
able dancer of the day should so ret
rograde from her previous high stand
ard,
The scenery Is mixed up matter
from what we know of Paris. but Rich
ard Carrie ct Gle viii make YOU forget
to ask the reason why. and il is a toss
up as to which song YOU will whistle
most. All the Girls Love Me" or a
Lemon in the Garden OF Love"
THE GADFLY.