The daily sentinel., 1907-05-10
1T PLEASED IMMENSELY
ohe OF the Best Productions Offered
the Opera House Was A
Country Girl"

Even standing room was scarce
last night at the Park opera house so
great had been the demand for seats
for the performance of Augustin
Days famed musical show. "A
Country Girl" A bigger audience
could not have gotten within the
four walls Of the building unless the
aisles had been utilized. 1t was a
fine audience and the company and
performance deserved it.
Few musical comedies that have
ever appeared on the local stage have
given more general satisfaction or
entertainment than "a Country Girl
The piece while not right new, having
been one of the successes of the
London and New York stage through
several years, is still as popular as
ever and the famous DAILY Musical
company has found 1t at all times
the best drawing card of its roper
toire.
The piece is brimming over with
rich musical hits, many of the orig
inal songs being retained. All are
catchy, and delightful and some are
Just as sweet and enchanting as they
can be. The musical score of "a
Country Girl" is hard to excel. It
always leaves a good taste In ones
mouth. 1t would be almost impos-
sible to designate Just which songs
made the biggest hits during the
evening. Each was rousingly receiv-
ed. Marjorie's Goo" song, MarJor-
lie and Goeffrey's boy and Girl
The Rajah of Bhong," Under the
Deodar," MY Little Grille" and
Peace, Peace" were the strongest
and sweetest numbers, while "Yo
Ho Little Girls" THE Two Little
Chicks" I'm Naughty Girl" Me and
Mrs. Brown" and "Quarreling" were
the big comic successes of the musi-
cal program.
The company is one of the largest
that has ever been here, numbering
about sixty people. The chorus is
well balanced, well voiced and good
looking and exceedingly graceful.
Some of the chorus harmonies were
simply sublime.
The principals were all good. The
soloists did excellent work and two
or three of the voices equaled any
thing ever heard here in musical
comedy or comic opera line here.
Melville Stewart who played Goef
frey Challoner has a magnificent
voice and he aroused a world of admi-
ration. Mary Quive who played Mar
jorie, has rich, rounded and lovely
voice. Laura Butler, Nan" sings
most delightfully."-. Hallen Mostyen.
the "Rajah," rendered several pow
erful numbers and was wholly pleas
ing. Genevieve Finley, the hewitt
ching princess" is of extraordinary
merit as a soloist. Viola kellogg.
Sophie" is a dainty singer. And
a finer looking company of soloists
is not often seen.
Sam Collins, as Barry" is the
supreme fun maker of the perform
ance and Sam Is certainly there with
the goods. He's great, he's clever
and he fits the part to a nicely. A
little fellow with a rasping, rapid
voice, lively as a cricket, and Just
as merry as he can be, to some eX-
tent this describes Collins, His songs
were tip top and his dancing origin
al and wonderful. But in his straight
comedy lines he shone the bright
est. In the second act in his imper-
sonation of the young lady he is in
describably funny, he is simply a
whirIwind of wholesome, original
nonsense and jollity all the way
through. Barry" is one of the
characters that is mainly respon-
sible for "A Country Girls" great
success.
The costuming of the piece is mag
ulficent especially in the second act,
when the court reception scene is
put on. The stage settings for the
two acts are very pretty indeed, that
of the second act being one OF the
handsomest seen in long time
on the local stage. o..
"A Country Girl is all right. 1t
certainly pleased the great audience
last night Daly's company win al
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