The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-11
Principals and Chorus Share
HOnors of Production
Mr.. Boyle WOolfoIlx's Work As Wri'
ter OF Musical Comedy and
Director Endorsed.
FOR SWEET CHARITYs SAKE

lOIiHduCc we ever NllHcsScu was
the verdict of the audience last night,
after they had satisfied themselves
by making a curtain call on the final
tableau of "The Travelling Man" at
the Kentucky theater. Beginning
with Mr.. Boyle Voolfolk, author of
the piece, whose patient, well-direct-
ed work was apparent in its smooth
ness of action and the perfect move
ment of the chorus, one does not
know whether to congratulate him
most on the excellent judgment he
exercised in selecting his caste, or
the fine talent he secured for the pro-
duction.
"The Travelling Man" is about the
best vehicle for exploiting home tall
ent on the stage one could imagine.
1t moves rapidly, and has plenty of
tuneful music, frequent chorus
changes and variety of characters.
Certainly no travelling organization
would fail to advertise as graceful
and beautiful a chorus of girls and
handsome men as 1.-THE Travelling
Man" presented in Paducah; nor
could one Of ordinary pretensions be
expected to present a group of sing
ers equal to Miss Anne Bradshaw.
Miss Mayme Dryfuss, Mrs. David
Fioirnoy, Miss Nelia Hatfield and
Messrs. Richard Scott, Emmett Bagby
and Evert Thompson.
Mr.. Voolfolk in the principal role
of "Jim Dandy did not monopollze
the stage, and each of the principals
had an opportunity to make dis
tinct hit, which every one did, while
the PONY Ballet, members of the
"Daisy Shine Opera company, COM
posed of Misses Lucyette Soule, Elsie
Hodge, Claire st. John, Julia Dab
ney, Sadie Smith, Gladys Coburn,
Martha Cope and Helen Van Meter,
was the life of the performance.
Giving volume to the music and
presenting a series of enhancing
and well executed pictures, the fol-
lowing young ladies' and gentlemen
appeared as members OF the Upper
Ten" and "Village Bellies and Beaux''
of Wildwood Texas:
Misses Frances Wallace, Blanche
Hills, Marjorie Loving, Elizabeth Sc
bree, Katherine Powell, Jeanette
Peter, Brooks Smith, Ruth Baynam,
Mary Gregory, Allie Cabell, Kathleen
Whitefield. Estelle Hale, Lilly Hob
son, Anne Williamson, Elizabeth
Williamson, Emma Neihaus, Mamie
O'Brien and Willie Willis; Messrs
Frank Davis, Jack Hayes, Monte
Lack, Sam Hughes, Jack Elliott
George Rawleigh, Marshall Jones
George Wallace S. E. Clay, G. A
Salvo, Milton Wallerstein, Ed Cave
Salem Cope, Phillip sweitzer, James
Langstaff, Felix st. John, Harry Sin
gleton and Henry Henneberger.
Mrs. David Flournoy as "Belle
Claire" played opposite to Mr.. Wool
folk, giving an air of reality to the
flimsy plot, and sang two numbers,
leading in the closing chorus and
tableau Miss Liberty"
Miss Nelia Hatfield, whose dra-
matte talent has been tested in a
humber of difficult amateur roles.
never appeared to better advantage
than last night as Dolly Snow" es-
pecially when she sang the catchy
song: Sahara Sarah, at the close
of the second act.
Miss Mayme Dryfuss, as "Daisy
Shine" exhibited a clear conception
of her part as prlma donna of an OPP
era company, and made hit with
the march song: when Miss Hor-
tense Comes Up the Street."
Miss Anne Bradshaw sang "Dixie
Daisies" as finale to act l. 1t is one of
the sweetest numbers in "The Tray
cling Man" and curtain calls were
repeated on the act.
Richard Scott, as "Archie York.;
Emmett Bagby, as Hart Ware, Will
liam Brazelton, as Marcus Pearl,
and Evert Thompson, as "Bill Dur
ham, were quartet of drummers.
of different types that could make a
laugh on any stage Each had song
hit in his grip and had no trouble. in
disposing of a mice order" of good
humor last night. Evert Thompson
was presented with a beautiful "bo-
kay" with lemon attachments, one
of which he gracefully presented to
his tormentor.
Douglas Bagby as Danny Doolit-
tie" the sleepy hotel clerk; William
.Reddick, as Bobby Buttons, the
ambitious bell hop; and Charles Cox,
as ben Crimp." manager of the
fsDafsv shine ODera comna1v" made