Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-19
AMUSEM ENTS.
The Time, The Place and The Girl
To-niaht.

The Time will be 8 o'clock this
evening: the Place is the Augusta
Opera House, and the Girl-but that is
for the audirnC" to decide.
The following clipping from tie
Bangor Commercial will BE- interesting
reading for those who contemplate
going to see "Th" Time, The Place and
The Girl which il due here this eve
ming: a big audience thoroughly
enjoyed the musical comedy. THE
Time, Tho Place and The Girl" at the
Opera House Tuesday evening. Tho
piece is 4 bright. smap3y. hodge podSe
OF song aid story which made Il hit
with Bangor before il had been going
two minutes and which continued 10
please cvcryhody as long as it lasted.
Strange to saw the piece has 4 plot
and II" fun i strongly mixed WA
what is intended for seriousness,
which, generally speaking. has about
as much place III musical comedy Of
modern times; as tears and grief in j
minstrel show.
PCopl" who have never got beyond
their Gilbert and Sullivan days have
been talking Il good deal about pin:S
lately, or rather the lack Of them. III
up-to-datc music shows ana all such
should 60 t. sec The Time. The Place
ana Tie Girl" ana 10 satisfied. How
ever in spite of the several unhappy
ana ncHr-pathCtic love affairs. the
piece is full Of good fun and nonsense.
catchy songs, lively dances ana pretty
girls, 50 that whatever gloomy
moments There may be are dispcllcd.
The chief gloom dispcllcr is Arthur
DEACON. who as Happy Johnny Hicks.
4 gambler on the square. is untirIng
in his efforts to amusn. He is most
surprising in his acrobatic agility,
something hardly to Dc expected from
one of his avuir1upois, and which, on
account Of sort Of ,udicnnoss. brings
wonder and admiration to the eye.
Also. Johnny talks in sporting idioms
without the use of George Ado die
tionary.
The brightest spot light on the
boards is Harriet Burt as the widow,
Mrs. Talcott. who in the second act
sings the Honeymoon song. She was
cncOrcd several times, which WIS
right. In the third act her song. with
a dancing chorus Uncle Sans Best
Girl made a big hit and she was re-
called time after time.
Thursdays MY Jonah Day" was
Arthur Dcagon's best, sung with big
chorus for good measure, and the tune
will be whistled all over town.
Miss Violet McMillcn, dainty ana
petite, had two songs, each of which
the audience liked immensely. II
Don't Like Your Family" in the first
act, and Don't You Tell in the third
were both catchy and well sung, and
the latter. sung with Arthur DEACON
brought down the house.
The piece was well mounted and the
costumes, though showing that they
had seen service in some Instances,
were bright and cheerful. The chorus
was a big one and well trained
Coming Thro' the Rye, Sept. %.
Coming Thro' the Rye will come
to the Augusta Opera house on Mon
day night, Sept. %. This attraction
| was in Portland Tuesday night. and
| the Portland Press makes the follow
| ing comment regarding it:
Coming Thro' the Rye" the song
| play of George V. Hobart and A.
Baldwin Sloane, was given at the jeff
erson Tuesday evening by the Rork
| Company There have been many
changes in the cast since the piece
made its two calls here last winter;
but you may accept the verdict of a