The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-12-07
The Girl Over There.


The advance notices of ''The Girl
Over Theie'' stated that the pro-
ductiOn was nota comic opera or
musical comedy but drama with
music It belongs to the family in
which are "The Time, the Place and
the Girl, F" The District LEADER
and Little Johnny jones'"
The program calls it IA Fresh West
ern Breeze wit Music. This des.
cribes It but does not classify.
It was, however, comedy and il
contained mu. .ic. SO why not put it
IN the musical comedy CLASP
Calling it then musical com sdy,
it was in the opinion of many, the
dramatic editor of the INFELLIaENcER
included, the best thing of its kind
that ever visited Lexington. 1t was
not tank town show. but one that
is good for run in any city. 1t
played to a fair sized house, too,
which is unusual for any thing but
cheap show here.
The book was lively interesting,
funny, somewhat original and not
too shallow. There was actually a
plot. which moved along in good
style, and something Of a counter
plot Harry Sheldon White, who
admits authorship, has profted by
the experience of Messrs. Coaan.
Adams and Hough and inserted a
good deal of dramatics with due at
tention to heart interest, He has
done wen, too, for his serious parts
seem more natural tnaa do those in
the works of George Cohan and most
of his imitators.
Jack Kenyon and P. swennings N.
who are responsible for the lyrics and
music respectively, have modelled
their work along lines established
by Messrs. Pixley ard Luders. The
hit song, The Big Fish That You
Almost Caught, is highly suggestive
of "The Tale of the Turtle Do er and
Come and Nestle Closely BY NV
Side" That Is the kind Of song that
makes good, however, and if pushed
properly at least three of the musical
numbers ought to become popular.
The company throughout was ex-
cellent. There was actually a real
chorus of six men and niue women
The men could sing better than the
women. but the women were all right
in appearance. Noticeable in the
chorus we're Misses Bernice Cool ana
Clara Harman on account Of their
jet black hair and a hlonde with her
pOmpadour arranged in six rolls
about the size of healthy frank
furters. The cast, with the excep.
tion Of the gentleman who essayed to
portray the deep died william, was
entirely capable. This one gentle
man, however, was not handsome.
sang like he had the white of an egg
in his mouth and was trying not TO
swallow it and acted with the ease of
Phroso, the mechanical doll. If
had been eliminated trom the cast
and chorus lady, whose voice rel
semb'ed a steam caliiope, had been
deprived Of vocal power, there would
have been nothing to find fault Will.
Cecil B. Summers, as a Bowery
boy in the West, was capital and dts
pensed with some new slang Of the
John Henry type. He also
danced well and sang dis
tiUctly. Geo. A. Lemmiug in the ma
ture gentleman part also took advan.
tage Of all his opportunities, and Miss
Dorothy Vaughan made good in the
female character part. Mr.. Davis,
TENOR was fully up to requirements.
But the main attraction was Miss
Mabel McCane, who played the title
role Her pictures we're pretty, but
they did not do her justice. She is
beautiful. Although she was a little
loarse, she displayed clear, true
md pure voice. She was little eau
.ions about her high tones, but It was
sasily discernible that her voice was
# fine quality Her acting, too, was
laturah and in the serious parts she
leld the house breathless. Slightly
uggestiye Of Ethel Barrymore, she
vas IN every way bewItching.
Altogether "The Girl Over There
ave entire satisfaction and nobody
urned up at the box Office to ask for
rs money back