Arizona republican., 1907-11-27
A MAZE OF IMPAIRMENT
 MUCH GOOD SINGING
The Mayor of Tokio Pays Visit to the Doris Theater and is We'll Re- esived.

Though the whirl of movement in the second act of the Mayor of Tokio was not as rapid as that In Little Johnnie Jones' il was throughout in some respects superior which is say ing good de2L While il Jagged at some places in the main the vital in terest kept up til the finish. The Mayor of Tokio k a play build large lN along the some lines as the other comic opera. and of two acts.
 The slender thread of story which runs through the play. involves Oloto san, the daughter of the Mayor of Tokio. who is not in love with the conSpirator, General Satake. However, the latter proposes to force the hand of the mayor. claiming that he is giv- ing away state secrets to the Rus sians, by talking in his sleep. The mayor is addicted to this pernicious habit at the most inopportune mo- nents This daughter of the Rising Sun falls in love with Julian Lincoln. member of the stranded show troupe in the flowery Kingdom. There is the inevitable elopement and a few other NAAAA4-H fA AAAf A~4hA TfillflANf Al4IhN IT in for good measure.
 An American heiresS. Betsy Lincoln assists in the flight. and has her own love affair with Marcus Orlando Kid der. an inimitable and catch -as- you can humorous character, d good fel- low and the rest. This in the main with a wardrobe mistress of uncertain age. not beauty and the super numeriaries and the chorus. make up the cast. John l.. Kearney in the part of Kidder. kept the merriment over flowing the footlights when he was in action. His jokes and attidutes per se were such as would not fail to raise the expected laugh among even the more sedate. Kearney is the life of the show
 Jeanette Mayhew is a winsome and captivating American heiress as Betsy Lincoln. The amazing contrast be- tween her sparkle and the homely makeup of Madame Stitch who has been in ballet is all that the critic could wish for. to indelibly stamp the characters on the playgoers' memory. Virginia Ware as Birdie Talcum. the spubrette. was a powde-y and peppery- maid who does her part well. Rusty by Peter Gillespie. her copartner. keeps uP his share of the funmaking.
 Ethel Tillson as Oloto San. the mayors daughter. shines notably in the first act The mayor himself, Row Tow. by Will White. is man whose embonpoint is reaching cOrpulency His main failing is d desire to slum- ber. due to his well fed condition. no doubt
 The song hits of the evening were "Tokio.' by Betsie and the chorus. Cheer up Everybody" and .I Like You" in which both the sweet Miss Betsy and the distressingly homely Madame Stitch star with MT. Kidder The latter's "Foolishness" brought him before the audience several times and he always had another coming.
 The scenic effects were appropriate to the land of chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms. and were very beau tifuL There was not perhaps the va riety effects that prevailed in the play Of Little Johnnie Jones but they were well conceived and carried out The chorus and cOstuming Were splen- did and won much approval from the large audience in attendance. There were a variety of conceptions. Geisha Girls. Japanese soldiers. Yachting Girls. Japanese Dancing Girls. and the pea nut ballet, which were exceptionally good