The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-06
VICTOR MOORE GETS A WARM NEWARK WELCOME AS THE BIG NOSE"
In GEORGE M. COHANS new SHOW THE TALK OF NEW YORK
There's Pretty Music in the
Piece, but kid Burns" Is
the Real Goods.
JOS. HARRIS "RAIN=DEARS"
POPULAR AT PROCTOR'S
MelOdrama and Bnrlesque Di-
vide the Interest in the
Other Theatres.
rICTOR MOORE, favorite of loca
stock audiences not SO man

Y VICTOR MOORE, favorite of local
stock audiences not so many
years ago, is in town again., at
the Newark Theatre, in one of the best
of George Cohan's conglomerations OF
songs, scenery and good-iooking girls.
He's the same Victor, only the dimples
in his jolly countenance are a little
more noticeable than they used to be.
Evidently he is waxing fat on pros
perity. as spelled by musical comedy.
Newarkers have a way of remember
ing those who please them, Electrically
or otherwise. They gave Victor Moore
q welcome that warmed the cookies OF
his heart, to all appearances. He made
q fine little '~thanking'' speech that
sounded almost as If il really was
impromptu.
1.-THE Talk of New York" is worth
seeing If you're fond of musical comedy
Mr.. Moore again appears as kid
Burns" the lovable, tough-gentle char
acter who first became known to US
In "Forty-five Minutes From Broad
way" The kid" in this new play Is
a little more prosperous than he used
to be. and has taken to playing the
races in a wholesale sort Of way. You
wonder dolefully through three acts
where MARY Is. The kid" seems to
know this, for In the last act-the scene
which, by the way, is the very one
used most in '~Forty-ive Minutes From
Broadway"-he announces that she's
married. It's rather hard to believe, SO
closely were they united when the cur
tain rang down on the first show, but
such are the way of musical comedy.
and, seeing that this time he's captured
a ~milionaire's daughter, We resign
MARY" to oblivion.
George Conan has a corner all his
own In the slang market. One wonders
where ne coins the phrases he puts
into the mouth of Mister Burns" who
in announcing his engagement, says,
Sure, I'm going to hire a couple of
church bells to make a noise like a
weddin'." This is but a specimen. 1t
takes Victor Moore to supply the ex-
preston.
Another typical Cohan Joke is, ANY
old flags grand If you've got the bank
roll. I've been tagged several times"
And hat reminds me, aren' We get
ting just q little tired of this theatrical
mock-patriotism? Seeing our flag waved
to the time and tune of what Is moth
ing more or less than doggerel is Of
fensive to a great many, just as the
-clapping of professional South
erners" when Dixie" is played makes
a true son of the southland writhe.
We have treated the emblem of our
country with too much levity for some
time, and it should not be cheaply used
as a theatrical asset.
The music Of 1.-THE Talk of New
York is tuneful and easy to follow.
Among the best airs are when a Fell
lows on the Level with q Girl That's
on the Square," when We Are
M-a-double-r-i-e-d." and Drink
with Me-" This last is a bass solo by
Stanley H. Forde, In the character of
Dudley Wilcox, the Kids friend.
Miss Emma Littlefield executed
gracefully a most difficult dance dur
ing the second act. h proved clever
In the ingenue role. A fetching, up
to-date acknowledgements villainess
was enacted by Miss Mildred Elaine.
The other principals did excellent work.
But first and last. Victor Moore is the
"main squeeze Of the whole outfit" as
Kid Burns himself would put it.
ADELINE STANLEY CARRICK.