The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-05

she does in "The Hotel Clerk" Her
duet with Eugene MacGregor, "The Love
Kiss" is not only one of the most captiv
ating pieces of music Alfred Aarons ever
wrete, but all records for osculatory
demonstrations on the stage are smashed
into fragments during this song. Rose
Botti, Irene Bulger, and the other prime
ipals in the cast have also evoked much 4
praise, while Mr.. Aarons' music is already 1
being sung and whstled all over town,
and played by every hotel orchestra.
Some of the song hits are: Cinderella,
You Look Good to me, Il Love You
Every Hour of the Day." "The Weather
Girl. "The Funny Things You See Upon !
the Stage" "The Hotel Clerks Supposed /
to Know 1t ALL" and 1.-THE Man Marry |
Must Be Man."
"a YANKEE TOURIST"
The beautiful Forrest Theatre, Philadel- |
phia, has another tremendous success
| following the phenomenal run of ''The
Round Up" in Henry W. Savage's big
production of "a Yankee Tourist" with
that unique and popular comedian, Ray
mond Hitchcock, as the star. This is the
third big attraction offered by Messrs.
Nixon s. Zimmerman since they have been
managers of the Forrest Theatre, and the
receptions accorded it has been so unmis-
takably one of enthusiastic approval that
another long run may be looked for at the
Forrest. The best musical farce of the
day and the cleverest man in musical
| farce, with a setting and support worthy
of both, combined to make last Monday
night the merriest that has been seen at
the Forrest Theatre since it has been
open "a Yankee Tourist is genuine
musical farce without any pretention to
| ANYTHING else. The lines are scintillating
| ly bright and there is good deal OF plot
more than is apparent at first glance, for
there are many pleasantly disturbing ele-
meuts in the way of dances, and song
numbers, that the story part is for the
moment forgotten. "a Yankee Tourist"
was made into book for musical comedy
by Richard Harding Davis, out of his
play, "The Galloper. 1t was good!comady
then as it's good musical comedy now,
a brighter and more diverting entertain
ment than before. The music is except
lionally good and the man who wrote the
lyrics, Wallace Irwin, should have some
sort of complimentary letters after his
name Mr. Hitchcock has three songs the
best being, $50, What's the User 1t is
a fine comedy song and Mr.. Hitchcock
sings it as it deserves to be sung. The
audiences didn't seem to think there were
half enought stanzas. The play gives
Mr. Hitchcock many opportunities for the
display of his ability as a comedian and
this is of high order. He knows how to
provoke laughter with seeming to be try
ling to do so, with the result that he has
his audiences laughing with him most OF
the time. His supporting company is
excellent. 1t includes his wife, Flora
Zaballe, most earning little actress
with beautiful voice. Her song, Rain
bows" is one of the most exquisite must
cial numbers that have been heard in light
opera for long time. Miss Helen Hale
is one of the daintiest of dancers and soon
found her way into the hearts of the au-
ldience, Eva Fallon, as the sprightly little
stew ard susie Cawthorne, as the amorous
widow of ample proportions; Harry Lane
as the wrathy Irish officer; Herbert Cav.
thorne, Wendell Phillips Smalley and
Wallace Berry as war correspondents, all
were excellent in their respective roles