The Washington herald., 1908-04-21
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II some gTiia said sh7 love you, / think ! know
what you'd do
CHORUS.
think you'd faI in love with Mary
think youd fan in love with Sue;
think You'd change your mind completely.
As a viii often do
think you'd fan in love with Sarah
And y0ud lose your heaTs to Loo;
think yOu'd marry any little girie
If you thought she'd marry you.
With the finale The Demijohn." the
first act ended, a riot Of fun and frolic.
The second act show the island OF Par
cheesi, a week later. The opening chorus
The Sacred Bird Has Flown Away" was
a good starter. with the chorus clad in
scarlet robes. the hair of the ladies bound
In gold hIiets. Here Mr.. Green made his
first appearance as the Prince Of Par
cheesi. with clever comedy song. They
Say I'm Drunk" This was followed by
a bully number by George O'Connor, a
rollicking coon song, Just a Friend Of
the Family with a big chorus behind
him, and If the chorus could have held
out dancing and Mr.. OConnor have kept
on singing they might have been doing
1t yet, so enthusiastic we're the encores.
An awfully good song followed. little
Country Maid sung by lie Roy Cough.
backed up by Mrs. Cough, Mrs. Wheeler.
the Misses Hemenway, Sutherland. Good
win Cole, Messrs. Ecker, Crist, Church.
Baxter, Jones. and Sincerbeaux; the
girls quantity dressed in gingham frocks
with haring red stockings, and their bash
ful faces We're half concealed by enor-
nous sunbonnets. The song went:
little COUNTRY maiden 10 the eity came one dsy.
Aud thought that she world take a look around,
She met ttle chappe. who politely tipped his hat
And said: = m glad To see you here in town"
She said oh, you're mistaken. sir; we've never
said he: Oh YES; I knew sou way back home
And then this little maid said. I'm very much
afraid
1t was Wong for me to come up here alone"
And then this ehappie said;
CHORUS.
Why. I'm mighty glad to meet you. little country
maid
and to think that ali alone way up 10 town youv
stayed
When you said bow-sy do and how are you. oh
gee
That cheers fellow when he's feeling blue
III tell you. little girlie you look good to me,
And I'd ike 20 have you meet M family,
For sou mighty easy could. IL you only would,
Make change In your name. little maid
One Of the pTettiest and daintiest num-
bers in the whole opera followed 1t was
sung by Miss Spofford, who. during the
three acts, changed three times into diff
ferent Japanese costumes. kimonos OF
rare beauty, which she wore very effec-
lively and quite in the native fashion.
Her song, Smiling Isle" she sang in a
voice that was very winning and sweet,
and she was encored until she was tired.
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crouched IN the center Of the stage. Wis
taria-clad, while the chorus outside re-
peated the chorus of her song. was highly
artistic.
The last act shows the deck Of a bat
tie ship, and after the opening chorus,
which found all Of the members OF, the
company waltzing on deck, there were a
number Of clever specialties. The first
was The Old-time Girl" sung by Mr.
Cough, assisted by number of ladies
who appeared as Indian maidens old
fashioned crinoline girls. and finally Miss
Rldgely ard Mrs Randall Hagner. as
American beauties-and they looked it,
too!
Then came a dainty japanese dance by
Miss Spofford; the Spanish dancer and
singer, Senorita Juanita, by Miss Miller
and limitations by Miss Collins. These
were astOnishingly clever. and profess
sional, almost in their self-possession
and poise. Miss Collins first save an
imitation Of Marie Dressler singing "a
Great Big Girl Like Me-" then she gave
an imitation of Anna Held, and wound
UP, in response to an encore. with an
imitation of FRITZ Scheff.
Mr.. Elmore gave a clever imitation Of
Louis Mann. the Dutch comedian. r.
The Telephone Girl. and Mr. George
O'COnnor again took the center Of the
stage with a glorious coon song. to
which the whole company cake walked.
The finale was a dance by Miss Con-
verse, a dance that was so dainty and
clever that IL beggars description. 1t
evoked torrents Of applause and started
the flower shower already mentioned,
and it was while people on the stage
were gathering up the flowers that :he
entire company burst into the song,
Were Going Back to Uncle Sam" and
the curtain fell on the most successful
amateur musical comedy that Washing
ton has ever known.
Without considering it at all as an
amateur show, it is we'll worth going TO
see-on its merits. It's book is clever, its
music is tunefu and tghistly, and of the
popular variety, the principals are all
clever. and the chorus is-a dream!
Scenically, ''The Prince of Parcheesi'' is
and the three scenes specially
painted for this production are beautiful
Much CT the success Of the show depends
on the fine stage management and direc-
ton of Mr.. Percy Leech, who was ably
assisted last night by DR.. Paul " Evans.
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