The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-01
THEATRES
IhAND--'A Romance of Cion UoI-
low" Keith Stock Company.
MARION - Sum Murray Va,dcylIlc
Featuring 'Doomsday."

Certainly the word fascinating must
rave been coined with Miss Louise
Cunning. who played the title role in
NMarccllc,' the spritely Pixley and
Ludors operetta at the Grand last
evening, IN mind. There is natur-
alness and charm about Miss Gun
ning, both in her song effects, (and
she Is the possessor OF a voice sympa.
theuc and clear above any other
comic opera star of the day. ana In
ner pantomine, which has the rare
quality of uplifting and causing ono
70 voluntarily skip and sing i'm chorus
Ar Marcelle, the Parislan actress
she bewitches; in the role of the nee
cssary heir to the estate of Bergof
sne lends new charm to masculine
;utlre. and in The song OF the score, a
tender little duet with Lieut.. Karl
tHcnry Coote) she is radlantly thq
woman i'm love. Today we are Won
dering IL fortune can strike twice
III the same place, and bring Miss
cunning this away at some not very
Tar distant day.
Sharing laurcls with the star was
jess Dandy, he of Prince of Pilscn
ard ever in Cincinnati fame" BE it
hereby known that time has but
served to mellow the comedy sent
across by the unctous German fun
maker. Just one small portion OF
his Never No More" song which
the lyricists have fitted to him most
pleasingly. is evidence conclusive of
Mr.. Dandy's art for comedy, real
comedy, is an art despite the number
of shines" who by their ondeavors
or lack of them are wont to place II
l.. another category. The punch
bowl scene between Mr.. Dandy and
"Klug' (Harold r. Morey) Is enough
epitomized humor to redeem any pro
duction from dullncss
Blithe and pretty Norma Brown has
some gay little scenes and songs with
Charles King. whose dancing Is Wig
crously effective and whose voice IS
one of the thoroughly pelasing ones
because of its excellent quality ana
apparent case in rendition. The dance
without. words executed by Mr. King
i'm his duet with Miss Brown cupid,
Sly Little Rascal" eliminated in one
of the expressive moments of the
evening. The simplicity and nerve
of the soubrette, together with the
boyish enthusiasm Of Mr.. King gave
color to "Mary's Little Lamb" q nom
sensical and hence enjoyable song
number typical of comeic opera score,
The dream number was Henry
Coote's "Once in u While,," tho sort Of
song productive of a moments retro
spective. fraught with the wraths of
transcendcnt moments that have gone
bcfore or are TO be. Mr.. Coote is
particularly happy in his emotional
shadings. touching his lines not only
with the charm of voice of splendid
quality, but with the ring Of real
feeling.
In the matter of show girls, 'NIar-
celle" Is distinctive in way of pulch-
ritude, wardrobe, ana general grace,
not TO mention grnciousness. The
eyrations of the chorus against q
magnificent staging is n compliment
TO the ability of the producer, and if
there Is a weakness in the voices of
the chorus men. one easily forgivcs
the sin OF omission in the light of
the many merits everywhere haply
evident. The work of Burt Merket,
as Herr Schwnder" and Robert
O'Conner as Pierre argues well for
their climbing and Miss Ray Miller
is vlyaclous In brief dance moment,
One of the many humorous incidents
i'm Clyde Fitche's cleverest comedy
Girls" that is to be presented here
by the Shuberts next Thursday Oct
Z is the three men-hating young
ladies' taking solemn oath, with
crossed hat pins, to resist the bland
ishments of the sterner sex. Pam,
the strongest OF the trio and the only