The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-21
THE Blue Mouse"


OF the Blue Mouse" soon to ap-
pear here the DanVille Register says.
The Blue Mouse" failed to shock
very seriously a fairly large audience
consisting chiefly of men at the
Academy of Music last night. In fact,
the greater number of habituai the
aJre- gOeTS came to the conclusion
that the mayor CT Richmond must
have had an electric battery conceal
ed about his clothing with which he
shocked himself and concluded that
the shock was due to a diminutive
cerulean rodent. The pTedOminance
of men in the audience is attributable
solely to the reputation given the
farce-cOmedy in Richmond, where the
authorities interviewed TO prevent "a
second presentation, but so far as the
play here last night is concerned the
ladies generally might have enjoyed it
as well as the gentlemen pTesnt-if
they had only known. Certainly, not
a few regular play attendants were
heard to say after the show that they
had seen many plays on the local
stages that were far more entitled
TO be regarded as IisqUe or broad.
The piece is a farce comedy and is
uproariously funny as the various
complications develop and are later
unfOlded and Strengthened out in the
finale. The secretary to the presi-
dent Of railroad in order to expedite
his promotion to a supeTintendency
that he may Better provide for his
bride, introduces the blue mouse" a
stage danceuse, 20 the president as
his wife and she CajOleS and leases
him into signing the promotion, after
a gIddy little Filtration with the fTisky
old fellow. The Did mans jealous
wife, the secTetaTy's real wife and the
danseuse's steady are all drawn into
the complications and the receptions
that are necessitated by little tetea-
tetes, which are interrupted by the
sudden entry of one of the other par
ties to the tangle of receptions that
follow the main plot. The fascination
the danseuse weaves over the giddy
old railroad magnate, who thinks she
is the wife of his secretary, and the
confusion Of identities as the various
dramatiS pSrSOnae Unexpectedly ap-
pear, disappear and TeappeaT, are
nothing more than are seen in the
IaughabIo farce-comedies, all OF which
are built on much the same lines. 1t
is true that Miss Evans who takes the
role of Paulette Divine, appears in a
bath-robe in one scene. and in another
she is compelled 10 call upon some
one to hook her up" in her stun
ming DiTectOire gown, displaying a bit
of very dainty lingerie about the
shoulder and a shapely arm, but sure
ly that is nothing shocking. So far
as the language is concerned, the |
farce is clean and clever, and in Sug-
gestiOn il is far less Objectionable |
than many other plays seen here. The |
ladies who went had no occasion to |
blush or to feel uncomfortable, I'M |
less they have been far more so on |
many occasions at the theatre hereto
fore
The piece is well staged and clever |
ly played and is almost a continuous |
laugh in its ridiculous complications. |
Miss Evans in the title role, Mr.. VIII |
ton Taylor as President Llewelyn, of |
the Inter-States Railway; and Mr.. |
G. Stein as Augustus Roll |
lette, the presidents secretary; Miss |
Carolina PeaTce as Mrs. Rollette and !
Miss Palmer as MIS-. LleweIyn. carry |
of the principal roles admirably and |
the minor parts are acceptably played. |
Miss Evans is iTTesiStably clever and |
fetching, masquer4ding as ROllette's |
wife and cajOling the frisky old Lew |
elyn INTO granting the promotion ROl- /
lette employs her to win SThe three |
acts are brim-full of action and fun, |
and the evil is mostly in the minds /
OF those who seek 1t. The play is very
similar to some Of the BTOadhurst 1
farce comedies and is certainly not |
more Objectionable than many SINH
lar pieces. Altogether, those who en- /
JOY rattling- rOliicking farce comedy
played viii get their moneys !
worth seeing THE Rlup Mouse