The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS
THE YANKEE PRINCE.

All Cohan shows that have visited
Salt Lake have been highly successful
So much SO, that "The Yankee Prince
with George Conan himself and the
Conan royal family was given royal
greeting at the Salt Lake theatre last
night. When it is realized that the
stupendous production is practically
composer and star, the wonder grows
that even the talent of George Cohan
could accomplish so much.
The play is staged by. George Conan,
the music, orchestral and lyric is his
composition, the lines are his own and
he and Tom Lewis divide the honors
for mirth-cTeating roles. Brilliant and
swift in action, admirably staged and
a finished production from every point
OF view, 1t is easy TO understand tnat
this play has been a great New York
ucc5ss. and that the original company
is presenting it here.
The Yankee Prince" is said to be
satire on titled fortune hunters, Eng
lishmen preferred. The opening scene
is a tea room in the Savoy hotel, Lon
don. 1t is the usual case of rich Ameri
can parents with an only daughter
slated to marry in the nobility. Also.
there is an American prince in love
with the girl. He wins the mother
but the father faVors the Earl of Wey-
mouth, a decadent scion of the aris-
tocracy. Best of all jokes in this act
of the English. So genial and clever
are they that an acclimated English
man or two in the audience were seen
to relish them. Act two is the exterior
of Windsor castle on military day. The
Yankee still pursues the heiress, and
Steve Daily, a prize fighters manager,
obtains an interview with the king on
Introduction of John L. Sullivan. The
third act is the Fielding home in
Chicago The Yankee prince elopes
with the American girl, and the Eng
lish are again discounted.
Perhaps it is the personality Of
George NJ. Cohan that wins him inn
mediate favor. Perhaps it is the way
In which he dances and sings, or it is
all of these together. He is the best
in every line that it has been the for
tune Of Salt Lakers to see The COM
pany supporting Mr.. Conan is an ag
gregation of stars. Tom Lewis has
been here before, but this role ne has
created for '"The Yankee Prince" suits
his droli. easygoing personality as
well as anything he has ever done.
He and Mr. Conan were repeatedly
called back-first one, then the other,
and then both together. Lewis started
q speech, which Conan interrupted, and
some of the audience are still regret
ting that speech and feel cheated.
The Cohan royal family includes his
father, mother and sister, Jerry J.
Conan, Helen F. Cohan and Lila
Rhodes As Evelyn Fielding the rich
tionally good. She portrays the shy.
dainty little maid who knows her own
mind in the American way, and rules
her dad with firmness. Also, she can
sing and dance, and she has a large
share of the talent of the Cohan FAM
lily. In the Yankee Prince" waltz by
Percy and Evelyn it seemed as if the
two Cohans would be unable to satisfy
the demands of the audience, but the
dancing was so swift and difficult a
feat that it could not be often re-
peated. The other members of the
family were favorites, as were Sam j.
Ryan and Mildred Elaine in the roles
of John Pagan and Lillian Lloyd.
To mention the other exceptional
features of this performance is to
speak of the fine chorus work, the
splendid gowns of the women and the
good stage effects There is also the
music, which is of the well known
Conan character. Those who wish to
see the very best of musical comedies
must take advantage of the three re-
naming performances Of *Tbe Yankee
Prince" on Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday afternoon.