The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-28
TE1EAT RICAL
"THE eUReoMAsTER"
Pleased Theater-Goers of Ogden a
the Grand Last Evening.

THE Burgomaster," with Harry
Hermsen and Ruth White in the pTin.
cipal roles. drew well at the Grand
last evening. the performance being
well up to the standard OF the past
several seasons This tuneful old fan
tasy still pleases its audiences and
probably will for many seasons to
come. It treats of the early Dutch
settlements In America, with old Peter
Stuyvesant. the burgomasteT Of New
Amsterdam. as the royal preyaricator,
patriot. Indian fighter and joke eX-
traordinary TO mis- majesty. the king.
The Indians attack the settlement
and, thanks to the contents of drug
store and the feIt tile mind OF the bur
gomaster. a connection is prepared for
the invaders which Is intended TO place
them hors de combat in short order.
Unluckily for themselves the burgo-
master and his secretary, Doodle Won
Kull, sample the contents OF the bar
rel in advance of Their coming. the
result of which is a siesta stunt that
has Rip and his two decades beaten
a city block.
Some $50 years OF more pass be-
tween the prologue and the first act,
and New Amsterdam has grown to
the city of New York The doughty
burgomaster and his faithful "Thois-
day," Doodle Won Kull. are unearthed
IN an excavation for the subway and
introduced to the mysteries of the me
tropolis
Mr.. Hermsen. as The Burgomaster.
is very satisfying. He has an excel
lent Dutch" which he uses to peTiec-
Con. His singing amounts to about as
much as did that of his predecessor.
Oscar Flgman, but his comedy fills In
adequately Mr.. Hermsen has been
seen here before He Will be remem-
bered particularly as Hans" the old
in-keeper In THE Girl From Paris, T"
who found his Swiss health resort 60
ing to the bad and hit upon the happy
scheme of manufacturing his mineral
water out of salts. old iron and an an
cient egg OF two The effect, 1t is re-
called, was magical and people
flocked from miles around TO taste of
the marvellous waters. Mr.. Hermsen
did Keep Cool with effect and gave
a clever speech in the lawn fete scene
which convulsed the audience
Ruth White, petite as of old and still
possessed Of her wonderfully sweet.
resonant voice. did Willie Asterbile
with excellent effect. She was an anil
mated fashion plate from her entrance
to the final curtain, perhaps paying a
bit too much attention to that fact at
times than was necessary, She sang
THE Tale of the kangaroo" Il wish
| Had a Girl" and How Many Have
You Told That To?" to repeated en-
cores. Miss White, it Will be remem"
bered. was the original Trilby when
Wilton Lackey first produced that sue
cess in San Francisco twelve years
ago.
Leo Kendall was good as Doodle" !"
and sang "Dinklespiel," in the second
act, very cleverly. The double quar-
tet was good also the Bowery scene.
The Lockhnrt sisters gave dancing
speciality which was appreciated.
Through a misunderstanding on the
part of those in charge OF the opera
house orchestra, which went to Salt
Lake to fll an engagement, and the
subsequent inability Of the manage
ment to procure other musicians. de-
spite strenuous effort. there was no
orchestra last evening. Music Direc-
tor Al Ellis of the Burgomaster COM
pany filled the vacancy most ade-
ouately and drew much favorable COM
ment for the able and pleasing man.
ner in which he supplied the music Of
the evening.