Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-03
AMUSEM ENTS.
"Tne Flirting Princess" Attracts Large
Audience at tho Odeon

Mort f. Singer, the producing man
ager who has given TO this city the
bulk of his Chicago successes OF recent
years. presented one OF his latest
Hough-Adams-How attractions in
Tho Flirting Princess" at the Odeon
Wednesday night The audience was
large, as is usually guaranteed upon
the announcement Of musical comedies.
Harry Buger, an old-time favorite loo
ally in farce comedy, appeared in the
leading comedy role
THE Flirting Princess is heralded
as a nonsense farce and, altho there
are several tuneful hits and catchy
airs, the appella1ion. nonsense, about
hits the nail on the head. In fact the
nonsensical features are the better
ones, and Mr.. Bulger's comedy proved
the real nit of the evening.
The attempt at q story around which
to build the music tells of q n Egyptian
princess who leaves her native Cairo
for America to indulge in her favorite
pastime Of flirting. She has a passion
for kissing strange men, but after one
kiss she cares for them no longer. The
man whom she kisses twice she has
decreed to be her fate. and naturally
the one who is smitten with her finally
triumphs.
Incidental to the telling OF the story
are introduced many songs and refrains
that are pleasing. There was the usual
lack, however OF good solo voices.
While Harry Bulger never pretended 10
be a warbler his songs did have one
decidedly pleasing fea,ure-the words
were so carefully enunciated that some
one besides Bulger himself knew what
he was singing about. Bulger is of
the old school in farce comedy, and
hasn't forgotten how il ought to be
done. His song. He was a Soldier
Bold" was applauded SO many times
that Mr.. Bulger ran out OF verses.
Later, when he gave What Us Poor
Girls Go Thru" the applause threat
ened to break up the remainder of the
act, until Mr.. Bulger consented 20 ad-
dress the audience. Mr.. Bulser makes
the most OF every line and situation,
and was excruciatingly funny.
In the play itself there are several
features that might better be elirnin-
ated. In spots the lines bordered on
vulgarity, or innuendos 70 please the
galIary. The Apache dance, however
vas the only feature that manifested
a tendency toward the vicious. Al best
this act is repulsive. but after all it is
not intended to please. 1t portrays the
dance OF the Partisan thug with his
covering victim. But the Apache dance
could have been elm inated-f it is
not intended to please why show it in
q production where laughter is the
leading asset?
Much the same could be said of the
vampire dance. 1t shows a side OF
life that is not pleasing nor elevating.
and altho the musical comedies do not
pretend to be elevating they are to
please. To the morbid both the Apache
and the vampire dances could be taken
with Q degree of interest. but high
or sensibilities DO not crave for them.
The heralded sensation" in the bare
foot chorus proved to be an art of the
press agent, for each little foot had its
s!Iken sandal,
Mr.. Bulger, as Sport Bangs, is sup
ported by four very strong people.
Playing opposite him is Dale Fuller.
clever character woman appearing az
Bangs wife, Arminta. Eulalie Jansen,
cast in the name role as Princess KItoh,
was very good. Maude Emery, as
Drusilla Peck, did some very clever
I dancing, and her songs We're we'll re-
kceived. The chorus was good.