The Washington times., 1910-01-18
jeff de Angels Scores Sec
Ond Hit in De KOven
y Production.

Foolish question No. $780, How did
You like the shOw2
When The Beauty Show made its
initial bow 10 the public last fall at
the 6eIasco Thester, the foregoing
question might have been asked with
out being placed in the category Of
foolish questions, but since certain
change in lines and cast have been
made, there is but one answer
The return Of Jeff de Angels and his
musical show TO the Capital was greet
ed last night by an audience that, while
niggarily at first with its applause,
warmed up to the comedy ana music
and demanded repeated enCOreS- Most
noticeable Of the changes was the sub
stituJiOn Of Isabel Diamond for Mar
guerite Clarke in The role of Nadine,
and the Frightening I'D Of several of the
lines that IN the premier production
failed 10 get across the fOotlights-'
Boasting more Of a plot thar many
OF its kird. though not enough OF one
20 be tiresonle or even especially notice
able, The Beauty Spot IN its new
dressing exploits number o. clever
songs and line after me of real comedy
that draws prompt recognition The
story is about the troubles Of General
SamOvar, stationed at 5he Russian lega-
ton at Paris, who Is afflicted with a
penchaut for pretty girls His efforts TO
conceal his little love affairs. manage
those Of his daughter, and suppress the
paintings or a certain young dE+lSLs IN
love with his daughter who f. times
gone by had used the generals wife as
his model for his most famous pa ntlngB
The Beauty Spot" keep him busy
The aforesaid beauty spot Is said 10
be a.1nole upon the knee and the gen
erals "a Eerness 10 head or turtle pub
lIcitv leads to all Of the complications
Eventually all ends happily and scan
As General Ssmovar, Jefferson De An
gels Is funny His songs are suns
in his own inimitable style and never a
chance in the lines for a laugh Is over
looked One Of his songs. remembered
from his former visit She Sells Sea
Shells" IS a decided hit. due in great
measure to the exaggerated response
of Grace Russell. one Of the bsEy OF
stunning show girls, whose I should
SHAY ShO-- when called upon by the
corr ediaD, expresses the "tongue-twist-
ed sort of feeling that one has after
hearing Sea Shells" sung
The brightest spot in the whole pro
dUCtiOn is Miss Diamond, the dainty
little actress who has taken up the
mantle dropped by Marquette Ciarke-
Handicapped by an exceedingly poor
entrance stage paTlanCe)- this grace
ful miss smtlingiy dances; sings;
and acts her way into the good
personality and work the hearty ap-
DlluSe she deserves Her duet with
Jaques, George J. mcfarland, In a
Hammock" is the prettiest bit OF music
in the score. The only objection 10 be
found with this number IS the semi
apparent lack Of interest that MaCFaT-
land takes in making K go
Miss Gillette Is the young wife OF the
General has = role that does not tax
her abilities very severely. although
there are times when more Eivacify
would be acceptable Her Boys Viii
Be Boys" sung with the quintet came
in for an encore
The Illness Of Miss COveTdaIe gave
her understudy- Catherine Bowen. an
OpPaf unity which size took 5dvantaEe
Of to the fullest
With al excellent chorus. good music
and enough comedy TO CsLrry Il through,
surprising. NJ H NJ