The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
Academy OF Music--'Thc American
idea" matinee and night.
Bijou-Thonan E. Shea, matinee and
night.

R.ptd-Firc Fun and Clcverncss.
Many Of us were disappointed when
George NJ. Cohan presented himself as
himself at tho Academy Of Music this
season In The Yankee Prince" at $3.50
a seat, but he more than made amends
by sending down THE American Idea.
which is Just about TWICE as good
show. even without George. and costs
ton Of Richard Carle's "AIary's Lamb
the big audience at the Academy Of
Music last night witnessed the best
musical show of tho season. and how
It did enjoy II! Time and again roars
indeed, ono hardly got halfway
through laugh before some clever
line. some ridiculous action, started
another. 1t would be hard to imagine
a show in which 50 many funny things
were said and done In such rapid sue
cession. As "a mattcr4Of fact, II there
was a stupid moment. 5can'trecallAit
There is no use telling the story.
One could go in during any part of
enough in itself, hut what makes the
5showlYso good is the stage manage
ment--in Its broadcast sense. There
is never an instant's slowing down.
1.-the moment a song or 4; feature is.
over, on that instant begins another
1 a patterP of dialogue IN slang comes to
a sudden end; before the last word is
said a dancer whirls on. The curtain
|
reaches the stage before itsruns up, and
/ the stage Is crowded with people who
haven't been on for ten mtnutcs-sonle
fifty or sixty people. trained to the
one thinks of it tho moro wonderful
idoes this young Cohan seem.
Trixie F'rig ANA is featured, and we'll
/ she may be. for she Is irresistible. She
getting ti SO Fat that she can't set any-
thing ready made to fit her except a
4 handkerchief but that doesn't matter
I'm the least. She makes fun Of herr
self SO winningly. pretends to be so
4 SO, intensely funny that when one cons
sIspares, her, almost unconsciously, tn
May IrWin n. it, is to Miss iganza's sad Z
Vantage. The part would seem to have
Itbeen written for. her, she Ftills It so gper-
i ffectly. But she is not the whole show:
\ There are two others who have good
I"fat' parts, and got all out OF them
J that is hle-Raymond Finlay, as
\ the slick American, and Arthur Lipson.
B as the bogus French count. They were
4 Lust as amusing and clever IN their
Il work as Miss Observation-Disclosures come
\ dians both OF them. And Llpson has
g voice; It's g pity heEhas so little 70 :,
" thoroughly comp tent; they all deserve
y mention, but there isn't room except
i for Hugh Mack, the Mysterious Man.
/ and Ut Is necessary toyaee him In orde 81
! ulous idea o. him. II lsi nj,
i, The piece is literally Drumming over
with FUN and light. swinging .ssongs
81 and choruses. OR all the musical mum.
III hers. s"Pet Names" stands out. 1T Is
. simply a gem o t its lSlnd-pretty,5Wltty
= and tuneful. Resides tho Mysterious
= Mani idea there is anotherabsolut
Z original one--rn Quartet which always
n talks In pairs, and Just MS the choru!
Il moves as one girl, these pa rs speal
J, rs ono voice, Aga In the perfection q
\ 8drill, 5s ,S NJ ! a, Il,
J. i A quick, Clean musical shoW,ssWitt
i la laugh every spl seco nd y. \,