The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-29
DB WOLF HOPPER'S new SHOW
"a MATINEE IDOL" TRICES
BlCk TO WOLIERF.

the Comedian IN N0deFa Dress Has az
Amusing Ptay In Ths Made over
Freueh Farce Louise Dresser n
COmelS Assistant PIE siRg Music
De Wolf HopPers particular brand
OF comicality 10 not novel 90 New York
audiences. II has been before this public
from time TO time for nearly q score Of
yeare. SOmstimes ae its best. at others
Obscured by circumstances over which the
most thoroughly trained comedian could
have no control. last night in A Matinee
Idol divulged at Daly's Theatre. the
very flower Of tho Hopper humor was
to he enjoyed
AZ the fraudulent doctor Mr. Hopper :
fun was more diVerting and unc:ious
than It has heen in wears Nor was Il
ever more natural and unforced To
those in the audience who were enjoying
Il for the first time. u SEEMED ASH a new
comedian % the first rank II his kind
had arisen 20 delight them More sx-
perienced admirers VI his fun we're happy
that he had once more found q vehicle
which enabled him TO Le Just as funny
a. no can
"A MATINEE Idol. by Armand and Bar
nard. with certain reflections a. to the
responsibility Of no less q person than
Moliers in the ahar proved an unpre-
tentiOus musical farce uncOmmonly
lively and spirited IN action aud more
than usually witty a. tn dialogue S,!v'o
hein's musical accompaniment j. melo-
dious and its rhythms are appropra tely
accented. Perhaps the so-cRil--d coon
songs were the east succesSi al
feature % the score Put there was al
ways satisfying musical accompaniment
to the graceful and novel manPuvres u
the chorus. which did not rise above the
average Ia cOmehne-- but was bsautI-
fully and effectively dressed IN all its
appearances No the composer share
OF the entertainment deserved It's share
q praise
There was a semblauCs 81 story IN the
lmpostire OF the American actor stranded
in France. who pasasd himself ~ a.
. physician 10 treat the bogus invalid.
but that was IneN table ~ even n song
comedy a. the prog anime had II, which
traced it's ancestry back 10 such dis-
tinguished source a. lie NlSCleCin malgr&
Lui.- hut Il Was the peryading hurnor
OF MIR Hopper. who appeared IN the dress
OF this day and year that gave the por-
duction its greatest vitality He apollo
giyed In q speech after the first act that
he was not wearing tights and "A crown
and aging tho role % "A king But per-
haps u was HIS transfer from these ar
cs,s:os;ed hab!lims;itS that impaired 50
much freshness and spontaneity to his
irresistible fun
louise Dresser. hooking like a comedy
and more OF lees animated cmelet
was his partner In some " the scenes
and would have impressed herself more
strongly on the evenings proceedings
had her songs posse-ss'l more popular
elemeuts Joseph Santley and Ethel
Green were an adm rable pair of lovers
and the Young man Dv his grace and
histT ionic skill made mn impression ON
the audience second only 20 Mr. HOppeT's ?
There was acarcely feature 81 \ Mat
inee Idol" that did not strike twelve but F..
the mOst potent OF all Of them was the
Hopper huInoT IL H. theTs IN its vsrv
best estate. Ia, ke learned and admired
by all unfamiliar and tO charm anew those
Who have bemoaned it's eclipse ia zome
~ the comedians recent appearances
Now he n in farce quite worthy Of his
lowers