Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-17
MISS CAMERON CHARMS
IN PRINCE OF PILSEN'
Audience at Majestic Expresses
Pleasure at Presentation
of Noted Comic Opera
by FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE


Frances Cameron seems to be get
ting the widow" habit. Last year
she was the Merry Widow, this year
she appears as the American widow.
and it is difficult to tell whether the
charm of her impersonation lies in the
fact of the "widowhood" or the fact
of Frances Cameron. Certainly she
makes the part of the fascinating Mrs.
Crocker in Pixley and Luders' Prince
of Pilsen" a noteworthy event in the
production, and last night at the Ma
jestic delighted every member of the
audience with her grace and beauty.
Coming out of the theater, l an
nounced my determination TO write
this entire review all about her, as
every one knows about the Prince of
Pilsen," l said land there might be
some who do not know ABOUT Frances
Cameron" While l was thus enthus-
ing 1 heard some one, and that some
one a man, say, Her eyes are lovely,
but certainly she is not at all pretty"
MISS CAMERON's DANCE CHARMS =
Rank heresy this. Give a woman
lovely eyes, black and dancing, and
well set, and a figure which incorpo-
rates the charms of youthful supple
ness and graceful lines, and what more
of beauty does she need? Miss Cam
eron dances in this opera, too. In
fact she seems to suggest the rhythm
of music in her every motion, and her
vibrant personality makes itself felt
in her every appearance on the stage.
While the possibilities for picturesque
and theatrical splendor in costumes
that Lehar's opera offered are miss
ing in this characterization, Miss Cam
erons gowns and hats are strikingly
beautiful in fabric and artistic in the
designing and wearing
Aside from Miss Cameron, the cast
is not remarkable, although we'll ball
anced. Ivor Anderson, as Lieut.. Tom
Wagner, sings the Message of the
Violet" AMI the many other songs
which fall to his share with good
voice and excellent diction. He is
good-looking young chap, really quite
a credit to the uniform he wears, al
belt gold braid excites wonderment as
to just what uniform it is.
Robert O'Connor furnishes some &c
centric comedy in the role of Francois
the concierge, which is amusing, and
Edward Mora as the real prince leads
the chorus of Heidelberg students in
the famous "Old Heidelberg to the
entertainment of his audience, to
whom this as well as most of the songs
of the opera are doubly delightful be-
cause of their familiarity.
PRETTY COSTUMES AND SCENERY
Walter Catlett as Lord Somerset
and Jess Dandy as Hans Wagner of
Cincinnati complete the list of the
comedians. Miss Olive North plays
the Vassar girl Edith Adams. Vera
Blair Stanley ingenue. was handi-
capped last night by a wig which no
ones daughter would wear In this day
and generation. Surely the daughter
of a wealthy brewer would not wear
such sausage curls, even though she
were yonug and girlish, qualities, by
the way, which Miss Blair found it
necessary to "act' with obvious effort.
The chorus is plentiful in numbers.
The costumes and scenic effect are
pretty and appropriate and apparently
new and fresh. The beauty of the op-
era-well, as I said in the beginning,
every one knows the Prince of Pill
sen," and its solos, choruses and en-
sembles are no less enjoyable for that.