The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-20
Display of Stage Effects and
Costumes in Three
Million Dollars"
MISS ADA MEADE
WINS HIGH FAVOR
Former Aborn Singer Has Promi-
nent Part Louis Simon Heads
Male Contingent

Three Million Dollars" looked the
part
The musical comedy by that name,
which opened the week at the National
last night, was chiefly remarkable for
lavish staging and its striking costumes
These features stood out even above
the work Of talented principals and a
weIl-trained chorus
Charles Marks. Inc, the producer dis
oained the customary musical comedy.
economy Of two acts, and provided
three scenes, each Of which presented a
picturesque stage picture. The curtain
rose on lawn in front OF hampton
Hotel. Oldport. and the second act
shifted 10 a picnic retreat The climax
came with tasteful setting at the
hampton dancing pavilion by night
To make It's conquest more complete.
the chorus was divided into squads, and
they came and went IN bevilderlng sue
CeSSiOn- There were bOn-bon girls and
bathing girls and Havana girls. and
jumping Jtgger babies, and half a dozen
otheT varieties who seldom appeared
vice IN the same costume Sometimes
z seCIon or Two would burst on the
scene with little apparent excuse save
that change had been made in COS
Plot UnobtTusive.
The plot was not nearly so obtrusi.e |
II concerned the adventures OF youRz |
man whose uncle had picked wife for /
him whose picture wasn't particularly /
progressing The young man. Hezi- 1
maid Ogden Bruce, on the program. 4
started a hurry-Up campaign TO take
unto himself d wife which. under TIE
laws Of this United States. would render i
MN immune from the pending danger.
Johnny Ford was Reginald he was
ably assisted in comedy work by GeorEe
l.E0GckaT rr7Ta~ErTz Ff~aar FEr1fTTar-
ems, and Louis y Simon as Phil Atkins
Reginald 5 valet
It did not take the audience long 10 ]
recognize in Miss Ada Meade a popular
member OF the Aborn Opera Company.
VINO sang here IN the spring She was
given an innovation that brought the
proceedings 10 a temporary halt.
The remainder OF the feminine con-
stellation was made I'd. Of May B0ley as
Bremen as Henrietta hampton, dauEI.-
Ter OF the hotel proprietor Miss Meade
was Jane Fulton principal attraction
with the summer men, and she proved
the same with the audience She has a
clear, pleasing voice heard in Love
Waves and Swinging With Some
larry tuneful. but the first should have |
earned her q larger share OF the spot
light
Little Jumping Jigger-"
To Miss Bremen was assigned one Of
the songs most likely 70 be remembered.
Little Dancing, Jumping Jisger-T
Dressed in the costume OF a child, she
dances to the fantastic accompaniment
Of a jumping jack, and when he falls
10 pieces she sObbiugly sings him back
10 life again
This song was followed by series Of
topical verses sung by May Boley, /
which may be remembered for quite an
other reason They constitute The one
attempt at vulgaTity made by the
writer OF the lyrics, though the lines
developed an occasional tendency Of TIE
same sort
From a musical standpoint the pro
duCtiOn was not particularly note
worthy save for the selections mention
Of StanzaS that reSenbled a locomotive
college yell His COntOTIiOns were fun
nier than the song The young mans
eCCenTtCiJies Of movement formed his
chief claim TO recognition as q come
dian They would have been funnier |
II they had not been OverwOrked-
Comedy Honors.
The comedy laurels fell 10 Louis A.
Simon, whose work is a great deal
harder than l. looks His principal
achievements were balancing a trunk I
In a series Of paraboIic curves and in I
carrying a maiden lady across the
stage with little dignity and no respect
y hateTer Tor her years He didn't sing
and can't be said to dance
There have been better musical pro-
auctions in Washington than Three
Million Dollars ard a great many that
were q great deal worse The chances
seem 70 be for its success
The book was written By Fd-a- Allan
" OOlf and the lyrics or David Kemp
Ter AnaIOI FriedIand Is credited Win
he music No small share Of the even
ng entertainment was provided in the
elaborate stage effects and ensembles
LrTdnged by Herbert Gresham.
J r HILDEBRAND-