Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
Elgie Bowen and Charles Ross
Captivate Hearers in At
| tractiye Production.
ALL.STAR ACTS SEEN AT
VAUDEVILLE HOUSES.
Brilliant SpeciaIties and Pleasing
Playlets Draw Applause
= from Big Audiences.
MYTH a cast and a chorus that for
w aH-around excellence is Tar out

! Nyih d caSt ana a cnoruS that for
w aH-around excellence is far out
or the ordinary. The Love
Cure" descended upon the Newark
Iheatre last night, to give local play
soers one of the greatest treats of the
season.
Firstly, this lively musical play-for
II is more than a hap-hazzard, hit plot
or miss, musical comedy-is good be-
cause it is different. Secondly, 1t is
good because of those who are In 1t.
and thirdly, 1t is good because 1t is
good.
Its difference, lies in the fact that
the players are playing at playing, that
is. they are acting out a story of stage
land, bringing forth for inspection vari-
GUS phases of life behind the scenes of
which the average person who sits In
the orchestra knows nothing.
Alfred Blake, whose Engagement is
about to be announced to Mildren Sill
man, an heiress, is crafty in love with
Nellie Vaughn, prima donna at the
Novelty Theatre. His father, a puffy,
pompous old man, hears of his infatua-
ton and betakes himself to the theatre
to plead with the actress. He meets
her, reveals the situation, and gets her
promise to come to his house the next
night. when his sons engagement is to
be announced at a large reception, and
by her conduct cure his son of his
madness. The reception is at it's height
when she enters, accompanied by Tor
ELI, her leading man and close friend.
In despair she discovers that the young
man she has promised to disgust Is
the one with whom she has been firt-
Ing. and whom she loves.
Keeps Her Promise.
Then h remembers her promise to
his father and resolves to keep 1t at
all cost, but as her actions grow
bolder and holder Alfred falls more
n more In love, finding her abso-
lutely charming even when she. simu-
lates intoxication I'M kicks a pillow at
Torelli's head. At last, desperately,
she her love for Torelli, who
has loved her secretly all along, and
leaving the youth nonplussed, departs
in a gale of mock-drunken laughter.
Next night we find ourselves behind
the at the Novelty. It Is tho
200th performance. Nellie Vaughn
comes off. laden with flowers, to go
back again n again, finally making
a speech. After the performance a
supper is given by her associates, when
they present her with an enormous low
ing cup Speeches and songs go the
rounds, and at the end. when members
OF the company have gone to the dress
Ing rooms to don their street clothes,
Torelli turns to kiss his iancee. only
to fnd her bubbling with happiness at
the thought of the coming of the in
durable Alfred, and not dreaming that
Toreili has taken her seriously.
When Miss ,Elgie Bowen appeared in
the role OF Nellie Vaughn she was eyed
critically. Her ,Fritzi-Scheffian manner
and dainty French accent made us
doubt her sincerity. But she had not
been on the stage many minutes before
the palm Of approval and warm liking
was hers to lave and to hold. After
her singing OF "When Skies Are
again.
Charley Ross Makes Good.
Nowhere could Mr.. Savage have
found a man more admirably suited TO
the role of Torelli than Charley Ross,
he of the debonair manner and silvery
hair. whose epigrams fit as aptly as do
his clothes. AS POSTMASTER at the ac-
tors supper he gives an Irishman's YER
sion of the story of William Tel with
a fine relish that would make one laugh
even If he didn't see the point. Later
he initiates Harry Lauder far more
successfully than that canny Scot could
initiate himself. In the final, there is
a simple sincerity about his expression
of despair at losing Nellie Vaughn that
brings tears to the eyes of his admir-
ers, making an absolutely new record
for musical comedy. BY the time the
audience is ready to file out it looks
upon Charley Ross as a very good
friend. and true.
Craig Campbell makes the best of a
beautiful, well-trained tenor voice in
the role of Alfred. His duets with
Miss Bowen are splendidly rendered,
and his singing of How Fair the
World commands several encores. Miss