New-York tribune., 1910-08-18
THE DRAMA
Miss Bessie Mccoy in "The
Echo" at the Globe Theatre.

Charles Dillingham; inaugurated the sec
ond season al his new Globe Theatre last
night by presenting Miss Bessie MCCOY and
a capable east in ''rhe Echo" a clever
musical play by William lie Baron and
Deems Taylor. both of whom are recent
graduates Of New York University.
The piece was first produced at the uni
versity during the spring of 1909. and was
the fourth college play written by LIE
Baron and Taylor. It was 50 much of a
success that Mr. Dillingham; bought the
rights at once. He produced it with marked
success in Chicago and elsewhere. and last
nights performance was no exception TO
what had gone before.
TIE play is refreshing because OF its
clever and original dialogue and its de-
lfghtful music,
Miss Mccoy outdid herself in the part
CT Kate. the head waitress at the Echo
House. in the White Mountains, where the
scene was laid She danced and sang with
her old time vigor, and was altogether
fascinating in everything that she at
tempted She was effectively supported by
the following cast:
The first act of the play occurs in the
office and living room OF the hotel and the
second takes place in a grotto in the noun
tains near by. The story Is founded on the
reputation of the hot1 for the remarka ble
echo of its surrounding hills. This turns
out to be a swindle, which is peTpetrated
by Cyrus Adams. professional hermit
Edgar HalsteadD, who is hired by the hotel
manager. Dick Brown douglas Stevenson1,
to reverberate through a megaphone the
sounds that come from innocent guests.
The imposition is all but revealed to the
guests when they hold a picnic in the
mountain retreat of the hermit. There they
find Sylvester, who has discovered the
secret and become a partner of the hermit.
His effort to explain the sudden disap-
pearance of the echo is as humorous as
1t is unconvinCing The threads of several
love affairs are carried along with the
story, but they are left hangin; in the air
at the end
The principal singing part fell to Miss
Eva FalOn. who sang delightfully."- Little
Echo, Tell Nc What You Are" and. with
Mr.. Brown, It's Never Too Late to
Learn" Another delightful song was The
Mountain Maiden" J. j. Scaunel is de-
serving of particular mention for his ex-
ce1lent impersonation of the beilboy. Jo-
seph Hart as Reggie Brewster, The Life
Of the Party" was successfully portrayed
by Joseph Herbert.-jT. Edgar Halstead, as
Cyrus Adams, the hermit. was convinc-
ing. Douglas Stevenson was an agreeable
hotel manager and Evelyn Darlington an
attractive widow from Boston.
The play served TO Introduce the I'M
periaI Russian Dancers. Nine. Alexander
Vo1inine ands Feodor Lopolzov and Mile.
Lydia Lopo5ova who danced most beauti-
fully and POLITICALLY. Mile. Lopokova quite
won the hearts of the audience by her
routhful loveliness and grace. She danced
with NJ. Tolinine pas de deux, with music
1y CzibuIka. She poetry in motion.
Her face was the revelation of a succession
IF emotions and her dancing was q song
without words. One heard only the sound
IF her joyful breathing as she glided
across the stage NJ. Lopokov danced the
Dance Russo and was enthusiastically ap-
)lauded It is to be hoped that these
irtists will be given a larger share in the
performance.
An incidental and enterta lining feature of
he play was the singing and dancing of
Toots Paka and her trio from the Ha-
yaiian Islands