The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13
ERzzxSzHR14ozuzzRS0N

Marie CahiII in "rhe Boys and Betty
 Marie Cahill will be seen in her most successful musical play 'The Boys and Betty,' at the Jefferson theatre or Wednesday night, with which she de lighted New York audiences for foui months last winter at Wallack's theatre 'rhe Boys and Betty" is an adaptation by George V. Hobart from a French farce called La Papillon," with music by Silvio Hein. It will be recalled that both these gentlemen have before been fortu- nate in collaborating on vehicles for Miss Cahill and 1t is said that the present one has proven to be the most successful of her career.
 While "The Boys and Betty" has been derived from a French source and it's scenes laid for the most part in Paris, it Is thoroughly American in character and the critics have almost universally de- clared that it was the one, sane, consis- tent musical production of last season Undoubtedly MT. Hobart has fitted the eomedienne with character entirely to her liking and one which gives her un- doubted talent for fun-making full sway, while MT Hein, who is one of the rising young composers. has written a score that 1t is said will rebound much to his credit. The story of the play has to do with one Betsy Barbeau, an American girl, who. while pursuing her studies in Paris, falls in love with and marries a o0-calied musical genius, who proves to be a distinct disappointment as a hus- band and provider and makes her life very unhappy.
 So reduced in circumstances are they nat Betty. the character played by Miss Cahili, is obliged to take in boarders to make both ends meet. These boarders are for the most part young art students whom she becomes fond of in motherly sort of way and who are very much at tached to their friend and patroness. So Overbearing and cruel does Betty's hus- band become that she is finally obliged to leave him and set up for herself nov city shop in Paris, which soon becomes successful and everything seems to be going happily when the recreant one comes on the scene to claim share of the profits which are his by right of the Trench law. Through the efforts of the boys he Is finally detected in the act of committing blgamy and Betty is enabled 70 get a divorce and marry Paul Gerard, her true lover. The composer of the music has provided Miss Cahil with number of fetching songs among the most pop 9lar of which are 'It Is the Doctor, Bill,' ~Auf Wiedersehn.'' "A Little Farther
 Ihe Tettrazzini Family" and 'The Arab Love Song the latter being one which s a typical Cahil composition. It bids fair to outdo in popularity any of the Sorlner song successes.
 The supporting company it said to be a most excellent one and includes among its members w. C. Stewart, Sam B. Har- ~, Wallace McCutcheon. Jr. James B. Carson. Edward Earle, Lucien< Kesney, Kenneth Davenport, Anna Mooney, Hat tier Fox. Mary Mooney and Jane Rut- ledge. The chorus is made up of pretty young women who wear ravishing cos turnes and have been selected not alone Tor their beauty. but for ability to sing and dance. The orchestra, which will be largely augmented. is to be directed in person by siivio Hein,. the composer of the music.