The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-04
GIRL IN THE TRAIN GETS HERE
tNOTHER OPERETTl ~ BIILT
moi Nd UiLTZ.

Nurn t.AN NANI and ~ Nell sung and
Danced ThaI the Globe Theatres New
piece Went we'll From the second Act
the Her"IRe hardly PhSebe snow
Il seemed until last night that Viennese
,.ars''a must now dAys GO through a
..r-., nf treatment IN London before its
",.ur - rip for New York audiences
it. foun' ~ tho music which has once
,sarn begun ~ hold the world m happy
tr-A'dpm NAV be- on the hanks of the
Won But the comedy that will win
i-rertcan audiences must come from the
,nks II the Thames. and therefore we
lSya been getting nuT music from Vienna
WITH a thick English crust well Drowned
over the text
som. element NJ the slowly moving
Erri-h musical farcS. with its polite n
nave fun. some opportunities for the
display II drawing room dress and draw
Iug room modishness thesr features are
accounted quite indisT-nsab. to the
sIrc'-ss IT Niennesa operctta by IN" mana
gers who produce these works. Tn.
Merry widow vas very much expanded
for its London Performance. and those
acquainted with the original IL The
Dollar Princess denied ~ they could
have recognized the E ish version
which We saw here Nobody avsrred
that the two operattAs were less en- iowa
hls They were only very different To
George Edwards a Continental hhrrttp
for the London market - not only impor-
tAnt but drastic.
The Girl in the Train which came
last night to the Globe Theatre used t.
he in German The Divorced Wife
with the music 10y leo Fall. who IL re-
gponsible for the score of The Dollar
Princess H. X. Smith. who appears
lea frequently nowadays than he once
did on the theatre programmes. has.
according To- the announcement. adopted
the text from the German IL Victor Leon.
The operetta. like all those that come out
nf Vienna nowaday- lives. hreathes
and has its being in one captlvstingly
meodious and inspiritIng waltz. II may
not possess this latest specimen ~ the
genius Of the Austrian dane" composer.
the lAnguid beauty that belonged To one
ar two III IT. predecessors. hut II has
h.ady eNhilaration that makes u unique
IN its rhythmic gayety
Ihsr" was cause for gratitude last night
that IN" oper-tta came directly from
IT'S German form with evidently htIle
more of The London version than m.
title All the ot her adVan'a g"S ~ might
haVe gained were present. bui IN" slender
did not sparkle to degree that daZzlei
the audience. but the act ion Progressed
with sufficient mild humor To he con
- sntly ent eTt aiming
The Young wife who GOT divorce
from her husband because she thought
h" had taken q trap IN a sleeping car win
az act T@S=: tn" innocent correspondent
who did not hove. he unz'ICces-ful defend
ant enough 10 marry him b-Caus" she
knew he was ~ III devoted 10 his wife.
and he Judge who presided M the trial
and fell a Wet im 10 the correspondent =
charms this pGarretts provided en- IN
t-lgue quite Interesting enough for ~.
purposes 81 ppsreftt. and Mr. smith u
IN adept Al providing SJms well m" fun .
M his dialogue
Then there was the waltz which mad. ,
ITS appearance periodically m the score }
aud wound up The second act 10 the .
great delight ~ the audienc" THIS aC' F.
had already been rich m IN" feminine .
beauty. tasteful cost 'iTns- and veil trained .
PARTICIPANTS that one ~ Mr. Dillingham;. . .
product ions - certain to provide - hen .
there ~ any such eNc'is" ~ n mass hal .
The first act which passed m the cour, .
room. had dragged. b'r ther" - lttla +
- rhe music IN The Scnr" apf'prtip 20 .
This third 81 the oparetta and what
there vas required NOR" voice than .
some Of the singers Possessed But n" .
second act abounded IN melody The .
dancing quintet was admirably done /
Nv June Grey and her four assistants
hrIe Vera Michel lena and Melville Stewart
waltz ~ full value so this act settled
t7a fate Of The Girl IN the Train and
save the hone and -inew 1t fun success
O. what had begun as a mildly entertain
ing performance
The work was performed ~ Ju-' the
. lite spirit expected in the n expectation E.
n. these pieces now Mis- hicneIena !,
zrEs much better than most ~ her col
league. m such aeld and her ActIan -
animated II u reRrettahls that she
-s'rar mars hsr beauty by mask ~ &C.
cor trio faclai lines Miss Grey = vivacitv
sruw- no limit and she dance with on
srsy and AL the grace possible 10 one 30
mi odishlv hahnbbled Melville StAwa-t
8. an Experienced partiripa nj in such pro-
os@iincS and his presence IL always %
value He a ted capltally as tn" innocent
h.shand claude GillInRwat~r- dry hg- 4
u.u- suited the part 81 the susceptible
! !Jge and there was no lack 81 CsDacity
~ any ~ the participants Then there
were NJ show girls ana there must have
u"sn mucn thanks IN some quarters for !
~. relief l. seemed that Max HIr~rh- ,
fed who conducted the orchestra m Rh,
ht'. pIt -orns additional spirit into the
waltz and drawn throughout less tone
from hI- orchestra. The Glpi,- - u small !
'Ns1fr" for such hea Willy scored uunb.r.
n.' u - not possible - tan" tu" naaurv
80 = that waltz or diminish IT. iutpNical-