Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
"The Girl in the Taxi"

"The Girl in the Taxi" the great.
est laughing success of the century
comes to the Grand opera house Sal
urday, September 30. 1.-THE Girl IN
the Taxi" was originally produced Il
Berlin, and afterwards in Paris In
both cities it created a sensation and
ran for more than 1000 nights In
cago was the first cit yin America 10
witness this lively piece in Ms
adapted form. Its success at the
Cort theatre was instantaneous and
emphatic, and for more than six
months it proved a potent magnetic
crowd the theatre where it was pre-
sented to the doors. In Boston It's
triumph at the fremont theatre was
unqualified, the Eastern metropolis
vieing with the Western in paying tri
butte in the form of overwhelming
audiences for an equal length of time.
New York likewise acclaimed in It
the most glowing terms and greeted
it as the laughing sensation of the
season.
The story of "The Girl in the Taxi'
is as laughable as it is interesting
its plot full to overfowing with stu
ations and complications which move
with the rapidity of racing-car on
high speed. Laughter is the keynote
and the peals of merriment evoked
from curtain to curtain, follow each
other like discharges from a gatlng
gun. The climaxes are hilarious and
side-splitting in their uneXpectedness
and originality. There is the father,
a rich and respected banker, who Is
all that he should be while in the
home circle surrounded by his wife
and by his son, BERTHE. BERTHE has
just reached the long pants age
and is eager to spend money like his
father. He finds this hard task, in
asmuch as his allowance is but $500
month. In order to secure enough
funds with which to buy flowers for
his girl" BERTHE takes most of his
fathers clothes to a nearby pawn
shop and secures enough change"
to keep an appointment with the
girl in the taxi" and orders delight
full little supper for two
There is the nephew from Phila-
delphia, who comes to New York
twice year to have his throat treat
ed by an eminent New York special
ist, whose practice, strangely enough
is chiefly among the female members
of the stage. Consequently the
nephew takes long time in getting
rid Of his cold.
A friend of the family who is al
ways turning up at the wrong mo-
ment contributes his share TO comph-
cate matters. A Frec1h maid, VINO
gives BERTHE the first lessons in love
making is also an important FACTOR
in the miXups which crowd the piece
from start to finish.
Add to these a perfume manutac-
turer from New Jersey with vie
who chooses rather to remain in new
York and keep an appointment WIN
BERTHE instead of going back to kea
Bank, her home, after seeing ner
husband away at the depot, and tAs
embarrassments which follow, espe-
cially when 1t is known that father,
son, nephew. perfume manufacture
and his wife, Mignon, all meetin tae
same private dining rooms can Oe
better imagined than described. .,
The musical specialties Introduce
throughout THE Girl in the Taxi
with songs and dances, contrast
pleasantly with the rapid-fre situa-
tions and afford breathing spells IN
the merry-making. The cast selected
to present "The Girl in the Taxi ID
this city isone of unusual excellence,
and no detail has been overlookea
! in the costly production.