Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-14
HAL GREY BUT TOES HA We
DIPPED IN FOUNT OF YOUTH
lnimitable Frank Daniels in "The
Girl in the Train" at
the Newark.
PROCTOR'S BILL BEATS
BLUES" TO A FRAGILE
Laughter PrOvoking Programs
Presented at All the Play
houses This Week.
Vera Michelena.
The Girl in the Train

Vera MicheIena.
THE Girl in the Train
BY Harry B. Smith,
(From the German of Victor Leon.)
Music by Leo Fall.
Cast of Characters:
Karel Van Myrtens, court secretary.
Edwin Wilson
ana his wife. .Sallie Fisher
PETER Bockenstiegel, Jana's father.
Philip Branson
Gonda Van Der Loo, an actress...,..
Vera Mlchelena
Van Bender, Karels attorney.......,
Henry Vincent
De Liege, -Jana's attorney. Donald Hail
William Kroutvliet, Karel's foster
brother. James Reaney
Martha, his wife, Jana's foster-sister
Aileen Hodgson
Cornelius Scrop, sleeping car eonduc-
Martin Hayden
Professor Wiesum -. Gilbert Clayton
Adeleine. Edna hunter
The Beadle.. Leavit James
An old maid. .......... Almyra Sessions
Judge Van Tromp ....... Frank Daniels
Another musical comedy, another
"Gtrl," another set of whistleable tunes
to add to the seasons Kaleidoscope
array of colorful melody. The recipe
Ia a familiar one: Take one plot, size,
strength and subject of no conse-
Qusnce; IA thoroughly until very
light (but not stiff, add one grain
common sense (two may be added
without injury to the finished product
II the grains are very smalD. scenery
and pretty gowns ad "galorem;" mix
smooth with melif1uous melody n
season to taste with plenteous persi-
fiage, personality and prettiness; serve
with sauce ~piquante, which, being
translated from the footlights cook
book means snap and sparkle and sucn,
Easy, but Requires = Good Chef.
A simple recipe, seemingly, but all
good cooks will agree that much de-
ponds on tho making, and a cake may
spoil in the baking, which Is here, and
also there.
And 80 1t is that our good histrionic
chef, Harry B. Smith, has ~"concookted"
a savory tidbit, having followed the
rules, handed the serving spoon TO u
one and only Frank Daniels, knowing
that an expectant audience would 1e-
civ generous helping, and not be re-
AdSCu kC IL hAAh ~ 0Ah OAAA
back for some Oliver Twistian more.
To be quite Frank" we make no
Daniels that this is a most fasclnat-
ing Girl. AS to the Train. we will for
give 1t that 1t ia a sleeper, travelling
between Brussels and Amsterdam, a
distance which the slowest Of Erie
freights could compass within five
hours, our memoir serving us Alright.
W. ~aoIi1a fhot fhara tc N 6ioarnnanoxy
there, for this Train is not slow-rather
a through express limited. with an en-
gineer who waves disdain at switches
and throws the brake handle out of the
window.
He Loves His Wife Honestly, Butt
The story is OF a young man honestly
in love with his wife. who buys accom-
modations for himself and her on the
aforementioned train, u leaves her
at home because of inclement weather.
The train is crowded, and to a young
and most attractive actress Who ar
rives late, In a great hurry to reach
Amsterdam, he relinquishes his tickets,
spending the night in the smoking
room. The wife hears Of 1t. and conse-
quently sues him for divorce. The open
ing scene of the play is in the court
room, where Judge n jury and all the
court attendants are met together for
the trial.
The Judge Is, to speak mildly, i'm
pressed by the looks n appearance
of the young actress, although he
grants the divorce, in spite of the pro-
tests Of the still loving husband. There
enters into the scheme of things the
Pullman conductor, the father of the
~unforgiving wife. owner of the road,
and also guilty of h same crime
that of giving up his place to a fair
unknown. who later turns up. The
conductor wRs of the troublesome
variety which takes snapshots, and
only a mix-up Of pictures, in which
that of the governor falls into the
hands of the son-in-law arm the old
agreement to the general plans.
wife Discovers She Loves Hubby.
The action leads n to a masquerade
ball, where the wife, discovering that
she loves her husband, too, draws him
on, vet ever eludes him. She plots
with the Judge that they will pretend
20 be In love with ZACH other and in
.eigle the actress lady to the
Door distracted husband. This is par
TALLY successful, until at the crucial
when the church bells were
ringing and the brides appeared In
their hlmy f1nery, all suddenly re-
neged. and there was a hurried,
happy readjustment, satisfactory to all
concerned.
Jolly az ever is Frank Daniels. he Of
the funny face and mobile hair; his
legs just as short and his smile as
broad, shedding sunshine while dis
pensing ragtime justice with lavish
gavel. His hair may be tinged with
though we couldn't see it, but
there the grayness remains, for his toes
nave dipped in the golden fountain of
youth and would persuade us to be
young again, too.
A winsome personality and . sweet,