The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
WEEKLY THEATRICAL LETTER
BY EMORY B. CALVERT

lover receives his bride are the sam
 lovable caricatures of player folk tha | they were when they made their boy | hrst on the new commercial theatr of Fourth avenue. And the swells il
 their stuffy life in Cavendish squar' | are just as unsympathetic as ever 1 Who does not delight in the victor, Of the fntruders who come to find Ros
 in her mid-Victorian cage and so hor rify the vice chancellor and his fam | fly that they must go back into th' rainy streets?
 But they take along with them thei beloved colleague, who wants to g. back to the freer air and wider life O The Wells"
 Miss Barrymore handles the role o
 the heroine without much difficulty | while Eugene O'Brien did very wei | as her youthful lover. Maude Milton
 has the necessary dignity for the rolt of Mrs. Tolfer and MT. George Bon | iface plays the part of old Teller witt good effect.
 Charles Dalton's interpretation oi
 Tom Wrench is very conlpendable, ane
 Constance Collier is fairly successful
 as Imogen Parrott.
 "The slim Princess. That charming comedienne, Miss Elsie Janis injects enough life and spirit into her new vehicle. "The Slim Princess" to make it run, if it had nc wheels of its own. But 1t has, al though these are worn in many places The new piece. which recently had its premier at the Globe theatre, Is bor- rowed from George Ades book of the same name. although Henry Blossom who is responsible for the libretto, has
 shot off at delightful tangent from
 the book and has filled his work with
 an unusual number of bright lines. The music is catchy and tuneful, but by no means original. Leslie Stuart who contributed this portion of the piece, has borrowed plentifully from his first great success, "Floradora,
 and the strains of this piece can be detected in many places without listen ing for them.
 But Miss Janis Is as delightful as ever. She romps around the stage as though she really enjoyed it, and does several very graceful dances. Fortu- nately for herself and the audience the composer has not overburdened her with songs. Miss Janis voice, if sh C ever hade one, does not seem to i'm prove with age.
 Like the book from which 1t was taken the piece deals with a Turkish princess who would be slim In spite oi the laws of her county and her fathers commands.
 As emb onpoint is the chief require ment for matrimony, her chances ol finding a husband are as slim as she Conniv!ng with d German tutor, she wears a padded robe and fills hei cheeks with marshmallows that melt al the wrong moment and discover the pretense. She Is then put in disgrace and meets a young American from Pennsylvania. Her father, unknowing- ly, orders her to go to that country where slim girls are somewhat in de- mand.
 A bogus Italian count with a wife already on his hands, proves the fath- CTS favorite but the Pennsylvania youth appears on the scene and wins the princes and about everything else he desires. All of which is told in music and incident.
 Miss Janis Is ably assisted by Joseph Cawthorne. who plays the role of the German professor and for once in his life pulls through his part without the aid of his inevitable concertina. Eliza beth Brice in filler" role, revealed an excellent voice, and she sings sev eral songs very effectively. There IS a quartet of caddies In the second act that is distinct hit.
 Altogether the piece is an entertain ing one, but its success will be by no means phenomenal.