Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-17

ancient or modern. The dances ranged
from the conventional waltz to the un-
conventional toe-dancing. The songs
were sentimental. topical and comic.
The principals played like professionals
and the chorus was composed of men
and 'girls'' that would do credit to a
Broadway show. Now, If there is any
thing else that is needed to pronounce
a musical comedy a success, that thing
has not been discovered yet.
A In Lulu Chaser.
H. p. Elliott, IA. was Cynthia, sweet,
dear, kissable Cynthia. And, oh, what a
mouth she had! And what fetching
shoulders! And as for an~kles-exactly
like those usually carried around by
Lulu CHASER. Not until she pulled off
her wig. while singing "Old Nassau"
did one believe that Cynthia vas Moth
ing but a mere man. Her voice, though
a trif1e below the feminine pitch, was.
nevertheless, so cleverly modulated that
n could ascribe the pitch to a cold.
Although ]. N. DuBarry, Sd, II, has
a heavier voice, his Jessica was highly
effective. Jessica had unusual grace.
and she danced uncommonly well. Her
dancing with the man of her heart ".
D. IhCIic~OIIlituJ was OA0 VI llic DcSI
things In the production. M~erle-Smith,
II, played Arthur Harrington as natur-
ally as he would root for Princeton's
baseball team. In addition to that he
has a rich baritone voice, probably the
best in the cast, and he seems a past
master in the art o. dancing.
Fine Bit of Acting.
The most perfect and finished bit of
acting was done by L. T.. Getty, II.
who portrayed the role of Mrs. Dixon.
who Is Just crazy about h nobility
A truer Interpretation of this character
could not be wished for. Mrs. Dixon
was a middle-aged, socially ambitious
matron of the type often seen on the
stage. The part, though difficult, even
when played by a woman, was handled
masterfully by Getty.
A. N. Bachrach, II, BACKED UP for
the occasion and called himself Clar-
ence, the handy, open-handed But
tons" Clarence has timber legs, a fiex-
ible voice and a knack of always keep
ing busy. Everybody liked Clarence.
And now comes Willie Van Clieve.
When not dressed in a pepper and salt
check suit or uniform he is known as
]. B. Pitney, IA. There are several
things about Willie worthy of men,
ton, but because space does not permit
we will just tall about his feet and
knees. How he does il no one can tell.
But he has a way OF putting one foot at
right angles with the other, and by
doing so something happens to his
knees, the position of which can only
be explained by an expert matne-
matician. Besides that. he is a clever
impersonator of the idle. good-for-
nothing rich.
e. M. Barnhart. IL. made everyone
laugh by always getting into trouble
and by wearing very tight trousers
and a painful expression. He was a
good Ernest Mann.
lie r K. Howe, II, n ]. F.
Thompson, II. as Rita Sachrino and
Godfrey Bangs. respectively, were In
deed versatile. From stranded opera
singers they rose to the nobility with
out the least qualm of conscience.
They made a good team. Rita's parrot,
though 1t said not a word, contributed
to much of the mirth thrown across
the footlights by Howe and Thomp-
son. ]. 1. B. Reilly, II, had a small
part, but played it well. j. H. Drum
mond, IL. as Josephus Dixon, scored.
The book Of "Simply Cynthia" was
written by G. W. Bum, jr., II, and
Cyrus Mccormick. IL, the well-known
Princeton guard. E. Gray, jr., IL, of
this city, wrote the music and L. Skid
more, II, the lyrics. Some of the IN
terpolated numbers, words and music
were by the following men: E. P.
Nevin, j.. F. Thompson, H. C. Burr,
L. P. Mills, j. M. Beck, F. H. Dyck-
man and r. D.. McMaster.
The production was arranged and
staged by Eugene Sanger; ]. J. Daub,
II. was the stage manager; j. White.
'12, electrician; H. M. Harvey, IL. cos
tune and T. S. Paul, IL, prop
erty man.
Among the song hits were "Some
Day You'll Meet a Maid" Moon
shine" by the double quartet: Mr..
Apollo "A Big Broad Grin" and 81
Love You Only"
The orchestra was well trained and
in every way satisfactory. Harold
Hammer. IL, is a musical director of
no mean ability.
ELOQUENCE BRINGS $1,000 900.