The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24

THE Sweetes, Girl in Paris came
from Chicago. This fact is apparent and
while. like many other things that come
from the Windy city. the play could
prontably undergo an autiseptic immcr-
sion, TriNie F'ricanza alone. unaided by
props cast or ChoruS-Just her corpuleht'
good -naturcd. laugh provoking SELLS
easily hrcc-quartcrs OF The entertain
ment provided by the piece. Consequent
~, these on-color spots can be easily
overlooked.
The chorus Is good looking to girl.
and can sing. Furthermore, every mem
her Of tho company Is claboratcly cos
gorgeous. But IN The principal cast there
IS only ono real good voice. and lhai
belongs 10 dainty Daisy Leon. But
group or Sood-loollinS girls and Sor-
gcous stage mounting do not make a
musical comedy. even though the east is
headed by such clever person as Miss
FriSanza
rho Sweetest Girl in Paris" seems to
no a posthumous creation Of The Time,
The Place and the Girl Whether IN
teutlonaly or not refrain from the lat
numbers OF the present play. Tho organ
grinder OF the latter piece is pseudo
Caruso in The latter. Miss Frganza
might have been the nurse, Molly. IN
The Timc, tho Place aud the Girl but
In the present instance she happens 10
hc Mary'S amt. the printing on the
programme. the elaborate costumes and
the locale making the only difference In
fact, The whole production seems 10 have
been patterned ON tho shadow Of Tho
former tuncful, interesting Howard crca-
ton, with all the loss in quality couSc-
qucnt on imitation.
In brief. The Sweetest Girl I'm Paris
- composite Of Il dozen or more song
numbers each featured in costume and
physical illustration. One song will prob
ably bc whistlcd i'm Salt Lake after this
N,s1t. ND
that is, Don't Forget The Number hy
TriNie FriGanza and company. Another
number that takes equally well. but not
of The whiStlng variety. is. That's How
limitations Look TO MIC" also sung by
Miss Friganza, and this is the real hi, Of
comedy in tic play. THE Sweetest Girl
in Paris is probably tho song that Eavo
The show its name and is a pleasant re-
construction OF BLOW the Smoke Away
from .'rhe Time. the Place and The
Girl, This number is sung by Daisy
Icon with a sweetness that is parlicu
larry Miss ICon's own.
Robert Leonard Is tho posscssor OF a
ran, voice. and sings and acts the role
OF a money-surieltcd American throw
lnG his coin TO tho winds in Paris for
a pastlme. In one way or another, the
pot OF tho piece concerns his love ar
lair with young music student i'm Paris
but II is so feeble and inconsequcntial
tnat us existence Is an incident rather
Than tho main feature.
There arc probs bly, forty people in the
company. They all work hard and do
the best they can with the material given
Them. Tho chorus, as remarked before
is exceptionally good looking and can
sing. The lines. interpolatcd priuci-
paly between the song numbers TO give
an opportunity for costume changes, arc
in spots positively brilliant a big share
OF tho work OF the playing for time be-
tween the song numbers falls to the lot
OF Cathryn Rowe Palmer. Il comedicnnc
OF the Rose Melville type
The Sweetest GiIl I'm Paris" will
color. pretty and shapcjy girls. good
singing and dancing. and reminiscent
music