The Washington bee., 1911-08-12

The story of the play, if simplifed
and II its several parts better CORE
lated, would make it very much more
acceptable in its present form The
audience IS kept in their seats far
past the critical hour of eleven. Sew
eral songs could be easily sacrificed
IN the hrst two acts, which would
give the actors more time to change
thelT costumes, also there would be
ample time to properly stage that
wonderfully beautiful song. "Mexico0
Whlch IS being sung nightly with tell
ing effect by that gifted robust tenor
Ed Iolllver. The three scenes in the
last act could be easily merged inTo
one scene, and instead of two big en-
semble numbers, with iudiciors cara
they could be merged together bar-
jmoniously. The freedom of tbis NAV
from knOck-abOut comedians chicken
stealing scenes, dice games and the
use of the word coon, will bring ar
diences to the realization that fbeTs
IS still living possibility of whole
some musical comedy which "Tba
Mayor of New Town" certainly is
Considering the class of houses
such worthy attraction will be com
PEELED to play, the scenery is ADEQUATE
and in many places beautiful The
staging of act three will cause favor
able comment from the most critical
All the staging and costuming are
correspondingly good
While in the music we miss the i'm
mortal strains of J. Rosamond John-
son and Will NJ. Cook, we readily
content ourselves with the delightful
strains that have been furnished by
l. L. Corwell, Henry Watterson, S.
Iutt Whitney, J. Homer Tut and
BUD Minor, for two such geniuses as
J: RoSamOnd Johnson and VIII Ma
ron Cook are not given us every day.
lhe company is adequately good
The chorus work is par excellent, and
the ensemble singing is of such a
hlgh order that It would make the
average white musical comedy ensem-
Die singers turn green with envy.
Mr. ,. Iutt Whitney and ]. Homer
Iutt are two of the most promising
younger members of the profession.
ASIDE from being the writer's of all
their shows, they possess in d great
measure those REQUISITES necessary for
success on the stage-artistic temper
ament, superb health, rare intelli-
gence, a love fo- their art, a determi-
nation to succeed, great capacity for
learning and improving, an abundance
OF good common sense and charming
personalities.
This combination of qualities is ex-
traordinary and such that is bound to
bring them to the front rank of actors
on the American stage.
Mr.. S. Tut Whitney possesses the
true comedy spirit from the time he
makes his entrance on the stage until
his final exit. He is the one big hit
of the show. He makes every point
with as much sureness in every detail
as the nature of the case requires.
He is indeed as jolly a companion as
any audience could ask for.
IL there is a better straight come
dian Of the younger generation than 7
Homer Tut he had better look to his
laurels, for if Mr.. Tut continues OF
improve he will soon capture them.
Mr.. Tutt was very neat in everything
he did, especially in his singing and
his artistic dancing with that gifted
young woman, Miss Ethel Marshall.
was one of the hits of the show.
In the Misses Ethel Marshall, Nina
Marshall, Maybelle Brow and Babe
Brow, Mr.. S. Tut Whitney has sur
rounded himself with quartet of un-
usually talented young women, who,
II they continue to study and improve
are bound to become Broadway ia
vorites