Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-19
"MME. SHERRY
At THE NEWARK
IS JUST ''UH-H!"
THAT'S French for Everything
That's Nice and a Trihe
Over.
VAUDEVILLE SEASON
OPENS AT PR0CTOR'S
Gayety and Columbia Also Offer
Excellent Attractions
for Week.

A French Vaudeville in Three Acts,
Book by Otto Hauerbach.
Founded on the French book of NJ, Or
donneau, with music by Hugo
Felix. Present version by
Karl Hoschna.
In the order in which they appear:
Lulu, an actress and dancer,
Edouard's sweetheart
Miss Annabelle Whitford
Eatharine, Edouard's housekeeper,
Phillippe's wife...."............
Miss Elizabeth -.urray
Philippe. janitor, Catharine's hus-
band. Mr.. Sherman WADE
Edouard Sherry, a New York man
about town, nephew of The
ophilus Sherry. b.. Mr.. JACK Gardner
Leonard Gomez, son of the Presi-
dent of Venezuela .............,.
Mr.. John Reinhard
.Pepita, Leonard's sweetheart........
Mis- Mae Phelps
Yvonne Sherry, a convent girl,
niece of T%heophilus Sherry.
Miss Lima A~barbanell
Theophilus Sherry, a ~'illionaire
connoisseur of Greek art.......
Mr.. Dallas Wexford
Hectar, head steward on the yacht
Yvonne ........,.....Mr Mr.. A. G. Pyke
Catlor MIR. NJ. Conan
Sailor .......,.....Mr Mr.. Jack Fairbanks
Extremely chic Is the little French
lady who has floated across the mead
ows from the Great White Way to
explain all about the meaning OF
s.everv little movement" She hasn't
anv ~embonpoint worth speaking OF,
and she is quite what the French can
HITh-h' In looks and in action, ana
aometimes she succeeds in being funny
Her movements are inclined TO "aVl-
ness as to arms, and wobblyness as 10
legs. and a general wiggliness that Is
meant to entertain, If not TO elucioate'
whether 1t does either depends upon
+ba mental capacity of the onlooker out
bevond the orchestra. That there are
large number who nave found Mad"
anne Sherry of beguiling nature is
evidenced by the fact that the produc-
ton waxed long n prospered FOR SO
long a time on Broadway. Yet Ihal
fact is difficult to assimilate ana recon-
Gle with the popular opinion thal
Broadway's appetite is Jaoeo anu re-
fuses TO be awakened except by nov
elty and brilliance. There are those
who find pleasure in broad farce of this
hGSfTlDtlOllR III 49,
40 fairly drummed into ones memory,
their cup of enjoyment is creamed ana
squared and filled to the brim. But
those who go to see Madame Sherry
in search of novelty or humor OF
beauty in music cannot be guaranteed
satisfaction, There Is nothing lhat
bids your continued attention. anu
though gained, the material Is not OF
stout enough fibre to hold 1t. III stands
through the all-too slender strength OF
a singable song strains of which recur
constantly through the book. and the
abilities of. its leading characters. Inc
story. a hackneyed one, is OF a man
about-town whoi S the possessor, Iortu-
nate or otherwise, OF a rich ola uncle
who desires his nephew to settle DOWN.
Not only does the young man do IL not'
hut writes the old man, living in a
distant city, that he is married ana mas
a son and daughter.
CONFORMATION is the order of the
dav when uncle and a pretty convent
bred niece appear Unexpectedly. w
of his dancing pupils-for he keeps
dancing classes-are posed as the chill
dren. and the Irish housekeeper, nom
estly welded to the ~janitor, as his
wife. Madame Sherry. Complications
of generous proportions Immediately
set in owing to the love-making of the
supposed brother and sister, the jeal-
orsy of Philip, with two Is, two ps
and an e; the aforementioned mentor
of the household, and the growing at
tachment of the alleged husband and
father for Yvonne, the niece and
cousin. Of course, everything turns
out as it should i'm all properly-brought
up plays.
Miss Abarbanell was a vivacious
Yvonne, with a pleasing voice that