Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
ADJUSTMENTS
1.-The Three Romeos" q Big Success

A capacity audience presented its COM
pliments to r. II. Burnside, the author,
and Raymond Hubbell, the composer of
| THE Three Romeos." which received it's
initial production at the New National
Theater last evening, and informed them
in an unmistakable way that they have
produced a winner that is clean, bright
entertaining and worthy to be called An
American Musical Comedy" 1t did more.
| 1t set its approval upon the cast as an
entirety, and upon the chorus as attrac-
tive, charming and not dependent upon
insidious appeal for the hit 1t scored. In
the spontaneous and hearty applause that
seemed almost continuous there was
much of commentator for Anton Heindl,
who conducted the orchestra and musical
program with rare ability.
Usually a first nights performance Is
a trying ordeal, but the first nights per-
Torrance of THE Three Romeos'' was a
gigantic task SO we'll performed that when
| the curtain fell on the first act the gen
eral verdict was success and when it fell
on the last act those who could stop
whistIing its great song hit long enough
| to express an opinion emphatically pro-
nounced it "a knockout" whatever that
may mean.
Like all musical comedies. it has plot.
and such a plot. To attempt to follow it
| would put ones head in a whirl, and to
| attempt to explain it would suggest the
| need of a writ de lunatico.
| Sixteen individual song numbers and
three big fnales. with the addition of
| three opening choruses, all of them
unique, catchy and effective, represent
| the work of the composer But the strlk-
| ing feature of the show, next to its whole
someness, is the originality, beauty and
| snap of the music The song hits are
THE Lily and the Rose pretty SEN
timental composition, and Looking fol
Girl Like You" which is destined to be
whistled to a fragile wherever it is
heard. Then there are others. many
others. Divorce" splendid number
"Humpty Dumpty,' Mary Ann,
"Annabelle Jerome and Hes crazy,
the two latter evidently intended foI
special New York patrons, which help tc
melody.
In Fred Walton, with his singularl!
familiar makeup. the company has a
comedian who fairly bubbles over with
humor, and humor of the kind that en-,
| tertains without palling, while William
Danforth. Fred Lennox and John u
Sparks. not a bit less comical. but in a
different way. help to make up quartet
| of comedians the like of which Is seldom
seen in one show. And while on the sub
iect of comedy let it not he forgotten
! that Elita Proctor Otis is in the SHOW,
and also in the front rank with her OWL
peculiar laugh-making ability that is
| inimitable Mabella Baker with but d
| limited opportunity. also helped mucn III
| the amusement line.
| Among the women. George Game, Will
| her rich contralto and attractive per
sonality embellishing splendid ability a
an actress. and Ethel Cadman, whose
| sweet soprano seems fitted to her dainty
| beauty, We'd with each other for stellar
honors, and bad no occasion to complain
| of the verdict Shirley kellogg, Peggy
Wood. Minnie Oltop. Sydney Barraclough
Alfred kappeler barring his timidity
Vivian Rushmore and Douglas Robinson
| an contributed good share toward thu
successful presentation of one of the bes
| musical comedies that have been produced
here in a long while. The scenery anf
costumes, as well as the lighting effects
| were unusually beautiful. and in keeping
with the general tone OF the production