The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
I Has RInsz on Its Fingers.

II Has Rinss on Its Fingers.
Accompanied BIZ Harry Giltoil, good
cast of principals. and the prcttiest,
blithest bunch OF chorus girls seen
here In many day, Blanche Ring.
with rings on her fingers and bells on
her toes, y!ppcd her happy, wholesome
way through The Wall stree, Girl.
At the Academy OF Music last night
before big. laughing audience that
couidn'; get enough either OF her or
OF the people with her.
There is Just enough pio, to the
play to afford opportunities for FUN.
dancing and singing, with here and
there bright line thrown In by wa
OF asniappe-everythin that one has
r!Sht 10 ask or expect OF musical
comedy.
Miss Ring laughs her way through
part in which she represents her
fathers only son." not mili,an, new
woman, but clever. witty. out-of- doors
sort OF girl with a taste for business
sport and amusement In the end sh,
falls really In love with regular man
but that Is merely By the way and
doesn't in the least interfere with thu
movement OF the piece The audience
so fully agreed with the regular mar
who also loved her that /. could no.
bear 10 see her leave the stage. and
made her sins over and over ags,,
every one OF her numbers. which she
aid with the best Of good humor AND
this In spite OF the fact that -four
weeks OF one-night stands. with in
Vulnerable sleeper Jumps" had so at
fected her that in her FIRST song. -
should Have Been Born Boy" tn,
wheels went buzz. buzz" Ike Polo.
MUS. and the words to on. OF m,
verses went--poss!bly to Norfolk. For
in llttlc curtain speech, after tho
second act. she said: 1T has been abou,
eight years since ] was last in Nor
iolk. and am more than glad 10 be
mere again" and thu clever little bit
OF sarcasm was altogether un!nten
tional In the third act she drew
storm OF applause from the "w..." In
the house b. saying in reply TO G.
shocked announcement that her fathcl
had had three drinks In ~ many Sec
onds. j wish ! had--tt might hrlp me
10 remember that am IN Richmond
not in Norfolk" thus proving con.
c!usively that her wit,icism at Tho e>
pense Of Norfolk was no, due TO The
revelation OF fun heart. but to
slip OF the tongue. But nobody mindca
iaPsas OF memory. slips OF the tongue
nor even very errat!c llsatlng effects.
Joyous and enthusiastic until, nfte,
the Decide Dunn Dee" song. fin o-d.,
TO quiet It, Miss Ring sang her "a
nous I've Got Rings on Ny Fingers
Imagine the quiet into which 2 bous,
Is lul!ed when Blanche Ring eincs
tHat' There was nothing lef, M,
fip-1-Addy." and then such diia, fo,.
mat the chandelier shook Hal, ~
audience Joined in, and liked itsolf go
Wen mat IT compelled Miss Ring 10
'ei II sing half dozen time. more
MISS Rins Is an altogether dciightful
comsdienne. and. though she has ~.
great deal OF voice. she is all 1919
OF singer even when ont Of vote
Harry Gilfoil proved again ,hut h., -
not only the greatest mimic and n,okn,
or strange noises since the days or a,
TIP TO Chinatown" but Upton cn,on
dian Clarence Oliver. the Juvenile :,
manly, nice looking roungster. ana
IN the words Of the song. "a re-,i,n,
man, rather than typical imvcnl,,
'"aFieS WinninSer, Charles GottboId
anu Ian! iorter were satisfactory i'm
their bits. but they natter very littIa
Wellington Cross and Lois JosonbInc
apparently vaudeville act contribut ID
an exceedingly graceful ana Wild
eccentric dance In the second act that
brought down the house Ana n, iii.
point, these two were programmed for n
song and dance in the third act hut
greatly TO the disappointment, or tbn
whole audience Miss Josephine an,
ncared in company with young Mr.
King, the stars brother. who ran r.;
thcr sing nor dance. and though sbo
danced very beautifully alone. ONE 10
compelled to wonder why Cross a
dancer Of high class, was omitted and
Mr.. Ring substituted for him.
Then there WAS Maude Know1ton
who made very handsome mother IN
graceful. pretty and attractive littI,
ineringue called Florence Shirley, who
sang htr best over bad cold. and
whole garden Of buds and blooms dis
respectfully known as chorus girls
These violcts ros ss and orchids scarce.
ly needed their handsome gowns and
costumes to sSt off their beauty. and
several OF them didn't bother. much,
The other scenery also was unusuolIv
good and the whole performance a gen
uine treat.
The difference between The spring
Maid" and The Wall Street Girl" a.
the two were produced, here. lies In the
tact that the former contained pretty
music, badly sung and comedy butch.
cred. while the later offsrs rapti,ns
music and fun, perfectly put on.
w D. @.
Carroll McComas With Drew.
:, The advance sale Of seats will omen
Monday at A. II. for John Drew's
appearance In "a Single Man." n new
comedy by Hubert Henry Davies.
which will be presented on Wedncs,
DAY and Thursday and Thursday mat
ince. That this attraction will be onc
OF the most important of the local
theatrical season goes without saving
Mr. Drew is in the first rank OF the
Iinest players on the American stage.