Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-27
MISS IDA ST. LEON WINS NEW
LAURELS IN FINISHING FANNY"

Ida st. Leon in Finishing Fanny fur
nished big surprise to the regular
theatergoers at the Atlanta last night 1t
Is true that one could see that the act
ing Of this wirsome little woman in Pol
~ OF the Circus was as good as the linn
itations Of the weakly sentimental play
would allow. but chat did not entirely
foreteH what excellence and wit and
cleyerness was coming in Finishing Fam
ny The production, to say the whole
truth in the first few lines is not only
hrst-class in every particular, but ex-
cells by far half the big shows with IA
nous stars that come to Atlanta
Little Miss st. Leon is exceedingly
clever and she has a splendid company.
Wen balanced and individually good. to
me IeasI part Add to the fact that
the company IS good the equally iuuuor-
AM TACT that they are given the oppor-
Unity 10 play one Of the most sparkling
ana amusing little comedies that the
piaNgoer is privileged to see now and
again. and one can imagine the delightful
surprise sprung by Miss st. Leon and
company on last nights audience.
rlhlshlng Fanny" is just as amusing
as bIanche Bates and "Nobody's Widow. q"
II ~ as Wei acted too, from start to fin
lsh and from leading lady to the valet
the latter, indeed, receiving an invo1ur
tary and appreciative tribute for himself
alone, on account of his fine character
WORK IN small part. There are four acts
10 FINISHING Fanny" but they are short
or they seem short, so fun of witty lines
ana interesting situations are they There
seems TO be no need of any pruning hook
tOi 'He pay which is one of those salts
lying productions where no mock senti-
Inenf ;,,.,
NOR OF the drama, with its underlying
sense Of truth and wholesomeness. If
preaches, but by suggestion, rather than
by word of mouth The peoula act like
human beings, not like crazy women.
Sopplng out their sorrows TO the world;
nor silly men, spouring heroics right and
IeIl Little Miss St Leon is to be con.
sratulated that she has emerged from the
Sllllhess Of Polly Of the Circus" into the
prlghI common-sense cleverness of Fin
lshlhs Fanny She has scope for hor
talents, which are remarkable in view of
ner extreme youth, and which promise "a
Dig broadway success for her in the fiI
ture-the near future, probably
MISS 81. Icons company is equal to
that surrounding any Of the wcII-I,ro,y-p
stars Of the stage Each is most e9tfs-
factory and IL is hard to say which is
better Arthur Buchanan as Casper Ser
Z N Is splendid character actor Rob
ert Kelly as Frank Browneu is especi9l-
~ good, and William Il. Sans as FeItbam
Bellamy- is clever indeed (The word
clever occurs frequently. but il is very
apt in application to Finishing Fanny"
and to those who present Finishing Fan
N.Y.
The regular theatergoers who have
Judged Miss st. Leon from polly of The
circus can not afford TO miss her mis-
time. She goes SO far beyond her former
success it would he an injustice to re-
member that against her. OF course.
those who liked the little lady in that plav
VIII Just love- her as Fanny Every
one in last nights audience fell in love
with her before the hero came to him
self