The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-19
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Possessed Of a merit which strikes
the elusive, but unmistakable popu-
lar note more unerringly than most
OF the musical comedies nov before
the public, "The Prince of Tonight"
which will be seer at the Jefferson
Theatre, Sunday, Jan. 81, ranks AZ
one of the most notable achieve
nents of those prolific writer's Of
hlusical successes, Adams. slough
and Howard, and Of Mort H. Singer,
the reliable producer, who has earn
ed the admiring confidence Of the
play-goers. To say that 1.-THE Prince
of Tonight" is a Singer production
obviously means q wealth Of taseful-
" conceived and elaborately exc
cuted scenic ideas. Henry Wo ID
run, q star whose artistic ability sad
personal attractiveness have Ions
held him . favorite. IL the predoni.
nant figure in the plot, which = one
Of real substance. The play opens at
Palm Beach. Florida, on tie night
that . century plant blooms. when
the dir IL full Of magic. Woodruff.
~ q young collegian, in despair at
being tilted by his sweetheart, ia
aided. by virtue Of the century plant.
to become a mythical Prince Of Lun'
itania for the night, at the end OF
which he Is to die unless he is
kissed by the girl he loves. Mr..
woodruff is surrounded by a large
cast OF well known principals and a
big chorus. Each Of the three acts
offers really notable stage pictures.
the first at "The Breakers" Palm
Beach, then the beautiful Delft For
est in the mythical country of Lun'
atania, and a house boat at the pic
turesque water fete, a scene of ka'
leidoscopic beauty. The musical
numbers are said to possess a merit
which closet allies "The Prince Of
Tonight" to comic opera. Among
the many song hits are Tonight
Will Never Come Again." You Won't
Know Anybody There" Il Can't He'll
Falling In Love-" "Can It Be Love
"Her Eyes Are Blue For YALE" Fol
low the Rainbow Trail" Il Fell In
Love On Monday II Can't Be
True So Far Away" and THE Bes,
Thing a Waiter Does Is Wait"
1.-THE Fortune Hunter" by Win
chell Smith, one of the greatest sue
cesse of the American stage. comes
here on Saturday. Jan. 20, under the
direction Of Conan and Harris, with
a perfect company of players.
The story of THE Fortune Hunt
or" is OF a young man who goes t.
. country town TO win a country
'heiress and live luxuri0usly, if not
happily, on her money. He meets {
loveable old villager who invent.
things. but who cannot make q dol
lar. His drug store is about to b.
CLOSED up for unpaid notes at thu
bank, when the hunter. Nat Duncan
interferes. Without in the least un
derstanding his impulses, he ussl
part Of the money which his ricl
friend has loaned him for the heir
~ finding venture, to pay the note
In short old Graham is the first crea.
ture Nat has ever found more help
less than himself in the world o.
business and he just naturally anG
humanity begins to care for him
comedy thickens and the end Of II
all is that Nat makes a big success
Of old Graham's drug store and pat
ents and marries Grahamis daughter
Tor love. 1t is a deliciousiy, interest.
Ing story and underneath it's humoI
It Is very true. Nat Duncan is net
the first disheartened young mas
Who has been ~re-created through
Anding a weaker brother and turns
the foutune hunter into a man; il
getting away from tapestried walls
and Wallets, and from highballs and
false values to work that is simple
enough and right enough to be done
Tor works sake and for manhood's
sake, and not to make a headline
and q front page story. He couldn't
do less under the influence of oh
Graham. as Albert Tavernier, plays
him. This rare artist in character
painting presnts the old villager ~
simple, naive, a dreamer and gentle
entilusiast. one who naturally trusts
md loves his fellow man with tina!
sweet serenity Of affection which lie
.content just to be ana dow out 81
lently toward all. never intruding
nt = thinking Of return; digni1ied,
not proud. grateful that God is good
and I'll men kind. and, Just because