The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-10
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Well-Played Piece Was "The Girl of My
Dreams" Saturday.

AhVh oitth - ~ ~ VidtANp tA't'" w.
twinklers of the stage armament per
form together in road show, but Tn,
Girl of Ny Dreams" which came to the
= opera house Saturday evening, boosted
a dual attribute in Leila Mcintyre and
john Hyams, co-stars of d brillianey
seldom seen in pairs. Joseph VI. Gates
bubbling musical company played before
a pleased audience. The box receipts
were the latest of the season and per
haps because it was an evening of large
things, it may not be far from true TO
say that the piece revealed some of the
most satisfactory individual acting since
a certain man appeared here in Jump
ing Juniper" Around John Hyams, as
the risble Harry Swifton, most OF the
action revolyed. Without him the e.
suit would have been defatigation Miss
Mcintyre as the quaint and querulous
Quaker girl charmed the audience Dut
her acting never attracted the attention
directed toward Hyams. "The Girl of
My Dreams" as. musical pieces go had
much that was commendable. Its con
struction is obviously of the patchwork
kind and little snatches from some of its
near neighbors in the musical comedy
world were constantly coming to the sur
face. The music had cadence and jaunt,-
ness, although it often lacked ginger.
| Several of the incidental numbers were
loudly appauded and chorus of likely
appearance infused vigor and life on
occasions when there was sorry need for
more of fire and spirit. Alice Hills sang
Whats Sauce for the Goose Is Sauce
for the Gander," in such fetching man
ner that she was called back again and
again. Hyams and Miss Mcintyre as
we'll as Sylvia De frankie were repeat
eddy encored. Fourteen numbers We're on
the program and If there was little |
enough of ringing harmony at times, all |
were rendered in manner that kept the |
house good humored and always ready TO /
ask for more. Miss Mcintyre, singing /
''Dr. Tinkle Tinker" brought the song
order TO an end, introducing the chorus /
IN a whirl of costume and posture.
Generalissimo Bombastino, losing his
wife, comes to Dovecrest, Swiftons
bachelor home, while hunting for her.
The corpulent wife had already preceded
him and the kindly disposed Swifton is
perforce TO lend her the use of
his own room in the house. Therein lies
the cause celebre" for the piece. With
out his unwilling decision to aid the
generals lady, Swifton would not have
been inundated and the piece could not
go on. But the action does proceed and
that swiftly, too. The Quaker girl, Swif
toms wife to be, comes to Dovecrest with
her square toed father, Phineas. The
host is exposed. apparently, and breach
h.. bpnnofnl I !
Medders is opened. Everything moves
with fine velocity from thence on to the
fnish, which, besides being happy, end
ID with a Christmas tree. But not before
I yellow hat with colored peoples. an ,
rascible count, the impossible millincr,
Daphne. and SOCRATES Primmer ha 1 /.
aiken fling at the gossamer thing !,
allied the plot
Barring the Guletide affair at the
oundup and Hyams' propensity for I
aeking absurdly unhumorous lines TO I
he lays Of Socrates, the piece and the 6
ompany received as good sanction /
rom the audience as had any appearing &
= Barre in many months. The opales !
ent attempt TO make a spectrum at the .
mis- was too commonplace to find a fit !,
With such a concededly meritori0us pro-
uction. The play of colors pleased the u
hildren but it must have told on the II
yesight of the older 'uns. To the piece s
elongs a finish suspicious but not so &
-idescent v
John Hyams might have been second D
raymond Hitchcock, who once made a n
urry trip to Brattleboro, the police be- \
eve. That is, so far as his acting on !,
ne stage is concerned. Mr.. Hyams was '
ispassionate, almost to fault, in the v
Ice of the most complicated situation.
better actor is seldom seen in Barre.
he sight of Miss Mcintyre gladdened
ANY eyes. She was calm as a mill n,
ond and placidity in THE Girl of My OF
reams,' was her long suit. That she is N,
potential star of high rank no one, who !,
Nv her act and heard her sing can read :.
Y doubt. With Mr.. Hyams she was !"
,liged to answer several curtain calls. ~
As Daphne Darlington, Alice Hills rep er
sented type with which everyone IS W
ore or less familiar. She addressed as
,rself 20 a difficult role with measure 10
ease that was revealing. To many nd
e was the funniest performer of them IN
J. Francis Gaillard as the inflated gem bo
al with a rapier in his cane. conformed ~
to the stage conception of the -
allan or French pompous man. Frank w
eEwen contributed a large share of real III
nth in his struggles TO rid himself of ar
or poetry. Irving Brooks took the
NJ Of the count and he proved himself en-
adept actor and nimble, too, when it re,
me to mounting a ladder Henry Gail
wis, did justice to a part in which he
eded to appear but seldom. Sylvia de .