The Washington times., 1913-01-28
President Himself Pays Tribute
to Dainty Charm Of This
Young Actress.

TT SEEMS like fairy story. as
though she had rubbed the lamp of
Aladdin and presto. all of the good
fairies had come flying to bring
her their best gifts for her debut as a
star. Few actresses enter the elusive
and thinly populated world OF stardom
with as auspIcious a send-off as Miss
Julia -Sanderson. who last evening ap-
peared In the premiere of THE Sunshine
Girl" in the Columbia Theater. where
she Immediately scored one of the most
remarkable of successes.
1t was a huge. appreciative and most
cordial audience The Georgetown Col
lege boys. Washington's prettiest debu-
tantes. those who keep cIose watch Of
things theatrical. and. best Of all, the
President of the United States and his
family were in the audience and. were
generous with their applause and warm
in their approval of the young stars
work.
At the end of the first act Miss San
derson was recalled again and again.
and as she came to the footlights and
bowed her thanks to the audience for
the last time. and those who formed the
large army of her admirers had ap-
plauded until their hands were tired. the
President leaned forward in his box.
and with unerring aim, threw a sheaf
Of pink roses at her feet.
1t was indeed a night Of triumph for
the young star. with Charles Frohman,
Charles Dillingham;, ]. A. z. Malone.
manager of the Adelphi Theater, Lon
don, and All Hayman sitting in the
stage box to watch the result OF the
American premiere of the musical COM
edy that had such a tremendous sue
cess in London, whence 1t was brought
to serve as Miss Sanderson's starring
vehicle.
..The sunshine Girl is one of the
prettiest of musical comedies, and those
other successes, The Chocolate Sol
der .'The Pink Lady," the Spring
Maid" and :The Merry Widow" had
best pin their laurels securely or they
will be wrested away from them by
this latest recruit to the musical comedy
field.
AS presented last night. 1t was
musical numbers. and one loses count
of the large number Of encores that the
audience demanded. 1t has twenty-five
musical numbers. and one loses account
of the dances introduced throughout
the piece, and the specialties that go
to make II attractive Inc ne" star
has been surrounded with a clever
company of principals, and the stage
mounting is artistic and in good taste
7 cannot forbear saying just word
about the costumes worn by the youns
women of the chorus. IL for no other
reason than these pretty frocks worn
by the Sunshine soap factory girls In
the first act, and the stunning gowns
worn by the heads OF the various de-
na rtments of Vernon Blundells soap
factory In the last act. the piece would
be a success.
I am quite sure that those rosebud
trimmed chiffon petticoats worn under
meath the modest little working gowns
in the first act will set every girl and
woman In Washington to talking In ex-
glowing terms OF admira-
tion. The Paris creations seen On those
coddesses in the second act. those hoppy
muffs. those wonderful trains, will also
serve as conversation material for some
time to come. 49,,
As for the piece itself. 1t has little
more plot than manv of the popular
musical comedies. Vernon Blundell has