The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-28
COLUMBIA.
..The Sunshine Girl"

Little Miss Julia Sanderson-she of the
Dresden damtiness and dcIiciously tender
voice-made her debut as a Charles Froh-
man star in the Columbia Theater last
night, scoring a triumph in THE Sun
shine Girl" a musical play in two acts,
which came to its initial American pre-
sentatiOn last night from the Gayety
Theater London, where it scored a
phenomenal success.
Mr.. Frohman saw the piece in London
and determined at once that he could
find no more fitting vehicle in which to
introduce Miss Sanderson as star,
in which judgment he was most cor
rect, for the little lady is happily cast
in role which gives every opportunity
for the display of her delicate voice and
her piquant personality, which in itself
is synonym for Sunshine Girl"
The book is by Paul A. Rubens and
Cecil Raleigh. and scintiIIates with clever
repartee, wit, and humor. while every
number of the long musical programme
tor which Mr.. Rubens is also RESPONSE
hle) is hauntingly beautiful.
And, yes. there is a plat, Strange as
il may sound to some of us who have
seen so many musical comedies which
are innocent of a constructive story,
THE Sunshine Girl is hung upon a tale
which is never lost. and which has a
cumulative interest. despite the fact that
you are morally certain of the end of the
story from the first curtain, which raises
on Port Sunshine, where the big Blundell
soap works are located. and where Miss
SandersOn. as Dora Dale. the charming
perfume girl, gives her heart to a young
man whom she believes TO be a work
man, in reality young Vernon Blundell.
the owner of the plant Cwho has assumed
the disguise merely to learn the bust
ness. even refusing Lord Bicester, who
is posing as the owner at the request
of his friend BlundeIl.
Joseph Cawthorn. who is the featured
meber of the large supporting company,
playing the role of an eN-Cabman who
has lost his business and is out of funds
on account of the advent of the taxicab
recognizes young Bicester. who is mas
querading as the owner of the soap
works, and by threats to expose him
becomes his chief adviser in running the
business. In Port Sunshine SChlump
tMr CawthUrnD meets his erstwhile wife
who sails under her maiden name. Mrs.
Blacker. as cook on yacht. To Eva
davenport is ntrusted the creation of
the portrait Of the cook. which she draws
with the hand of a clever Caricaturist.
Another role which adds merriment to
the rollicking piece lis that of Steve DAILY,
the slaEgy American VINO thinks there is
no plac, on the map of the earth except
Pittsburgh, /. :. a. cSsayed by Tom
Lewis. who was seen here earlier in the
season in The Yankee Prince
The drollery Of Mr.. CawthOrn won the
uustinted approval of an audience which
not only filled every scat in the Column
bia Thcdt"r last night, but overlooked
into tch isles and into the back of the
house 10 the Very doors. In his song
You Can't Play Every Instrument in
tho Orchestra" he scored a personal tri-
umph. and also won many curtain calls
after his Home number.
Miss SandcrSun's most appealing num-
bcrs were Tiny Touch Take Me For"
and Miss Blush" each of which she
sang CNquisitcly in voice which makes
up in quality what it lacks in strength.
Certainly she is radiant personality as
The sunshine Girl" bringing to the role
the charm of youth. beauty. and gowns
whose Clinging draperies accentuate her
lisSOme grace.
Alan Nude. Of The .ArcadanS' and
Vernon Castle play the two EngIishmen.
BlundelI and Lord Biccster in harmony.
Mr.. Nude has no great demands upon
his talents Mr.. Castle scored heavily
in the agility and originality Of his dance
Plumbers. the most noteworthy of which !
was that to the music of the Little |
Girl song number in which he assisted |
Irene Castle in her navel of sinuous |
insistent and enthusiastic applause of
the evening
Flosse Hope as Marie Silvaine. the |
head of the packing department OF the |
soap factory at Port Sunshine. has a |
piquant charm which. with a voice of |
clear quality, won her seevraI curtain !
after her Get a Move" on number
Mr.. Erohman has surrounded his new
star with large company OF clever |
people and We lind nothing Of the Lon
don atmosphere IN AmcriCanizcd version
uf The Sunshine Girl" for SO much Of !
tho American spirit and American poll
tics have been injected into the book |
hurlesqHeing d Omo-tIme President OF the
nlted States. Il would-be President, the /
SOon-tu-bc President and the present
President in SO clever and amusing a |
manner AS to keep the audience In. an
unroar of laughter and applause.
The book is alive with wit and tn.
mus" Is SO hitting that there is little
doubt that when The Sunshine Girl
goes from Washington to New York she
will SO Captivate the metropolis that it
Will be difficult matter TOR Mr. Froh-
man 10 persuade Broadway to give otherl
cities the pleasure Of seeing her for
many a moon.
The first act Of the musical comedy
had its Inaccuracies. which were. how
ever. So clearly due TO a first perform
ancc, and SO quickly overcome as the
piece moved on to its triumph that they
may be well ignored
If you want to hear real melody, QUIZ
find it in Here's for Leve." the solo
last night whose rare gift of voice de-
hfsr l,n lnaS |