The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-24
FUN AND MELODY At
44TH ST. THEATRE
the Midnight Girl With Host
Of Sponsors, Promises
Successful Run.
Is MORE THAN GINGERY
Margaret Romano. Sister Of
Hazel Dawn, Pleases Au-
dience Highly.
THE MldniGht Giri"-M the Forty
Fourth Street Theatre.

THE Midnight Girl" who took the pre-
caution OF arriving In New York In the
afternoon. was seen at the holiday mat.
inee yesterday at tho Forty-fo Street
Theatre.
The musical farce has host OF epon-
sors. In distant Europe stand the COM
poser. Jean Briquet--who writes very
much in the id!om Of Pole who calls
himself Jean Gilbert-and the librettist.
Paul Herve. Here Adolf Philip. who
acted in the farce last autumn at his
German theatre In East Fifty-seventh
street, and Edward A. Pauiton were re-
sponsible for the form In which the piece
was seen yesterday. On the programme
the producers were named as Ben Teal and
Edwin T. Finery. The musical numbers
were staged by Jack Mason. So the Messrs.
Shubert. who gave the piece, have plenty
Of collaborators with whom to divide
either royalties or blame. We rather
think 1t will be royalties for while.
The Midnight Girl Is an amazing
contrast to the polite entertainment de-
scribed as 1.-THE Girl on the Film" which
preceded II at this theatre. II anybody
complained that the English performance
lacked In ginger there are no grounds for
any such criticism of the new piece. 1t
IL more than gingery at times. 1t would
be. for instance. difficult to find two ac-
tresses more unlike In method than Zoe
Barnett and Madelein Seymour. We quite
ungallantiy express most decided prefer
ence for the departed British maiden.
But II cannot be denied that Miss Bar
nett possesses animation to an unusual
degree We cannot recall such uncon-
trollable vivacity anywhere. unless II be
that the explosive pinwheel possesses the
same qualities.
Msrearet ROmaine . Newcomer.
Yet all the women In the cast were not
so much unlike Miss Seymour. There was
a newcomer in Margaret Romano, said TO
be a sister OF Hazel Dawn. She is q
stalwart beauty who liberated freely a
powerful and In its upper register very
agreeable voice and acted with sufficient
animation. She was cordially welcomed
by the audience and Is certain to be a
popular figure in performances or this
kind. She would. indeed be an uncom
monty capable singer In more ambitious
operetta.
Eva Fallon danced with .grace and
rave no signs of the difficulty she must
be having since she suffered at the last
rehearsal an accident to her knee. II
was bandased visibly. but she exhibited
no diminution OF grace. She 10 a modest
beauty, who provided an agreeable con-
trast to some OF her associates. Amy
Leicester, q modish six footer. aban-
doned her purple hair for something
nearer to nature and achieved II. as she
looked distinguished and beautiful In her
second apparition. Estelle Richmond
was 4 simple chorus girl. which Ia sum-
| Gent evidence Of the high quality that
prevailed IN this department Of the pro-
| duction. And honors there were not
easy for any Of these decorative and In
dustrious members OF the company The
| high standard made II difficult for any
body to win preeminence without strug-
'.The Midnight Girr' Ii too long. The
| process Of elimination should begin with
| the part played by Paul Ker. He was q
waiter who had been an opera singer and
was constantly singing snatches from
operas The idea was good. but II waa
| allowed to grow to twice the appropriate
| lenRth. Mr.. Ker was excellent. but his
| share In the play was out OF all proper
| ton 10 the humOr Of what he did.
| Teddy Webb was laughable as nirta
| ttoue French General. and Clarence Har'
I vey's rather senile gayeties were az anus
| tn9 a. usual. Harry Deli. who seems Il
| emulate Harry Fox In the EFFORT to look
| IKE a rabbit at frequent intervals
! danced, gracefully with Miss Fallon
| Edouar& Dursnd - the supercilious pro-
pristor Of . hotel meant exclusively fol
| newly married couples cave . variety tr
~ huSnes - ~ ~ q ~ comedians