New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-24


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rf f.c ..... Zoe Barnett
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r.,..,e ... Harold Nelson
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.fs,..re ..... Fafhrfu Robinson
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Miss Nzrssret Eomsinc is another
rr.ciher o. that redoubtahie Utah family
which gave Miss Hazel Dawn 20 musical
comedy. Miss Domaine has much Of the
breezirees NJ nor Younger sister and
somewhat the same accent. hut she
reached New York by way ~ Europe
and the Paris opera comque. and she
can sing very we'll indeed.
In acquiring authority and finish she
has not lost the crisp freshness which
they appear TO breathe in with the air
IN Utah-onc might almost venture
frivolous reference 10 the salad from
which she chooses 10 borrow her stage
nome-and with this. and her well
ehaned. handsome face, with it's Woe
apart. expressive eyes and her really
brilliant singing. she is a personality de-
cidedlv above the average Of musical
comedy.
~ was IN Miss Romaine-and Mr.. George
MacFarlane-that the audience at the
Fortv-fourth Street Theatre yesterday
owed the greater part Of the pleasure they
derived from the first presentation oil
The Midnight Girl new musical com
edv bv the authors OF Adele" Mr. Mac
Farlane can sing, too. as he showed lsst
spring in "Pinafore," for instance ana Il
somewhat less articulate and oloomihE
than Miss Romano. he was nevertheless
able. with his vigorous barytone' SUM
GENTLY to hold his own. The rest OF the
entertainment. while there was no lack OF
pretty girls. lively dancing and some
rather original costuming, especially IN
tho headdresses OF the chorus. was along
familiar and rather commonplace lines.
The new piece arrives after the usual
roundabout journey pursued by most
musical shows of European origin which
finally appear here-this one including It's
presentation in German at the fhlilpp
Theatre, in East 9th street what sea
changes and other changes IL may nave
undergone can only be surmsed by the
spectator viewing II for the first time out
no doubt they have been considerable
Not very much seems TO be made OF the
idea which gives the piece its name-the
midnight girl" being a cabaret singer
so used TO beginning her day after l.
o'clock at night that she finds its an
fcult to settle down 10 the daylight
regime TO which her marriage with
non-professionsl gentleman, purporuhs 10
he a distinguished French Senator, trans
fers her.
The first scene. in which the midnight
girl. dressed like her sisters of the chorus
as a nurse, awakens as the clock strikes
u. and. throwing off her simple cotton
dress. appears bare armed in her CABARET
costume (as do the others, rs ingenious
and dramatically effective. There Is point
here I'm the title Of the piece, when Is
scarcely followed up in the TWO lal'ei
acts. concerned as they are with miA-up
of identity between the two fake Monsieur
Criouets and the real one. who does not
appear until the final curtain.
incidentally. Miss Romano and tie or
ers look prettier dressed in their siihple
blue nurses costumes than they 90 latei
n,ore or loss deliberately undressed, but
doubtless no author or producer, or, pos
siblv. even the ladies' themselves, could be
convinced OF this.
The customary juvenile lovers Of musl-
cal comedy appear in the shape OF the
nephew OF comic old genera and the
young girl whom the general intends to
marry but mas 10 give up at last 10 the
dashing Younger man. Miss Eva tai'oh
and Mr. Harry Deli essay these parts ana
do some pleasant dancing. I'm the latter
Miss Fanon has improved greatly nut
the same cannot Ice said Of her general
method. and particularly her enuncla-
ton. Miss Falion has perfected a musical
comedy manner until IT has almost COW
cred ND her natural self. which used 10
be delightfully."- fresh and simple when she
first appeared in THE Yankee Consul.
She purports to be "seem-poo!." as she
would put il now. but doesn't get very
near il. and Of her deliberately artificial ac-
cent il is difficult to disentangle an intel
ligible word.
or the others there was Miss Amy Lei
cester. a slender and comely willow. who
wore In the first scene one of the new
dyed Wigs. This was a bright green 10
match Miss Leicester's dress. and, Gu
riously enough. looked rather well. the
old general was amusingly enough zone
bv Teddy Webb. and in the last scene
who should stride on the stage as the
real NJ. Criquet. father Of fourteen chill
dren C'Youll be father Of your country
il you keep on said some one on the
stage. ~ way Of remembering the day.
hut our old friend the robust Mr. Lionel
Belmore. Mr.. Belmore had naught to 90
but below. and as he is an old hand al
that he did IT well.
The second act, which was supposed 10
take place AT a hotel I'm the Pyrenees
with view OF a lake, or perhaps II was
the Mediterranean. In the distance, was
attractive, and the notion OF having the
walters greet the arrival OF esch ne"
honeymoonins couple with sentimental
song quaint one. Some acropatc
dancers were introduced here and In the
last scene. but their WORK was more &c
centric than graceful