The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-13
LADY LUXURY CHARMS.
LOCAL IHEATREGOERS.
ANDERSON SEES HER FIRST
MUSICAL COMEDY OF
STELLAR CLASS
FLORENCE WEBER
And Original Cast Captivated
Capacity Audience at "The
Anderson"
The Cast.

The Cast.
Edward Van CUyler. j. w. Herbert
a common sense tan. sah-without
frills. ma'am---whose home and
ideals are generation old, as his
butler,
Harper. ................Sa Sam j. Burton
who. however, adores his young
mistress.
ElOlse Van CuyIer. Florence Webber
an American heiress whose fortune
has been held in rust for her until
the hour the play opens although
her brother,
Jimmy. .......... Donald Macdonald
has been spending his share and Is
just home from abroad on the same
boat with
AIRS. Draper -COwles. Emil FItzrOy
an English chaperone. who comes
TO assume charge of Eloise's social
campaign. accompanied by
Maude Draper-COwles. Gene Peltier
her daughter, destined for a rich
marriage. but secretely in love with
very different type of man from
Sam Warren. n........... Forrest Huff
from Texas-not used to. modern
girls. but anxious to learn from
Eloise-who has engaged
1Jta
Russian dancer. to appear during
the birthday festivities and who be-
comes frantic over the loss of her
jewel case that resembles one car
ried l.y
Count PininselIi ..... Arthur AlbrO
whose own losses make him well
como of
Detective ScatrO. 80. r, III. Crawford
who endeavors to solve the mystery
before the fall of the final curtain.
With Florence Webber starring in
the title role, and supported by the
original New York cast Anderson
theatregoors had the rare privilege
last night of seeing at The Anderson
in Lady Luxury" DIS fine a show as
ever played to Il South Carolina audi
encc.
Ii is nothing unusual for an opera
tic star to show in the larger cities of
this State. but It is rare that an artist
of Miss Webber's calibre comes sup
ported b. the original cast. And III
this particular Andersen with her eis-
giant new theatre Is as fortunate as
any city of the State. and Manager
Bleich of The Anderson is to be warm
- congratulated on securing this eX-
ccllent attraction and thereby giving
Anderson theatregOers their first in
PRODUCTION to the stellar realm of
musical comedy right here at home.
No more the trips to Greenville, Co
lumba. Augusta, Atlanta or any OF the
other large cities of this section
where Andersonians had to go to see
real first-class theatrical offerings, for
the best that has ever come to this
section or is likely to come in future
has been brought to their own doors
Tor their enjoyment.
For the third, time since The An
dorson saw its formal opening on
February 10 this elegant new play
house, which Is second to none in the
Carolinas, saw a capacity audience.
Enthusiastic they were in their praise
Of the show. and II Is a foregone con-
clusion that il Miss Webber ever
Genes TO Anderson again no advertis-
ing of the fact will be necessary to
bring before her for an evening of
rare enjoyment Anderson's most cul-
tivated citizenship.
But as to the attraction itself: Plot
enough to enable 1t, IL necessary, to
stand on It's merits as a comedy with
out the musical establishment; lines
cient seasoning of real humor; songs
and choruses that won repeated
cncores; men that look the part in
stead of resembling overmillinered
willy boys" girls who have good
looks. voices and the knack of using
both without III any degree verging on
the immodest-these are some OF the
ingredients that go to make Lady
Luxury" the kind of nsSsical comedy
everybody can enjoy without acquir-
ing bad taste In the mousA. The
book. by Rida Johnson Young, is s-S2od
enough to stand alone, and the music
that william Schroeder has written
for 1t enliyens almost every other
minute of the two acts.
The story has to do with the mis-
chances that befall Efoise Van Cuyler
Miss Florence Webher-when, or
her twenty-frst birthday, she becomes
:nto the fortune held In trust by her
old school uncle, Edward. Reared IN
ar atmosphere of almost nGnlike
simplicity, the heiress decides to "cut
loose" and does it with vengeance.
Uncle Edwards efforts to win her
back to the simple life, in which he is
aided and abetted by Sam warren
Forrest Huff--rancher from Texas,
and the complications which ensue
when Uncle Edward leaves startling
note and disappears into q secret
chamber over the great fireplace in
the drawing room, make the story
+ Uncle Edward. played by j. w. Her.
bert, and Sam warren furnish most OF
the comedy. The tragic, as FIR as 1t
goes. is about equally divided between
Eloise. Nine Mischkowa, Russian dan
Ger and owner OF half a miliiou dol
lars. worth OF Jewels; Count Pinaselli
whom Uncle Edward persists in
calling that Peanut Kelly'--anIl
Maude Draper Co9iss, daughter of
Mrs Draper CotYies. imported English
chaperon, who smokes ciaarattea like