The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-13
EVERYBODY HUMMINC AIRS
OF The Girl FROM UTAH
Miss Sanderson, Mr.. Brian and Mr.
cawthorn Encored So Often Thew
Wonder if Harrisburgers Will
Never Go Home

For providing light entertainment
OF most acceptable sort, Miss Julia
Sanderson, Donald Brian and Joseph
Cawthorn, in "The Girl From Utah, y
at the Majestic theatre last night
proved themselves combination that
is hard to surpass. Miss Sanderson is
sprlghtly, good singer and dancer and
very girlish and lovable, and she loses
none OF her youthful charm from the
iact that she is cast for leading part
IN very light comedy of the musical
sort, in which she appears as "Una
Trance, girl from Utah."
Mr. Brian-he whose lightness of
OF foot and general agility did a. great
zeal to make the country half crazy
about the merry Widow Waltz a
few years ago-flled very acceptablv
the part of the "dancing man. " which
Is so essential in every musical comedy
IN these days of tangos and fox.trots.
Also, he sang well.
MIR, Cawthorn S recognized ability
as funmaker never was brought out
more convincingly than in the role of
irlmpel' that he played last might.
his humor is genuine and to a LARGE
extent impromptu, for there is no
denying that he spontaneously injected
a whole lot of fun that was never writ.
ten INTO the lines of the piece. some.
times at the expense of Miss Sander.
son. She, nevertheless, was good natur.
ed about it all, even when Cawtborn
interrupted one of her songs bv pok.
ing her in the ribs with a fiddle stick
others Clever Besides STARS,
In a play with so many "starsu II
might have been expected that tho
stars" would shoulder all of the re.
sponsibility of making it "go.u bnt Il
is is notable that there were lots of other
things to add to the sprightliness and
general acceptability of "The Girl
From Utah. aside from the established
regulations of the three principals.
Aside from the costuming that was
rich and gorgeous and decidedly suo.
gestive of the Orient, and scenery and
stage effects that were costly and of.
fective, there were several artists
Wfose capabilities by no means were
cast into the shadow by the acting of
tho three headliners. There was Miss
Reene Reel, for instance. She an.
peared as CLANCY" an Irish maid.
who danced and sang in a most de,
lightful fashion. Her dancing. espe.
call y, contained features of distinct
originality and gave her the opporfan.
lty to display most marvellous agility
and grace. So difficult of ACCOMPLISH
ment-though apparently easy for her
were some of her terpsichorean gy-
rations Gas the press agent would saw
that she might almost qualify for the
role of an acrobat. Master Michael
Matthews, as page, was another in
the east who demonstrated he has stage
talent that ultimately may qualify him
for honors as leading comedian.
Everybody Humming It
Much of the music of "The Girl
From Utah" is possessed of such mer-
it that it had come to Harrisburg far
ahead of the play itself. The catchy
air of Some Sort of Girl' has been
played for dance music at the country
clubs and tango teas here, but it is
doubtful whethex any of Harrisburg s
dancing set actually appreciated the
full charm of the piece until they heard