The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-31
BURLESQUE AT GAYETY
MAKES DECIDED HIT
Different Acts Wildly Applauded by
Enthusiastic AudiencesIChorus
a Good One.

This weeks offering at the Gaycty
Theater is almost a three ring circus on
a strange, being a potpouri of little bit
act and flying acrobat.
The Gayety Girls headed by Gus Fay
in his well known character of the ayoir-
dupois 'Dutchman'' was a very accept
able character ably assisted by Henry
Morton as Finigan They used as a
vehicle for their two and a hlf hours of
entertainment a new farce in three acts
entitled The Beauty Doctors This is
a melanse Of mirth and music that kept
the audience. that has packed the house
so far this week. in continuous good
humor with repeated outbreaks of laugh
ter and applause.
Mae Holden. whom the management
styles the electric spark soubrette''
might be styled the EVA Tanguay of
burlesque'' for she leads the beauty
chorus of the production through a mazo
of nimble steps with happy care free
Il don't care" attitude that made a de-
cided hit
One of the dances that won repeated
encores was a lingerie dance The au-
dience would not permit the show to go
on until this dance had been enacted
by the chorus until they had to retire
from sheer fatigue.
The chorus is well above the average
In gracefulness. dancing and singing
ability. While no particularly new strik-
ing song hits were introduced except
for the Cat number the rendering of
such favorites as mississippi Cabaret"
Dixie ''Tipperary" and other popular
ditties of the day called for repeated en-
cores
The Beauty Doctors" is a three-act
sketch in five scenes with plenty of OPP
portunities for Fay and Morton to show
their ability as comedians of a high cal
iber
The big hit is the end OF the first act
where the entire chorus gives a brass
band finale in rather unconventional
American uniforms. the chorus. with
dozen snare drums. half dozen comets
and complementary number of from
bones and French horns gave a crashing
finish to the opening act upon which
the audience was loath to have the cur
tain fall
The olio contains several unusual fea-
lures. notable among which was Mabel
McCloud and Mickey Feeley in their
isarbar Coast Dance. and innovation d.
rect from San Francisco. leila Russell
also scored hit in her piano selections.
and the Howard Sisters rendered an in
strumental act that came In for its share
OF the applause. In contrast to the
whirlwind acrobatic Barbary Coast
Dance. Mac Holden and Harry Evans
rendered some Of the modern dances in
an exceedingly graceful and pleasing
manner.
The entire three acts Of '.The Beauty
DOCTORS maintains a high average for
buriesque humor, music, and dancing.
It Is hard to pick out any individual per-
former or individual act as being most
notable or striking. because the show Is
made up OF series Of head line attrac-,
tons. The humor Il breezy. enappy, and
clean. The dancing II well above the
average presented IN burlesque acts. and
all of the girls seemed to be gifted with
good voices as well. Among the songs
that Won particular APPLAUSE was Ar
verne Rose" q very pretty, musical se-
lection in which the girls wore apprepri-
ate rose-trimmed costumes.
All told. the Gayety Girls production IL
one OF the best exhibitions OF modern
buriesque that Warrington has had the
opportunity to view this season.