New Britain herald., 1916-09-22
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1o1o
.LYCEUM GAVE US
 CONTINUOUS LAUGH
"When Dreams Come True ," Proves Vehicle Of Happiness

HNen Wlthout Joseph Santley, who slalted It on it's successful tour, "when DlealhS come True," the musical com
 eoy winch showed last night at the
 LSceuln has a charm that holds. An
 ehtnuslast1c audience greeted this
 vehicle of fun and melody.
 me plot,-well the least said about
 Ihat the better. It did succeed. how
 eVer' In finding it's way through three
 acts popping up every now and then
 alter song or dance. The sineins
 ana the dancing were the real treats
 or the show. And there was never a
 oearth Of these two very great essen
 tlals. Miss Lorraine Lester, who
 paayed the dream girl, is possessed
 or a remarkably sweet voice. and 9
 very charming personality She found
 no difficulty in any of her numbers
 The young fellow who takes the n1.oo leIt vacant by Joseph Santley wins fa- Vor, too. Robert Adams is a vo,,ng musical comedy acquisition who will
 be heard from later on. His dancine mas rarely ever been surpassed on the Lyceum boards, those same old timers that nave swung under the weight of many n1mble feet. Nor is he the only cancer in the show that must need be mentioned There are those two dainty little misses, Mae Finch and Alce Rlchey, who won numerous en- cores by their tripping of the light fantastic.
 It kindly reviewer may be allowed Just the least bit of freedom, ''yVhen Dreams Come True' is not so much musical comedy as 1t is comedy. and mlrth, and music, and vaudeville. The latter appelation will cover a greater portion of the show. No big time cir cult ever offered a better two hours entertainment of various numbers. From the moment that Miss Viola scott and her companion, that wonder fully eccentric comedian, Harlan Briggs, start the song, Its Great to be a Wonderful Detective" the fun is on. Nor does it let up until away in the third act when the funniest movie" burlesque seen in a long time is staged. In this latter number there are six who take part Miss Helen Freeburn, Miss Connie Mac, Miss Car men Ercelle, and the Messrs. Adams, Butler and Briggs The song IS, "Come Along to the Movies,'' and this sex tette shows just what happens after the movies begin. It is scream.
 Whether this is her real name or whether she has borrowed 1t from the famous leader of the old time world champions, Miss Connie Mac, more than lives up to expectations She is the one to whom falls the ridiculousIv funny part, Mathilda, the country cousin from Peru, sIndiana, who has ] "black- -on-white." Playing opposite Miss Mac, Harlan Briggs is, enabled 1 70 augment further the comedy situa- 1 ions. Between these two the laughs | Ire fairly well distributed.
 Miss Carmen Ercelle, before the l sh ow was over, demonstrated that she ! s one of the greatest novelty violin sts on the stage. Her mum bers were very well received and she responded to numerous encores. Others in the | show were: Arthur sgWilson, Walter Prescott, George Henderson, Margaret Wills, Eva Ferris, Dixie McNeil, Jean Gilbert, Anna Little, Arthur Williams, Ethel Barclay, F. c. Palmer, Helen Burns, Hazel Marron, Roy c. Butler, Evelyn Gibson, Laura Virginia, Evelyn Brokaw, Jack Forbes, Frank Todd, Louis Wesner, Ralph Jordan, Howard o'Donnell and Harry Archer.