South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-13
At THE OLIVER.

has TO say of Miss Springtime,"
the musical comedy success coming
TO the oliver tAeater Monday even
ing:
Miss Springtime came here
with exceptionally favorable ad-
vance notices. and consequently
much was expected of it, While il
may not have realized public an
ticipation 10 the full, Miss SprinS-'
time created a very favorable i'm
preston and scored a success. IT
is beautifully staged and costumed.
employs a large chorus with an at
tractive feminine contingent. and
has been provided with special ball
let music. The music is uniformly
catchy, and there is a liberal pro
portion of sentimental numbers.
which are always welcomed in mu-
steal comedies when modelled on
the waltz form.
The cast of solo singers won nu-
merous recalls during the evening
and the number of encOres, paTtic-
ularly in the second act. added
greatly 10 the lenEth of the per
Torrance which occupied three
hours. The serious and semi-seri-
GUS numbers were allotted 10 Har-
rison Brockbank. baritone, and
Hattie Burks, soprano. in the roles
respectively of 10 Varady. really
Rudolph Marco. a great opera SIM
er disguised as gypsy. and Hattie
Burks as Rosina Wenzel the her
oine Of the story. Mr. Brockban6
has a very acceptable voice and
sings with taste and reserve. and
Miss Burks. with a voice OF light
timbre sings neatly and acts dam
THY. The triumphs OF the music
were shared by them, the most ac-
claimed numbers being "Once Up
on a Time" My Castle in the
Air" Some" by Miss Burks; The
Love Monopoly" for Mr. Brock
bank, and the sentimental duet, the
Garden of Romance" for Miss
BUrks and Mr.. Brockbank. There
are no elaborate ensembles i'm the
matter of construction. the hnales
being simple in style and arrange
ment of the parts
Much of the interest of the au-
dience was held by Frank Mcintyre,
rat comedian with an unctuous
method and who is persistcntly
saying funny things, often smart
but always funny \ grotesque
trio. The old Fashioned Drama"
sung by Mr.. Mcintyre. Mr.. Doane
and Miss Barnett. made a hit and
obtained several redemands Miss
Barnett may be mentioned again
for her clever rendering of the
humorous song. a Very Good Girl
on sunday"
At the opening of the third act
an Oriental ballet. The Dance OF
Isis was introduced and with the
environment of a beautiful stage
setting, produced a charming eff
feet. Miss Hennessy and Mr. De
Haven. solo dancers. followed with
q "Dause Eccentrique," which was
enthusiastically applauded. solely
on account Of its eccentricity.
one of the principal features of
Jack and the BeanStalk," the Won
derful picture that is running at
the oliver theater. is the actinS OF
the children who make Up the
cast, with the exception OF the
giant The parts of JacN and tn
princess are marvellous. Francis
Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin,
with total of nine years TO their
( credit. are really marvels. The
house fairly bowls its approval when
the little princess tragically writes
. warning note for Jack 10 come
and save her. and her facial eN-
/ preston conveys the expected emo
/ tions so truthfully that many
women in the house actually cried
with happiness 70 think that a
i child could do such wonderful
things And little Mr. Carpenter
his heroics. his defiance. his love
making and all the rest of il are
almost beyond description. The
story lends itself wonderfully 90
pictures. II has an Introductory
modern setting that gives II reality
90 the mind of those OF all ages.
and then il fades back 10 the time
OF doublet and hose and the bean
/ stalk that leads 20 the land of fairy
tales and the devouring giant. some
beautiful scenes are shown. includ-
ing the tiny city which was built
especially for the production. with
houses and furniture made 10 suit
THE little inhabitants OF the village