Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-29

ity that makes his hearty boyishncss
peculiarly engaging. lie made the
Jenkins OF the story the center OF
comedy. nor did he step out OF the part
10 give some Little Bug Is Goini; to
Find You Some Day" IL flavor all it's
own. How he found-timc to work so
much into the part. amid what mus,
have been "A big task. is his own bust
ness
Myrtle Jersey. the prima donna. is
destined TO be a JOY to tho car-,:is
well as to the cyc--throughout the
compdnys season. Nina. in '''rhc Fire.
n.y. is as trying part as a director
could assign to any soprano OF the
lighter stage. yet a memory that re.
calls both Trentini and Edith Thayer
in the part can find no fault in Miss
Jerseys singing. Her voice is clear.
free" of ample range and is uncom-
monty we'll schoolcd. so tina, il is the
same voice throughout her whole reg
lister. while her cnunciation is excel
lent In addition, she is of an UNI
usually refined type-which adds more
than charm TO her performance
Alice Hills, the contralto. is II real
contralto. real singer and :, real
actor. Her barcarollc. at the opening
OF the second act was one of the
features OF the performance. and the
skill with which She made every poS-
siblc point caused her individual WORK
TO stand out as Il model Of how 81 part
may he made important Dctmar PopDcn
~ "a fine baSSO Cantantc. or bass bari
tone. who Will create envy and adni-
miration in the low voiced ranks Of
the town. and who ~ also a thoroughly
competent aid evidently thoroughly
experienced actor Billie Bush. the
soubrette. is winning and "cute''
a hi, OF :, girl as the heart o. man
could wish for; popularity viii he he,
middle name b fore the week is out.
Tan Marble. happily remembered from
! the good old days Of the Bijou Musical
| company, when ne was a lad. has be-
come Il clever comedian who VIII have
, fuller opportunity next week This
VIII also be given Matt IIanlcy Sho
was on the stage "a few minutes last
nights an Italian flower seller
and made those minutes his own scene
showing also what an actor does with
a bit Annette Ford. the mc2zo-
soprano. sings quite we'll: George
Borucs. the tenor. did not sing his
one good number in good voice though
he played pleasantly. and Russell
I.cnnon-w was agreeable in IN.
extremely disagrccable Flora Rella''
--waa so manifcstly uneasy AS to
spoil several OF the scenes in which
he appeared
OF the chorus more will he said At
another time. II is sufficient now TO
say ii sings in time on pitch and
with plenty Of volume. There Is :,
tenor in the chorus. indeed. who Is
worth a place i'll any COMPANY ",
Ncff, the director, has worked
wonders with the company in limited
time and with Mr. kessnich AT the
first desk. his orchcstr;. OF eleven was
4. h 6 IN ,sn ntrii
1" the beauty Of Friuls music Enac-
conpanicd chorus work-eSpcCiaIly for
mems dangerous thing. and Mir.
Nem would get better results in :,
difficult number If ne did not attempt
IL QUITE Yet.
That is trinc. however The out
standing fact is that the Comic opera
Players. IN The FREELY" supplied the
one. big. welcome surprise Of the sea
son
Douglas Gordon.
Lyrics First-HaIf BilI.
After four acts that are only moder-
ateiy funny. musical or interesting. AS
IN" case may ne. the "Revuc de Vogue"
brings down the curtain on the Lyrics
Offering for tho first part OF the week
leaving the audience in reasonable
stale Of satisfaction. In appearance
the act IS fresh and brightly colorcd
| There arc a half-dozcn or more slightly
girls IN the revue. who wear many diff
!ercnt sets OF costumes. One OF the
girls stands out ahead OF the others
IN dancing and another in singing rag
I time. one solitary man j. included in
the company. and h" justiiics his OK
istcnCe by singing. The whole bill is
as follows:
C-Dobson and Richards The bur
den Of tn. act l. carried by the man
who chatters half-insancly and wins
q iarc" measure OF applause. The girl
appears and dances. but not enough TO
satisfy the audience.
D-Frank Gordon. From tho number
OF cSSs he causes 10 appeal he must
certainly have corncred the market in
that commodity There arc clever
card tricks also. and the mos, mystily-
ing Of all brings into play both eggs
and cards.
E-Jack Clifford and Marian Wills.
Jack displays cleverncss both as n
character actor and as an imitator
OF the tones OF musical Instruments
The lines in the first part Of the ACT
may he funny. but they we're spoken in
such low tones yesterday afternoon
that tho bulk OF the audience missed
tho times TO laugh
flames II. cullen. With the ouict
assurance possessed only by some fat
men, he recites various ditties to the
accompa niment of the orchestra
G-"Revue de Vogue"