Evening journal., 1918-04-30
MISS Miss BANTER SIIRS
IN kiss BURCLAR"
Her dancing, Singing and
Personality Contribute
Much TO Success
MUSIC OF NEW PLAY
IS OF HIGH ORDER

80 Playhouse Kiss Burglar. a
musical romance in two acts and five
scenes, with Fay Banter as The star.
Book and lyrics by Glen MacDonough,
music by Raymond Hubbel. Man
agement Of William p. Orr and J. NJ
.Welch.
Aine, Grand Duchess OF Orly.
Fay BANTER
iBy Arrangement with Vim. Harris Jr.l
Mr.. r. Chatterton-pym, Cyril Chadwick
Mrs. r. Chalterton-Pym. Grace Field
Miss Harte Janet Nelle
Bert DuNNicr .-..--.... Armand h'li7D
Tommy Dodd ............ Harry Clarke
oswald Gayly .Dcnlndl Macy
Colonel TrOtovitch ....E. Paylon Gibbs
First Aide TO Colonel Trotoviich
H. Morrison
Second Aide to Colonel TroLoyitch,
George Otto
A Detective ....................A. settle
Proprietor Of Pennington Inn,
Paul Dulze!l
Mailer ................-...H. Coughlm
And girls OF the chorus.
Fav Bainler won anew the admir-
dainty and spirited presentation OF the
grand duchess. in the kiss Burglar
last night. The comedy wOve ilsell
around her sweet anu Fascinating Per
sonality. Before taking her first musical
comedy venture, Miss Banter herself
expressed some doubt as TO whether
she was sufficient of singer ant
dancer for this form Of entertainment
but her audience felt her qualifications
i'm both directions were entirely salts
factory last night. In her hcautifu
dance 10 accompany her "Mantolpiec'
Tragedy" song, she displayed "a grac'
and esthetic feeling HAT lifted % higi
above the gymnastics that so seneral
docs for musical comedy dancing. Mis-
Bainters voice is not powerful, nut ]
is sweet i'm tone. Her great possossl loi
is in her gift Of personality, Whicl
colors every word and motion that ran
10 her role with a peculiar charm am
lovableness. Tho observer feels an IN
tellectusl power in Miss Bainters act
inc that makes him hope that she WI
not fan under The magic spell OF musl
cal comedy too entirely 20 take up IN
mere serious drama That might lea
her 10 a high emincnce in her probes
sion.
The music Of the romance IS OF
high order. delightfully."- free from th
rsqtime which makes most muslc'
comedies commonplace, without neln
al an heavy: DO is a waltz comeu
rather than a syncopated romance
Rsvmond Hubben, the composer, le
the orchestra last night since l Nj.
Wonderful You sung first as "a sol
nv Armand kalisz, and appearing aDol
once i'm so often in the melody Dlc
fair TO become a popular sons ever!
body was humming u on lils way o'
Of the theatre.
THE "Kis Burglar" has many move
Ties TO offer. IL has shadoWy Nlsloi
i'm mirrors: professions in darkness
biack-clad chorus girls with faces SUI
ccssivelv thrown into brilliance py
enot light: lantern choruses I'D sem
d.rlrness H. has a novel plOt. ll h'
ne,v and clever wiiticisms IN anu
ds,ce u has elaborate and eucctp
eiage scenery. .,....
Grace Field gave so good a portray
~ her role that the audience Wlsl'
ste could have supplied the one uii,
lacking She IS brilliant but nard' si
,oods moro sentiment. Janet we've w
prctly and pleasing D.,
p Armand Kalisz supported Miss Bai
ter exceliently. lie is good to To-.
mon. mas an admirable singing Noi'
and acts with distinction. har
Clarke. to whom much Of the spea
ing fails. showed himself TO be an e
ccIlent all-arouud actor. Tie IS go
dancer. and made one OF the hlls OF I
NAV in INC energetic rose song a
Tonan 90.
nennan Maley captured me hou, ,l.,
lie il one of those sad-faced may
nals who are TOO funny for ... Mor'
Ncariv every word he spoke drew
laugh cyril Chadwick made sat
" sacforv factor New Yorker with social
n,rsiions Z. Payton Gibbs was
eeremonious colonel in thorousl-s
The comedy remains me entire we
n. I pisvhouse with "Wednesday q
saturday malinces.
. FAREWELL TO SOLDIER.