Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-12-26
love DOCTOR"
MUSICAL TREAT
Good Singing, Dancing and Plot
in Show Presented at the New
Theatre

The Love Doctor a musical comedy
Book and lyrics by Thomas Hardin.
MusIc by Adolph Myerfeld. At the
New Theatre.
Secretary Of the Social Aspirants
Josephine Conouor
President of the Social Aspirants
~ Jessica Prentice
PROCTOR Kirk, ....... II. c. Overton
mrs. Annabelle Pettingill-Foote :.
Silence Tower
Louise Langdon .... Rita Lawrence
Edith Kirk Nursie King
Harry Kirk, rounder Paul Johnson
Joe Dokes .......,.. William WISE
DANIEL kell, Il policeman
Charles o'Malley
Jeanette, housemaid ...
Florence Armstrong
Rev. Percival Goody
Richard Vanderbilt
Love has often been described as n
disease. If it really is, there is poss
IDLY no better remedy for it than to
consult "The Love Doctor" which
Will be at the New Theatre Monday
night, December Goth. Any person
VINO Is possessed of any doubts as to
the joys of being struck by Dan
Cupld's dart will soon be convinced
by Joe boxes, a sign painter, Glove
doctor" and prince, that the expert
ence IS one that should never be
passed up" under any circum-
There are eighteen musical numb
ers IN The Love Doctor" and every
one OF them is of the variety that
inc audience huns as they pass out
OF the theatre. The principals in the
cast are all good actors and singers
ana the chorus members are all pos
scssed of excellent voices. The Gus
tuning, as well, is of n very high
order. All of the gowns are creations
and the ladies Of the chorus know
how to wear them.
The play possesses Il brilliant md
interesting narrative and abounds in
sparkling comedy of the better class
The score, comprising many Dor ulal
hits, is rs good as that of any must
cal comedy of the present season.
The principal role is taken by VIII
liam Wyse, cast rs Joe Boxes, alias
Percival Goody, "the Prince of The
osophy." Upon Mr.. Wyse rests tn,
responsibility of furnishing most OF
the comedy of the show and he Ger
talnly made good in the last perfor
nance. Leaning little toward thu
"slapstick" variety, but not enough
SO to make himself Objectionable
Mr.. Wyse proved himself n comedian
OF skill and artistic merit. He alst
possesses some skill as d singer nno
dancer.
Miss Josephine Conouor, although
cast in n part outside that Of til,
role of principal, was easily thu
best vocalist of the company. She
has rich clear soprano voice and
her several numbers were exception
ally well received by the audience
The Heart of Rose" sung in the
second act, was probably Miss Con-
ouor's best number. She also sang
Some Day in Araby," and "Ken-
lucky Dreams"
Another of the entertainers who
contributed heavily to the laughs of
the show is II. c. Overton, as Proc
tor Kirk, the retired Cincinnati soap
manufacturer, tying to break into
society.
Miss Nursie King, as Edith Kirk.
is one of the leaders of the female
contingent and she sings her several
numbers eXcellently. Her special
number with Mr.. Wyse is especially
good.
The entire company seems. very
well balanced and there is no doubt
that n crowded house will be the rule.
The plot, which is carried out faith
fully throughout the piece, deals
with the efforts of the Cincnnatii
family of Kinks, soap manufacturers,
to make their way into the social
realm of the flour hundred" The
Prince of Theosophy, characterized
by Joe BOXES, furnishes most of the
comedy of the story and the devel-
opments are both interesting and
highly amusing.
"The Love Doctor" comes to the
New Theatre, Monday, Dec. 10Th.