Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-03
BIG OVATION GIVEN HERBERT
And THE Girl in the Spotlight at EnglisF's

The nimbla, long legs Of Hal Skelly,
the sweet voice and unaffected presence
Of little Mary Mnburn and the melodi-
Gus score OF victor Herbert aid In making
srhe Girl In the Spotlight" rip
snorttn' of good show.
Victor Herbert, the composer, con-
Quoted the orchestra last night at Eng
ush's, and he was accorded one Of the
biggest Ovations ever rendered a COM
poser at English's. In answer to the
persistent demand Of the audience, Mr..
Herbert, at the close of the first act,
left the orchestra pit and went back
to the stage. When he appeared on
the stage with the entire cast the 2p-
plause was overwhelming.
Mr.. Herbert, in assuring the audience
Of his appreciation of the reception Of
'sThe Girl In the Spotlight" stated that
George W. Lederer, the producer, had
sent the original cast TO English's.
$50 often it is claimed that Original
casts are presented, but it is generally
q d--n lie" admitted Mp. Herbert. He
praised Mr.. Ledsrer for sending TO In
d.anapolis the original company, and so
keeping faith with the public.
Mr. Herbert probably did not appre-
cate how wei the audiences In the
smaller cities have patrOnised the the
atezs on the promise OF seeing the "origl-
nal Company" but Mr.. Herbert intt-
mated that producers are waking up to
the fact that honesty ts the best policy,
The house was capacity last night and
the audience demonstrated the fact the
original companies get the business in
Indianapolis.
The story Of "The Girl In the Spot
light Is not new but the music is so
tuneful, SO appealing aud so real that
the story even appears new. IL concerns
a little housemaid who longs to be a
leading lady and her dream comes true.
Mary AIilburn, one OF the real "hnds,'
which was predicted when she appeared
here last season in Angel Face" plays
and sings the role OF Molly, the house
maid am not going TO gush, but Miss
MIburn is a dear-she IS more than that,
she brings to the stage wholesome, IN
Affected youth and a real voice and a
gracious presence. The audience proved
that last night by applause for her.
Then there Is our old "Fiddlers Three"
friend, Hal Sicily, dancing 20 the great
enjoyment Of the audience with his long,
nim5le legs. He Is at his best in coined
lines in the first act but does his best
lOng-legged dancing in the last act He
is an elongated edition of the word conf
cal He is sure ire.
Bddie Bowling has many things to do
in the show as Bill Wood, who blossoms
out as a maid in the last act. Bowling
"clOwned' too much in the first act
rather overdid ii, but the audience en-
eOuraged him BE was q riot as the
maid" in the second act
Max Carr wins with a snappy song
ctlled Catch En- Young. Treat En-
RVugh, Tell EN- Nothing" The melody
hit and the choicest contribution Of Mr.
Herbert is There's a Tender Look in
Your Eyes" Il runs through the entire
Performance Probably the best voic.
Is possessed by Julia Kelety as Nina and
she sung many encores last night t.
Somewhere Somebody Is Calling
The chorus is young, good looking and
well hammered They know how 10 dane,
and are at al times sufficiently clad
Thai sure Is a relief The remainder o.
the cast keeps pace with the PRINCIPALS
Scenery IS beautiful The audiencs an
plauded thai, too.
Opinion: The Girl IN the SpotlIxbt
gives 100 cen = return on each dollar In
vested at the box Office.
The engagement closes at EnEIish's Sat
unday mighty. D. q.
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