Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-27

The Nashville Tennesseoan of De
cember 20 has the following to say
of MY Golden Girl" which viii APP
pear at the Rylander theatcr here
Tuesday, Feb. /;
When Victor Herbert started "My
Golden Girl his comedy, with music
on its Southern tour, after the COM
pletion of a years run on Broadway,
his manager would agree to play in
Nashville for one night only.
Nashville isn't patronizing the
costly shows this year" said that gen
tleman.
Last night was the zone night on
ly" in question.
Notwithstanding that Santa Claus
was playing an OPPOSITION engage
mcnt, a full house greeted my Col
den Girl" The audience was so
arprcciative If this, one of the three
best attractions Of the year so far,
that the manager Of the show begged
for a return date Immediately.
eve are booked up until Febru-
ary," Harry Anderson, the Or
pheum's manager, announced be-
tween acts. You can have half a
week then"
So Only Golden Girl will play at
least four more performances. here,
and those who were unable to get
into the theater last night may have
the pleasure IF hearing the best work
which Victor Herbert has written
since the days when he produced his
grand opera, Ramona"
This show is different from any
which has been seen here this season.
In many respects it is superior even
to that tuneful hit, 'The Rainbow
Girl" and its comedy is certainly
more amusing and far cleaner than
that in Listen Lester"
A Strong, Clean Plot
A clean-cut plot Of marital misun-
Outstanding runs throughout the
piecc-Arthuf Mitchell, dissatisfied
young man, and his wife, Peggy,
equally dissatisfied, deciding that
they will be divorced Immediately,
and marry their affinities.
Peggy has been called Golden
Girl" by Howard Pope and Arthur
has been termed a Knight Of To
day" by pretty Helen Randolph.
Howard and Helen call by chance at
the Mitchell home on Long Island,
just as the lawyers of the married
pair arrive to arrange for the divorce.
A moment later a score of friends
call to felicitate the Mitchells on
their first anniversary, and two min
utes after that the parents of the
couple arrive. From then on there
is laugh every minute, except when
one Of the dozen principals is singing
or dacning. 1t would be a shame to
divulge the ending, as others will see
the show in February.
Speaking of girls-the chorus in
this piece forms the prettiest picture
seen in many day The costumes
which they wear would have made
the Queen of Sheba jealous; their
dancing would have taken Solomon s
eyes off his eight hundred wives; and
their individual and collective beauty
last night made many a middle aged
man sigh for the days OF his youth,
when he called some fair maiden his
golden girl"
There are a half dozen excellent
voices in the cast. The best soprano
of the season was heard at this house
mot even barring the Robin Hood
productionl was that sung by pretty
Loretta Sheridan. She has rich,
velvet voice Of great volume and
range. She was heard at her best
when singing I'm Venice with
Francis Lieb, who played the part Of
Howard Pope, and in IF We Had
Met Before"
Carrie Reynolds as Peggy Mitchell
brought the house down with her solo,
20 Night in June. and more than
once danced her way into the hearts
of her spectators.