The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
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Ann Jones, as Bonnie Stuart"
gave us a most delectable comedy
morsel as the happy daughter of the
millionaire mineral water p~urveyor"
who refused to become angry until
when she just wanted to. The sang
frOid Of her acting and stage pres
enc was refreshing.
Mona Frazier, as Mrs. Stuart. the /
wife of the m. M. W. p, not only
drew genuine laughter from her Oft
repeated lines: Daniel, you've been
drinking again." but in the portrayal
eff her entire part, displayed genuine
histriOnic ability and a stage person
atty that created, in the sub-consc-
iOus mind of the average theatre
gOer, a desire to see her in a part
more pretentious.
The Male Characters
Lawrence MacBryan, as Daniel
Stuart" the m. m. w. p, was all that
could be desired in the part of a sort
of millionaire Coco-Cola king, with
bibulous tendencies. His part called
for action and lots of it; and in this
he was not found wanting. His work
in old-man comedy parts shows stea-
dy improvement.
Jake Forbes, as Tommy Shannan,"
had more lines to learn and say than,
perhaps, all the other principals put
together. His portrayal of the love
sick millionaire's son, who thought
that as his father made ten millions
in five years, he should be able to
make two millions in one year, or
less, was a delightful bit of light
comedy acting. His naturalness won
the audience from the time of the
rendition of his opening lines.
Ed. Bunney, as Sylvester Suther-
land" the disappointed lover, through
the earnestness of his precise enul-
citation, put over, in fine shape, a
part that is considered one of the
most thankless as it is also the most
difficult in stagedom. AS the solo
lead in two of the eleven specially
hits of the show, Il Wonder Who's
kissing Her Now" and "Memory's
Garden" he displayed his resonant
baritone voice to splendid advantage.
Bert Rivers, as the prophetic gar
dener, whose mystic knowledge of the
powers of the Century plant gave
him the opportunity to change plain
"Jim," a member Of the great army
of the unemployed, into a prince CT
Tonight" George Van Fleet, as the
Hotel Manager" and employer OF
=, brave Life Guards; Bert Julio, as the
Envoy" Fred LaBonte. as the "Bel
Boy" who doubled as the black-facC
lead in the saXaphone sextette spec
ialty at the opening of Act 2, nj
acted out their parts in a very az
ceptable manner Minor parts wer,
/ also we'll taken by Don LeCornu a.
O the Policeman" and Frank Cowan
and Paul Johnson as the Divers"
Nice Things About RhOda
An awful lot of nice things cou',
be said in this critique about tn
work Of Rhoda Harris, if only avail
8 able space and journalistic abilit,
I were nearly as accessible as our de
: sire to praise. Outstanding in he
O dancing and singing work in the va,
ious chorus numbers; sweetly de
u mure, or demurely sweet, as you lik.
in the part of Mabel, one of tn
I Girls of Vision" she shone Ike
diamond in a jet setting, as the prc
mier danseuse in the ooh! BABY
s dancing and singing hit of the SHOW
p in which Forbes so pleasingly sar
: the lead.
Another most delightful terpsiche
~ rean hit, all too short, was Ii
e. Apache-like dance of Violet 'Bobbi
Nye and Wallace Keown. in one ,
~ the chorus numbers. Miss Nye is
conner" of great promise, posses
id ing the gift, as well as the incln.
!, ton, CT taking her work seriousl
We should love TO see her in a mo-
n p~retentious part-one of the &c
trude Hoffman order.
Lucille Staebler was delightful
:. the three ensemble singing and dan
IN ing numbers" Its A Dear q
It, World" Il Hear the Land of Boh
mia Calling Me-" and "Can II
Love" Mercedes Staebler and cho
he US in, You Won't Know Anybo,
of There" and Where the Lazy Daisi
Grow" also drew many well-deserv
encores. The after song, 81 Do
Want To by Your Family"
the Ann Jones and Jake Forbes, pier
ich antly reminded the writer of the fl
ut. work Of Rock and Fulton, the fs
lily famed Orpheum artists, in "The B
ar. Who Suffered and the Girl WI
Lisped."
by Other singing and dancing speci,
ties, all of which drew prolonged 9