Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENC ES ENJOY BRIGHT
COMEDY AND CATCHY MELODY OF SEASONS
Big MUSICAL SUCCESS, mo, NO, NANETTE"

Set with bright bits of song, dance
and dialogue, and with a cast Of
shining luminaries of the musical
comedy stage the IT. H. FraZee pro-
duction. mo, No, Nanette." which
played the Augusta Opera House for
matinee and evening performances
on Wednesday pleased the theatre
goers of the Capital City as has no
other similar offering in many sea-
sons.
| The three-act comedy was absolute
| ly satisfying from the several stand
points Of music, theme and sparkling
comedy. The casting was perfect
and John Hyams and Leila --cIntyre.
whose names and fame were already
known in this city, won many new
friends and admirers by their clever
characterizations in the mo, No,
Nanette" show.
| Some of the featured songs of the
| play had preceded the production to
this city, but of course the real fire
and verve. the true melody and Tilt
of "Tea for Two" and Il Want to be
| Happy" were appreciated as never
before in the natural setting of their
place in the musical program of the
gorgeous Frazee production, which
first introduced them.
The theme was intrigueing-that OF
a man Of worldly possessions, whose
| economical little wife gave him no
opportunity to lavish upon her the
beautiful things which he craved to
give to some woman as adornment.
His frequent business trips" to
Boston, Washington and San Fran
cisco were most enlighteningly ex-
planned when Betty, Winnie and
| Flora came onto the scene in the at
! tractively located second act And
! tripping lithesomely and gracefully
through all the song and story was
sweet 4ittle Nanette-to whom every
one said mo, no."
Besides the sterling comedy given
to the piece by Mr.. Hyams, Miss Hell
en- Case, Eulalie Young and Roland
! Woodruff each contributed no small
measure to the pleasure of the big
audience which enjoyed the presenta.
/ ton at the Opera House last evening.
Miss Case played Lucille, wife of Billy
Early, Jimmy Smiths lawyer. Billy
was played by Mr.. Woodruff, and of
course John Hyams was Jimmy the
/ wealthy purveyor of Bibles, whose
/ philanderings gave the theme its
many and humorous completes.
| AS IduIlIle, l1e COOK dt the C1n1L0S,
Eulalie Young had the audience with
| her for every minute that she had
| lines in the play. In the third and
| last acts Miss Young appeared in a
number with Mr.. Hyams and Mr..
| Woodruff which demanded many en-
cores to satisfy the amused audience
Throughout the mo, No. Nanette"
| show was wonderfully. costumed. The
staging was f1awless. and the dancing
| by the principals and the ladies' and
| gentlemen of the choruses was a rev.
citation in trained and perfectly CO.
| ordinated rhythm.
| Mary Vaughn was a winsome Nam
| cite. This golden-haired little lady
| had also golden throat, and her
| twinkling toes beguiled all who wit
messed her performance last evening.
| Her number with Jimmy and the en-
| semble-"I Want to Be Happy"-was
| undoubtedly the most brilliant song
success of the show. and those who
heard its rendition last evening could
well understand why in the past few
months 1t had melodiously circled the
/ globe by way of the "Nanette" COM
panfes under the Frazee management
PLAYING in England and Australia.
The reprise of this song number