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Prepared by Aaron Hoffman and Paul West. George P. Murphy, who has been closely
identified with vaudeville and burlesque
for several years, however, does more for
the comedy end of the show than the
story of situations, and he scores principally
with much of the material he used
last season in burlesque. One of the big hits among the liberal
sprinkling of musical numbers was "Das
Gartenhouse," and it was not done as well
as when last heard in "The Tiger Lilies." The "Can't You See I
Love You?" number by Jack J. Black and
Carrie Reynolds and the mimic song by
Flavia Arcaro, into solid hits, the latter
being the principal hit of the show. The cast was as follows: James E. Rosen won individual
honors in the dual part of the baby
and "Major Knott Much," the midget;
William Clifton and Ruby Ray as the
Newlyweds; Irving Brooks, the abductor;
Jack J. Clark, the plotter, and the Misses
Arcaro and Reynolds were the other principals.
There is a bunch of show girls
and a lively double quartet of "ponies,"
who work hard and do well with the
dances arranged by Julian Alfred. Most
of the music, by Nat 1). Ayer and John
W. Brat ton, is reminiscent, duplicates of
"Meet Me in Rose Time, Rosie" and
"Esquimo" bring most noticeable.
A crowded
house welcomed the piece, and so warm
was the welcome that the extension of
the engagement here was announced on
Tuesday.
The more one sees of present day musical
comedy the more one marvels at the
readiness of patrons of high price attractions
to accept material which wears the
earmarks of constant usage in burlesque
for years aa up-to-date comedy.
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Variety 14:1 (04/13/1909)