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In evening clothes Miss King is all that has been claimed for her. In two other costumes, one of a vanilla color, and the other a green, there is a hybrid garment, resembling in about equal proportions a tailor- made woman’s jacket and the tail of a man’s dress coat, which gives the singer a more feminine than masculine appearance. Her changes are perfectly made in their completeness, and for speed in this she has the advantage over Miss Tilley, but Miss King’s hats either seem to misfit or are poorly worn.
Considered by herself, Miss King is a go, and one song did much to clinch this. It is "I'm Going Away," quickly placed upon the road to universal approval by the audience, and allowing of a sailor's hornpipe at the conclusion, which Miss King danced as one has never been danced over here before. Her opening selection, "When a Fellow is Twenty- one," was second in favor, without danger of being taken up to any extent, while the second, "On the Pier," is out of the running altogether. "When a Fellow's a Married Man" does not fare much better than the previous number, and "Lon- don Town," the fifth and last on Monday evening, co
In "When a Fellow's Married" the Englishwoman attempted a bibulous youth, but it did not seem a studied characterization. The management provided a very pretty palace' setting for the first three numbers.
Hetty King is an American success, but she is unfortunate in having to stand comparison with Vesta Tilley.
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Variety 10:2 (10/12/1907)