Muriel Window

Singing and impressions.

"The Birdies' Ball," "Angel Child," "Blue Devil," and "Maytime."

Muriel Window is an unusual soubret type to be working single. Usually the soubrets - the same style as Miss Window - have at least a piano player or otherwise work with a man. She is sensible in not having either of these adjuncts and passes on her own. That whistle of hers is sure with the gallery, and she gets all out of it. Miss Window's present act consists of herself, numbers, with music and lyrics by William B. Friedlander, and gowns. There is just about enough of each, with imitations thrown in for good measure and well done. She opens with a song about "The Birdies' Ball" after appearing from behind a peacock at one side of the stage, having done a little whistling at the opening. This leads to the "bird" song, and she puts it over nicely, with a few bird imitations included. By this time she has gotten to the center of the stage and there is a circular lounge, and after finishing the first number she makes a quick change behind it, with just enough of her undraped personality, appearing above to make it interesting. Then in a simple little gown she sings a song about an "Angel Child" that is worked out along the lines of "How'd Like to Be My Daddy?" Then another change behind the lounge (with the boys in the boxes at the side of the balcony "rubbering" by this time), and she offers her first imitation - that of Lillian Lorraine in her "Blue Devil" song. It was well received. Next there is another imitation - Peggy Woods in "Maytime," and finally one of Irene Bordini. Each has an individual costume, and her final remarks to the "rubber boys" brought a laugh to the house. She "hoped they had a good look." Her final number got her over and proved that hers is a different sort of a soubret offering. It is somewhat changed in total from Miss Window's previous turn in the same set.

Variety, 53:8 (01/17/1919)