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...Gilfoil, the famous whistling soloist, who takes the part of the waiter, and George Richards, who will be seen in the character of Ben Gay. Other members of the company are Effle Atherton Par, Sadie Kirby, Margarel MacDonald, Cora Tinny Julius Whitmark, Richard Carl, and the peerless little American dancer, Bessie Clayton. The musical numbers, which form a strong feature in all of Hoyt's comedies, are new this season, and embrace the following variety of selections: "Her Eyes Don't Shine Like Diamonds," "Grandma's Advice," "Then Say Good Bye," "She is a Daisy," "Call Me Back...
...true imagery his description of the dancer is supreme. Byron speaks of the "maid of the ever twinkling feet," but Byron never could have told about "the nervous movements and demonstrations which indicated the bewitching power of the music to which the Terphsichoreans glided across the floor below." The scene, we are told, "was one from fairy land," with "generous bowls of lemonade" scattered around, (could the ordinary mortal imagine such a fitting drink for fairies as lemonade?) while above this domain of fays hung the Yale crew's shell, which "looked down upon the people below, recalling the time...
...great success, and fulfils the expectations raised by the announcement of the play. The tableaux, the ballet, and the costumes are all remarkably good. The ballet, in particular, is the best that has been seen here for a long time. The feats of Ariel, the flying dancer, are wonderful. As presented at first, the piece is much too long. This will, undoubtedly, soon be remedied...
...first question, after the customary "How are you?" was whether I knew any good dancer to introduce...
...said I. "There is a young lady here from Boston, - splendid dancer, nice talker...