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Show THEATERS 1 "THE RED ROSE." "The Red Rose," with Zoe Barnett and a capable company of fellow artists ar-tists and artistes, was Manager Goss' ChriBtmas offering at the Orpheum yesterday afternoon and last night. "The Red Rose" Is musical comedy of exceptional worth, of the sort designed design-ed mainly for mirthful purposes and succeeded to tho utmost degree in sat-isflylng sat-isflylng the audiences in attendance yesterday, who were keenly appreciative apprecia-tive of the many excellent musical numbers, the pretty girls In the chorus chor-us and clever dialogue, tho latter the work of those clover librettisto, Harrv B. and Albert B. Smith. Of course, there isn't much If any plot, but such as it Is, It is worked out well and is given attontion occa-solnally occa-solnally when the principals or chorus aren't busy at making pretty pictures in the singing of the many tuneful nut-sic. nut-sic. The plot goes something like this: A young American who is studying art in Paris falls in love with a gypsy model in the studios and their little love affair a la Trilby is broken up by father, who is present of the rubber rub-ber trust, etc., But father, a rival rubber king who wants to amalgamate the two rubber corporations; a baron, an English cholly boy with his golf sticks, a German Ger-man picture dealer, and tho latter's robust wifo all go to complicate tho situation and contribute a lot of fun that never goes over the heads of the audience and makes you laugh long and heartily. The chorus is most winsome and pretty and the costuming and staging are done on an elnborate scale. The stage is quite densely populated ut times and the whole company does everything ev-erything in its power to contribute to tho merry, merry evening, "The Red Rose," Is a mammoth potpourri pot-pourri of music and laughter, every phase of those things which are supposed sup-posed to make for prettinesB ami daintiness being used to advantage. As a whole it is full of life and sunshine sun-shine and, while there are no remark- ablo singing voices in the cast, the rtjongs are all Invested with a heartiness hearti-ness on the part of principals nnd chorus which mv' cs them effective nnd decidedly pleasing. Perhaps the most melodious rong number was the finale of the first act. :i "Bohemian" melody. and.Mius Barnett revealed her latent dramatic ability later on In the same song, where her pseudo-papa discovers he has been imposed on in believing her his daughter and sends tho gypsy girl back to Bohemia again "Como Along Ma Cherie." "The Queen of Vanity Fair," and tho "Hammock Song" are other pleasing numbers. Zoo Barnotte is a captivating Lola, the "Red Rose," and shows much improvement im-provement over her firs, appearance here in the part, last winter. She is as dainty and vivacious as ono could wish and wears some stunning gowns, some of them of really remarkable de sign, as if she were to the manner born. Now that Ogdenites have como to know Miss Barnett she Is assured of a welcome hero in future, regardless regard-less of tho vehicle in which alio appears. ap-pears. Charles Clear, as the "cholly boy," was happily cast and Walter Catlett Is the acmo of agility as tho German picture dealor and gets all the comedy com-edy possible out of his role. Laura Jaffray is a petite little miss with a charm all her own and is well fitted for the part of Gyp, "her own master." a girl of tho studios. Sho has a remarkably re-markably strong voico for ono of so diminutive stature and oinploys It to good effect In her musical numbers. Tho other principals all contributed to tho worth of tho performance and in all "The Red Rose" was as good a. musical comedy as one could hope to sec. "The Red Rose" will play a return engagement at tho Orpheum Sunday night, and. considering the favor with which It met yesterday, a large audience audi-ence should be out to witness it. |