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‘who took the male parts were stunning. 
ALTHOUGH the plot of “S. S. Romantic,” the Vin- 
cent Club’s annual show, which was given its first 
performance Monday afternoon at the Cort Theatre, 
Boston, has none of the thrill of a French play, it serves 
as an excellent peg upon which to hang a great variety 
of novel and clever “stunts” that, for number and origin- 
ality, make this year’s production the best that the club 
has ever presented publicly. As a finished performance 
it would not be fair to say that this show surpasses 
those of other years, but for the amount of entertaining 
vaudeville which it contains, it is certainly a “top notch- 
er.” That the handsomest boys are girls was shown 1n 
every act of “S. S. Romantic.” In their natty sailor 
suits and gold-trimmed uniforms of ship’s officers, those 
From the 
“hip hooray ” of the opening chorus to the last line of 
the play, Vincent club girls made it evident that even in 
matters peculiarly pertinent to the male sex, men are con- 
fronting an up-hill climb to hold their own against wo- 
men. The first act represented the “S. S. Romantic” 
just leaving Naples for America. ‘The scene showed the 
deck of a trans-Atlantic liner and the life of the first 
cabin passengers who, seeking diversion, invite some of 
the immigrant passengers to the deck to contribute to 
their amusement. A bit of romance enlivens the voyage, 
for in the most unexpected manner Miss Anastasia Wal- 
dorf Vandermeyer, an heiress, impersonated by Mrs. 
John R. Chapin, encounters her former lover Walter 
Sandford, enacted by Mrs. John E. Thayer, Jr., after 
the ship has left Naples, and the two renew their old 
love affair. To add to the interest of the romance, 
Comte Louis Pierre d’Agincourt, represented by Mrs. 
George von L. Meyer, Jr., who is in search of the 
heiress, whom he wishes to marry, mistakes Miss Elsie 
Vandermeer, characterized by Miss Anne Means, for 
Miss Vandermeyer, and from this error there ensues an 
embarrassing situation which is finally adjusted by the 
captain, a part taken by Miss Margaret Thomas, who 
is assisted by Johnson, the deck steward, impersonated 
by Mrs. William E. Russell. Miss Jane Crochett, an 
aunt of Miss Vandermeyer, represented by Mrs. F. 
Abbott Goodhue, causes a good deal of amusement by 
her devotion to Chiffon, a tiny white poodle, who 1s 
known in real life as Paton Peters. Miss Olivia Ames 
and Miss Natalie Thayer, dressed as a girl and a boy, 
and looking every inch their parts, were cast as foils to 
Aunt Jane whose lover was Col. Sandford, father of 
Walter Sanford, a part taken by Miss Janet Elliott. 
The vaudeville turns in this act comprised a song, “She 
Was Meant for Me,” by Mrs. George von L. Meyer, Jr., 
an octet; a song “Ho, Heave Ho!” by Mrs. Williams 
E. Russell, assisted by sailors and stewards; a hornpipe 
dance by the Misses Winsor, Thorndike, Prescott. 
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Sheafe and Weld; steerage melodies by a group of 
Italian immigrants, comprising Mrs. A. Robeson  Sar- 
gent, who was stunning as Giuseppi; Miss Mary 
Vaughan, who played the guitar, and Miss Dorothy 
Howard; a song, “Reminiscences,” by Mrs. John E. 
Thayer, Jr.; a skating dance by Miss Dorothy Jordan, 
wearing a costume of 50 years ago, which was both 
graceful and humorous, and a Jack Tar drill by a group 
of 12 girls which was, perhaps, the principal feature of 
the show. A special feature of this number was a flag 
drill which was wonderfully executed by Miss Sylvia 
Warren, with the aid of two large British silk flags. 
The second act, which was laid in Algiers, was beauti- 
fully staged and the scenery and the costumes combined 
to make an exquisite picture. The numbers included a 
Turkish Janisary dance by the Misses Harding, Dixon, 
Pickering, Parkman, Read and Mrs. Knowles; a tourist 
song by Mrs. Russell and Miss Parkman, assisted by 
the octet; a camel dance by the Misses Howard, Thorn- 
dike, Brooks, Parker and Stedman, which was a very 
clever performance; cafe girl dance by the Misses Eliot, 
Bullard, Prescott and Wheeler; song ““A Fortunate Dis- 
covery,’ by Mrs. Meyer and Miss Means; and Arabian 
dance by the Misses Hoar and Cabot and Mrs. Lothrop; 
jugglers by the Misses Mason, Winslow and Baylies, 
which displayed some very entertaining necromancy; a 
song, “Crystal-Gazing,’ by Miss Miriam Sears, who 
wore a superb costume with glittering jewels; and several 
choruses. ‘The third act was depicted on board the ship. 
It was enlivened with songs by Mrs. John R. Chapin, 
a dancing lesson by Mrs. Henry P. McKean, Jr., and 
Mrs. Goodhue, assisted by the octet and passengers; 
songs by Miss Mary Fay, who impersonated Lena Can- 
talieri, a grand opera singer; a dance by Miss Dorothy 
Jordan, who performed a Petrograd ballet with such 
skill that she was repeatedly encored, and the ship’s 
band, a humorous imitation of an orchestra, which was 
led by Miss Elizabeth S. Porter. Other parts included 
Juella Tiffany, Miss Elizabeth DeFord; Americana 
Hearst, Miss Caroline Fessenden: Electra Edison, Miss 
Mary Hunnewell; Carina Ford, Miss Rosamond Eliot; 
Dolly Ingersoll, Miss Martha Thorndike; Kodacia East- 
man, Miss Eleanor Fabyan; Phonita Bell, Miss Frances 
Webster; Sewson Singer, Miss E. Hope Bancroft; Cafe 
Proprietor, Miss Marion Frazer; Cook Guide, Miss 
Edith Parkman; Jugglers, Miss Sarah Winslow, Miss 
Miriam Mason and Miss Charlotte Baylies; Dancing 
Master, Mrs. Henry McKean. “S. S. Romantic” was 
written by Miss Barbara Burr and Miss Alice Thorn- 
dike. The music was adapted by Miss Katherine Dorr 
and Miss Miriam Sears. ‘The dances were taught by 
Mrs. Lilla Viles Wyman and the drill by Miss Isabel 
Florence. 
