Adeline Genee (1878-1970)

"The Silver Star"
By Harry B. Smith.
Produced at New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, 1st November, 1909.

Nancy Sykes says: Adeline Genee, the famous dancer, came to the New Amsterdam Theater Monday night in Klaw & Erinnger's production of "The Silver Star." a musical play written for her by Harry B. Smith and others.

Mlle. Genee does not speak a word until just before the final curtain, but her pantomime and dancing are remarkable for grace and beauty. The piece is a clever mixture of musical comedy, as New York knows it, and the pantomime so popular in London. The production is gorgeous to the limit with spectacular effects. There is a carload of massive scenery, and many beautiful and novel costumes. Notable scenes show the interior of the Grand Opera House In Paris and a picturesque spot on the river Thames. Mlle. Genee makes her first appearance as one of the decorations of a huge and brilliantly lighted Christmas tree, and represents a doll, a soldier and other toys, changing her costume with each impersonation. In the second act she introduces dances showing the spirit of revelry. The ballet accompanying these dances is magnificent in costuming color. Mlle. Genee captured the audience and during the evening was called to the footlights again and again. The comedy of the piece is furnished by Harry Watson and George Bickel. "The Silver Star" is a wonderful spectacle, and Genee an exquisite dancer and pantomimist.

Galveston Daily News, 7th November, 1909.