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That was only the beginning of Sir Henry's troubles. By slaying the dragon, he, of course, won the damsel. Lady Alisane, the dragon's ward, had been idly waiting around to be rescued, and as soon as the battle ended, she stepped forward and offered her knight some...
...they were presumed to be dead, and it was a fair presumption. Many of the Indians were friendly, but there were plenty who were not. The travelers were repeatedly attacked by grizzlies. Another common complaint was "Louis Veneri," which could be "contracted from an amorous contact with a Chinnook damsel." Clark dutifully reported that "the Chin-nook womin are lude and carry on sport publickly...
Evelyn Warden as Maggy Haggerty, however, is so much the standard Irish washerwoman that every line she voiced sounded to me like "oooh, full faith and credit," but some of the other Irish, especially Phyllis Love as a sheltered young damsel under Maggy's wide wing, are able to vary their inflections with their emotions. In this respect, Salem Ludwig, as a roomer, beats them all; but he is supposed to be a Rumanian...
...Without benefit of can-can but well-squired by suitors, this lovely damsel recently celebrated...
Except for its story, the show is very good. Sidney Stires' music is pleasant and sometimes more than that; there is one song, "Damsel in Distress," which is up to the standards of professional musical comedy. Bill Wheeling has written clever lyrics, even under the debilitating influence of the story...