The evening world. Newspaper, September 24, 1919, Page 22

‘ ' -_—_—-— + o THE NEW PLAYSo “See-Saw” So-so Musical Comedy By CHARLES DARNTON COMIC PAGE WE DNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919 @al comedy that put M. Cohan Theatre. ‘The very tired business man may get a great deal of satisfaction, if Mot rest, out of this contraption, for it glorifies him in capital letters. He may see himself, as others imagine him, going all the way from Detroit to Palm Beach and doing his best to he doesn’t matter. It is his daughter who really holds the purse strings. ' Very well! Now for scenery and pre There is a pretty and a clever ita obief charm. She gings and dances delightfully, In the wong, “A World Full of Girls,” she makes her first bid for well-deserved applause, and she also “makes good” | achievement is concerned, she is a musical comedy Helen of Troy. “Bee-Baw” is 60-80 musical comedy. It cannot possibly come as a @arprise to the town. Yet it serves its purpose of keeping dull people F you find it exciting to watch a titled Englishman chasing a poor American heiress trom New York to Palm Heach place of automobile manufacturers, theatrical man- and 60 forth—you may enjoy “See-Saw,” the musi- first metropolitan speed last night at the George and this means, of keep his temper under control, But tty girls. girl, Elizabeth Hines, who gives the in later numbers, So far ag individual ‘The book and lyrics by Earl Derr Biggers are conventional, and te music by Louis A. Hirsch is tuneful, though familiar to the ear, Charlie Brown falls easily into the role of Lord Horrowby and gives & truly Mnglish sense of humor to his work. He is thoroughly likable, | Miss Hines, this very light comedian | Fi YEO LUKE TH FAIR FANNY” ELOPED WITH ME —HeR MOTHER AN’ FATHER HELPED Except for the charming behavior of serves as the saving grace of “See-Saw.” As the American suitor who fina’ through his nose, said “yew” for “you,” and danced in an acrobatic man- lly Dorothea Mackaye made the heiress a “throaty” soprano, but she danced gracefully. The best dancing Timmy Parker as a colored bellboy, lodious porters. ‘Hila Danaher was always on her dancing tots, and the pretty, daintily-! @ressed chorus girls added charm to ly wins the girl, Frank Carter sang of the night, however, was done by after a crap-shooting song by me-| “Bee-Saw.” About Plays By BIDE 4. SOTHERN and Julia Mar- . We, under the direction of Lee * Shubert, will begin their New York season of four weeks in “Twolfth Night” at the Shubert Theatre on Qet. 6. Their repertoire will include iso “Hamlet” and “The Taming of the Ghrew.” After the New York en- Mr. Sothern and Miss M wil tour the other large ¢ ‘les. Dancer” will be presented, un- Ghubert direction, next Wednes- evening at the Harris Theatre. What a Girl,” now at the Shu- ‘Theatre, wili bo transferred to Central on Oct. 6. On the mme {The Gateties” will be moved ‘the 44th Btrect Thoatre to the r Garden, where it will remain wntil “The Passing Show of 1919" is feady. “Monto Cristo Jr.” will go to Boston. During the week of Oot. 6 Melntyro and Heath, in “Hello Alex- ander,” with Sophie Tucker featured, = Open at the 41th Street. RUFE’S “K uazz FAN. I don't know whate got into Rufe— » Our eldest son, I mean, Bis daddy vows the boys become ways Daughter is {| Plumd loco in the bean, He's dought himself a trombone ' thing, | He toots it night an’ day, \Rufe says he wants to learn Jazz tunes, For they're the stuff to play. Ifa Jazz band this an’ Jazz band that, » We don't jest understand, But Rufe says, “Wait until you see = Me ina fine Jazz band,” ‘Be tells us that he'll rise to fame, / It worrics us o lot, Uke to call the doctor in > Am’ see jest what he’s got. nu Uncle Zeke says all Rufe needs + Is discipline from us, ‘He says if Dad would lick him once, - ‘would oure the silly cuss, Perhaps Zeke's right; Dad says he thinks _ He'll try tt, anyhow, Mo, like as not you'll soon sec Rufe “Jaze bandin'” 'hind a plow. | errs Coa ee ee Ff ‘TO STAGE “FAIR HELEN.” ‘A new and pretentious production ef “Fair Helen” is to be made under the direction of Richard Ordynsk! of the Metropolitan Opera House, Me- hearsals will begin to-morrow, The original is trom Offenbach's “Ia Lele + Bielene,” and the adaptation is by} te Austin Strong, author of “Three Wise | % ” he lyrics are by Charles Poy Towne, editor of McClure's q ine. Mr. Ordynski insists that, | ‘ bile there will be in the production AN appeal to the intelligence, it will not and Players DUDLEY his fourth season in “The Masquera- der” at the Curran Theatre, cisco, last week and played t for the week of $ 1. Oliver Mor- onco has launched two companies in Mr, Tully's “Bird of Paradise,” and the same play has just scored @ hit in England. DAD'S NO FOOL. “If you can find room for my writes Wynn Holcomb of Sh ae “I'll put one over on Dad, I ‘8 aS & poet I'd better stick to the litte old drawing board” Here'y the poem: As fortune smiles, but not on me, With time and youth I wait to see What lies in store by Fate's decree, Bo says 1: “What's to be will be.” ran- total | GOSSIP, Clifford Brooke has a cuckoo clock that has a speaking role in “Katy’s Kisses.” Ollie Alger, ahoad of “Apple Blos- soms,” will go to a hospital for an operation next week, Stanley C. Ridges has joined Lew Vields's “Lonely lomeo" company, succeeding Alan Hale. Marjorie Hust, of “Scandal,” has had her salary Goubled., Dad Hast nd."* lle of Omaha, Follies.” She tose Taylor, w has joined the % iu quite easy to Claire Whitney, Clarice Young and Mary Harper have been engaged by Charlies Emerson Cook for “An Inno- cent Idea.” Maude Leone has been assigned a good part in John Cort’s musical comedy, “Roly Boley Eyes.” Dorothy Mortimer, of “Nightio Night,” has never appeared in a Broadway failure, She carries a rab- Dit's pedal extremity Mark Smith has joined the cast of “The Five Million,” and is now at least five hundred thouwand of the show. Bertha Kalich has added Jack Rose- leigh and Frank Burbeck to the cast of “The Riddle: Woman,” Reynolds Denniston has arranged with Adolph Klauber to present “Nightio Night” in China, Japan and other members of the League of Nations. The Russian Cathedral Quartstte will give a special performance to- night at Loéw's Avenue B Theatre in connection with the Jewish holiday season. TOUGH ENOUGH! Warren Pershing, ten-year-old son of the General, has returned to Lin coln, Neb, to resume his school studies, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. If there must be strikes, we vote for a walkout of cafe hat boys. ROOLISHMENT. There was a young lady in Rheims, Who used to sing songs in her dreams, The neighbors would run | Tn to kick, one by one, And often they'd show up in teams.) savor of “high-browism.” On the con-| trary, the tendency will be toward low! “Ye: | gomedy in a high setting. TULLY PLAYS OPEN. Under the management of Richard Walton Tully, Guy Bates Post began| FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “He composes jazz music, eh?" ‘Pull of tun ‘No, prunes! TAKING NO CHANCES, ‘and neither of the girls is willing to 60 away and leave the field to the| other one.”—Chicago Newa THERR~ “TRERE — TRY IT AGAIN — IT WoNT “BE So HARD NEXT TIME LITTLE pcb ciabebl GONE AN’ LEFT OLE BATCHELOR- IT TO. 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