The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1919, Page 18

ee —— ee ee 7) M)<» HUM Hh I} Mh ® THE NEW PLAYS 0 “Angel Face” A Pretty Thing | BY CHARLES DARNTON HAT old coticoction, the elixir of youth, this time made from a mon- key’s giand—the new idea, you know—has found its way into musical comedy. The experiment was made with “Angel Face” last night at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Broadway scientists observed fect of Prof, Barlow's 100-proof, tigh-kick compound on Grundma Larkins, whe came to New York from Keokuk, and after taking a drink that looked like a grenadine cocktall be- Daved a bit ekittishly. Then she went to sleep. The plot also duzed off into a sort of nightmare, with Betty, just sweet seventeen, popping up in ir RUSTY AND BUB Otto Harbach's new farce, “Re: grandma’s old-fashioned hat and shawl, wterward with a equalling infant ‘wboriously by Harry BR. Smith, whilk dustomary infusion of dyrics, ‘Phe hu ah ingrate,” “I'm not, ['m in wrong." only to become confused shortly This vague scheme was worked out Robert 13. Smith atood by with tho mor ran something like this: ‘You're The most enlivening part of the proceedings was the music by Victor! Uemvert, and Mr. Herbert had one of the innocent dimes of his life pumping | pep. | but compared with other w the pot-botiers for vrollers. There's augival comedy and another Herbert u this country can write it barentiy, While,” for it was repeated aguin a udoely aud then Betty gave it a whirl. bbdy but the ushers. Tn place of the nutnb of the « just like that—on the programme. ' In tirds a rhythmie, lilting song called one Herbert who tosses off airs for who writes operetin as no other mun instance his favorite number, sp. i Might Be Your Once in a Emilie Lea started it off nd aaguin. 0 the orchestra. The tunes were melodious and cleverly orchestrated, | rk of the indefatigable composer they seemed | Afterward it was warbled by asda caet ag Betty there were ? 77 ?—! 1 naive producer of the pleve, jeorge| W. Lederer, “invites suggestions for a singe name of the young lady."| Angel Pa dvesn’t just su her. Little Cherub might ve better, for she bite chubby. Perhaps the poor girl will make a name for herself, Any ‘8 quite deserving. Mise Lea, without any of the pink elixir, put a graceful kick into her performance; John E. Young crooned a charm: lullaby, and Mary Milburn sang a mediey of old Herbert songs that won rapturous applause. The| gomic Lit of the night was scored by an exceptionally clever eccentric} Janoer, Jack Dom The chorus gi uttractive and vivacious, espeatuily | Suse White—th ° iglit-haod side, If you care to know nthe best of taste. Pretty music and pretty girls made tty thing | About Plays and Players DUDLEY WO more new attractions are) Collier in “Phe Hottentot" in Atlantic | I announ6ed to open engagements in the’ Broadway district next week, A. | H, Woods will bring in ly to Oscupy," based on a story by Vranklin, and put jt in Maxi Mott's Theatre. Marjorie Rambeau, nbw at that theatre, will close her sagagement Saturday night, thus per- | mittTig Ready to Occupy” to open | next Mohdsy. Ernest Truex heads the cast. At the 44th Street Theatre | eat Tuesday evening G. M. Ander- son's new musical revue, “Frivolities of 1920," will go on display, succeed- ng “Carnival.” ‘The cast of the Anderson show includes Nan Hal- | wéria, Henry Lewis, Nellie and Sara | ‘Kouns, the Barr Twins, William Gal- | lagher, Frank Davis, Delle Darnell, | Joseph Rolley, Merle Hartwell, ‘Chomas Nip, Charles O’Brien, Thelma City Jan, 12. Crystal Herne will have inine lead in the “The Acquittul” at the Cohan & Harris Jan. 5. Kk Norworth and i in the cast of * of 1919." rse Broadhurst has pls Han Trimble Bradley's Wonderful Thing,” in rene Antonio Scott) will Daughter? to-night.” He m inate the role of Fen Sha in cint version, C.F. Whitson, the Peekskill saxa- phone artist, came to the city yester- day and asked Marous Nathan to take him to the Lenox Library on Fifth Avenue. It was torn down fit- teen years ago. A couple of Syracuse newspaper men were in town Inst night Brond waying. One of them sald he'd hate to have the job of turning all those electric lights on and off every night. Billie Burke isn't going to tour any more. In the spring she will appear in @ revival of “Phe School for Scan- rry Watson The Shubert | Jariton, Fletcher Norton, Zelda “5, re_ may, be‘a_second company Santley, Irene Dalroy, the Gevon| jaying “My Lady Friends” sent out | Musical Nosses, Colin Chase and! about Feb. 1 ' Marie Stafford. “Bronx lxpress," Ossip Dymow’'s "7 - comedy, will be produced by the| ) BARRYMORE REHEARSING. Jowish Art Theatre on New Year's Eve. Joun D. Williams bas started Gienel Barrymore and bis company fehearsing in Eugene Brieux's “La fkobe Rouge,” now called “The Letter f'the Law." Mr. Barrymore will ap- year as Mouson, ‘The company in- dudes Russ Whytal, Doris Rankin, Giprosce Derwent, ZeMoe Tilbury and ithers. NUTT'S DOPE. A special delivery letter from Jeff Nutt, correspondent of this column, | who is too busy to get down to the ge, gives gome tuside facts on the git tor higher carfares. It follows: | ear Dud: While I and the wife! ein Washington last week J heard | bout the Interborough Brooklyn Qailrond wanting to raise fares, and a burried over to New Yoi® ‘to in- \gotigate it for you. Here's the truth Spout tt: Mayor Enright has put up} sue ball im each park and the skaters | are flocking to them. President Hylan | yi the 8. Interborough wants to) “harge the skaters moro to get to the ks, but the stockholders won't Jet Yhey‘re all rich, you know, and cure to pay taxes on excess Julie Bruns will sail from France on Jan. 6, headed for New York, Bhe bas been acting in London and Paris. Poodles Hanneford and Clyde Cook, funmakers at the Hippodrome, are in a contest to see which gets more Jnughs than the other. ‘Ted Lewis and Jazz Band will go to Paris for an engagement at one of the theatres beginning carly in June. When John Charles Thomas of “Apple Blossoms” appears in joint re- cital with Mischa Elman at the Hip- podrome Sunday night he wil a every member of light opera pret Peeps y to approv: ITS GREATEST VIRTUE. I'd hate to sce the liquor ban By law put down and out, Because I don't know what the wits | Would have to joke about. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Al Jolson, who «penda his spare time singing in phonographa, says you can’t make records at ulght and the next day too. grotits. When | told the wife about; y ‘e she remarked that vhe situation FOOLISHMENT, Geemed all hailed up. Pretty eute,|ZAere Was @ young woman named eh? I'm going to try to put her tn | Ima so she can spring some of her Hokes over the footlights. This ts a 0090p on the fare thing. There seems to. be a lot doing on this story, but (an Jearn nothing.—Jeff.”” | TELL YOUR UNCLE SEEDEE, When Bdith Day wasa little girl she! Sapired to be a laundress, ‘she didn’t | lave @ tub, however, so she became # choir singer. Now’ she's appearing ‘tp “Irene.” When we were young we Wanted to be a burglar, "What did You want to bet | FRANCES IN A FIX, Depgvne it all, how love does get in the way sometimes! frances Halliday, red-h: from Gallipolis, Ohio, in “Miss Mil Hons” getting along fine as u dan 4nd now her fiance, Capt. Lester Whi Yoek, U. 8. A.. has cabied her to come | to Paris and marry tim. Miss @llalliday came from Gallipewhoppolis ‘to meet the Captain, but he was held | gn the job in France so she went with “Miss Millions"—her first theatrical engagement—and has been getting * ttle | 800d roads that he could not answer. | ded and | He had been telling the people if thoy | Free, | Who saw seven birds in a tree; Said she: “That's too many, Go frighten them, Henny,” The man's name was Henry, you see. | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | “He's a loafer.” “any, eh?” “No, « buker." center THE WILY FARMER, WORKER for good road the recent campaign bumped into an argument against voted for hard-surfaced highways it would add to the value of their land. He accosted a well-to-do farmer in 4 northern township. You're going to vote for aren't you, Bill?” | along fine. Now comes the cable | ou maid it would { the Message, Of course, she loves him, | Prige of land, didn't you? but—oh, well, there you are! | sure,” replied the good roads |men; “and it wil" | MISS LA RUE SIGNS. 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