The evening world. Newspaper, November 24, 1920, Page 14

Sey dail + scored “a | ng hit.” For that matter, we 'THE NEW PLAYS. “Rollo’s Wild Oat” A Rare Comedy Treat By CHARLES DARNTON HPRE was caus last night and won or thanksgiving at the Punch and Judy Theatre “Rollo's Wild Oat" reaped whirlwinds of laughter new jau Clare Kummer. To add to the joy of the occasion her deliciously is comedy wan acted by a flawless cust Always in Miss Kummer's plays thore is the spirit of adventure, @ bit fantastic, 1f you like, « e Wert something of a Don Quixote in akiris, but hurling her Ia traight and trae, This time she has hit Upon the idea that everybody wants to play Hamlet—that Is, everybody OM speaking « Kespeare, Quite relentlessly ahs drives home th taking a young man who should have been in- ferested in airt him brave enough to enter upon the Breatest adveniure t t offers. He goes at the thing sensibly and intellixently, keeping head and persisting in his purpose against discouragement C “pew jdeas” about “Hamlet,” such 43 rdnning mu tuche for himself and no straw wolored wig for Macbuff hax beautiful hair, but she doesn't want Op nd what's more, she t lo not to play Mamiet, M ne thing If not original. Her eyes seem ever to be turned uman comedy, and she gives it the sparkle of the to be found in the American theatre. The first act { that she sets herself a hard task, and it is) bit in the later scenes trom comedy that brightest dia of her new p mo wonder tiai she drops i Kept the audience in roars of But the main idea is neve Rollo feels the trouble Harm Dition meeting the a ties slighted, never forgotten,, Even when poor t weighing heavily upon him and his am- night performance, he thinks the Ophelia fone mad ber time she breaks into a ni scene! with w messace (hat hin grandfather is dying. Tho worst : vr actor fn the world would probably let his grandfather go bang rather than kill “Hamlet his is the weak point In the play, But again, we must con ail, it appears, ed: “In there a It appears part and| coming on us a Rreat ng the laboring % not dismayed him, “The th isn’t finished yet.” in it" Doub’ he w been butler, As for th s of domestic t © on his deat charming Rollo w Kummer’s work, Atte’ sider the fantastic quality of the night Was saved when the mani of the theatre a Hamlet in the house?" and the resp 8 almost unan then that Kollo’s melancholy butler stepped forward | metimes 1 think § Ment he haa caused ation fo play th when the butler remarke deal to answer for in. ti classes.” F when the Jewish impresario | Saye Rollo, “lt will be wh 1 Tight were it not for his Shake @ tender thing, the tiny Rollo loses his heart grandfather sits up to give That éxtre-dry kimphasized by be An short, adventu ber adorable footlighi#. Ivan it is cles to. whom sympathetic nce: h fine sincerity, scinted with good breeding. the un Ophelia of e strange a wistful sweetness and simplicity that made | matter to fall in love with her over the uitler fall of Shakespeare, was inimitable. Dore Davidson reial theatrical manager to the point of limited ener Kummer was an isingly naive, knock | n played the gr er with the author. her members of the ec 4 in making “Rollo's edy treat. Take it, if . a8 one of the 1 are wi About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY Ge Ne is By Way of Diversion $ be-that of a comedy entitled) 4 ° “Love and Learn.” by Vincent Law- Sometimes my Mother makes rence. The play will open out of the) me mad—jist mad enough to city during Christmas week TORR] Oe pin any aii! boa: the een rewritten by Mdgar Selwyn, with] USS. m alwans actin ad, 8 whom Mr. C ios made an ar-| ays, an’ kickin’ up a fuss, She Sengement yferaeat \ td snd rt makes me bring in kindlin’ wood ris » play au! the services ee Wallace Budinger, who will bave| fat when Td ruther play, But leading role still, I miss her turrible when Rosenthal, who recently re- Nee Ba a esse tueear of tna Woods! otter goes away. If 1 play Theatre in Chicago, hos taken a posi-| football in the house she tells me cee wits Mr Coles roe ie tbabciee T must quit. If 7 track mud r, Rosenthal will devote his time to J iy Exploitation work for “The Tavern.” OC108% the bd she almost haga he third special “Mary” company ff, She treats me pretty mean, ee heer Lead pec pbonboeg eng T think. 1 kethn st ev'ry day. is playing ar 8 fl . Gourth’ company ‘will be organized in| Aut still, T miss har furrible the near future to go South and when Mother goes away. Bouthwest ee = COHAN AGAIN A FRIAR. I'd hate a mushy man like him, My. Cohan, by the. way, was rein-| That guy fist bille and coos. stuted ay a member of the / Friars I'm thankful I ain't married yet Club last night. After the Board of 79 get ripped up the back Directors had unanimously welcomed . him back, Channing | EORGE M. COHAN announces that tis next production will ck resigned Like Pop gets when he comes home 4s Dean and Jack Gleason asx Abbot fut Mr. Pollock tovk this action in order — gy paote Peer to permit Mr. Gleason to have b Of hootch or applejack ‘Job-as Dean and Mr. Vm thankful that [ain't a dog, To be all full of fleas ds Abbot to permit th Berar ac tne cus, This. The dogs kin keep svch friends as them, head of the club, This wi immediately and everybody Friars is happy None fer young Johuny, please “PINAFORE” IN BERMUDA. I'm thankful that it soon will snow, A gala performance of "Pinatore”| Mer then myself an’ Heck ‘will be given in Hamilton, Bermuda,| Kin make some snowballs an’ then 4n December for the benefit of the) Cottage Hospital of that city. Thomas| 94k ‘ Phillips will leave for Hamilton next| The preacher in the neck Weck to arrange the details. I'm thankful that Pve got a goat, CARUSO IS PROVOKED. Fer ev'ry day or two Caruso is indignant. F anony- He makes soncbody bump the bumps mous letters have accused him of! An’ tickles me eleuu through. writing an indorsement t ‘ Im thankful that 1 wasn't borned for pay Caruso say An elerphant er cou meant exactly what |i Intends to «© the Theat Tcanwt thirk of now and he ays he | Jotter about it | Gossip. | Th of "Over the] JACK STIRS 'EM UP. Gentleman, , begin until sule for Al Jolson’s n Cleveland was $40,000. Wis has been engaged for he . the new “Century Midnight Revue.” I took several bows,” said Jacks} Tho father of t ‘on, dancer “and the audienc> insisted on alin “Broadway Brevit ue anlon speech, . 1 told them I'm goon to £0) the stage the frst time last night | to London to tight Beckett, and I eaid.} Julia Sanderson will sing a new} t ping to fight for fame; not| song 1 Want to Marry” at| accumulate funds to| both nances of “Hitchy Koo" | inue her fight against | to.m. Ra reeines nSnY Se 1 gugae the audience must] R. H. Burnside went to Atlantic] n all Irish, as they went wild| (ity yesterday to spe r s and I had to bow half a dozen times] resting i BBP ena ema ewceks sw ts A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY De wisah de preachal de shortah will whip Jack Dempsey | ) 6, 182! esas, abt. Jack may be right , just but! . FOOLISHMENT JOHNNY OFFERS THANKS, ‘Oh, Father,” suit pretty Lorraine, *Tomorrer we wil offer thanks,” “I wish you would pass me the Said little Johnny Drew, pickles Pm thankful fer a lot of things, “I'd admire to dow,” TU tell you jist a few Her father said sweetly 7'm thankful that my teeth ain't out,| But he didn't, and Lorraine was Like Grandpa Johnson's 18, angry. Yer, if they wus, with turkey meat A I couldn't do no biz. 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