Variety (October 1924)

'■;li<^« VARIETY 'EfiGlTrMATE ^^anet<la7>"0clob^ 8, 1924 :±: 9tf current offering, "NwrM," It qiwU' •mpiiK ladiea who work not, j*t vMr piM^ty nuoMiar. ^ 'kV°^''>'B> 't *Pw atfarencaa and whleli mor* ott«n than not throw raajMctahl* fuaUto* Mttiles. It la In ttOa atmoiipWa tlw aas .t^t <Mrta)niy vlU jot aattofr |;<!ulpfpper family la met Tha drlva 0M9. tba demon cuatodBh o( tha , addreu is looked upon aa an aaaet fhj Minerva, whose culttire attemvta r-'to .dominate the menage, much to >^ tlM dlecomfltura of her brother and ff yiater. The mother Is creaking un- ,> «er the strain of the *'hlsh-hat stuff." 9 Am much aa aba tries to rlts It to ji-please Hlnarva the more she bvnglca- ^'IflUch provides the comedy motlC AftM- numerous farcical tIcIssI- i; tadea thronsh which-Mrs. Culpepper ^ aa s ae a aha- flnaDy flada aolace In the trlandly demi-monde across the hall. whom aha decides la regulai: though . irracitlar. At the flnal eurtaln lira ^.Culpepper haa dlapoaed of Ler two ^ 4auchtara and aon, all of whom are to marry on the morrow. She flg- nrea she has done har duty by them, and departs for a wUd holiday with ' «1M lady acroaa the halL ^ Mlaa Lawla worka tbronghont with ^* fosto that cannot miss. Sharing ^iMnora la Josephine Drake aa the ; •illy of the fletd." Mlldrad Florwiee 7 Mm oOBtrlbuted commendable aotlag I «B tha Irritated Minerva. whUe Harry >£'Bannister waa the best of tha male ^' coterla as aa honest oil promoter. Although far from a world-beater, '::1him farce looks as though It might rikold up for at least a eouple of ,. Bonths by moving It to a larger ' feoose and liberally out-rating jinUl U catches on. > crttleal box soore, who dotaa on ered- ittag a Bsgatlve whenever a reviewer Is so timid aa to let It go at a "no dealaloa." There la much to commend tha play from production to hlstrlonlca On -the other hand, it haa an Impoalng cast to consider, whleh represents <iulte a "^tuit" The production ItauU,, sartorially particularly, also displays a financial outlay ot no amall pro- portions. Tills can be counted on aa an appeal for tha women. Some of the quaint costumes were unques- tionably fetching and worthy ot oom- ment. AnotlMT angle la tha matter of period. An historical or period play encounters an automatle obetaela through tha modem theatregoer'a Inherent prejudice agalnat anything not contempocaiy. ~That Awful Mra BatoB" aa a Utie la not exceptionally atroag at the gate, to quote soma other Brst-B%ht oplniona as well aa Udm reporter's. Its cbaacea for maaa popularity are therefore^ Improbable. A6«L THAT AVTFUL KBS. E&TOV WOHkOI A. BtmOr VeMlei •lair toad alz aMBM) hT <aMi«a oC tat—e«t alar fcad ate aMBM) *T John >tei«r fmi Ewtaa VtaoMt B«Mt. fcatarlaa Vtenk Me- 4, SSvn. aiaaed tv JWO* B<hmUU*. ^ at tte Moroeoo, M«w Tork. ■««. ». -^ Coloaal lownaon Baarr Org*by •lobeidRnsaB nreaUn>az . itiMtVlSlMr VlMtnU laawtU Mejor WUttea B. nrlor Mlaor Wetm MoidMal Moafe. editor« Um N«W Toife Bieotrw Fnak Aadivw* Aadraw iBekaoB rnmk Mcatynn Jim, Jackaoa'a kodr aMruit. .Welter Toons DeS OiMa. editor ot th* U. ■. Tdwiaph. Clrie B. CttUlna ■Bfly Doaelaaa, AMdtsM'e MMe. 3ore» Bordac Joha O. Celb«aa...........'.BInur OtmBdln VMsy O'Nael ■»taa...SattoiUM Atesaadw mBhbk Vaa Bane. SwrMatr ot State.. BokartwayiM WUUaia JL BaJvOall Hn. Htkaaa..............Xanr aitaa Bjraa Mn. fc i « s ii e ..........i....'Vlhaala Bbw«ll ' Mia BMflni..... • SaiT tarlo* lire, ■vwttt M... Jfaisaiet Anaatrooc Mra Braaek tiola Saadara Mia. Jashaai CllSoid 8*Uan Es. jSbO. Calkoaa....Isab« O-MadlSBa Uhir. WmiaB Baaooefc Mair Vtaaeaa, atea* a( Mr Okaitaa Taanaa .'.MarsM tiaattr Vafea MaenMcaoa ttwitm , iiltaraw Oaoaml— B. ■. FBuaek feka Braaoh. Mcr^air «f tha Naty.... D. InaliaiB, Beontaiy ot tka TNasoiy... K. CL Bawi mmem tajrior Barfv. P«ataM«*r Oaa- Taeskea, BrtlUa A«l ..Htrbwt Bsaatoa Dr. CUKtlbM,..r WtUUUB Wolaott Dr. Bly Jainea BUaa Aaaoaaew at^the B«ea»tlon WlUlaai Hanwok O. ■• Sniatcr Pilaa 8pn«n«....JaaMa KtM Majtr OaaMal Alnan.l«r Maaaab ^ Barry DaviM a. Waaaias MlaMar troB Roaafa.. fVaakljra Ita ■ tnttea OoUlaa Ita ioko <)Blno9r Adaaa Oordalla Boward Alkaa ■aeiy day... WlDlaa WMcatt Mra. Binty Clay Laaia Britt paaial WaWar I/aa Ba Mie. Daalal WaSater Klrah Marlrkam DoUr Badtooa Manr AUae maad af Bibaan and foUowace tt Jackson, Mrraat< ate. ■•>■ :!-V' Awful Mrs. Baton" bowed In ■I "cold" a( the Moroaeo for lU Broad- -' way praralere. not apparent Judging ' by tha oonslstsatljr amooth perforin- - anoas of the Individuals in the thor- ; oughly capable east. Obviously ■' painsteklng kneadlag and moulding "« vecomes a-production of this nature, '; wlUch is all the more to Jessie Bon- - •telle's credit for the staging. Tha piece was tried out In Miss rj- Bonstelle's Detroit stock some time y' ago (under another UtIe), which was ,..,. the sole break-In the play enjoyed. I' 9he eurrent piece had some Union ' Hill, N. J., dress rehearsals last weeic :' John Farrar and Stephen Vincent ^« Benet have fashioned a pleasant « •vsBlag'a diversion around tha era ^ «f tha United States' seventii • PrtaM ent, Andrew Jackson, whose :v blstorlcal atalwart adherence r to a principle serves aa the basts for .< the play's theme. Jackson's faith la t;: John Raton, his newly appointed' X Becretary of War, and his decision ' to make tha shallow Washington i Bodety accept that "Awful Mrs ' Baton," who was openly snubbed •olely because her fafaer was a tav : am keeper In the capital, makes for ( an interesting evening, f Not only does President Jackson v'l retain Baton In hla cabinet, but, ; through a cumulative system of epi ' Bodes, he ordains* Mrs. Elaton the x^ kosteaa of U»». capital's ultra socUl ^fBncUon. th» white House ball, where ,.tha former Peggy O'Neal (Mrs. ;: XatOD) graciously received the Sen- '. atorC- wives who were so prone on ' former occasions to rebuff her. Waak MeOIynn as President Jack- ' Bon has almost the same opportuni- ■ ties aa In Drtnkwater's "Abraham XJncoln." and )ie made the most of ; theai, although Katherlne Alexander w «s tha title player at times dominated .(.the offsring. Her Impression wa; I''decidedly favorable and her contri- bution highly effective. Aa a play it is a delightful prea- •nstatlon — colorful, diverting and fetching, with its realistic ante- bellum coBtumIng, manners and de liM tiM rwrar-Benet I points. THE LITTLE ANGEL Caaaadr la thraa mttm, adapted by J. Jaoeeea from BroMt Vajda'a Hnnvarlan ortshutl 'OUsniarln Naal," traaslatad br Joha J. VaJda. Fredooad at tha Fraaao. Naw Tork, Sept. 11. Dlrootad by Barbart Draeo. Sarah BorBcialaaaa Oar* Bamea Stephaa Toth Bdward Bmary Aalta. Blldrad Maoleod Dr. iJeea BonioiBlaaaa...MoSat Johnatoa A Paaaant airl Bllaabath Taylor A Lawyer c. B. Crokar-Klns BaroB Pompalna P«ranyl..Johii B. Brawar Baron Pompalna Paranyl, Jr., ' Kobart Strans* The Hungarian playwright Vajda has the Theatre Qulld to thank for bringing hIm.J>efore the American playgolng public. His drama, "FaU Morgana," produced by the Guild, was the first of his product to reach presentation. It is going to the road next week after a ran of about %lght montha In the same week that in- troduced "The LItUe Angel" at the Frazee,^ ailbert Miller, for the Froh- man office, opened "Qronnds for Divorce," also a Vajda play, at the Bmplra. An author is not ezpacted to turn oat sticcesslve successes; and if that oecura. It to a rarity, "rata" regis- tered, though never an ezceptlmial' money draw. "Qrounds for Divorce" }■. off to a strong start, while "The Little Angel" la slow In coming along aud may turn out the weaker of the three. In "Fata Morgana." the Hungarian dramatist built his play around the eedneUon of a youth by a married woman. In "The XJtUa Angel," he has taken an almost tiOry story premise of an absolutely innocent maiden who is to become a mother and yet has ho idea of why. On top of that, the gb-l'a spinster aunt ap- pears to know no more about It than the bus herself. Onl^ through the Insistence of the physician, a kins- man, does the old lady realise that something must have happened. But the girl, reared in the cloister, never does realize the fact|. All tMs girl knows la that aha la to have a child and U diOlghted with the prospect She talks about it as a gre*t blessing, and It to far from a secret ouUlde tha family circle. When questioned about what oc- curred at a baU two months previ- ouB. she recalls she danced with a voung man and that they stepped into a room. "But I'm sure It wasn't h» fault," she eaya "He was so very polite. ... I remember the young man did unfasten my dress It waa ao warm. I was dlsxy and don't remember anything after that. When I came to he was rone. I wanted to thank him. he BO polite." Vajda's treatment of so delicate a subject to exceptionally akllful; In fact, it to doubtful If the situation has ever been so graceftilly bandied. Feminine Innocence back in 1840 to a condition the audience must ac- cept, for there is a measure of fun and laughter in the firat act. Tba spinster almost bowto over the doc- tor,when she declares a kiss or an dMtant expression Is enough to kln- mn the spark of coticeptlon. After the amusement of the flret act, the play becomes Ulky. The man responsible to discovered to be a young baron whose father has been entangled In a Uwsult with the spinster for some years. Both men t>elleve the girl and her aunt are trying to trick them, but when the youth realizes the maiden to as Inno- cent as claimed, he falto deeply in love. A marriage to consummatei: at the demand of the aunt, who plans a quick divorce, but the groom car- ries his bride off to the baronUI castle. Clare Eames, aa tha spinster, car- ried a major portion of the dialofrue and dominated the scenes. Mildred Maeleod was very sweet and demure lis tha innocent maiden. Edward Kmery was placed in the role of a 8H;y, gabby constituent, though C. H Croker-Klng was amusing as a n.inclig lawyer. John H. Brewer Id « tU as the elder of the barona, " Ith Moffat Johnston and Robert Urange completing the cast, except 'or a single bit by Enizabeth Taylor. "The Little Angel" figures to be llKht draw, despite Its unusual GREAT MUSIC jDnsBa la fbar ao ptodocad by Ooorse <>rs>U, Maw.Tarii, lAMab Banptt O, Uaa Sallarw aols by KattU Btewa, Baokar at tha Uul •••••aaae»* RlM% W^ IiOnM#o •■•••es a*' Ml*. rsM R^OdA VAMttUVt IVoflDMB e* eeee •eeeaaeeat** *^T?W^^^ Iff* FKB# ■ ■••eae«eeaeeea*»e Oftrtte ZsUeea • eeea^aBaea* •»•< Aadnw Pi » aU DSMM aaaoeaeeeeeeeaaeeaaa eji* ••» > a e e • • • • • e s e* a • • yiCWTStw •••eae*«e««eel Jjamt LayaMoalt M Bnaaaaaa Adalalda Wllsoa .....■ Alftad Baaaa ■dward La B ocha BInMna Barg .ri...»..«....»...Bi^TAJSjB BUnpaoQ .........................Jaaa X^n A Oantlamaa LonIa ...iMhla Wat* BUnpaof yatina ..•••*•.,......••■§. Baila ••..•....•.•** Baa Fraaolaoo Sal *..■• Barbart Jooaa I TaHa W a kala a I—^- . _ _. Daatar Traywa...** -jj •*.*•_J^f llhati ..«».fBs iiia« .f wqias ceeeiaa ....i^^.i.•..•••••••«•»'•'•'*» •*» OMaka ■»i»y Oraaham Oeorge Backer selected a colorful story for hto debut attraction as a producer. He paid a tidy bonus to another showman to secnia the rights; MarUn Brown's "Oreat Mu- sic" being rated esoopUonal becauae of Its Idea of a certain co-ordination of orchestral muaie to the drama. An orchestra of >4 musictons to In the pit and there are >S speaking parts Itoted on tha program. That complement doubtleaa caused one or two producers to pass it up. Backer to wealthy, the son of a noted bnUder, -and H 1^ doubtful if ha has entered show business with profits a paramount factor. Brown twice came to attention last season as a rapidly developing dramatist with "The Lady" and "Cobra," the totter stIU running on Broadway. - "Oreat Music" to a heavier work than the others. The ptoywrlght Inspiration for it to Erik I-^ane's symphony in D minor, the play being deacrlbed aa a dramatic Interpretatioh of the symphony. It therefore to more ethereal than Brown's other ptoys. "Great Music" to eptoodlo, tbat be- ing the general classification of sev eral successes last season and this. That it will Biaka the grade of big grosses, howsvar, to questionable, for the story to tocking in general appeal and seems unreal, ev«D though given settings highly ple^ turesque. The first two acta are passabto drama and tha flnal two melodramatla That a yonag man of sxoellent family and aaaured finaaelal fntnre abould ^eacand to the level ot hu- man flotsam, drifting from tha cul- ture of tha continental capitate to tba ear away Marqnaaaa and there to become doomed wltb Iwrosy, with tba only motive bto puranit oC a great melody ba faeto capBbto of composing, to not a aympatbatlc story. The tragedy oif tha finale may reflect the reaction of Fue's symphony upon Brown, but that tome conM hardly auggeat leprosy. Suob an unpleasant davelopmant BUy ba tha traa story about the composer, yet its use to aafortnaate, even though In that final soena comea the beat drama of tha play. Throughout hto wandeitnga >^ne (used as tba eentoal oharBelcr) to always involved with a woman. First at Roma a matron of aoctol promlneaoa eonfeaaea her love for Brlk. S^e hirea him to cast off from Ids parents, who have coma to New Tork to bring him back, and they fly to Paris. There Brik to restless and unsatisfled. dtoliklog hto snocess in composing rsvaa aumbar& He offers to take hto beloved away to the far places, theta perhaps tba great music will eoma to htan. She re- fuses, and he to next pictured as a dope flend, a deatoen ot tha Inter- national red Ught dtotrlot at Port Said. Hto woman companion here to one of those who seH their bodlea In defending her ba klUs a aallor and ahlpa on a boat to Nuka-Hlva, the Marqoeaas. Two yeara Uter he appears to be oomparaUvely happy, cured of the "hop" habit When the leprous spot Is discovered on hto shoulder he forbids hto chUdtoh native wife to cpme near him. She kUto herself «y-4Tlnklng the juice ot the poison- ous avto root At the curtain the doomed man to at hto ptono, pre- sumably at last composing the long- sought metody. There Is one g. d. expression used, with the "White Street of Pleasure" at Port Said considerably raw. The scene pictures t|ie hovels ot the looee and cheap women. Their names are painted over the entrance of the joints, such aa Sal, Marie Draga. Occasionally a woman 'S*^* i. ^'«*'». ^tio entera her abode. One resort employs a cooch dancer as a ballyhoo. The wlggler is a bit stout, but she goes through most of the moUons a U ths old midway exhibiUona Tow Powers had the dlfflcfllt task of characterising Erik. Hto petu- Unce was at tlmee IrriUtlng. Only lr^:/^t '•"owing an impSssIoned prayer when he called on Chrtot did he gain sympathy. Helen Ware as oa!1^MI5'!r* ??I" «PI>ear«»d in but Me act and domhiated it Christine Norman was the Roman Udy clev- eriy. Harriet Sterling w<u excel lent as a South Sea Islander. Su- zanne Powers, niece of the lead did a^Hii-r *"• ""•• '••"- -«• •' There was a prolog and epilog otigtBally, btat MoUi wBra aUnloated. In prodnelbg tlreat Music" aonsld- erabto store wis placed la tba larga orchestra dlreeted by Im Jacoba At the ooBolasloB ot oaah not tMsra came the mnslc tk*t the aothor etn- calved should aeeompany the tMHag at tha stona Tha Symphonlo eto- ntent l« not the least attractive fea- tare of tha pUy and tha Inteaded co- ordination is well carried oqt. "Oreat Mosto" mosf gross at least 111,000 to break even. Tbat to not an exceptional grpaa for %n attrac- tion with a compMnent ot Its Use, and tha figure Is approximately half the capacity of the Cart-oil. It may better that mark for a time, but It to doubt/ul of landing with the suc- XA91 VOB EACH OTHER _-- -V m mi Sr la thraa aots by Joha Cl i m ia ta aad L. Waatanralt, prodeead by xrgna iteaa at tha Ud Bttaat. Maw Toik ..Malda Raada ...•k.^,..Anaatto PtU ....(."Baeto" Wooater i...i..Blebard ranell .Aabrajr BaatUa ..... ^.. ..t/paoa Boaa It'.lklehBrd Bairaday .•...Fraak I. ftayaa ..f...,..B«laae StaaoM Vtaak RtRea ...'.....».JFaith Qaso. Mnn Whaatoe. raaay May Catteil. Patrle la Wb uliis... "*/ Cr aiay ... •«• ^.. Oldaen Wfcaataa.... CbaHagr BUIIasa Rauie Bawklaa..... ToafeMriiag Batty Balloirail..... i^iicaQMa ...■•....., Bab Oilman......... The last time tha reviewer was assigned to thto bouse, the occasion being the opening of Blm's hide- away west of Blghth avenue, the troupe failed to show, wltb the re- port It bad been lost in transit be- tween Stamford and Njsw York. No such luck with "Made for Bach Other," opening cold after a series of postj)Onements outnum- bered only by cast changes since the piece went into rehearsal four we^s ago. So many had walked out ef the rehearsals the sophlstl- catss had dabbed it "the passing show." Its only mistake waa In stopping to give one of the most unhnlshed performahces glimpsed in many sea- sona Had the manuscript been ibst in transit or had someone waylaid Upson Rose on his way to the the- atre, Blm'a iMutdbox would have had but three Instead ot four flops chalked against it ^ose, a yoath ot ambition, tried to pull a Oeorge M. Cohan and missed by a mile. After liavlntf bad two directors toy with tba piece ha dlamlaaed both, wound up the stag- ing taak and went on In the male lead. Doaplta his, shorteomlngp la bistrionlo abUity. one must at least admire hto haretilean ability In land- lag tha money to bankroll the piece. Although tha Identity ot tha backers waa kept dark, irs a sate bet that thay wars tha three guys who wore tuxedos at the prsmlera parform- anea and ailiicled with the spee- tatmrs at >BtermlesteB time tor an eneonraglBf^ aartol .on'^their views ot tha perfor m aaoa. Perhaps re- marks were so unduly frank the "angels" deolded to make their Identity even mora sacratlva Aa tor tha play, It holds llttto to arrest Interest and evidently de- psnded upon the "flashback" Idea to pat It acroas. The atory dealt with tha tribnIatfoBa of a bridegrooa-to- be, kidnapped by bla rival on the eve ot hla wedding. He apiMars Uter and when about to give the real explanation to headed "Off by said rival aad Instmoted to agree ' with what his prospective mother- in-law believes detained bim In- stead ot adharinf to tratb. He teUa a colorful Story ot a wild night bachelor dinner and chorus girto that only (eta him deeper Into troabto'a mesh. With the aid of the two aucoeedlng acts and several flashbaoks everything to unraveled to aatlsfactlon. Rose ptoyed the misundeeetood youth and contributed one of the most colorless perfonnancea ever. "Boour* Wooster, pressed loto serv- iee Sutoday when Ulllan Walker, tha star, walked out vava one of tha two oredltabia parformanees of the evening aa the prospective bride. MIsa Wooster seemed sadly out of ptoce In a thankless role In thto shoddy production, having pre- viously done better tbinga Frank J^yne was Intermittently amusing as Oaorg% the negro waiter. The others didn't matter much, although several denbtod as prompters and did great team-work in giving each other lines, undoubtedly due to last- minute cbangee. "Made for Each Other" hasn't a chance. Two weeks' rent has been paid in advance and it may run its time out if the actors are willing to gamble on next week. (Cain's, keep the front ddors un- locked.) Bdha. JUDY DROPS IN John Henry Brar^ prodaetlon co-faatnr- tns Barlan Maara and Donald Gallahar. Mark Swaa'a comady te threa acts, ateced t>y John Haydan. Opened Oct. 4 at tha Punch and Judy thaatra. Tom Danforth Oaorsa Maakar Dick Weatharby... Harry Stanton Brldset Manlra Jack Lethbridsa Jody Druromond....;. Nathan Qridlhr L,acla Hnniar-Madisan Matbew Latbbrldse.R. .Bdward H. Wever ....Frank Beaaton LIda Kane ...Donald Qallaber Marian Meara ..Walter Soderllng ....Hasala Burseaa .Theodora Baboock "Judy Drops In," at the Punch and Judy, lacks punch. It is a pleasant enough little entertain- ment hut Its harmlessness spelto an obvloasaeBB th«t laates aa testing llBBSBSSlOn. The yooBC and stmnlli«r sculptor, artlst-poglllst and madloal student WBO Bhara tha ofia-roam flarrat, aUaa Tha Roaksry, In B OtBaawtoh Village looatloB, oama iita ^odl' ^nlla by acci- dent Judx, havtiw diaobeyed her cruel Btapfathar by attending a cos- tuBM party, haa been looked out and to attacked by a VUlaga-ruffian. Tha aapirlBfl pug, who also dabblea In art on Um side, aoodmpltohes' a reseua and bringa tha girl nyatalrs to tha gavrat headquarters. Tha reet Ip obvlonsr The trio brodto tor tha ghrTa charms, and only Jack Xjethbrldgs (Donald Qal- laber), tha eoounnnlty lawyer of the quarter, to ooavlnoed that he is not tha Cavored ona. As a matter ot tmet, he's It Besides, the calm relto'* billty ot "the old man," an affectlonx ate appeOatlon, haa made a decided* ly favorable Impreaslon on Judy, The "old man" monicker to explained by the Van Dyke tha younr attorney haa affected aa a bdp to hto "£ront" In matnrer^ legal company. Things progrees serenely In tha htotrionlcs until tha advent o]( Jaclc Lethbrldge'a elster and father. Tha lawyer haa only elected to confine himself to the pooror sector of tha dty, although his fotts are allegedly "society." That part of it waa not so obvious, judging from the Imper- sonations of the s;star and father roles. The 'Vlto" idea each affected was all wrong and at times farcical. Most Interesting of the production to Mar'ian Mears* performance. She haa charm and Is posseseed of an unmistakable winsomeness that reg- isters strongly. Miss Mears has been running In a streak of flop. vehicles the past coupto ot seasons, although winning individual tetirels consis- tently. She Is ultimately bound to strike somethipg that will "make" her on Broadway. Donald Oallaher was pleasing In hto part and is probably the only ''money" in the cast outside tha Meare family. The ceat of the play- era were satisfactory. If not startling, with tbe sister and father weak. The action Is confined to one set throughout the three acts. All in all, it represents no heavy drain on tha b.r., which may be responalble for Its prolongation at the F. and J. for a few weeks. It to scaled at $S.M, probably out of consideration for the cut-rates, which cannot coiwt for anything Worth while because of the limited capacity of this small bouse. Tlsa Mears* prodiictlon and featuring angto will probably also count In prolonging the piece for as long aa possible; but, everything conslderedr it Isn't destined for any great so^ jomon on Main street AbeL ff FORDGN REVIEWS ) CHARLOrS REVUE liOadon. Sept. S4. Barve la two parts aad M apteodaa by aU aethaie, .alsbt lyrtMa, al^t aonpoaera and Monkmaa. MaMa Oey, Monris Bar*«r» Henry KawdaU. ■-■'»'■" ■'^'^' '^"^^ . 'ilmlii ■ ^.-iJii^^ifiiai''■1WTi>^w .^-.■■^^.^^i^fDii^^^Yiij-.^..-^^. It scenery apalt anccess tor A show, then 'K!harlot'a Revue" would be the best for years. But the pul^ lie stm bellevea something shoulA happen on the stage. Therefore^ all these highly decorative and brflx llantly picturesque vtows of Fo(4'8 Paradlas, Anctont Bgypt Arabto 4ni dla, Japan. Persia, Spain and Hoi* land, also a magnifloent cabaret sus- pended between golden cliffs, are not worth a great deal, because there are no eorrasponding ideaa. The half dozen itema that will prob» ably eave Chariot's Revue from fall* ure are those that have either In- different acenery or no scenery at all. There are too many Indifferent aonga sung by minor members of the company. But when Phyllla Monkman geU the right sort ot chance, as distinct from "straighf' baUadi^ she setxaa It with, ao to apeak, both feet Her "Co-optl- cllfic-lmpresslon." which means a danca in the manner of Laddie ClUC, is an excellent imltatifn and some- thing more. Her acting as a watt m "^tfe Pink 'At" to remarkable. This Is a tragedy of the Chinese quarter of Bristol that comes as a novelty, even to those satiated with "Limehouse NIghU." The Chink keeps the waif just t6 clean the house and cook, nothing more. She steala his money to buy a pink hat for n half d.iy's holiday. He tears it to pieces. She stabs him in the back and bursts Into tears, not over the corpse, but over the hat. If the sketch were examini:d a* o work of dra- matic art many Itows could be found, but to provide a thrill among the frivolities of ryvue it does lu work well. If the show succeeds, as It un- doubtedly will attet It has been cut down, quickened and revised, the credit will belong chiefly to Malsie Gay. Her cabaret celebrity In the Parto of the '90s to a gem of bur- lesque. That happens to be a good idea. For the rest of the perlorm- ance she Is making the best of poor material. Her travesty of music hall singers, Nora Bayes, in partic- ular, to badly planned, but ably car- ried out. Her caricatures of any sort of creature from Cleopatra to a dear old auntie, who backs horses, (Continued on page 5S)