Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-12
J0HNNYJ0NES|ST THE
VERY BEST Of
THE SEASON
SPLENDID PLAY TAKES
BIG HOUSE BY STORM
Magnificent Costuming and
Scenery SpdghtIy Music and
Dancing and Merry Comedy
Prove Delightful,

The people Of Albuquerque win hear
with The greatest pleasure that Joseph
N. Gates win bring three more OF
his splendid plays 10 the Elks' theater
This seaaon-after seeing Little
Johnny Jones' last night. II was POSI-
lively the very best and most enter
tanning and altogether delightful
comedy theater-goers have ever seen
in Albuquerque while almost every
seat In the house was sold, the play
itseif proved q surprise even 70 inc
most optimistic. The best thing about
the performance was perhaps the snap
and 20 ana rhyme hat pervaded Il
from curtain To curtain. There was
not q moment that even verged on be-
ing dun or uDinteresting and the audi
enee was on the aui vive until the last
chorus WAS sung.
The scenery and stage effects are
splendid and expense evidently has
cut no figure in the staging OF the per-
Torrance. The last act laid In China
town. san Francisco, offered the best
opportunity for effective stage work.
an opportunity that was taken the
greatest advantage OF. Scores Of glow
ing Chinese lanterns were f%estOoned
above ana the torchlight dance with
an other lights ~cxtinguished made an
'LI - ~ AfANH ANIANAAI'N hRNt
fairly b%ewildering. dainty and rich In
coloring and design. The girls of
the ". s. A. the cab Girls and
the Chinese Girls were rncored TO
the echo Ia their graceful dances, the
Chinese Girls petite and charming,
coming IN FOR the Hons share of the
applause.
GIVE my regards to Broadway"
sung by Little Johnny Jones'
Blliy SEYMOUR WIS n OF The best
hits Of the evening. II Is a very clever
song to which the splendid voices of
Johnny" and the chorus did full JUS
ticp and the finale was added when by
a beautiful electric device n brilliant
~ lighted ocean steamer sailed away
across the sea while Johnny sang fare
well as the rockets scared from the re-
cedlng vessel II WAS one of the pref
test ana most realistic bits of stage
work ever sect in Albuquerque. The
primo favorite OF the play WAS the In
imitable and impcrturbable "Un-
known"-William Keough-with his
unalterable conviction that everyone
else had a mean disposition, his in
cvitablc cigar and his u~nobtrusive gift
as a'"corrector Of destiuies.' Keough
Is one Of the cleverest comedians on
the stage, with a quiet droilery that ~
ike Sammy's sneezo-you never know
when Il Is coming and you can't stop
lt II Is wholly irresistible.
Helen Dexter. IN the triple role OF
the Earl of Bloomsbury" "Goidie
Gates and ''Rosaria Fauehette." was
a star, as indeed she must be to play
the part In fact. everyone an The
stage was a star, including each of
the pretty chorus girls, the adjective
w this case being used advisedly. They
are pretty and no joke. They are cap
.tiyRting. There We're too many good
things To describe IN detail, but per-
haps Johnny Jones" "Life's a very
funny proposition, after aiL" should
not be omitted from the best OF the
songs. The music was exceptionally
catchy and the infectious movement
Of the whole play carried the audience
completely with u.
The other Gates plays coming are
The Mayor of Toxic December 3;
'ltafilos.' with Mlllicent Pearce In
the leading rolc. Christmas aiEh; and
The He'd Feather Nrw Years night.
They are all three said to be right In