The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
By WALTER ANTHONY

Something old and something new"
was a good mixture at the Princess
last night. The something old was
'HiggIedy Piggledy." Weber and
Field burlesque much made over, en-
tirely newly dressed and modernized;
the something new was The College
Widower," dimpling, wrinkling, merry
burlesque. built by Edgar Smith and
Maurice Levi, and very much altered
to suit the requirements of Kolb and
Dill l mstn't forget to add that the
Princess presented itself in brand
rich kept his plighted word and the
playhouse was reopened after a weeks
idleness in fresh bib and tucker A
pleasing accompaniment to the jokes
and music of the stage was the hot air
gently waited ceilingward from some
mysterious regions underneath the
floor A new heating plant was on the
Job.
Dill kicks KoIb in-I mean Kolb
kicks Dill in the stomach once during
"Higgledy Piggledy," and we found the
bon mot as funny as it was when the
tall one first planted his shoe against
the short ones rotundity. We shrieked
as hard last night as. we did in Fischer
days, when life was young and kicks
to the stomach were fresh. Also in
''Higgledy Piggledy" is one of the
prettIest and best dressed marches 1
have ever seen. If managers from
some of the visiting musical shows.
which i could name but wouldn't now,
could see the way the Ellis street stock
house puts on it's productions they
get closer than the grain fields or the
tall timber.
"Higgledy Piggledy" was an enjoy
able affair, taken all together. but The
College Widower' was better.
In the latter piece the travesty fol-
lows closely on the lines of The Col
lege Widow" only a seminary is
matched to play ball with a decrepit
bunch taken, somewhat irreverently,
from a theological institution Instead
of college widow there is a college
widower, as you may have guessed,
and the daughter of the professor is
Max Dill. The professor was Kolb.
Between them they keep the fun at
the jumping point every moment they
are on the stage.
This time Dill has the 'fatter" part
in more senses than one. AS the
daughter of the "prexie'' Dill has the
best of the roles and makes the best
of his opportunities. He will not sug-
gest Julian Eltinge in his female i'm
personation. Dilrs coyness, assumes
the delicate air of village blacksmith
and his laugh is far from maidenly
giggle and even funnier. Kolb's SOM
Der countenance and lanky legs fit his
burlesque of the college professor and
the travesty on the well known play
is one of the best offerings that the
duo of comedians have given US
Miss Berri "gets by" in a role that
might have been built for May Boley
That is in "Higgledy Piggledy." where
she plays the loud voiced daughter of
the king of the mustard trust.
SHOWS VERSATILITY
The fact that Miss Berri, with her
evidences of distinc-
tion, makes the role of Philopena
Schnitz interesting and full of comedy
is a sign of an unexpected versatility
and a we'll known command of the art
of acting. Her comedy roles does not
shut her out of some god song chances.
She has two in "Higgledy Piggledy"
and on in "The College Widower"
Pretty little Olga Stech must be seen
to be believed. as the leader of the
gallant soldier girls. Her costume
designed it should have her
or his name on the programs a
vision trimmed with BILE and gold
The double bill should make up for
any brevity noticed in the run of I'm
Africa