The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
"OIf! OH. DsLPIIISE" MAY he
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III IT'S NICE
II the first part of the first act OF
Klaw Sc ErIanger's ION. on, DelDhine''
h tires 20. %ou a biz, don't be discouraged,
Ting ready to happen, and when 1t be
gins IL VIII keep ON happening. and you
Will do just What tho biggest house
did last night-remain some two hours
longer and then clamor for more
na For; after after i9@t , grief in,rodue,ory
velops into the speedicst, most laugh
able musical farce that the house has
presented In many day. The line on
Inc program explaining that G. NJ :
Mcclellan and Ivan Caryll founded the
piece on French farce isn't AT all
nsGes i on; Oh; Delph.ac" thinks
and laughs In French. and while /, is
produced in English-brlght and witty
English. at that-nobody can fail 10
get It's Gallo flavor. But it is a flavor
gar In its situations or suggestions. IN
short. It's nauRhty-hut It's nice
= into a motel ut Bresa.tt France. comes
sort OF Chocolate Soldier ana an .rtist
bringing Win him the six young wouef n
VINO VINO are posing for his composite
be enough especially six such AZ ne ilad
iast n!kht-but he is. as has been said.
an artist. ana he must have the right
left shoulders, but not the right one.
young man IN search OF shoulder
rather lends himself to French farce
"hat! Bnt that Is only one BIT Of ma
terlal He has boon married. dlvorrSa
ana married again, Eithout tho know.
" Ike ., strict uncle. VINO. Of course,
would disinhcrit him II he knew
Comes then tho uncle. and tho artis;
'aa must Iccsive HIN. In tho very nick
81 tiine. tho divorced wife appears and
INC soioicr-artst corccivcs the IDEA n
borrowing her for appearances SAX.
from her second husband Behold am
Tn ,S eOS dvo4c@a t ~te Ga hsbi h 5g r.
order 10 say. hcr from the EalIantrv
OF satyr.likc old colonel. points oii,
sun another woman us his wife. am,
opportunitS E&wng again; and to Cnn
INC Climax with The dramatic trico,t
me divorced wifc's husbands former
WI" ~..e zones sailing in This story Is
seen "Oh. oh. Delphinc." though {, ma
sound b!, involved.
As 1t Is deveioped, It is extremely
iunny But, even II IL were not Mr
McLellan's brilliant lyrics would carr
*. CONTRARY To custom, the words Of
me songs not only rhyme in the proper
phces. but really have meaning and
VERY frequently. c!eTer thought beneath
them. Mr.. CarYlis music. while in
some instances very pretty I'm melody
as: for example. tn" waltz song In tho
third act particularly--is notable chief
G ~ Iii1r s MS b9u,fE nri.h,, "snappy"
pig ensemble numbers. = crying son <
by the Whole company. Poor
male chorus Tho AiaNime Gifl' a diner
for two sopranos with a sort OF fug,,e
chorus. "Th" Quarrel" ana tho hvono.i',
finale OF tho second act are ali str!k-
ing. $50"
And the company supplied ~ Kl,w
~ 1rianger IS 50 big and 50 goai hat
marvel now they can send /, through
'"rntE- SiN. VINO sing we'll enNu=u L.
produce biz volume and who viii
daToe much better when the >1mDln,-
mas been out q little longer. while tn,
hl&!c chcrus o. fourteen o. fnecn-
manly looking men, tcO-is alone worth
going 10 hear And the principals ar.
so numerous that when the whole com
tiine there is little unoccu2ied spare
back OF the footlghts, save on the
side and rear walls.
Most prominent IN the cast are:
Arthur Burckly, formerly Of ''The
chocolate Soldier" and other opere,tas.
even operas. who plays dcI!chtfuli,-
ana; on occasion. sings cxccedinrIv
Vel Rohert Lee Allen, ia; comedian.
VINO grows fatter and funni+r as IN,
action proceeds: Alice Moffat. n younr
woman. whose charm lies in her fresh-
ness and. oHc would say, ineyncrl.n,n:
Meade F"Rter. who in place of tn.
programmed Mabel Allan PLAYS and
sings with SKIN: Rollin Grimes. who Ia,
one chance ana takes it. and Grace
Studdiford-not Grace Van Studdi.or,--
- stunning ana strikingly handsome
arust-and every soul in the audience
sees and marvcls at
An augmented orchestra adds TO the
whole thing. while the musical direc-
tor. Charles rr.vin. deserves much
credit for speeding oh oh. Dciphine''
INTO irisky. happy frolic
Douglas Gordon