The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-26
LAMBS GAMBOL
MAKES BIG HIT
CoORT THEATRE PACKED YES
IEHDA1 AFTERNOON 81 Rep
HESGSTATtVE AUDIENCE
performance Excellent anc Unique IN
sany Respects-SoUsa arc
Nis Band AZ Nucn.


The Court Theatre vas packed 10
81 capacity on Monday afternoon
shen an enthusiastic and representa-.
Tive audience greeted the famous
lambs Gambol Prom the time the
curtain was called on the hrst scene
until u fell az the close OF the per
tormance there was continuous ap.
planse
The first part OF the show was made
% OF an old-ume minstrel arranged
~ William Courtleigh. with dances
sy lame German The marine ampli.
ncaiions n the accompaniment By
John Philip Souss's orchestra OF fifty
pieces certainly made a hit. The mem
bers OF the orchestra were dressed as
lackies The in~terloCutor was De-
Wolfe Hopper. bones. Nat NJ. Wills.
Anarles Evans, Thomas Wise. Hap
Ward. Charles J. Ross. Scott WEIGH.
Joseph Herbert and Jack Hazard
tambos we're Andrew Mack. Frank La.
lor. Frank Mcintyre. Clayton White.
rank Doane. John Henshaw. Charles
Hopper. Frank CroNton. The end men
were Charles Evans. Frank Lalor. An.
drew Mack and Nat Wills. The ditty
on 10 Georgia by John Henshaw
ballad. sweet Marie BY Glenn Hale
were beautifully rendered. The sing.
ing Of san Francisco Bay BY the
Lambs Triple Octette. was great.
Irving Berlin sang his own eompo-
siuon on to Mexico" with nne sup
port In h full Lambs chorus. The
song certainly made a hit. The finale
by John Philip Sousa with Columbia
by VIM. Roselle. Dixie Boy bv VIII
Archer and The Man Behind The
u by William Farnum was a typi-
cal piece of stage-craft and was most
beautiful. The singing OF the Star
Spangled Banner brought the audi.
ence TO its feet and the curtain went
doNn on the nag salute amid the
widest enthusiasm.
The introduction Of the absent
lambs on their mute singing of the
lambs chorus was a clever stunt
he cartoon Carnival by Hy MAYER.
editor of Puck. George McManus
creator OF Newly Weds' and Bring.
ing ID Father X. r. Outcault. Gre
ator OF Buster Brown Winsor Nc
sleep. was a feature OF the perform
ance and there was a scramble TO
see VINO could secure the drawings.
The Rainbow Cocktail.
The Rainbow Cocktail with Edwin
SleNens as The Mixer" or "The Wiz
ard, was deliberately arranged. Six
OF the lambs entered in garb TO rep
resent ~Floradora, etc. and were trans.
,orined INTO up-to-date soubrettes or
Nv NOlHfIll-
by Efhngham Pinto as Pousse cafe
VAS beautiful. The new MARCH The
Lambs by John Philip Sousa was
played by the full orchestra.
experienced was a hit of the az.
ternoon. Youth by William Elliot
leaves Love and Hope TO follow Am.
bltion and afterward Experience
Pleasure. Wealth. Intoxication. etc
arc follows them into the world OF
Saiety N delusion until he meets
L~"gredatton and Poverty and prefers
crime 10 all. In meeting the last
namedr Youth dreams OF home and
mother and drifts back To Love and
Hope. The acting showed that onlv
all-stars were included and a fine
moral was well illustrated "The
! seven Dancing Ages with DeWoife
Hopper as the Jester. was fine. A
large book opened and from IN
stepped the seven ages from the baby
girl and boy to the great great grand.
parents. They zach gave their little
dancing stunt which was we'll annra.
Grated. The scene closed with all
the Lambs being introduced as they
stepped from the library Of books
ana marched into the audience while
Sousa's orchestra rendered the most
fascinating Of marches. The Lambs {"
The whole performance was a rare
treat n Wheeling is fortunate for
having been honored BY a visit from
n Lambs. and showed its appre.
citation by a good turnout. The
Lambs left for Pittsburgh after he
/ performance.