Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-28

conversations and the accidents OF un.
| timely Interruptions. IL relies for its
force on the ironiee OF delicateiy balanced
mlschance. II this person were TO speak
a shade less amhlguousiy, or n that per
son were to stay out OF the room Il sec
ond longer, the whole story would come
70 an end. To watch such play unfold
ed Is 10 experience something Of the sem
/ sation OF Watching experienced and adroit
hands at work on the erection of house
| of cards" ~" 81.
Miss Ellington, he the vlrtuous sister,
! comes IN for much praise. The cast In
cludes also Vincent serrano as the suitor.
The Usual Thing
The third OF the five new productions
that blessed New York the past week was
musical comedy after the usual style,
Lady LUXURY" The Tribune gives a
bare--and sufncicnt-outline OF It's scant
virtues; Miss Claire Is pleasing TO look
upon in gentle way She has tiny
voice which is clear and true. and she
dances agreeably Perhaps that Is all
that one should ask OF n featured player,
but II scarcely seems enough for Lady
Luxury That musical piece. SO the pro-
gram informs. has been made as to book
and lyrics by Rlda johnson oung, author
of several plays, and by William Schroe-
der, as composer 1t has situations anus
Ing In themselves and entertaining lines
set 10 ambitious music. II neither seems
to be made the most OF. perhaps repeated
performances by the actors Will supply
the necessary dash and go which now
seem lacking"
Lady Luxury has been brought up
very strictly by an old-fashioned uncle.
When she finally secures a jeweled purse
OF her own II opens wide for all the lux
furies of the season. and as the tucats fly
out troubles fly In. Titled snltors, stolen
jewels, a lover from Texas who dlsap-
proved OF all the fripperies and tries to
save the maid from all her extrava-
gances. OF course the true and noble
hero with sombrero and bad manners
wins In the end
"Tonight's the Night"
/. Before recording the last of the new
Broadway productions 1t is enough to
say OF the next to the last. Lydia Lopo-
kowa. the Russian dancer In a mild lit
tie comedy. Just Herself" by Ethel
Watts Mumford that It proved no more
exciting in New York than It had in
Boston. Its mild little life will probably
be short.
Per contra. the English musical COM
edy. ''Tonlght's the Night" which
brought great many very skilful Eng
lish players 10 the Shubert. may live a
viewers are none too definite. They have
praise for the English chorus and for
George Grossmith James Blakely. Maui
rice Farloa and Emmy Wehlen, but they
are not so exuberant over Mr.. Rubens'
music or the book.
The story OF "Tonights- the Night"
says the Times is the story of the old
farce, Pink Dominoes." which has been
done, over for this occasion by Fred
Thompson. There are two acts. The
first is In the house OF Mr. and Mrs Car
raway at Maidenhead. and the second
act, which is in three scenes. takes place
in the foyer OF the boxes at the Royal
Opera House. Covent Garden Market and
the fat of Daisy de Montne, of the Pleca-
dilly Theatre. Tito scenes are all well
done and the piece moves along swiftly
and reasonably tuneful, but after all,
the girls are the things which count in
"Tonights the Night" and these Eng
llsh young women would carry almost
any show along to success even in these
perilous times OF the theatre.