The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
BILLIE BURKE IN JERRY"
KEEPS AUDIENCE CONFUSED

Billie Burke pretty ana chic.
pIqnants ana saucy, vivaeious and
tasciua.ine, has at last come to us in
a charming little play by Catherine
I CHISHOLM Gushing that suits her right
/ GOWN to the tlps of her tuperfuc
hhgefs aud the pink toes ta,tt she
hides in bedroom slippers ia the
roliickiug scene In the third act.
Jerry is the name of The play. and
! II is in every way more worthy of
I me Stars talent and ways than any-
thing she has tried out for some
easons. which IS all as II should be.
being written for the express purpose
tof exploiting this cyclonic little
actress gifts, that are all her very
own
/ AS the story opens, Joan Double
day "A bachelor maid has been for
! twenty yeas engaged to Monty Wade,
well-to~do bachelor. For one rea-
son or othet, the match has been
/ frequently set and postponed. Jerry.
the niece ~ Joan, and daughter of
her sister-tn-law by her first husband
a hoydonish. impulstve tomboy of q
girl. has lust reached the dangerous
age Of sixteen. she is suddenly and
intensely smiten with Monty, and
decides from that moment that she
will marry him. The long Standing
| engagement Is terminated Jerry's
wiles and cunning persuade an Eng.
iish cousin, Peter. that he must woe
ana win Joan. thus rounding out hel
| plans to perfection. Her scheme Is
lpkeciptated by one of her misc uievOus
clever ruses. She has the brcalfing
off of Mon.y's engagement and hei
own hetrot lal to him announced IN
the society columns. She ultirnatel
does pentace by being fastened il
her bondoir, but, Of course, marrjei
Monty and moves to Arizona Nhcr,
the happy and pleasant denonemen
of the complicated taugle end tn,
engaging little drama all too soon.
Miss Burke, an Jerry. is just Bill,
Burke---that's all A gifted it'll
comedienno. she had the audience
shriehine with laughter during tn,
entire time. She basked III the foot
lights She is certainly a whole team
In herself just bubbling over will
that undesirable thing that Ev;
Tanguay sings personality
Talk about musical comedy for tn
tired business man. Bille Burke /
the specific for this jaded individual
! why, Jerry Is an up-to-the- minut,
No" indeed, quickly aud truthful,
responded another. she is an hou
ahead of time"
Her supporting company this season
: Is practically faultless and yer,
materially responsible for her success
Alice John is the mother. austere an,
dignifled and w,thai very charming
selene johnson makes Joan thorough
~ human and real, Il very creditabl
performanse, indeed. Shelly Hull /
a superb leading man. and sustain
his already excellent reputation by
capital piece of acting, while IA
Lawrence Legion. as the Englisi
cousin, did a piece OF comedy WORT
with conSuumato skul. in IL char
lactcr 80 frequently overdone.
The other roles, insignificant ant
unimportaut were handled with jus
az much skin. Thai the play is wei
staged goes without saying. But /
is fascinatinf Billie. in her half-dozeI
stunning gowns. in masculine attir'
and III a glorious suit OF pink sin
pajamas that the eyes of the Who'll,
house were constantly glued upon
that hundreds laughed at till theil
sides ached. and that twice as man,
will watch with amusement and adj
miration and not infrequent thrill
al today'S performances. e.. +.