Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19

nounces that a play due in Philadelphia
next month comes here with the original
east" the blue pencil recollects that the
man who played the principal part in New
York has retired and that the leading
woman of the original production was
seen q few months ago in another piece.
Against all this must be balanced fair
dealing straightforward publicity work.
which is becoming more and more the
rule. It gets its reward in public conf
dence. And occasionally it's modesty
draws down special comment. Peg O.
Ny Heart" for instance, which comes to
the Adelphi next week, is earning what
should be eternal fame by an announce
ment at the theatre that ends with some
OF the original cast" AS a matter of
iact, Mr.. Morosco kept the cast of peg
remarkably intact for all Its mles-and
years-of travel Laurette Taylor has be-
hken herself to London, but she has been
ably replaced, and beside her substitute
appear the three others who made the
new York engagement a success-Reeves
smith, Hassard Short and Peter Bassett.
Dancing ArOund's" Invoice
Even musical show can sport a dis
crset and trustworthy press agent occa-
alohally. The EVENING LEDGER firmly be-
neves that IL has discovered such a speci-
men In Charles II. Brown. of Dancing
around At any rate, he has furnished
2 very interesting an invoice OF his pro-
suction that the blue pencil is going to
es i through even without Mr.. Browns
pfohered affidavit:
II an invoice were made OF all of the
p''s OF scenery, properties. wardrobe and
slectical fixtures used in the Winter
warden spectacle, II would rival the cele-
elated Schedule K' of tariff fame in its
hhgih and complexity. Take the item
~ scenery, for example. F1fty-elght
ss's OF lines are used. BY actual count,
= SHOWN by the insurance schedule, there
~ Sez separate pieces of scenery used
Dancing Around" This includes
Plauorms, parallels (the collapsible
u names which hold the platforms). the
!. odd pieces which are required to
s4nu the railway coach and ponderous
..osoiholiYe' and the innumerable struc-
sss upon which canvas has been
sssse'Sned' ~ which go 10 make up the mas
- az interiors and eNteriors shown in the
= scenes shown in Dancing Around"
Ine property department there are
aS,ual count 421 different articles, all
hleh are used during the perform
sAee' In the electrical department there
- " use SOB Tungsten incandescent
s,,P. al Of IL candle power, Three thou
ss,,a ana seventeen feet OF electric cable,
sas.ylng 900 amperes, are required to con-
nest up all OF the electrical effects with
~. ~ Nasternswitch. The 10 arc lamps re-
St ~ more than 300 carbons per week.
,ls stan consists OF two master eleetri-
Ae, TOUR assistants and p operators.
- eaidfobe mistress, 5 assistants and
- slessers are required to look after
-. costumes which are shown on the
~ eurlns every performance OF "Danc-
80. around lnasmuch as there are
sasa 70 match every change Of attire,
.e .as1e are Ssi pairs. or 76s individual
~ as some of the costumes are worn
assS a.',0ut hats, only 200 headdresses are
we carpentry department. a master
ssss..tsnter assistants and 43 grips" are
~ 10 handle the massive scenes
~ .ne eelerity required by the excess
,n.po set by the performers in
Shaking EN- Up
&. body blows appear TO be too much
-, ttiiadelphia. At any rate. "Fads
~ hheies" is going TO leave the field
tvf the review at the Lyric by de-
from the Forrest Saturday eve
80 Later It goes into the Knieker-
|.zI- %hedtfe IN New York FOR an eA-
slsasd engagement.
~ ~ Misleading Lady" with one of
- ethols officiating as leading man, Is
~ ~ philadelphia. Instead the Gar
~ ~ N house the San Carlo Opera Com
tne week OF March /, while the
ss-s where the organization was flrst
49,. -Al look around Tor something
more Shift go In the Sh de-
s q the Forrest on the 1st OF March.
e musical comedy OF the Philip
81 men Richard Carrie ana Marie Ca
s-e eeed In Detroit recently and then
ee" York Tor 5 short engage
he book y By Guy holton. the
Jerome Kern In spite Of its
e. AaH ln HeH York 4 must . said
reviewers NeTe hlnal2 80 4. @'lla