The Detroit times., 1915-04-13
perRo,r OPERA HOUSE

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II Is q charm that comes from all
sides; from the stage settings OF
quaint old Quaker town and OF hap
py. earefree Paris. from the music
OF love and OF laughter. from the
dancing OF grace and OF comedy.
and from. above ALL the portrayal
OF the demure Quaker girl This
quality Il emphasized particularly
By the change that L. undergone
Throughout the play. o change 10
scene from an English country vii
lage TO Paris: a change In charae-
ter ON the part OF Prudence. the
Quaker girl. from the primnsss and
severity OF Quakerism TO the frser
and easier Partisan. yet at the same
time keeping for herself enough OF
those Quaker mannerisms TO clAs-
sify her as entirely opposite 10 those
other ladies' OF the Paris scenes
There II clean. wholesome humor.
that brings q hearty laugh. and that
stays with one even after the othei
things have been forgotten. The
naval attache OF the American en-
bassy IN Paris. Tony Chute. 10 TO
sponsible for the majority OF the
laughs. while jeremiah and Phoebe
In their endeavors TO adapt them
selves to Partisan ways after years
In . Quaker town. are most anus
ing
Charles Clear. as Tony Chute.
Clearly the life OF the perform
ance, because OF the ease In which
he plays that part He displays
nne ability as q dancer and has
voice that n very good.
Katherine Murray, In the title
role. portrays very successfully the
little Quaker girl. svayed between
her Quaker teachings and her de-
sire 10 get away from them. She
sings well. and dances With Tony
very gracefully and prettily.
| Charlotte Manning as Phoebe
and Harry McDonough. r.. rs Jere-
mIah. her Quaker lover. are very
entertaining In their song and dance
numbers
The song hits are many In The
Quaker Girl and for good and new
measure AT the BalI'' and ITS a
Long Way to ripperary- were sung
Tony's two songs. When the Right
Gfri Comes Along" and Fairy
Tales. we're two Of the best num-
bers and brought many eneores.
I
oARRick
Cyclonie In Its breeriness and
speed. the latest Winter Garden
show. Dancing Around" Shiried
into the Garrick theatsr. Monday
evening. With Al Joison In the lead.
and for three hours kept an audi
ence that damned the auditorium
completely entertained. There Is
absolutely not q single moment In
the entire performance when the
breeze dies down, or the wheel OF
fun. song. dance and vaggery les
sens It's velocity.
For the second time this season
the other instance being that OF
Ziegfeld's Follies-the class Of IRE
sponsible entertainment to which
l-Dancing Around" belongs, is quite
tree from vulgarity. ana unlike
many OF It's predecessors. wins sue
cess on its merits as . frivolous but
funny entertainment. gorgeously
garbed. and with people who have
Preached the top notch In the part!c-
uIar field Of endeavor TO which they
have applied their talents In the ef-
fort to amuse the public.
The rose-illuminated runway II
There as usual over the heads OF the
spectators. and 90 are the troops
and troops OF girls In costumes
whose blaze Of color and bizarreness
brought gasps Of admiration and as
ltouishment as their vearers danced
Eaiiy along from the rear OF the
auditorium 70 the stage and back
again. To the average oniooker II
lis q constant marvel a. 20 how
these dancing sprites manage 10 do
n on the narrow runway and keep
their balance and their smiles.
Although the show II frankly
built upon things that are military.
with m of1cers' club IN "Lunnon"
% the setting. and an army Of
cute Tommy Atkins. TO say nothing
of a big number called The Call OF
the Colors,- In which all Of the war
ring nations are represented. the
tone OF the whole affair IL entirely
neutral. and the most ardent patriot
OF any and all countries could md
nothing az which TO cavil.
Jolson. perhaps, has better
chance and more funny stun TO un-
load In Dancing Around than In
anything In which he has hereto
fore appeared His songs, sung In
the inlmitable and not,to-be-imitated
Jolson way, are especially good. and
while they are familiar 20 all own
ers-or Iisteners--of the victroia
and the photograph. the edge Of
enjoyment In not found 10 be In the
least duiied In hearing Jolson sing
them night at you from the runway.
Jolson's methods OF amusing the
public are his own, and they are
unique. His ingenious smile 10 one
OF his best assets. He has a good
voice to begin with, and he puts
something into the singing OF his
ditties that eievates them above the