Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

est success were Lucky Jim" and
Billy the Kid" That he was able to
live down this past was something of
an achievement.
Mr.. Santley made his first appearance
in musical comedy with De Wolf Hop
per in "A Matinee IDOL" In which he
achieved an unusual success. During
,, the past three years he has had great
popularity as the star of When
Dreams Come True"
The new musical piece. "All Over
Town. is the most pretentious, as far
as the size of the company and magni-
tude of the production is concerned, in
which Mr.. Santley has appeared 1t
was staged by ]. c. Huffman and is
presented by the Shubert Theatrical
Company. The book was provided by
Smith and the music by Silvio Helm.
The dances were arranged by Jack
Mason of the Winter Garden, New
York, and the costumes were designed
by Melville Ellis.
| The scenic equipment of "All Over
Town is in two acts and nine scenes
and the production employs a company
Of seventy-flve people. Joseph Santley
as Reginald Faust. Is the hero of the
! story, the first scene of which is the
House, New York. Faust" is the
opera for the night, an opera which
bores young Faust to somnolence. In
the next scene he is found in a box at
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friends. fast asleep. The scene then
swiftly shifts to the young mans
apartment.
1t is well to know that beginning
with this scene all that occurs is the
enactment of the young mans dream.
He Is called upon by Hewitt Burns.
the head Of the temptation department
Of the lower regions, who makes his
appearance through flaming fire
place. This is Hewitt Burns second
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he had married one of the spear car
riers of the BLACK Crook" The
head devil. however. had refused to
allow Mrs. Burns to return with her
earth to remain until he could get rid
of her So Hewitt Burns makes COM
pact with old Faust to make him a
young man once more, with the under.
standing that he find some way of
getting rid of Mrs. Burns. Young
Faust now launches forth into the gay
life of New York. and In the next
scene he appears in front of the Win
ter Garden. Mixed up in these various
movements of the story there is a
The second act opens In the art gall
lery of the home of Hewitt Burns.
Having failed signally in making away
with Mrs. Burns, Hewitt Burns is
In order to arouse in young Faust a
tenderness toward womankind, and
especially Mrs. Burns, Hewitt brings
to life all the beautiful women in his
picture gallery. The next scene is in
a Broadway song shop. calling forth
many humorous incidents. Then follow
occurrences on the roof of the Ritz
Carlton, ending with Hewitt Burns
making young Faust old Faust once
more. The last scene is in the box at
the Metropolitan. Reginald Faust is
still asleep, and, as the opera Is over,
his friends awaken him. 1t is then
disclosed that he has been indulging In
a mad and peculiar dream.
The more important players in sup
port of Mr.. Santley are Walter Jones,
Roy Atwell. Leone Morgan. Beatrice
Allen, Blanche Deyo, Richard Tabor.
Ruth Randall, Saranoff. Lillian Lee.
Dorothy Young and Charles Morgan.
Harry B. Smith and Silvio Helm have
provided twenty-five musical numbers
for "All Over Town." The costuming
is said to be magnificent