Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-18
BILL OF MUCH MERIT
APPROVED AT KEETH'S
Amelia Stone and Armand Ka-
lisz in an Artistic Sketch.
Mary Shaw Presents
New Act

It's the easiest thing in the world to
sit in a theatre and find fault with a
vaudeville show There are many who
imagine that this form of indoor sport
invests them with an air Of superior wis
dom The most pronounced pessimist,
however would have a difficult task in
picking flaws In this weeks show at
Keith's
There are so many really good things
to choose from that it's somewhat difficult
10 say who takes the honors. As a matter
Of fact It's a case Of neck and neck with
most OF the acts on the bill.
Should you favor artistic romance flaw
ored with music, then the palm certainly
goes to Amelia Stone and Armand Kalisz
in their Justly named "Ma'mzelle Caprice" i"
Miss Stone possesses that winsome charm
otherwise known as magnetism and
creates the proper atmosphere for every.
thing she does to entertain. The real
French dialect of Mr.. Kalisz seems to be-
long to the scene, a private dining room
in Parisan hotel Miss Stone gets into
the room accidentally and then the key Is
lost. They sing and fiirt and quarrel
Finally she discovers that the key is in
her bodice. 1t eventually proves to be
the key TO her heart. Finale--happiness
The story Is the creation of Edgar Allan
woef.
If one prefers a little marital woe as n
means Of merriment there is THE Dickey
Bird" which made it's first peep in Phil
adelphia with Mary Shaw and an ade-
uuate supporting cast. II is the work of
Harvey O'Higgins and Harriet Ford, who
wrote ''rhe Argyle Case" and several
other successful plays. The story has to
do with a bride and groom who are
looking for an apartment. They accl-
dentally stumble into a place conducted
by the brdegroom's first wife, while the
bride is wandering about, the former wife
,fpau IN laa I,ttt N-prNy
apparent that her 'sllence will be golden"
and therefore expensive. A buugling
servant accidentally brings the truth TO
the surface for the benefit of the bride.
But she sticks to her husband
The sketch was we'll received and is
enlivened by a number of very good
situations. There are some scenes, how
ever, which do not ring true and there Is
n tendency toward comedy extremes. For
instance no woman would think II such a
laughing matter to tell another woman
how her husband deserted her and left her
penniess. The fusillade OF kisses between
bride and bridegroom could also be cut
down at least 95 per cent. without affect
ing the romantic spirit.
AS the deserted, but not disappointed,
wife, Miss Shaw gave life-lllte rendition.
The fac. that she had to say some in
consistent lines was not her fault. Frank
Ferguson looked and acted the man In the
and Ida Mule, the heroine of many a
laugh showed how stupid servants could
really be.
The letter IL was significant when Belle
Baker appeared. 1t evidently stood for
hit, for she cornered the applause of the
show and left with some to spare. even
after making God-bless-you" speech
Hussy nd Boyle repeaed their former
hit in THE New Chauffeur" Howard's
Animals proved to be the leader of all
animal acts Every four-legged actor in |
this aggregation does something worth
while and there is a thrilling finish in
which half dozen dogs do difficult |
stunts on the backs of speedy horses The |
ponies play music, dance and skip the |
rope. Tameo Kajiyama, a talented Jap |
anese showed how easy It was to think !
Of four different things at one time. |
Corbett. Shepard and Donovan. singers |
Rice, Elmer and Tom, comedy bar per-
formers. and Newbold and Griffin in songs
and limitations. were well received.
Many events in Mexico were shown
among the pictures. j. G. c.