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, harmonious, and the humor is rich and
flows almost uninterruptedly.
1t Is easy to become enthusiastic over
Miss Springtime." Americans had
much to do with its conception, too. The
music partly Is by Emmeric Khalman,
the talented Hungarian; and partly by
our own syncOpated jerome Kern. There
is no way to tell from the program which
wrote which song.
Guy Bolton Is credited with the book
and the big supply of humor. P. C. Wode-
house and Herbert Reynolds composed
the lyrics, which break musical comedy
precedent by failing to be an insult in
the English language.
Introducing a New Star.
Klaw and Erlanger introduce their
newest star, dainty Sari Petrass, a ma
tive Hungarian, but mistress of English.
She sings well and will turn the head
of the prep school lad upside down. Her
acting Is also distinctly good. She is u
happy addition to our stage
The array of talent is long. George
Netherlands fine voice Is heard in half
a dozen songs. Funny Jack Hazard has
some circulating lines and does some
droll things. Georgia O'Ramey Is cheer
full, beautiful and also funny. There is
the unavoidable dancing, this time bv
Ada May Weeks and Fred Nice As to
the plot. which we almost forgot. it real
II amounts to something, but space
lacks to convey more than this hint.
%Upstairs and Down"
Some of the foibles of Long Island
high society are satirized IN Upstairs
and Down a new play by Frederic and
Fanny Nation, who wrote Years Of Dis
eretiOn." 1t has opened at the COrt the
ater under the expert guiding hand OF
Oliver Moroseo.
It's theme is that the same kind of
intrigues 90 on IN the servants quarters
enliven the grand ballroom. But most Of
the plot is really laid ''abOve stairs" as
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who used the
same idea almost a century and half
ago, would have put it.
Capt. Teranee 0'Keefe, a "lady killer"
has been toying with Alice Chesterton,
ldebutante of IS. but a vampire" at
heart and up to the best five reel stand
ards in that respect.
Alice is indiscreet enough to meet the
captain in town, attend a-play and have
supper. She spends the night at the
Martha Washington, that msnless abode
but accept it as harmless.
The other guests at the house party
of which the captain and Alice have been
members, learn of Alice's indiscretiOn,
but accept it as hamless.
The Lie of a Sister.
Aliee's older sister Betty, appears and
with her the captain falls In love in ear
nest. But Alice, finding herself neglect
ed, now lies to Betty and says that the
captain has ruined her and must marry
her. Betty accepts the story, which is
generally believed until Alice tells the
truth TO two other women as big Joke.
So the play runs on, with a good deal
Of criticism and some wit. We are forced
to confess, though admitting a lack of
great experience, our inability to believe
North Shore society is typically like the !
hattOns would have us understand.
Miss Christine Norman Is good as the |
hostess who scOrns her husband through |
two acts and Just before the final cur |
tam makes us gasp by tenderlv wishing |
he were a butcher and she had IL chill I
dren. In other words, back to nature
Courtney Foots struggled manfullv .
with the lady killer" part Juliet Day |