Evening star., 1916-12-12
New National.

In reviewing the "Cohan Revue"
which filled the stage to bursting at
the New National Theater last night,
the task of selecting a place to begin
produces a headache. George NJ. Cohan.
who threaded the crazy quilt and gave
1t a name and stage habitation, just
began anywhere and ended when he
thought 1t time for the curtain to drop
1t started with the distinct understand
Ing that no one on earth is serious and
worked upward from that premise.
There Is much cleverness displayed in
this latest string Of burlesque gems.
IT is based entirely on the stage sue
Aesses of recent years. each one con-
Nffbuting line or a situation or
Ghance for good-natured satire. The
Siece leaves an impression that might
oe obtained from reading a theatrical
magazine in a cabaret show attended
~ actors engaged in discussing the
1ersonalities of their profession The
A.vue touches on score OF most seri-
gus and heart-rending plays Of recent
Years. one Of them being Common
Hclay." and renders farcical all the
tragedy of that reservoir of tears. 1t
lymashes the beauty of THE Great
tLover," and produces riot for a eli
Max It makes Russian dance OF In
Per Fire" a chorus girls march of
k'sfator Barbara" and gives Richard
arle a chance to be funny in his tall
Nay by wearing a purple coat and dou-
Ming up in burlesque from The
Boomerang and The House of Glass
Then the show slips along with
Kick and laugh, from Mrs McChes-
sney' or "Hit-theTrail Holiday; it adj
Sertises Robert Louis Stevenson and
Treasure Island in manner which
tvould make Stevenson inordinateiy
proud IL he could see the big enter
.tainment and understand the real
tribute to genius which underlies the
romping attentions of the parodst. So
forth and SO on, with quip and q
turn and laugh and a dig from plays
light and serious goes the sparkling
nSevue, which held the center of the
tage for a while and then passed on
ito the port of lost literature.
1t may be said of this entertainment
that II probably spreads blanket of
NourlesQue over more stage efforts than
any previous revue In order to fill
the stage with the marvellous and start
ling costumes now worn by choruses,
only one or two of conspicuous inter
est The appearance of two buck
dancers, dressed in red. white and blue,
conveys a subtle reminder of George
Cohan's faith in the national flag, not
only as a patriotic emblem. but as a
personal mascot.
Valli Valli. whose real name no one
ever discovered carries triple bur
le9Que from Common Clay" The
Boomerang" and THE Great Lover" all
through the performance. Valli is
clever. The statement may be made
uncompromisingly, without need Of ad-
5sctive establishment. Miss Juliet, no
other name attached. runs through the
performance in a series of limitations
Of all the modern stars. James NARROW
cavorts through to the end. hidden for
the most part behind various whiskers,
and Harry DELI gives people glimpse of
~Att-the Trail Holiday"
The funny fellows in the revue are
Richard Carle. who seems to have
grown six inches since he was here
last: Harry Bulger. whose trousers
take after" his name: Charles Win
ninger. who makes an acceptable Leo
Dfetrichstein. and diminutive person
termed Little Billy on. the program
The women of the revue have as much
work as they can do. 1t would seem,
and although they may have union
hours, there doesn't seem to be any
limit to their capacity once they start.
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