Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
SPIRIT OF THE DAY
ECHOED AT KEITH'S
Florric Millership and Fred
Santley Head Bill of Timely
Interest

one thing has not gone Up in price. It
is vaudeville. There are nine acts on the
bill at Keiths this week and one gets his
moneys worth
As headliner Florrie Millership a Phila-
dephia girl blossoms forth with Fred stan
ley They offer THE Girl on the Magazine"
which, from cover to cover is a whirlwind
of songs and dance with pretty girls. hand
some costumes and picturesque scenes
thrown in.
youth of romantic incllnatons falls in
love with a girls picture on a magazine
He determines to find the original He does
after travelling through America. France,
Holland and London.
The many numbers keep Miss Milership
and Mr.. Santley constantly on the jump,
as well as the half dozen pretty girls who
follow the pace
The production abounds with novel fea-
lures and is a sartoral as we'll as mus-
cal treat. There is evidence of good team
work throughout which Is bound to force
any production to the front The act scored
a decided hit with Miss Millership and Mr..
Santley sharing ffty-tifty in the honors
Ever see a girl come out and capture
the audience en- masse right at the start?
That's about the quickest way of descrb-
irg Marguerite Farrell Her songs make
one think and laugh at the same time They
ere up to the very moment. dealing with
the Car, Rasputn. whose life Is now run
ming in the EVENING LEDGER. and other sub
iects of world interest. Miss Farrell real
ICES that the audience likes TO hear the
words of song, and, unlike many other
fair condolences, makes no attempt to con-
ceal them.
Those present voted her huge success.
The fellow who has courted girl in the
country under trying circumstances will
certainly like "Heartsease." "A summery
romance of Edgar Alan Woof. 1t is
simple story well told. with just enough
situations to hold interest. A widow and
her dlughter each have beau, whom they
meet clandestinely. They eventually dis
cover each others secret and agree that
love shall be the so.ution of their troubles
Percy iIaswell. the widow in the case
gives a very lfelike presentation. showing
! the subterfuges to which some womert will
resort to attract unsuspeCting men to the
matrimonial net, Miss Haswell is supported
by a very capable lst, The sketch gripped
attention and held it, The artistic success
of this little offering is another proof that
the continuance of sketches in vaudeville
bills is an absolute necessity and a much
greater Improvement to the average show
than the so-called nut lcts, in which the
performer thrives through public confess
| sion of very obvious incompetence.
| The Race of Man" singing novelty in
which real Indian, Chinaman, negro, Ha-
waian and white man participate
An ideal domestic picture was presented
| by Grace Carlyle and Jules Romer, who
| appeared in "The Composer" Merit
| throughout is the motto Of, this musical
creation and the audience agreed with this
| view.
| Frank Moore and Joe Whitehead offered
a seminut act. There are not words i'm the
| English language to describe II. If YOU
| can picture wild man shoveing coal in a
/ chinaware store you may get some idea of
! It, This pair do about eleven acts in fifteen
minutes The audience laughed and ap-
| plauded with exceptional generosity.
May Gilmore and Violet Carleton pleased
| in a merry offering Of songs talks and
limitations. Miss Gilmore should omit the
joke about the waiter with pigs feet, which
| belongs TO the past A new finish song
| would strengthen the act.
The Stampede Riders with Miss Flores
! La Due, champion woman roper, provided
| many thrills Potter and Hartwell. in a
lively acrobatlc novelty gave the show a
flying start. and the pictures flashed the
very latest news. J. C. c.