Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
COMIC OPERA PLAYERS
OFFER "LET-S COY THIS WEEK

COMIC OPERA PLAYERS
OFFER "LET-S coy THIS WEEK
Lets Co.. n swiftly-moving, musical
review, designed after the pattern Of
the famous Ziegfeld 'Follies," Will be
presented at the Academy of Music
all this week. with Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees, by the. Comic Opera
Players. Nothing which they have at
tempted since their successful summer
run opened six weeks ago can be COM
pared from the point of magnitude with
this weeks bill. There are two acts
and ten scenes in Lets CO." and every
episode, II is promised, is packed full
of, mirth and melody. AS ideal sum
mertime entertainment, the manage
ment feels no heSitancy in asserting
that LETS Co.. will fill the Hill to
of thcatergoers 1t will be sprightly,
up-to-the-minute and promises to move
with a rapidly and smoothness seldom
associated with the productions of per-
manent, organizations like the Comic
Opera~Players.
Roger Gray and Dan Marble are re-
sponsible for the book of Lets Coz
and the manner in which they dashed
on the dialogue and devised all of the
stage business" for Let's Go" was
certainly an eye-opcncr, When 1t came
to the musical side of the entertain
mont these ambitious young men de-
cided that they would rely on half
dozen celebrated composers for this
part of the work. Twenty eight must
cal numbers will .be introduced during
the progress OF the ten scenes. and as
numerous of the numbers are OF the
liyeliestr syncopated variety that could
possibly DO obtained there Is promise
OF much pleasure in this direction.
Let's Go!" is expected to exert an
especially potent appeal by reason of
tho fact that local topics will figure
In the various mirthful episodes For
instance, the courtroom Of Justice
John Jeter Crutchheld will be the
background for one scene Everybody
knows the "One John" not only In
Richmond, but in many cities scat
tered throughout the length and
breadth OF the land. Consequently there
Will be more than the ordinary amount
Of interest in a skit dealing entirely
humorously with the proceedings of
his morning Sessions" The judge, the
spectators. the lawyers for the de-
Tense and prosecution, and all the
time, which suggests the idea hat the
Bkit will be unusually funny
More Richmond features Will he in
troduced In n number depicting the golf
course OF the Country Club of Viz
GINA, The dialogue will deal with local
at the course will include such famous
personages as Colonel Theodore Rcosc-
welt and the Reverend William Sun
day. Roger Gray will appear as Sun
day" and Matt Hanley as Roosevelt
Bilne Bush. the unusually popular
dancer. will be one OF the busiest in
diyiduals In the cast this week. for ST g
Is scheduled to appear in number
Of the featured scenes. She Will have
the assistance of the male chorus in
Ay>fox-trotting number, and will he
SURROUNDED by the comely young wo-
men, of the chorus in ''paja!na Girl'
number. Another number upon which
emphasis Is laid will be the bathing
Girls" scene. Miss Bush also will make
her appearance in clever satire on
the. well-known comedy, Potash and
Perlmutter." She will play me s.eno-
gfapheri and Mr.. Gray and Mr. Marble
will be Potash and Perlmut,er Alice
Hills has been caet for the role o. Miss
S.lverman. the designer. in this same
sketch. DESTROYS OF Offering one espe-
sfaliy good singing number. he au-
thors arranged for scene called "a
Night in Little Italy" This will en-
able F1orence Mackie, the new prina
voice with fine effect Also Edward
Base. the baritone; Miss Hills. the
contrafto. and George Bogues. the
tenor, WIN be heard In bursts Of melody
In this number. Annette Ford, RoyaI
Cutter, Ernest Geyer and all OF the
parts that VIII enable them TO display
their individual talents to the best
Advantage.
4FA0 to the work cut out for the
chorus this week. II Is safe to predict
that Let's Cor will make the biggest
demand upon their time and talent OF
M 81 tho productions made thus far