El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
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| doors to the public with new music
"a comedy. produced under the joint
direction of Miss Elizabeth Marburv
and Lee SnuberI. and in the opinion OF
everyone present with the posi- BILE
exception OF one disgruntled critic
they have given the public JUS ex-
actly what it wants.
Love o Mike" was written by
Thomas Syndev. while the lyrics and
music are 10y Harry b. Smith and
Jerome Kern. respectively. Benrimo
who. a. one Of the authors of the
yellow Jacket was considered dis
tinCtly q dramatic producer. showed
his versatility by staging the offer
in-- Strange % say. his work often
showed tho unique qualities which
mis- production OF the yellow Jacket~
contained
tired British officer who Is in this
country buying munitions OF war for
his government. and the various pre-
dicaments which he gets into form
very amusing story
George Hazard. as Biff Jackson
scored The hit Of the evening and is
really exceedingly funny At al times.
Clifton Webb and Gloria Goodwin
danced with grace Vivian Vessels.
who scored 50 heavily in Nothing
But the Truth makes just as good
an impression in the present nroduc-
tion. and the balance OF the cast Is
decidedly good
Catchy Musical Numbers.
Jerome Kern has gathered to-
-crher a number OF catchy musical
numbers that have an air OF charm
about them which is decidedly rare
in this eype Of production In Baby
Vampire" he has given the theatef-
gOerS something which bears all the
earmarks Of decided novelty.
There Is 70 chorus in Love o
Nike" but many pretty girls have q
place IN the cast. This omission Of
tho chorus by various producers IL
reality works out very well. as il
permits of bette and more finished
work by the principals. In Other
words. principal must now put his
or he- song over" by merit and not
through the gyrations and novel ef-
iects Of the chorus
7 really think tina by leaving out
the chorus any musical snow which
has plot enough 10 carry II without
artificial means VIII be largely bene-
fitted.
Love o. Mike" i tuuefuL clever
and highly amusing and has the added
novelty of clean dialogue. You can
take Your mother. sister o. sweet
heart without being in deadly fear
deliver a line ihat makes you scringe
under the collar and wish that you'd
com, alone. IL - a GOOD. clean pro-
duction and marks The entrance into
seeing woman producei-
..Nazimova- in Bathing suit.
''CeptiOn shoals in which NazimoVa
appears To some advantage I'm one
piece bathing suit : a d1nk. dark
slimy tragedy.
Although written b. minister.
there is nothing OF the church about
it, y Young girl dSughte. or a light
house keeper is brought up by her
father I'm complete ignorance OF Ire
world outside Penned up in the
Lighthouse and carefully ardsd 10y
her father she knows absoiutely
nothing OF sex problems OF any sort
she has not the slightest ideas OF
birth or death.
\ ruth less Young rake aboard his
Yacht with a girl he has ruined ,who
i about 10 give birth to a child is
wrecked or ~Ceptiou Shoals" and she
learns OF life rom che rake and his
victim.
Then follows long discussion OF
morality and immoTaTitv which. while
all right I'm itself. has no business he
ing exploited as necessary part OF
PLAY.
er's dsughfcr. fails IN love with the
rake and ne promises TO com. back
for her lie does so. but he fathe--
knowing ~ his character. send him
away and tells her nothing o. his re-
turn In desperation and agony from
her disappointment. she waits until
there IS a storm. then Jumps 70 her
death from the top Of thr lighthouse.
Pleasant play. is II not
one Of the aplest critics i'm Man
haitian very aptly described the offer
ing in the following words. only a
great play has the right TO De as
gloomy as "Ception shoals"
\ Tame Farce.
IN for The Night" proved 70 he
"a ther tame farce when it made its
rs Hassa efaa. .H.-H