Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-04
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"very Good Eddie" Pleases Good Sized
Audience at Odeon.

VERY Good Eddie" PleaSeS Good.SiZed
Audience at Odeon.
From all appearances local theater-
goers were ready for musical com.
edy Monday night, when Every Good
Eddie" which had a long New York
D. few seasons ago. appeared for the
first time in this city and was greeted
by good sized audience The pro.
duction was most heartily received, and
the performers were gracious with
their encores to an extent that the
performance was heightened almost a
half hour.
With very clever cast Of princi-
pals, chorus of pretty girls, exquis-
itely gowned, plenty Of good dancing,
and q display of pep" from start to
finish, VERY Good Eddie proved a
performance that generally was salts
factory. To be true, there was lack
Of good solo voices; in fact in this re-
spect there was little to commend the
Offering to public favor. But good
voices In musical comedies have been
lacking 50 often that their absence
ceases to be disappointment. Jerome
Kern's music is tuneful and catchy,
and in the hands of the chorus did not
suffer materially. Barrett Greenwood,
as Dick Rivers, displayed by far the
best voice Of those appearing in solo
roles.
VERY Good Eddie" is founded on the
farce lover Night" and depicts the
trials of two pairs of newlyweds who
become separated on a Hudson river
steamer. with one husband and his
friends bride being left on the boat,
which leaves the dock while the other
bride and bridegroom are on shore
looking after tickets and baggage. In
order to keep up appearances each of
the separated couples are compelled to
make 1t appear as tho they were mar
ried. The amusing complications that
result go to make up the plot.
While many of the situations pro-
woke much mirth, there is a tendency
at times to step over the line OF pro-
priety with double meanings that are
suggestive. These could have been
eliminated and the lines and situations
remained just as amusing.
Allen Kearns, in the title role, wah
admirably suited to the character of
the diminutive. iisping hubby of his
Amazonian bride Georgina, and Flor
ence Harden was winsome and dainty
as the bride of her big, broad should-
cred husband, Percy Darling, who
wanted to be called Jack" or anything
but Percy" as Darling was bad
enough for family name Mr. Kearn's
work as the meek and lisping was ar
tistic, ard .::s se.s. ';r,Tien You Wear
q Is Collar was one Of the distinct
hits Of the evening. Mr. Greenwood
and Eva Olivotti danced well together
and their song Plumbers pleased, despite
the fact that Miss Olivohi was lack
ing in voice. Their ''Nodding Roses"
ne: one of their 5ss:. numbers. san-
other decidedly good number was
Babes in the Wood" by Mr, Kearns
and Miss Harden.
/ Leading in the comedy were Dave
Ferguson and Georgia Harvey, the lat
ter very clever character woman.
Their travesty on modern melodrama
was well done.
One of the most interesting features
Of the performance from a feminine
standpoint was the display Of charm
ing costumes of the women in the
cast. They were fresh. pretty, and
dainty, many nS them sinnlc. and made
up q gorgeous array Of the modistes
art, always attractive to the women OF
an audiences.
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