The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-15
THEATRES
METROPOLITAN

METROPOLITAN
Those two esploiters OF Jew
lsh comedy. Potash and Perl
nutter. opened at the Metro
poii,an theatre, Sunday night.
In an entirely new play. called
Potash and Perimutter In So
city"
Jules Jordon 10 stlll the same
old delightful Potash. and he
had the audience under the
spell Of his clever personality
during the entire performance.
his long experience In the role
has certainly made him a mas
ter OF all the little mannerisms
that Montague Glass uncoubt-
eddy had In mind when he
wrote the stories OF this popu-
lar Jewish merchant and his
partner, perimutter.
The action OF the play has 10 do
with these two merchants gettlng
tangled up in society and a bunch
OF clever Wall Street crooks. II
looks for n time as n the firm OF
Potash and Perlmutter were to 10
into bankruptcy. but the big heart
Of Abe Potash saves the day. and
all ends we'll.
Charles Lipson. In the role OF
Aawruns Perlmutter. is a new add.
ton. but fortunately a favorable
one 20 the cast. and his interpreta-
ton or the character was very good.
Jennie Moskowitz. who was last
seen here with David Warfield.
made an excellent wife for Potash.
and pretty Pearl Slndelar was well
suited for the role Mawruss' wife.
MOORE
Seattle Is proud OF the fact that
Nina Payne. who heads the new bill
Of orphcum vaudeville at the
Moore theatre this week, was born
and reared here. for Nina has an
act which II one OF the greatest dis.
tlnctiye dancing turns that has ever
been Offered here.
Every one OF her dances was
good. from the weird dances TO the
Dancers Dream" a number adopt
ed from Paylowa.
She was given an ovation by
the delighted audience. not because
she was Nina Payne. and therefore
proteRe OF Seattle--but because
she was an artist who is swiftly
climbing into the class Of Pavlowa
and Ruth 81 Denis.
The submarine spectacle was In.
siructive as well as melodramatic
and brought tears TO more than one
pair OF eyes.
Brown and Spencer. with their
song and pratter. were very good.
A bevy OF bows and large applause
from the audience was their Just
reward.
Gallagher and Martin have n
bunch OF comedy. songs and dances
that are new and entirely original.
The Leach Sisters. two pretty
girls with excellent voices, hailing
from Portland. got over big with
the large audience when they sang
Garry Me Back to ord Virginia"
with variations.
George Earles and his company's
offering. rural comedy. entitled
Getting Acquainted was all TO
the good
o Nelson iugglod many things. but
most OF all. he juggled the audience
for many a laugh.
WILKES
The comedy that started the now
popular film etar. Douglas Fair
banks on his way to success, HE
Comes Up Smiling" was the offer
ing OF the popular Wilkes Players,
for the week. at the Wilkes theatre,
opening with a matinee Sunday.
Ivan Millar. who resembles
Dug" enough to be one of the
Fairbanks family. is seen In the
leading role Of Jerry. lie is very
good in this part and carried ii off
with high honors.
Grace Huff made lovable
billy" and once again we see her
in n light comedy role.
George Barnes aud George Rand
were also good in their respective
parts.
ORPtIEUM
Packed houses at the Orpbeum
theatre Sunday saw five varied and
good quality vaudeville acts. Jack
Bean started things off as real
barrel jumper. His double somer-
sault from three barrels in u stock
TO table was good Stanley and
Virginia are jolly entertainers. Cor
don and Carroll have u military
travesty that Includes the burlesque
blowing mp OF the magazine.
Eddie Harris and his Seven
Poster Girls offer n well.arranged
musical comedy with songs and
dances. Burns Brothers are four
negro singing comics.
PALACE HIP
Little Caruso and company,
young Italian tenor and his com
pany of singers. dancers and must
clans, headline good show at the
Palace Hip.