Evening journal., 1917-12-26

THE PLAYHOUUSE-For the first time
in public, foot, loot" Henry W.
savagc's musical comedy. book by Ed
gar Allen Woolf. lyrics by Berton
Braley, music by Jerome Kern.
Characters.
Gateman ................A Albert nacklin
Information clerk ......... Low Renard
Newsstand clerk Thomas ODay
Sweeper ......... Edmund Fitzpatrick
Lieutenant Shaw Louis A. Templeton
Lieutenant Hudson Anthony Hughes
Porter acknowledgements. Harry Fern
Lucky Hawkins .......Fred Holloway
Mr.. James Wellington Edward Garvie
Mrs. James Wellington.
Frances Demarest
Mr.. Walter Colt, D. D.. Earl Benham
Mrs Walter Colt ........ Louis GrOody
A Gambler .AlOnzo Price
Captain Jones ........... Greek tNans
Lieutenant Harry Mallory.
Harry Benham
Marjorie Newton ...... Alberta Burton
Messenger boy .......... Baird GOldshy
Pandora Buncombe ..... Ruth Harding
Hyperion Bunc0mbe donald sawyer
Train butcher Frederick Bona
Conductor .............-..b rcck Evans
Classic dancers, soldiers. chorus
girls, Indians. etc
Mr. savages new play, which had It's
premiere yesterday afternoon at the
Playhouse and will be repeated again
tonight, is described az "A train OF
mirth and melody in three sections.
70 is well mounted scenically and the
costumes are splendid. The foot, loot
trip Is enlvened by some delightful sing
ing and dancing, too. The now play was
presented smoothly, too. for premiere.
Mr.. Savage, who Is prominent as a
theatrical producer, attended the open
ing performances.
The play introduces a Pullman car
en- route from the Far West 10 the
East railroad terminal, alive with
people about 10 60 aboard the train.
and an open country with the Rockies
for It's skyline. With this background
comes a large chorus. including United
States soldiers and officers in khaki.
Grccian dancing girls IN costume Of the
period accentuatlne their beauty and
a small tribe Of Indians Of the Rockies
The opening Of the performance in
PRODUCES the principal characters who
have made reservations upon the Pull
man These include a prospective war
bride and her soldier boy. about to alb
sent himself for camp, who have made
fruitless efforts TO secure the services
Of a minister before entering the Pull
man and laying claim 10 berth which
had been previously reserved for them.
Their friends and fellow travellers as
sumo that the marriage ceremony has
taken place. and thereby hangs the
farcical situation The story revolves
about this dilemma in which the young
couple have innocently precipltated
themselves Also. against them are in
PRODUCED an estrangcd married couple
with Reno as their objective point, a
young minister travelling lncognito
with his wife. a pullman Porter a
comic. a piece OF American ebony,
without which there could be no Pull
man car. the soldiers and dancing girls
and the prevalent card shark.
! COlorful are the costumes which in
divIdualize the characters and onsem-
bles and plentiful are the musical num-
I bers. There are enliyening dancers,
notably the terpsichorean feais~ef~the
Grecian dancing girls. While loot
/ loot" is presented, staged and cosiumed
with that completeness which typihes
/ Mr.. Savage's productions, II Is hardly up
| i'm It's popular appeal TO MIR Savage's
previous musical success Have a
Heart" still of pleasant flavor TO
I theatre-goers. one Of The biggest hits
Of the new play is The Last Long
Mile" a smashing soldiers solo, and
marching chorus that won great ap-
plause. lt was written by Emil Breiten-
field, a soldier at the Plattsburg camp,
and doubtless viii become immensely
popular
Mr.. Savage introduced a wartime note
in his program by setting forth the
status OF the men Of the foot loot"
camping regarding national army SER
vice. The registration number and
place of registry Of each man eligible
FOR the selective army is set forth, as
well as those over and under the draft
age