Evening journal., 1918-02-26
OH L0OE!!' YOU JUST
CAN 7 help Staring
Pretty Girls, Good Comedy,
Splendid Music, Feature
New Production
HARRY FOX STARS
IN LEADING PART

VAr rukAtNNIu ~ AAN"Na tNNH"tf
by James Montgomery; presented by
Harry Carroll and William sheer.
Stephen Baird ............H Harry Fox
sidney Rosenihal ..... George sidney
sam Welch .... Clarence Nordstrom
William Stewart -,.. Alfred kappeler
James F. Morgan Alexander T Frank
Hon John II. Tyler ALBERT Sackett
Jackson Ives, an international Charac-
Ter ................Fr Frederick Burton
Captain West, a detective, Harry Kelly
Neil ....................C Charles Mussett
Grace Tyler Louise Cox
Genevieve Tyler .Genevieve Tobin
Mrs John II. Tyler Amelia Gardner
Margy Elliott ......s.... Florence Bruce
Claire Dainton ........ Betty Hope Hale
peggy Wsrburton Mildred Sinclair
Frances Huntiey ...... Betty Hamilton
Ida Hontaine .........E Emily Morrison
"oh Look" snd also listen; firstly.
look at the star, Harry Fox, who as
steve Baird kept the audience laugh
ing until they were In tears, az the
opening performance last night. The
laughter should be credited partly to
The clever dialogue. but chiefly TO the
inimitahle drOllery OF Mr.. Fox. He Is
not an especially little star, but he
twinkle. twinkled like the diamond on
his flancee's ring, until the audience
felt in Jolly good humor with them
selves and the world. The audience
was lavish with encores as we'll as with
laughter. and Mr.. Fox was obliged TO
sing Harry CarrolI's tuneful dltty, II
Am Always Chasing Rainbows,' repeat
edly. The unique bit Of foolery "A
Kiss for Cinderella" would have fallen
nat in less able hands than those Of Mr..
FOX. but as 10 was 70 brought a gale Of
laughter.
II was a wholesome breezy play, with
a stage full Of pretty girls frolicking
behind the footllghts in a maze OF ami |
mated and graceful dances. Every wo-
man present got new pointers on beau-
tlful frocks for her next summers
wardrobe. and did some intensive look |
lng at details Of sash, embroidery, and
drapery. Probably these details were
lost on the mere men, but they did
their share Of "Oh looking" at the gen
eral rainbow effect.
When it came 10 the catchy. "Typi-
cal, Topical Song" which, by the way,
,wo-thlrds Of the audience were hum
ming as they left the theatre, - began
to look as II the actors would never be
allowed TO stop. They were kept, sing
ing. dancing, and gesticulatlng this
Review OF Revues" until II was evil
dent they were nearly out Of breath.
Leave Il 10 Jane" "Oh Boyv and
other well-known comedies were
adroitly introduced into the swinging
chorus.
The beauty Of the spectacle when the
curtain rose upon the second act. with
Is garden Of girls In flimy founces
and glittering spangles. dreamlike in
the blue moonlight, caused a spontan-
eous burst Of applause from the audi
ence. Like a queen, enthroned. amid
rosy glow OF spotlight in the blue
garden, the entirely charming Miss
Louise Cox, the leading woman. sang
delightfully."- with the chorus accom-
panying The singing OF Miss Cox, and
of Miss Genevieve Tobin, were two Of
The most attractive features Of the play
Good comedy work was done by the
men actors taking the principal parts,
George Sidney, Clarence Nordstrom, AL
fred Kappeler, Alexander F. Frank, Al
bert Sackett, Frederick Burton, and
Charles Mussett Harry Kelly was as
comical a stage detective as ever trod
The boards.
The play deals with the idea that II
people think you have money, 70 Is as
good as II you really have 10. Conse-
quently when the star flashed a roll OF
twenty thousand camoulage dollars, all
cried. "Oh Look" and fell over each
other 10 buy stock in his mine.
In the comfortable manner OF musi-
eel comedies, gold is finally found in
the mine, and all ends with a distant
chime Of wedding bells. Musical come
.dies are nice about ending happily:
they never pull down the curtain with
a stage fun Of dead herose and heroines
the way Shakespeare Is apt 20 do Prob
ably that is why people like to so 10
playr like, "Oh Look" Such plays are
good for frayed nerves and frazzled
tempers and doleful dumps. Nobody
can laugh steadily for two hours and
remain cheerless. at least n was a
mighty happy looking crowd leaving
The Playhouse last night.
oh LOokT viii be repeated every
night with matinees Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons