Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-17
"FLO-FLO" PROVES
PLAYHOUSE HIT
Clever and Elaborate Musical
Comedy of the Real Broadway
Type; Splendid Cast.

THE PLAYHOUSE Flo Flo. written Try
Frcd dc Gresac, lyrics by T.. Paulton
and Fred dc Gresac music by S,lvin
Hem. staged bv Walter Brooks, dances
by Dave Bennett. Caat:
Flo Flo. n show girl Rcna Parker
Robert Simpson Andrew lomhes
| Isidor Moscr . James u. Carson
Blly Cope Leon Leonard
Angelina ST Aca Edna Morn
Mrs, X. G. Stokes ~ louise tlcaudet
Count Pedro Di Scguila Almond Rob
Carmen Carassa Marjorie McClintock
Pink .. Thomas Handlers
Mud - Arthur Mills
A tvpicnl New York show came to
| town last evening. fresh from Broad
way run. with all the 'glittcrlng, gorge
! nus' fcaturcs that 90 tu make mp the
atmosphere oi Broadway. with IT'S appeal
tn the tlrcd hus,ncsa man. and hs rcla
tivcs from out ot town
The enterprise ot the new manage
ment of The Playhouse has made Il
| possvihle for WllmngtonIans to see n
Metropolitan show without digging Down
| for the rniiruad fares
/ The story is slight. like IT'S subject
! matter. which is "hmhFcrle ~ various
asIpcta and details There are. ~ the
| Development and treatment, incidental
, caricaturc nf the modern ultra-'asluon
| al,ic tIadcsuen and methods, which Is
interesting to an observer who ttles to
extract moral from everything The
nrtinn centcra around two "teame the
| bride shop prupriotors, Andrew T"nhcs
who Is far from hc,ng as functcal aa his
name surreets, and James arson. who
! would only need Ia assume a name OF the
| lcrimuttCr variety 10 ho accepted aa one
of our pcnplc. from tho stage standpoint
ut lcaEt Bes,deq being agile IN rcparte.
ot the RAPID fire variety, both are well
vcrEcd IN steps and ligh' on their feet
and good for = RieNle every f." src"nds
when they aro "on
The other bright particular stare arc
Handlers and Mills. who work with
their derby hats to an astonishing degree
nf n,mblcness. and have plenty ot good
Hb,isinrss m connection with then
varvlng rulca ~ detectives and clorks
Rena Parker. As he corset display
model with vamwri4h tcndcucr= ha
tho feminine ccntcr ~ Tho stag and dla
plays many charms ot the lure and
! lovchucsz 81 the erN and alsn pleasing
voice and method ~ Its usr Edna
Morn as Angelina Stol5cp - alan musloal
/ and makes an earnest aud pleasing Singing
eo,brotta along familiar lines NarIurie
NicIlntock. "a Carmen, docs 2 Spanish
/ Cach,ira Va correct though not very
,mrassloncd style, and sings plcavlnglv.
1 also
/ Io,nse lleaudcf may her shadow never
grow loss docs heavy mother ~ her
wclI-kuown way Nud the chorus that
il where thc "glftcrng gorEcou7 ~
/ icctivcs ,Nrmc IN They arn 2 lthC rather
/ than pondcrous Hggrrgatlon. rs host
hchiS professional manuoquiue and Ct
/ sensible rather than scnsuous charms.
4 whrh enables them to carry "tl tho 'rca-
,,ous 81 inner and outer wear to winch
+ fhr magazine advoFtlsinG AMI ia a-hion
4 illustrations have hahltuatrd ~ rs tho
thlne ~ thcorv. ~ least They DO thrir
F. hu IT dancing and positions ~ well
/ s-hanlcd stvlc ami make an effective
bach ground to the srcclaltlcs q the name
part
thogCthcr q most suspicious launch
inc ot The musical comedy voNa aFC 1T Tho
| Plal house under ,ts now auspices a
colorlul .cet(ul 7inpv show that augur7
wcl for an interesting season for the citv,
II viii .hc The attraction all this week.
with matinccs tomorrow and Saturday