The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-19
GLOVE o. MIKE"

Last season she was a chorus girl
just one of the hundreds who have
looks, limbs and ambitions. This sea-
son she was picked up by the Love
O. Mike company and given an under
study part Today she is the real hit
of the shown fact it would be an
ordinary conversational orchestra
aided performance without her And
she draws only $50 a week while the
brighter stars with the lesser lights re-
ceive twice the amount. Last week in
Kansas City, so the story goes behind
the scenes, the manager of the COM
pany wired New York asking for a
raise for the girl. Somebody will
steal her from u.s. was his plea. New
York wired back: Nothing doing,
as it WERE" or something like that.
Meanwhile the show goes on-and so
does Ruth Mabee. From all indica-
tons Ruth Mabee will Keep right on
going on long after Love O. Mike" is
extinct.
At least, here's hopin'
She's a peach-this Ruth Mabee.
Unlike many members of the com
pany, she cannot sing and knows it.
Therefore she doesn't sing. But she
acts-acts without moving a muscle.
Then again she will act and move
every muscle-and at times practically
all of said muscles can be detected
moving-at least from the fifth row
back.
Ruth Mabee is pretty-she has
baby vampire" eyes and auburn hair
She is built gracefully-somewh on
the lines of a Packard or Pierce-Ar-
row except that she has a Buick wheel
base. And she dances-o-o-oh how she
dances! Nothing interferes with her
dancing-not even the tiny straps that
hold up something or over via her
shoulders.
And she-beg pardon-what did
YOU say? Oh, the show? Stupid over
sight, to be sure-ridicuIously stupid.
Why, the show was Elizabeth Mar
bury's and Lee Shubert's Love O.
Mike, with George Hassell. 1t ape
peared at the Grand last night. There
was a girl in the show named Ruth
Mabee-maybe that was her name
maybe not. This girl was-beg par
don again. The stars? oh, yes. GER
tainly
There was George Hassell, the
butler comedian with the elusive mus
tache. When it wasn't a mustache it
was a necktie-- He was a movie fan.
We don't blame him. The more some
people see of the legitimate the more
they like the movies. But Hassell was
good-all the eastern critics who go
out between acts say SO. Then there
was Leone Morgan. She had a cold,
but was as clever as she was pretty
Her Baby Vampire" song was the
one musical hit of the evening. Hilda
Pentland. Helen Clarke, Stella May
Hoban, Glare Stratton and Eleanor
Bennett all were good to look upon
and appeared well in all manner and
degree of attire. Max Leeds. Alan
Edwards and Clifton Webb led the
masculine procession. Webb was ex-
ceptionally clever especially when he
danced with Ruth Mabee-who, by
the way, is that girl who-mon dieu,
again!
One feature of Love O. Mike" must
not be overlooked. 1t is a success
SO the eastern critics say who go out
between acts and get a-and il has
made a hit on the road without re-
sorting to tights. eccentric dancers.
jugglers and scenic effects. The seem
cry changes but once and the spot
light is the only Juice" used outside
the footlights- The house was sold
out, for the show.
The worst handicap the show car
ries is it's name. Love o. Mike
sounds too much like smoke if you
| like" performance. Why not call il
J. will Ruth? Maybee.' -AJC