Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
"USAACS" PRESENT A
'CRACKERJACK SHOW
Bright Music and Clever Fun
making Abound in "Good-
bye, Bill"
A DELIGHTED AUDIENCE

GOODBYE BILL. Musical comedy in three
acts. Book and lyrics by Private Richard
Kernell. Produced by members OF the
United States Ambulance Service Of the
tlon of lieutenant Edwin r.. Wolfe Gar
rick Theatre.
trelosue ..'...Pvt; GeorEe W ,kowslsld
4 HrSss SessSeast. st...:.;'.p,:Pvt Carl " Middleton
Rud welzer. ...... - serEt Fsrdnsnd TurieS
Hsrduct Himself PVT charles char raIs LaHTsnes MSTSs
Tom Collins. Pvt. William A. McMchaels
Percy stuyvessnt Astorbilt.
Bernece Buttercup. Pvt. Charles Girardeau
HIs,t M Li9eTty Rt Eond Bond Pvt Charles Hemp
a Usaac. c...,........Pvt. Edward Saunders
MT. Epicure re...........Pv Pvt. Walter Schmidt
Miss America, vt f'SsbphIS SsbspIes KscS
Miss Dreamy Waltz .....'.P Pvt, Calvin King
PoiS. Pvt Xilsn L0g!s f. sisieeT MstteE
M: MI: Dreams. ..,.,.. Lieut. Hubert Linscott
lIls, Inc =, Kaiser ... Pvt. George w; Kowalskl
henry Ford. d............Pv Pvt. Ira NJ Hidden
Flivver Pilot, Pvt. Edward Bonoff
Act Ia recruiting station in New York
Act 1.-THE gate at the U. s. A. Ambu-
lance Camp, Allentown, Pa, four months
Act III--A forest spot, Somewhere over
There about nine months from today.
Such an exhilarating patriotic show
as Goodbye Bill" really needs no apol-
ogy. Nevertheless, Private George w.
KowalsSis Introductory explanation was
exceedingly happy "Shall We" he in
quired, "cross our murlSy sordid streams
till we come to them? No. On with
the show" And with a whiz, a snap,
sparkle and celerity that highly
diverting entertainment devised and
acted by the boys of the United States
army ambulance service of the Allen
town camp certainly did move. The
Garrick Theatres brilliant audience,
civilian, naval and military, including
a group of French officers In a proscen-
ium box, was not only thrilled with
the fervor of whole-hearted American
ism, but II was vastly recreated by an
offering OF incontestible merit Indeed,
some of the so-called professional exhib-
it's of this very playhouse this season
cannot hold property candle to
musical comedy from Allentown.
There was some admirable singing,
notably by Lieutenant Linscott and Cor
poral Clarke; a generous seasoning OF
dancing. which in zestfulness at least
must make the Mask and Wig look to its
laurels; a profusion OF clever and hearty
ing melodies and laughable colloquy
enough to shame the average Broadway
librettist. Throughout all the hilarity
ran an intrinsic spirit Of keen intelli-
gence betraying authentic humorous sem
sibilities on the part of the compilers.
"I'd like to join the army" declares
one unpromising Candidate in the open
ing recruiting scene, but the life amt
rough enough" why should l sign up
NJ
uuires another droll type. The merri-
ment caused by such lines set the pace
for the entire potpourri.
Shortly before the frst-act curtain
| fell vociferous announcement was maze
| that the plot had been lost, and in the
midst of the turmoil and on darkened
stage a convulsive burlesque of THE
| Man who Came Backs opium den
! scene was enacted. A few strands OF
| the intrigue, however. were discoverable
| in the finale when the ambulance serv-
| ices Patsy Boliver," amusingly played
a la Eddie Foy by Private Charles Law
renee, shared with his pal Henry Ford's
| alleged ten-nillion-dollar reward for
| capturing Kaiser Bill" The omni-
present Kowalski portrays the prisoner
| in ludicrous style.
Among the other stimulating features
we're a crackerjack jazz band. excellent
comic character sketches and some of
the funniest, huskest, though very
ninble-toed chorus girls ever seen on
| land or sea. OF Private William B.
Kernells delightful score perhaps the
most stirring numbers were Buy a
Bond" sung by Private Charles Hamp,
and Goodbye, Bill" magnetically put
J over" by Prlvates Kirk, Claypoole and
| Kowalski.
II the impossible feat of considering
"Good-by. Bill" apart from its patriot
ism were conceivable, this rousing
"Usaac" entertainment could still be
| rated Al. II. T. e.