South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-05

ComStock com pany mumcal comedy
production, which opened az the
Oliver theater yesterday afternoon.
IL 10 be given tonight. In South
Bend. as everywhere else IL has
been. "Oh. Boy" has won an eN-
traOrdinary measure OF success. 20
far as popularity gDes. All Of Je-
rome Kern's music has come in for
extended favor here. his tunes COM
posed for Very Good Eddie" and
Have a Heart" being familiar here
abouts. "On. Boy" has many ele-
ments that go 10 account for its
most emphatic success success
so great that four companies have
been employed i'm giving IL in va
rious parts OF the Urited States
Fer long il is 20 be sent 20 London.
The cast for that venture has not
yet been announced Leave il TO
Jane" a musicalization Of George
AIDES comedy. 1.-The College Widow"
an Elliott production. for
which Mr.. Kern wrote the music
and Guy Bolton and p c. Wode-
house provided the book and lyrics,
will be "A South Bend attraction next
season II il now current at the
LaSalle theater In Chicago. where it
is breaking the great record for at
tendance hung up by "Oh, Boy"
John Drew has for a long time
been "A frequent visitor 10 South
Bend and he has among the play
gOers OF this city a large number
who have. season in and season out.
recognized in him one OF the very
few real comedians OF the American
stage. Mr. Drew first came here as
a star In Rosemary" more than
20 years ago. Then Miss AIaude
Adams was his leading lady. Since
then ne has often acted az the
oliver. his performances in His
House in Order" and Jack Straw
being especially recalled because in
them he appeared TO fine advan-
tsge A week from tomorrow night
Mr.. Drew is coming back 10 the
OIiver-this time with a co-star in
the person OF Miss Margaret Hing
ton, who is best remembered here
for her impersonation OF Shirley
Rossmore in THE Lion and the
Mouse" the Charles Klein play in
which she played opposite Arthur
Byron. who was cast as John Bur
kett Ryder Later Miss Ellington
acted splendidly in "Kindling."
Early in her career she was at the
Auditorium in a Japanese Nightin-
gale" a dramatic Offering which
most people who went 10 see Il ex-
pected 10 he a musical comedy. Mr..
Drew and Miss Ellington are CO.
stars in a revival OF Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero's play. The Cay Lord
Quex" From cities visited come
the report that Mr. Drew has never
acted better than in this revival.
And that is saying a great deal.
John d. Williams stands sponsor for
the production. which means that
nothing has been spared 10 render
II correct in detail.
An early attraction at the Oliver
will be William Faversham's re-
vival OF r. c. Cartons old comedy.
Lord and Lady Algy." IL was in
this play that Ntr. Faversham won
one Of his most pronounced early
successes. His Lord Algy went into
stage history as something upon
which his standing as a comedian
would always be referred to by his
admirers. A real all-star cast has
been organized for the revival II
contains Mr.. Faversham, Maxine
Elliott. Irene Fenwick and Maclyn
ArbuckIe. This engagement will
bring Miss Elliott TO South Bend for
the first time In 10 years Mr.
Faversham and Mr.. Arbuckle have
come here often Miss Fenwick is
a stra niger locally
Travelling over the country as a
member or the company giving
THE Passing Show Of 1917" De-
Wolf Hopper is satisfying his old
acquaintance and many OF his new
ones by reciting the perennial
Casey at the Bat History re-
cords that during his eventful
career Mr. Hopper has recited
casey at the Bat" more than 1000
times II was written in 1858 by
Ernest 7. Thayer at Worcester.
Mass. and originally published in
San Francisco
T Rov Barnes is in the cast of
Yours Truly" II is due 20 run in
Chicago for the summer-at the
Illinois.
Although Nothing But the
Truth" had long run in Chicaso.
II is 10 60 hack 10 that city This
time William Collier will be the fea-
tured member or the cast
The cast for 1T PAYS 90 Flirt" in
cludes Victor Morley. Clifton Webb.
Scott Welsh Clara Palmer. Fay
Evelyn and Peggy Hopkins
u Is said the Barnum < Bailey
circus viii exhibit I'm Elkhart and
that the Ringing Brothers show
will be in South Bend before the
coming summer Is over.