Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Star Spangled Banner" closed the pro.
gram. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic and was attended BY . large
audience.
AMUSEM ENTS.
"Have Heart" Savage Offering, De.
lights Large Audience.

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| Treated to a city cast which ha
played but three overnight engage
| ments this season, large audience a:
| the Odeon Friday night enjoyed every
minute Of Henri w. Savage's offering
| Have Heart" and went away whist.
| ling and humming You Said Some.
! thing"
With but'few high class production:
, at the Odeon so far this season. II
was very evident that local theater.
goers were hungry for Have a Heart.
They were generous in their applause
turnout the entire performance, anG
the most catchy songs were demanded
over and over again, while diminutive
Helen King was compelled to work
overtime in her whirlwind dances.
1t is not altogether unusual for a To-
cal audience to be permitted big city
cast Of principals, with choruses cur.
tailed, but to get the entire perform
ance intact is out Of the ordinary. Mr.
Savage has one or more companies APP
pearing in 'Have a Heart" on one
night circuits. but Marshalltown was
fortunate in securing the Chicago com
pany, en- route from Omaha to Phila-
delphia, booked so that three single
performances could be given.
There Is much to commend Have a
Heart" to an audience. Best Of all the
performance is clean, more than can be
said Of most musical comedies. and ex-
ceiling in this regard Very Good Ed
die" the music Of which was written
by Jerome Kern, also composer Of the
tuneful melodies Of Have a Heart
The comedy OF the play, much Of /,
keen and droll. and free from slap
stick. IS in good hands; the costuming
is beautiful, the staging pretentious
and the music Of a variety that ap-
peals.
Again, unusual for musical comedies,
there were presented some good voices
While none could be termed remark
able. there were more above the aver
age than one feels he can expect. Nine.
Irene Pavloska. Of the Chicago Grand
Opera Company, sang the leading role
of Peggy She displayed very
sweet. altho not a strong, voice. Irving
Beebe, as Rutherford Schoonmaker.
sang well, as did also Donald Mac
Donald in the juvenile role of Ted
Sheldon. Flora Zabelle, who has been
seen here before in musical comedies,
vas her same clever self eNcelling in
her comedy work with Mr.. Kent. BY
far the best voice was that Of Joseph
Del Puente, son OF the famous grand
opera singer OF the same name who
for many years was with the old Bos-
tonians. Young Mr.. Del Puente dis
played his rich BARITONE 10 lne advan-
tage in "Samarkand' in opening the
second act Billy" Kent's comedy was
all that could be desired. and the dane
ing Of Miss King. with Mr.. Mcdonald
and Ernie s. Adams, was decidedly
clever Miss Killing Is one OF the ori-
r!nal English Madcaps" who created
such a furore a few years ago when
they were introduced in this country.
There Is just enough story told in
the action OF the play to carry SEM
blance Of a plot which Is not lost sight
Of for any great length OF time. The
chorus. which sang and danced we'll
included more than the average number
Of pretty girls.
The company left early this morning
for Philadelphia. where 1t opens a
return engagement on Tuesday.