Evening journal., 1919-09-26
PLENTY OF "JAW IN
HELLO ALEXANDER"
Sophie Tucker In Butterfly
Robe Of Spangles Does
Shimmy
M'lNTYRE AND HEATH
DELIGHT AUDIENCES

M'INTYRE AND HEATH
DELIGHT AUDIENCES
THE PLANHOUsE-Lee and J. ]. shu-
bert present Mcintyre and Heath,
blackiace artists, in a return engage
ment OF Hello Alexander"
THE CAST.
Col. wlnslow, railway magnate Of New
York and New orleans. Dan Qulnlan
Lieut. Jack winslow, his son, OF L. 5.
Air Service. ...............J .Jack CaSWln
Aunt Killie. the Jazz Queen,
Sophie Tucker
Ethel Winslow. his daughter, Jean Tyre
Capt. Chamendley, Of the British Air
Service .................Ea Earl Rlckard
"ToOts" McSwat. bush Lacquer and cas-
ual vaudevlllian .....Frank Westphal
Joe, a serVant.............JO Joe Hamilton
simmons and Slocum, minstrels.
Boyle and Brazil
Oflcers OF the U, S. Service;
Lieut.. Clay ..................F Fred Bliss
Lieut.. Allen ...-............ .Murry Salet
Lieut.. Gordon .......... Harry FOrsyeth
Lieut.. Gordon .......... Martin Griffith
Mugs" Casey, ball player,
Charles Judson
Spike Murphy. Eddie Flynn
Jim Delilly, a minstrel. Larry Clifford
Bull Corners, mate OF 1.-THE Crescent
City" ................... Joe Hamilton
Leader OF Crowd. Milton Pohs
Maude Bradbury. friend OF Ethel.
Rose Quinn
Mrs. Carter ............... Gabriel Grey
Gloria Carter ...,.... Chick Barrymore
Eczema Johnson, mulattO manicurist IN
hotel barber shop. ...... Mabel Elaine
Red Cross Workers:
susie Folsom ..............LO LOtiie Reick
Mary Lawton Peggy Dempsey
Mollie Bragg Dot Mantell
Aunt Jemima ...............N Vivian Holt
Nanny Cloe ...........Lillian ROsedale
Alexander, man Of all work and former
minstrel .............Ja James Mcintyre
Henry Clay Jones, proprietor, Ever
Ready Colored Mnstrels.
Thomas X. Heath
Jazz is the word with which 20 de-
scribe the musical extravaganza. Hello.
Alexander" which played 10 capacity
audience last night at the ployhouse.
sophie Tucker, the Jazz queen. and
her Jazz band, new specialities with the
show this year, easily captured the Jazz
ians IN The audience. Glittering 10 be-
lold In buttfly robe OF metal spangles,
the fair and plump Sophie laughed and
sang and danced the shimmy while the
audience responsively laughed and en-
cored until the star was obliged TO re-
fuse further encores. Her accompany
ing band. with its two pianos. bassoon.
violin, clarinet and other medley OF in
struments. was so expert I'm ITS spe-
cialty as to claim a generous amount OF
applause for itself.
The show as q whole exhibited fur
ther Jazz music qualities in its rapldlty
" motion, variety OF effects, brilliancy
of eoloring and its syncOpated dancing.
The changes Of costume for the chorus
were so many and so gorgeous as 10
present a shimmering and likewise
shimmying rainbow 10 the audience.
The chorus Is much larger than I'm the
average girl and music entertainment.
and is better trained. The girls were
not only graceful. but were really alive.
refreshing change from the mechanical
dolls so often shown in choruses. BY
The way, what an appalling amount Of
money II must cost 10 keep so numer-
Gus a chorus in silk stocklngsi
Evidently the shimmy dance and bare
knee costume effects are TO be musical
comedy features this year. The SHIN
my was given in much modified form
last night, though in the case Of the |
mulatto soubrette, Eczema" & wasn't /
so modified at that There we're many
clever novelty dances in the show. in /
cluding a pretty airplane song and
dance. and a unique burglar and VIC !
tim pantomime dance. The "Pretty-up. !
Pretty Baby song, by Rose Quinn, was |
attractive. Vivian Holt and Lillian |
Rosedale, the two best singers in the |
show gave several melOdlous duets.
II Sophie Tucker was the pie-a-la- |
mode OF the evenings feast. the two l
noted mlnstrels. Mcintyre and Heath. /
were the main course and the fzzy |
stun that accompanied feasts before |
July first, they were right there with |
zlppy Jokes. ludicrously solemn faces
and costumes whose grotesuueness
brought laugh. The audience lost no |
time IN letting these two favorites |
know they were rubbing It's funny |
bone the right way.
Hello. Alexander" win be seen and |
heard at the Playhouse tonight and to- |
morrow night, with Saturday matinee.