The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
LIEUT.. GRANVILLE
SHINES ON STAGE
Palace Audience Welcomes the,
Actor Aviator With Joy
and Enthusiasm.
NINE. SYLVIA ENTERTAINs
Songs Of Love and War Charm
All-Clever Bill at the
Riverside Theatre.

If Lieut. Bernard Granville. aviator,
made anywhere near the impression on
the German soldiers that Bernard Gran
VILE, actor. made yesterday on the audi
ence At the Palace one can understand
why the war ended 30 abruptly. The
Palace devotees welcomed him back IN
way that showed they still had a few
cheers left after the Victory parade, and
tne twentieth century comedian"
thanked them.
Granville sang and told amusing war
stories In the suave manner Of old with
even surer touch-certainly the actors
VINO went into the service had their
technique and their waist lines Allied out
The same authority OF manner was OBJ
servabls In his recitation OF a poem
about the doughboy which he composed
himself on the returning steamship dur
ing two days when the United States
Army didn't aeem to need him very
much OF course, being notorious for
his versatility. Granville could do no less
man dance, and revealed that he Is far
from having acquired trench feet. Al
together II was evident that Gen. Per-
shing had the best interests OF the public
at heart when he released Granville for
the Keith circuit.
Close attention was paid also 10
Nine. Marguerite Sylvia, who has been
associated with SO many opera organi-
xations that one only has TO look at
them on the programme to be convinced
she 10 a singer. However, the prima
donna didn't Brighten her auditors away
by interpreting grand opera selections
with high power voice. She devoted
herself to ballads with a popular appeal,
such as you Don't Know" written by
Lee Roberts, composer OF Smiles" who
seemed TO have reverted to tears for a
change.
She also earned applause by singing
'Madelon." the air over which the
French soldiers used to grow tender
hearted. She was also on hand with a
song she intends TO give to the marines
at Quantico. relating tho shameful in
adequacy of our educational system in
not preparing an American soldier to
fiirt intelligibly with a French girl.
The only opera aria in her repertoire
was the "Habanera," from Carmen, for
which Nine. sylvia said Caruso had
promised TO sit out the officers part for
her-but she suspected that he was too
interested in Mrs. Caruso to bother
about anything else. The diva. with a
golden. shimmering gown and sky
rocketing voice. was very arch. but the
spectators seemed quite willing to be
fascinated.
Sentimental airs that won favor were
also issued by Maud Lambert and
Ernest r. Ball. the composer entertain
ing the party with Broadway patois
while his wife was being hooked up the
back into a new one. Other acts that
kept the grins In motion were Ed Gal
lagher and Joe RolIey In 1.-The Battle OF
whatstheuse.' which was war supported
BY black cork; Joseph Bennett and Ed
ward Richards in Dark Clouds" more
nlirth upholstered in ebony; Felix Adler
assisted by Frances A. Ross. who did
his best to live up to the title OF his
skit, what Fools We Mortals Be-" and
Alice Els. whose dances and settings
were In keeping with that new kind OF
yellow peril now invading the theatre.
At the Riverside Jack Norworth,
Stone and KaliZ. Whiting and Burt,
Franklyn Ardell and Leo Donnelly COM
posed the general stan of stars. Mile.
Daxie and Miss Juliet headed the elig-
tble list for civil service at the Colonial.
The Sporting widows at the Columbia,
Jed by Harry Cooper, presented "All in
Fun to house that took them at their
word.