Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
"OH UNCLE" LIKELY
TO SUMMER HERE
Warm Reception Accorded Warm
Weather Show at
Shubert

No moss is noticeable on the old oaken
bucket which hangs in the newly and nicely
painted well that disputes the honors OF
the stage center with the principals in ION
Uncle" and wins the honors, for the matter
of that. since it is static and they arc in-
cessantly dynamic The only moss notice
able about the show is on few OF the
the Jokes, for otherwise the show is brand
new, spick and span, up-to the -musica'-
cop,odv minute or whatever other term best
conveys the sense of novelty and freshness.
Of writing musical comedy books there IS
M end fo, ;prettist Edgar Smith, anu
doubtless he thinks too much origiha'itT - r.
wcariuess of the flesh. At that the old sun SUN
went great. as it always does anu 'uI
hacked bouse enjoyed the corpora su' n ~
Of hale. hearty old jests as glectuI'S as IL
did very sizable mobilization or p-to-
date Jokes and epigrams. Should auld ac
ouaintance, like Joe Miller, be torgoI: ->o'
wb;Ie musical comedy holds the boards ,.
..Ob Uncle, is likely to hold the shu
hort boards far into the heated tcrn'' 'tL tLn
unto the sinister influence OF "t.:u ;uI. a,di,
enthusiastic attitude OF inc nrSI ,orto;nlv its
once is reliably prophetic. 'el'",i ;ai, IN
80, rocention ran the mercury hlsu Wy
W. Tho thermometer of popular ari'o,'"' ri
What will happen when the atoresa'u s uos
'tar begins TO hirt officially with M the at io,
oostor.s Fahrenheit on the top Oh tnu ~ pG asst
ofBce is another matter! "hat ,io;oHslv
o =; tb,t "Oh Uncle very ausplciou',!
now Is .n"' u Shubert's summer season NJ
popular prices or ot least a little of
.rorvthinp-even plot-just u ht''c y, on,I,,
It.s really not worth men'ioh!ns' o;n,
~ ohodv need be deferred from 'e.'e
~. show by the prospect OF haNlns ,,;si.
aontrato on consecutive ana car'i"'
T,;s ,lot doesn't call for thinking Ut
ihs. dan,ond following. 1t never lor d
e'en ;s ca IL, hammered as to obtruue IL
ts +o ;pterrupt the constant succese'On
~ songs, dances, speclaltes ,,s;na anu rs
Ctrneful. graceful, clever anu un s7;l mo-
tro case may be) and the kaie'uoo'ot. ,,
ooss;on of principals and chorus' oro,,S ."u
,,r,erous and clever, the otne' n''
md good looking. ..o
r,o nature Of it may be surmised from 'ne
.,,.o locales, of farm garden at oenie
Corrers. which is in New jersey anu
roof Garden in Cabarctville, "hion DIX
,ono narrow island. off YORK S'a'e. "p,a
IT, Corners and Cabaretville u'c no =.
nou,trv centers. 1t might be n'eh'loneu' "
the casual manner of the plot Una. 'ne :,
IN. deacon of the Corners Is u'asonu,
several directions rather than uiuc0u' ..nt,
a straight and narrow pain "h.n 49, ne ho
Rroadway to his presence ' ,,ho,
ne'o' w. and in the city he does not
On the wine when it is red-he doesn
-, !, was made to look at ana July L
,oor Being an uncle. 1t follows, even
.;.hort heavy thinking, that he sustalns
.,;s avnncular function by having nephew.
Sr.,,h.w wants to marry an actress despite
! .aIors onnosition: uncle wants to anger
ahou, for an actress 1t happens 10 De
a. soms actress-and thus we nave the
sIo+' II is worked out with plenty oil
p,odv and no coarseness, except one very
u;,o coheIs hit Of business" which should
| Sn censored before tonght's performance
The ;ncongruity of Harry Kellys solemn
| ond bick manners to his frolicsome
nrocl;vities off his rural reservation fur-
rr;shes one of the laughing hits OF the snow
| To-. been a good many years since ne was
| -, ,;fe of "His Honor the Mayor but the
,,oors have not stiffened his joints nor re
| S,ood his capacity to win laughs FRANK
w. ,oorod another of the outstanding hits,
irh - there was just bit too much of
| ~, and not quite enough OF Bessie Wynne.
| SOW Ash's ringing voice-whlch shouid
| rooLe him opulent with record royalties as
an interpreter of the high notes OF III
0nella Pra" aud suchlike airs-Lew Coop
er's aljolsonesque talents, Hazel hlrke
Gracious ways anG sweet voice, Nancy Far
Clever work, and Sam Curtis amusing
| 80. oI ;n,nersonation are only a few of the
saa entertainment assets of the show. 1t
=. ..Srv handsomely staged and lavishly and
t.oorantlyAcostumed. The tasteful staging
;s credited to Edward CLARK, who also col
isborated with Mr.. Smith in the book and
iUrics. and the music is ascribed to Jacques
| presburp and Charles jules.