Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
"GOING UP" AN ACE
OF MUSICAL COMEDY
Forrest Is Hangar for James
Montgomery's Farce, "The
Aviator" Set to Music

,hi.n hinea,rlcal managers OF today seem 20
uh that 10 have a successfuI rnusicsi
on0" m II must be an adaptation from a farce
at,rao, winch has proved its powers TO
49, 10 the interior of the theatre n clien-
teie OF sufficient size TO warrant beraIdi,.
:. as the biggest hit IN years That these
a ne managers are right has been damon
~ s,so ssed py the attractions which have PLAYED
cal seasoS Snce the opening of the theatri-
sLa, III september. Those musical
tn,,.s v~s which proved most popular had their
iuation IN tested plays of the mast whIis
90 o,is,nal s,l musical comedies were failures' II
n1ant s siore, Pre-, safe TO predict that the engage-
.Ient OF Going Up" presented last evensn~
lot the first time in this CITY will toI,o,r a,
successes ''ie Porres' oy otner
u,n.n mnen James Montgomery wrote his de-
asn vi farce The Aviator" some years
aso' ne haq no thought of its being nade
INTO musical comedy The war browght
sIa,lon ,ai 80 fully into the public eve that tine
poeSIVpihties OF Its use for funnlakine were
Ii'ed, Io,,i. e1 and forthwith Otto Harbach and
and ii,rsch supplied the necessary lyrics
u music. The latter's allurine tunes have
oeen heard in this city for the manv n,orths
~, 'ous @ 10 the coming of the show, and
,''I,ty ,ney are OF the popular variety goes
without saying. eSeS
NJ niiSdeiphia is not enjoying the cast which
80 iork audiences had the pleasure %
seeing but the production sent here 4. ot
~, enough to go on its own" and TO 70
,Is. Inc players assigned to interpret
. .he roles here do so in a way which carries
tIe re piece along smoothly and amusingIy.
ilo"eVer' Messrs. Cohan and Harris the
sponsors, deserve credit for not announcine
e,eh e one member as being in the original
New YORK cast Truth triumphant at last
hs Up scars into attitudes of fun
naNIg .n due to the farclcal complications OF
.Io p,ot, winch really has an important
place throughout the show besides s,,nnIvirs
rev convenient places for the Injection ~
.uneIui i melodies and sprightly dances, The
hunor is wholesome and plentiful
young American author has written a
oooA ABOUT aviation. and in II he describes
one OF his flights. Seeking rest at an inn
In the Berkshire Hills, he becomes the bsrc
OF the place. but when a French aeronaut
chanenges him TO fight the fact comes
out ,hat the author has never made a flight.
ana then the fun begins Some Of the best
~ we comedy situations are in the scene
wnere , the author is taking lessons in flying
with such equipment as a table. chair bat
anu cane. That he succeeds in the fipht
ana In his suit for the affections of a rirl
is just Following the regulation rules for ali
nappy-ending musical comedies Edward
Royce has staged the play in collaboratIon
win the author and the result is excellent.
one or the best numbers seen here in many
years Is that In which the members of the
cast are grouped to. form an aeroplane
Heien Groody met with instant favor with
her vivacious manner and clever dancing,
while Janet Velie pleased with her songs ana
the Tickle Toe" dance number Ravnond
Crane has the Frank Craven role of the orig
inal cast. The cast includes Beatrice BUR-
rows, Jerome Daley, William Friend. Billy
Cotton, Roy Purveance, j. Humbird Duffey
and Harry t. Hanlln. An exceptionally large
and good-lookng chorus helped with the en-
semble numbers Going Up," Tickle Toe"
IF You Look in Her Eyes" and kiss Me-,
proved whistleable tunes.