Evening journal., 1919-01-17
MUSIC GALORE IN
MISS SPRINGTIME'
Splendid Comedy and Good
Singing in Playhouse
Attraction
CHAMELEON EFFECT
IN GIRLS COSTUMES
TnE PLAYHOUsE-Klaw and Erlang-

THE PLAyHoUsE-Klsw and Erlang-
er's musical comedy. Miss sprinstlme,r
music by Emmerioh Kalmsn; book by
Guy Bolton; scenery by Joseph Urban.
CAST OF CHARACTERS; ..
Paul Pilgrim, editor Of the Pilots Ca
zette 90. 80. ... .. Charles Meskins
Michael Robin, assistant editor,
Wayne Num-
Katski Schmidt, Rosl's maiden aunt
Margaret Duval
Henry Wenzel, druggist and postmas-
ter 90. .. 90. 90. William Pearl
Hugo Knaus. "native son" OF Plota.
VIII H. Sloan
Roslks wenEel, wenzers dsushter,
Edith Allen
10 Vsrady, a gypsy photographer.
Harrison Bcookbank
Maimis Stone, from New York
Florence Hope
Dustin Stone. a rich American
Jimmie Hunter
Inspector Block 80. Harry Mccoy
Secretary TO Rudolph Marta
Billy NUM-
Russls e. 90, 80. o.. Elaine Vance
Cessie ... 90. o.. co.. Nina Branscomb
Mario Reception Committee. Misses
Dorothy Blaine, Catherine Mackenzie,
Helen Jackson and Rose Provost.
Ross Mobley ... 90. Musical Director
Girls and Men OF the chorus.
81 always admired you. | said 70
myself last night when you were leav-
ing the banquet, Gosh, there's some
good stun In that mani" In this Sssh-
ion one Of the characters In Miss
Springtime" speaks 10 another. That
same exclamation nts last nights per-
fornlanoe at the Playhouse. Gosh,
there's some good stun IN that play"
There Is such a tendency In the To-
cent musical plays 10 make them a
display Of latest fashions In dress that
Il was a pleasure TO ind Miss Spring
time" and her villagers clothed In fan
cy dress, based on European peasant
garb, but with variations evoked from
the Imagination Of the designer. A
touch OF Swiss, a Russian head-dress,
Plerrot costumes, Hungarian embroid-
cries. gave a gay ensemble Ike the
charity "kirmess" that used to be pop
ular
Joseph Urban's scenery, thoush
showing signs OF wear, was unusually
beautiful. a reminder OF Bakst and the
Russlso ballet. Tho vividly colored
costumes and Egyptian setting in the
flnal act brought prolonged applause
when the third curtain rose.
The chorus is more than ordinarily
large in number and It's groups are IN
oesssntly slipping from one rainbow
colored costume into another, giving a
chameleon and kaleidoscope eject that
was dazzling. The chorus girls were
good dancers and there was an amount
OF agile kicking that would do credit
10 the Russian ballet itself. II was
noticed that some OF the hald-headed
row were so dazed thst they sat stead
fsstly In their seats through all the In
termlsslons, IN a day-dream. Speciality
dances were given by a most attractive
quartet, specified in the cast as ths
Mario reception committee.
Miss Edith Allen was The prettlest OF
Spring maids, with costumes as change
able as an April day, showing Spple
blossom pink and white In one scene.
and gliding into the blue Of an April
sky. or the gray OF an April sea. Her
graceful dancing and the charming mel ]
ody OF the, most effective song In the
play. MY Castle In the Air" brought
repested encores for that number.
Harrison Brockbank. the best singer |
OF the company, was a good-lookins |
tenor, playing a double inoognito in |
his old home town, and was cordially |
received by the audience.
Charles Metakins also sad a pleasing |
voice and made a good impression.
There was the funniest kind OF COM
edy whenever Florence Hope, Wayne |
Mum las Michael Roblnovitz, only tho |
"ovitz" is always silent IN New York; /
and Harry Mccoy appeared on the
scene.
Miss Hope Is extremely clever and
sang a solo that made great hit with |
the audience, "a very good girl on
Sunday" who would not look az
man on Monday" but Tuesday and
she took OF the Id" and
''by Thursday, it was oh, you kidw
Mr.. Num- is as funny as any come
dian that ever appeared here. His sosg,
''when You're Full Of Talk and no One
Around 70 Talk To-" was much ap-
plaudsd. He told OF Adams troubles
while still a bachelor,
For the Hon and the puma,
They have no sense Of humor